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[–]unrest 9 points10 points ago

Listen to a bunch and see what you like?

The Klipsch Image S4 buds are <$100 and sound quite good.

[–]reallywhitekid 0 points1 point ago

Comfortable, stylish, great audio. Look for sales on these puppies. You can get $20-40 off of retail price on these by doing some waiting/research.

[–]lynxon 0 points1 point ago

Damnit, I was so excited to be the one to recommend the s4's. I'm listening to my beautiful pair right now - I love these things so much.

[–]w4lnut[S] 1 point2 points ago

Ok, I think I'm definitely going to get these. Everyone seems to recommend them, and cnet gave them a glowing review.....so yeah. I'm off to Best Buy tomorrow.

[–]unrest 0 points1 point ago

Hope it went well for you. :)

[–]w4lnut[S] 0 points1 point ago

Definitely. I ordered a pair on Amazon about a week ago, and they got here a few days ago. This I have to say - straight out of the box, they sounded like garbage, and I mean garbage. Very tinny and harsh, with virtually no bass. So, I did what many reviews said to do, and let them burn in for about ten hours.

WOW. What a difference. Completely different earbuds after that. They sound great -- full, crisp mids, great balance, and bass that thumps with overpowering you. Maybe just a tad over-hyped - I can't say the clarity really blew me away, but these are the best earbuds I've ever owned, and they really sound fantastic.

[–]pointy 4 points5 points ago

Here is the information you should be looking at. The Etymotic MC5 I bought my kid for Christmas is getting rave reviews and it's ranked highly on that site.

[–]TronDiedForYourFlynn 2 points3 points ago

Whoever says Beats is a fucking idiot. The Klipsch S4s are amazing and compete with headphones almost twice the price. I have been using them for a month and couldn't be happier. Check out the CNET reviews.

[–]johnnycourage 0 points1 point ago

I've had 2 sets of VModa and loved them but they don't hold up...too delicate.

[–]thebassethound 0 points1 point ago

I haven't had that much experience with in ears but I have a pair of sennheiser cx400 ii which I love. Great sound quality and very comfortable.

[–]donahuedc 0 points1 point ago

I'm not an expert. But I got a pair of these and think they sound great.

http://sleek-audio.com/products/universal/sa1

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Head-Fi.org is a great resource. The general consensus is that the Head-Direct RE0 are the best value out of all IEMs.

I have tried them out. They are really clear but for me personally they sounded "airy" and not direct.

For most people though , they are probably good enough. If purchasing through Amazon , make sure to read the reviews. I remember having to purchase through a different vendor (on Amazon) because the particular one listed supposedly had lower quality buds.

[–]khelp 1 point2 points ago

would recommend a set of Shure or Etymotic's ive had both and both were quality lasting products with great sound.

[–]the_onanist -2 points-1 points ago

Shure