[onlychild]

Hello, I will post a better review later, but going from the Denon C751 to Klipsch Image to Klipsch C3s to SE530s (having all with me at the same time), I have decided to keep the Klipsch Image. My reason for keeping them over the others might me something that is not important to you, but very important to me.

I kept the Image for the work, gym, train, plane, etc. The ease to put them on and take them off is frekin' incredible. The sound is very similar to the SE530s (warm with bass impact) with about 80% of the SQ of the 530s but with better highs and WAY more comfort. Isolation is pretty similar to the SE530s.

I never could get the C3s to fit properly, even with the Shure fomaies, so I can't comment on their sound quality.

For outdoor/work use I wanted something I could take off right away if someone came up to talk to me and put right back into my ear with the same fit I had the first time. The SE530s and C3s proved to be a lot harder to put on and take off and TO ME, was not worth the improvement in SQ over the Image. The Image have great SQ and Soundstage to begin with and they are the most portable IEMs available and will be part of my portable rig. I plan on getting the HD600 or ESW9 and an Ibasso D2 for my home rig.