[dr dougie]

Welcome to the Image club! It's so hard to take mine out of my ears ...

I was going to update my review with burn in so here we go. The treble I was complaining about softened up nicely over time - I'd say after roughly 30-40 hours. I tend to not believe in burn in but my ears (and comparison with well burned in Atrios as a benchmark) tell me otherwise and it has been a significant change. The treble is great and transparent these days. Sarah McLachlan just sounds breathy now.

I haven't found tips I like better than the single oval gel tips. The Atrio big foamies are a nice second though, they can be smooshed on even though most tips this size like Shure Olives do not fit.

Two other comments I would add are for the high and low end. The bass is just the way I like it but does not have the physical sensation of bass like the Atrios do - if that's what you like. Classic armature vs. dynamic I guess. In a related thought the Images are probably cutting out somewhere above 20Hz (maybe 40 or so) but don't have a really good way to test this. Also the highs are certainly rolled off a little. I haven't tried an amp yet and that may be a factor, but I am getting one to try. These are picky, minor comments though - I am thoroughy impressed by these little things.