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They defninitely make my Atrios seem dark to my ears. The Denons are pretty close clarity and detail, but I find the C3's a little more treble & mids pronounced.
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I'm still using the giant caps which still seems wrong to me because my ear isn't that big. But with the giant caps it fills the gap without having to be shoved into the ear. It could be that I'd get a better seal with a smaller cap but like you it seems to me that the stem is too short for this to happen. I tried the flanges but once they were in the rest of the unit couldn't really go anywhere. The other nice thing about the giant tips is that it's not so bad for putting them on/off. It's even easier than it was with my Shure E2C that wrapped around the ear. It's not as easy as the Image because you still need to wrap around the ear, but it's no different than any other that wraps around the ear. With a decent if not good seal the sound is definitely improved over the Image. More details and more oomphh imo. What I need to determine is if they're comfortable enough. I could wear the Image all day without feeling it after. I can't see being able to do that with any over the ear IEM. It would be like saying you could wear glasses without feeling something on the ear or nose - there's always going to be some sensation imo.
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Closed Grado? Does such a thing exist? I always found my cheap SR60 to be flat out "fun" - not sure how else to explain it. When I shop I keep thinking that I should go with another Grado because of that but I'd like more closed options so I can cart them to work if I feel like it.
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Well - as soon as I get the C3's and I get my UE-11's back from UE (in for repairs - one of the crossovers came loose in the earshell) I will post my impressions..... ![]() JL
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Have any canucks here bought them and where did you get them.I have spent the morning,and some of my afternoon trying to track them down.
And I have learned that most that sell Klipsch in Canada have never heard of the term 'IEM',or even know that they are making a full line of high end iem's... Either that or they tell me they will only sell speakers,no special orders,no nada ! The few hi fi shops in town are a brick wall.They want me to buy Shure or Senn's(what they have in stock),of which I have a few or many of both brands,and have zero interest in buying any more. Especially Shure,after my most recent expiriience with them.
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I'm using the large gels still and so far I haven't found any major discomfort. I'm surprised because I expected it. I'm not sure my seal is perfect but the sound is good. If the comfort remains good then I'm not sure what to say about the Image.
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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. Last edited by onlychild; 02-18-2008 at 04:07 PM. |
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We disagree on the Custom 3 but I would totally agree with you on ease of use for the Image, it is really amazing. If anyone else placing a high value on comfort and ease of use I'd say it's worth checking out the Image.
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