Klipsch S4i Rugged

TheAfterEffect

New Head-Fier
Pros: Great cable, "Rugged" lives up to its name, little distortion, good accessories
Cons: Cable sound, low bass, odd mic design, expensive
Firstly, this is my first review on this site so this may not be to the accurate Head-Fi standards. Out of the box, it took me a while to find the perfect fitting an i opted for the large and long ear tips. My first impression were poor, there was virtually no bass and my old pair of EarPods could have sounded better, but i noticed it had low distortion compared to the EarPods. After about 4 hours of burn-in the bass was present, and quite detailed but just lacking the volume. If the artist wanted bass in the song, the S4i Rugged would perform, but in other songs, the bass was not as dominant as other in-ears i have tried. The mids and highs were quite pleasant, vocals sounded nice and at a price of £40 (half-price on amazon) it was a good bargain. But at the full £90 price tag, it is not worth it. Another thing, i usually like to have my in-ear cables underneath my hoodie when i run and the mic design made it impossible to pick up the phone or even change volume and the cable sound was unbearable if i didn't have it underneath my hoodie. But all in all, these are quite pleasing but if you like bass, steer away from these earphones
Tom22
Tom22
try wearing them over the ear (maybe your like me, i had trouble getting them to seal, try using one size smaller looping them over the ear helps! the earphone doesn't hit your earlobe or that gap in between--> you'll get the bass! the s4is are really bassy) surprised you thought they lacked volume, they are really sensitive and have really low impedence as well. on my iphone i played it at 3 clicks from 0. i was able to block out subways chatter and the wheels screeching.
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