SeaBreezer
New Head-Fier
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I've "burned in" my S4s now for at least 70 hours. My conclusion regarding the SQ (properly seated using the large tips) of the S4s is the following:
-Sibilance was piercing out of the box and is piercing now.
-The bass is very "temperamental" and is subject to being completely lost (due to a loss in seal), distorted at higher volume levels, or being just okay when there is a good seal between the ear and tip, and when the source song provides for it.
-The seal is very delicate because even the large tips don't seem to be large enough.
-The mids still dominate.
I was initially influenced by the hype surrounding these in-earphones so I thought them to be better than they have actually proven to be after listening to a wide range of music on them over time.
I noticed people mentioning Bose IE headphones which, in my opinion, are certainly inferior to the S4s.
The S4s are good earphones. Are they worth $70 plus tax? My opinion now is probably not.
-Sibilance was piercing out of the box and is piercing now.
-The bass is very "temperamental" and is subject to being completely lost (due to a loss in seal), distorted at higher volume levels, or being just okay when there is a good seal between the ear and tip, and when the source song provides for it.
-The seal is very delicate because even the large tips don't seem to be large enough.
-The mids still dominate.
I was initially influenced by the hype surrounding these in-earphones so I thought them to be better than they have actually proven to be after listening to a wide range of music on them over time.
I noticed people mentioning Bose IE headphones which, in my opinion, are certainly inferior to the S4s.
The S4s are good earphones. Are they worth $70 plus tax? My opinion now is probably not.