glove4
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Thought I'd offer some very brief impressions of the low end model of Klipsch's BA series. I'm comparing these with the Meelec A151 which are $100 cheaper and also feature a single BA driver. Simply put, the X4 sound great. Are they worth $150? I'll leave that up to the pro reviewers to decide. But the x4 are nicely detailed with good sub bass extension, deeper than the A151 for sure. The X4 have a very smooth and warm quality in the mids, again superior to the A151 which are much warmer to my ears with more upfront mids. So warm but not too warm. The neutral signature is there with lots of detail, the warm signature makes it very nice for general listening, whereas the X7 are more for monitoring and highly critical listening. My criticism lay mostly in the idevice controls. I do not use Apple products and don't appreciate having to spend extra for controls and call functionality I can't use on Android devices. The fit is excellent as well, never had any fit issues with Klipsch. All in all, these sound much nicer than the A151 for warm and neutral sound. They don't have the overly bright sound of the the UE 700 either, for instance. I imagine these comparing favorably with the A161 but I don't own those. I suspect that the A161 might be the bargain here though as Klipsch commands top dollar. Don't take it from me that these are worth $150, they're quality sounding and looking,but someone else may need to judge whether they're overpriced compared with the competition.