goodolcheez
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First of all, I'm new to audiophile forums. I'm also new to mid-to-high end earphones. But I know my ears have good taste buds.
Oh, I'm also new to professional audio review sites. I came here because I found it to be very informative and technical.
Anyways, I wanted to upgrade my earphones that came with my iPod Touch 4g. Over at review sites like CNET have been praising about how good Klipsch Image S4 is. People who posted comments on the web (CNET, BestBuy, etc etc) were saying the bass is awesome and it's crisp and clear and has great highs. They say it's phenomenonal... so I bought it and tried it. It's totally different than what I expected. Bass is *great*, has nice deep smooth bass. But it has no treble. I was shocked how terrible it was. I only have a few songs that demand bass / lows but all the rest of them are not. The earphone that comes with my iPod Touch "blows it out of the water"... minus the bass. I'm guessing iPod touch earphone is worth what... 15 bucks? I'm scratching my head here. Yes I have tried all ear tips that came with and they were sealed nice and tight in my ear canals. They actually sounded a little better by loosening them up. Some treble was restored and bass was reduced. But overall the sound wasn't good enough to justify for $85 I paid.
I read some fantastic reviews at iLounge and members here at Head-Fi about the Etymotic Research ER-4P and HF5. It seems to be a "trend" that the Klipsch Image series put too much effort on bass and leave out the treble part. Even the more expensive, higher-end Image X10 was trumped by ER4P in the treble department. So I realized, "Oh, I need to go Etymotic route!". I think it's pretty safe to say I'm going in the right direction as I'm more interested in treble and *crispness* of the sound rather than bass.
My price budget is upto $150. My question is, is the Etymotic HF5 night and day difference over the Klipsch Image S4 in treble department? My S4 sounded very "muddy" and "spongy". Where does HF5 stand? Is it far better? or a little better? Please reply as I'm ready to make the purchase.
Thank you sweeties.
Oh, I'm also new to professional audio review sites. I came here because I found it to be very informative and technical.
Anyways, I wanted to upgrade my earphones that came with my iPod Touch 4g. Over at review sites like CNET have been praising about how good Klipsch Image S4 is. People who posted comments on the web (CNET, BestBuy, etc etc) were saying the bass is awesome and it's crisp and clear and has great highs. They say it's phenomenonal... so I bought it and tried it. It's totally different than what I expected. Bass is *great*, has nice deep smooth bass. But it has no treble. I was shocked how terrible it was. I only have a few songs that demand bass / lows but all the rest of them are not. The earphone that comes with my iPod Touch "blows it out of the water"... minus the bass. I'm guessing iPod touch earphone is worth what... 15 bucks? I'm scratching my head here. Yes I have tried all ear tips that came with and they were sealed nice and tight in my ear canals. They actually sounded a little better by loosening them up. Some treble was restored and bass was reduced. But overall the sound wasn't good enough to justify for $85 I paid.
I read some fantastic reviews at iLounge and members here at Head-Fi about the Etymotic Research ER-4P and HF5. It seems to be a "trend" that the Klipsch Image series put too much effort on bass and leave out the treble part. Even the more expensive, higher-end Image X10 was trumped by ER4P in the treble department. So I realized, "Oh, I need to go Etymotic route!". I think it's pretty safe to say I'm going in the right direction as I'm more interested in treble and *crispness* of the sound rather than bass.
My price budget is upto $150. My question is, is the Etymotic HF5 night and day difference over the Klipsch Image S4 in treble department? My S4 sounded very "muddy" and "spongy". Where does HF5 stand? Is it far better? or a little better? Please reply as I'm ready to make the purchase.
Thank you sweeties.