[hulker75]

I like a lot of bass so which would be the better option??I listen to dance, hip hop/rap, pop, r&b, and dubstep.
 
Thx for your time!!

 

[kckc]

Between these two the S4 is more bass heavy. Depending on your budget, there are also other options for such as the Atrios, IE8, MTPG, MD Tributes. 

 

[bmeat]

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[hulker75]

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the s4s are more bass heavy, but they also have less accuracy and clairty than the ue500. the ue500 have more than enough bass though imo, its much more than flat. both earphones have a v shaped frequency
 
i only have the ue500, and they sound great. the L plug looks like its made very badly, but well see how it holds up
 
checkout the s4 graph
http://www.headphone.com/headphones/klipsch-image-s4.php

 Which do u think is better overall?? I think Im leaning towards the ue 500 becuz of the flat cable and the foamies they come with.

 

[bmeat]

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[hulker75]

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i havent heard the s4 but either you will be happy with. the build quality on the s4 is better

Shouldnt the ultimate ears 500 be better in build  quality because it has a better cable right??

 

[bmeat]

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[kalbee]

I actually never had any earphones that tangle more than my UE500.
It -has- flat cables, but it's width to thickness ratio is probably too small to properly untangle itself.
The fact that it doesn't use softer rubber for the cabling also doesn't allow it to lose its packaging shape, so the twists it comes with may as well stay for a long long time. I've been finding the cables to have been looping as well... that can potentially kill them since they don't straighten off even with a bit more pull.
 
Overall i found the UE500 a bit of a shame. The sound is pretty good, no complaints, the comply foam tips are simply amazing at isolation and comfort, but the cable... the cable!! Coming from someone who had no problems with tangled cables until these... and the plug really doesn't look nor feel solid. They're probably great if you don't plan on bringing them out too much... certainly won't do if you're plugging it to like a Sony Walkman phone whose 3.5mm jack is already a pretty long cable.

 

[david1978jp]

I was surprised how many complaint about cable failure. Once a while, they are on sale for about 25 - 30; but I don't like to see my earphones die.

 

[kalbee]

A recabling would probably fix this problem... though I don't know how convenient it would be to recable IEMs designed with flats... never tried.