Klipsch Image S4 In-ear Headphones $34.99 on Amazon

Quote from Deadbydawn : I bought a $100 pair of Klipsch and sent them back. I have a pair of Skull Candy $8 inked ones now. I believe you get what you pay for 90% of the time but not with Klipsh headphones. I would be curious to see what you think if you buy them. Klipsch does make some quality home stereo speakers.....

Klipsch's headphones are a bit overpriced at MSRP.. I actually have a pair of S4 but at the price I pay it's far more fair. I've yet to hear a better set for less than $50.

If anyone's looking for other value options, look at the Sony MH1C (~$30) and the Philips SHE3580 (~$10). Both have been attracting some buzz on the headphone forum Head-Fi:

Philips SHE3580 IEM review--how can something sound so good for $10??? [head-fi.org]

Budget IEMs review [head-fi.org]

Quote : (on the MH1C) My impression of cheap IEMs has been changed from "possible to beat $300+ heavy hitters using precise parametric EQ" to "possible to beat $300+ heavy hitters without doing much at all" with these gems.

[REVIEW] Sony MH1 – The Best Kept Secret [head-fi.org]

Quote : Beyond that, it is a fully capable IEM that can actually compete easily with IEM that cost 3 times its original price, right at the edge of top-tier category.

The buzz on these two earphones has actually driven up the price in some places, so you might have to look around for a deal. I've ordered an MH1C off eBay and will pick up an SHE35XX from a store when I get the chance. All my old IEMs have died (disappointingly), so I'm pleased by the thought of good sound at $10 - at that price I don't need to worry about IEMs dying any more. Hope this helps someone.

in 4 one!

Bought these at Best Buy last week for $79.99... Great headphones. Wish I could return them. Debating on buying a second set now.

Grabbed a pair for the wife. Thanks

Bought a pair a while back... the S4's couldn't come close to touching my Shure 215s so I returned the S4s. They're supposedly in the same "price range" but the sound quality of the S4s didn't impress me at all.

Quote from citrxj : Klipsch's headphones are a bit overpriced at MSRP.. I actually have a pair of S4 but at the price I pay it's far more fair. I've yet to hear a better set for less than $50.

The Klipsch S4 is a bass heavy earbud, which caters to the mainstream. If you like the S4 I'd check out the JVC HA-FX101 as it is very bass heavy and performs incredibly well at its price of <$20. The Philips SHE3580 is also quite good and can be had for $10-$15. Both of these compete with the S4 and IMO are probably better. If you have some spare change I'd check one (or both) of them out.

Quote from Stevolution : Bought a pair a while back... the S4's couldn't come close to touching my Shure 215s so I returned the S4s. They're supposedly in the same "price range" but the sound quality of the S4s didn't impress me at all.

They aren't in the same price range. You need to compare Klpisch X10 to Shure 215, only then that would be fair. S4 costs 50% less than Shure 215, and there are no promotions on them usually like the S4 has.

I am still debating getting these vs. The reference s4i vs. Continuing to use my TF10vi.

Finances are a little tight so I might just have to do with my current setup.

Quote from Moshe1010 : They aren't in the same price range. You need to compare Klpisch X10 to Shure 215, only then that would be fair. S4 costs 50% less than Shure 215, and there are no promotions on them usually like the S4 has.

I'm just going by "reviews" and MSRP. Everyone seems to compare the 2 when it's not even fair lol

Thanks OP and repped! In for a pair for my wife.

I can't believe Amazon no longer makes price adjustments on recently purchased items, which have not even been received yet.
I thought that it only applied to 3rd-party vendors, but not when the seller was Amazon itself.

deal is dead now, priced at $48.91

better to get sony MH1C for 29.99, annoying cord but much better than image S4