Reviews for Klipsch Image X10i In-Ear Headset for iPhone and iPod

First of all, I am not an audiophile, I am a musician and music lover who listens to music loud and proud. As you have probably read in recent reviews, yes these are built like delicate things, but I think that was the point cuz these babies weigh nothing. I am not a klipsch basher cuz I love their image one on hear headphones. I shelled out big money for these thinking I was goin to be memorized. I'm gonna be honest when I say that once you start to pay about $70 on up for earbuds, the differences are hardly noticeable to me. I had a pair of monster original turbines and hardly could tell the difference from my $60 ultimate ears and jays earbuds. I had to force myself into saying " I hear the difference" So I figured $350 earbuds will surely let me know where my hard earned money went. Ok so here is my truthful take on these buds. I listen to everything but mainly rock, and I like to crank my tunes up cuz that's just me. The sound of these was nothing special to justify all that money, secondly and most important..at nearly full volume playing through my iPhone these things distort so bad they sound like blown speakers. I know I shouldlnt be listening to music that loud but sometimes I get lost in the music and crank it. Horrible! $30 earbuds hold their sound at full volume! I took these back and ended up getting monster turbine pearls. The case that klipsch gives you is cool but it's not even real leather! C'mon, for $350 the case should be freakin Italian leather or something. They did look smooth though, the chinsy wire sucked and looked cheap but I'm sure they did that do keep the weight down. There is my truthful review from a listener who like to have fun with his earbuds. Thanks

65 of 131 people found this useful

They best pair of earbuds I own, and I own:
B&W
Bose
Ultimate ears
And several other Klipsch

37 of 41 people found this useful

I've owned these headphones for about a year and a half. Let me start by saying these headphones sound great for their size, as they should for their price. They are also the lightest earbuds I've ever owned.

My problem with them is their build quality. One of my earbuds have two rips in it. I don't even know what caused them to rip. I only use these headphones while sitting at my desk at work. Also, the cord has broken at the base of where the wire connects into the device and there is about 1cm worth of exposed wiring. This one is my fault since it happened by my pulling the cord to disconnect the headphones instead of grabbing it by the base of the cord. However, I do this with other headphones and I just find this to be a design flaw for not making it more durable/robust.

17 of 22 people found this useful

I've had these for awhile now and they sound great,they are the best headphones I've ever had. i also have a pair grado gr10 and i like the klipsch x10i much more then them. when you take them out the box they will
sound bad because you have to let these burn in. play music at normal listening volume through these for a few days and give them a few minutes break every so often and they will start to sparkle. the headphones are very comfortable. spend time figuring out how to place them in your ear and take your time choosing your ear tips

13 of 16 people found this useful

Well, I'm shocked by these things. They are spectacular and I have never had anything quite like them. I did not expect anything like this. I've already got Grado gr8s, Shure 535PTHs, and various other higher-end in-ear buds. I simply wanted a halfway decent set of backup earphones for the gym. I did not consider that these headphones would surpass the Grados, but they do - they're better than the 500$ Shure PTH 535s. As to the particular sound response:
- extremely pronounced bass response
- disappointing initial mid range; they do improve but never match the 535s (but they come close)
- acceptable high rage

They are the most comfortable ear buds I've ever owned.

13 of 17 people found this useful

My ears are too sensitive, everything hurts them eventually -- except these. I'm one of those people that finds it too painful to sleep with my head on my side because my ears become very painful regardless of how soft or accommodating a pillow is, so it's tricky when I want to do something where the physical ear is part of. I started with Klipsch S4i but, you guessed, they were too painful. I had bought a bunch of audio books and wanted to lay in bed with them but could not. So I bought these -- which are a lot of money! Other reviewers will tell you about the sounds, I only use them for books, but what I can tell you about is the comfort. Wow. They slip in and disappear. The form is so shaped that they have minimal physical presence and nothing hard which the ear can resist. I love them. I used the smallest of the various silicone ends and can wear these for hours and not be in excruciating pain. I hope they last because I will certainly be using these a lot!

14 of 15 people found this useful

I think this are one of the most comfortable and high-end IEM yet reasonable price,
read some review given, believe and trust me this worth your money because this is the real music. This is live music in your ears, not some muddy crazy bass booster.. like some other brands. This earphones give bring detail and high quality of your music to a different ball game. It give you the nicer looks too, unlike other brands when their IEM are big and disgusting.. no matter how much i can love the quality i wont buy it man because it ugly ! But this is different worthy every penny.

No wonder this is a undefeated earphones in Hi-Fi awards this few years in fact it own all the earphones this year too..

You never regret getting it..

7 of 9 people found this useful

Not worth the price, and not by a long-shot.

The small driver will fit nicely into your ear-canal and seal-out a good percentage of outside noise. I personally like that. However, the sound is "thin" and "tinny" compared to products with larger drivers like the Bose MIE2i.

What makes me rate these earphones so low is their price. If they went for half the price I might rate them at 3 to 4 stars, but I won't do that given the fact they are one of the most expensive pair of -still accessible- in-ears in the market.

9 of 29 people found this useful

way over priced and the sound quality will make you return them

23 of 105 people found this useful

I must have listened to a different pair of in-ear phones because in my humble opinion these phones were:

a/ extremely quiet (in terms of volume)
b/ had no bass or presence (I was surprised because of the price)
c/ were extremely over-priced (you can by a pair of Grado SRi80 Headphones that will blow any of these units into outer space.

compared to all the other reviewer here, I can only imagine that the sound isolating ear-buds didn't form a tight fit for me or there was a problem with my unit, otherwise I can't explain the disparity with everyone else's views.

I don't claim to have found the ultimate in-ears phones yet as its only through listening that one can really discover the winner, but in the meantime I settled on the V-Moda Remix Remote. Loud, Noise Isolating, Plenty of Bass, and thoroughly musical. Its like having a 5.1 system with a Subwoofer in your ears all for only $100.00.

Tried the Shure's. Okay but a bit boring for someone that knows the difference.

Also good were the Monster® Miles Davis Tribute™ High Performance In-Ear Speakers. Expensive but very strong in tonal range and stereo precision. Deep bass also, but quite expensive around $350.00?

I'm now hoping to check out the Grado in-ear range because if it comes close to their headphone range it could certainly have promise.

Final word. Trust your ears and check these first compared to the much cheaper V-Moda's or something else.

19 of 60 people found this useful