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Earlier this year a new set of earphones came out that drew prompt attention to itself for it is sleek curves and oval shaped ear tips. And Unlike most earbuds on the market, the Klipsch S4i supports all of the latest Apple gadgets including the iPhone 4/3GS/3, iPod touch and the buttonless Shuffle 3rd generation. For a price of $99, these will be severe nominees for anybody looking for an substitute to the frequent buds from Apple. But are they any good?

The box

The klipsch S4i comes shipped in a box that’s totally unlikely to open. Instructions are printed on the back on how to open it but I in truth ended up having to use a knife to open the packaging. Once open I was staged with a basic of accessories: a few ear tips, a cleaning tool, a hideous shirt clip and last but not least a metal may for keeping it all together. The little metal may felt exceptionally out of place, it reminded me of the way grandma employed to fetch cookies.

All in all they give you just sufficient to stay quiet but most of it will in all likelihood stay unused. I found the one ear tip that matched my ears and kept everything else in the ugly can, with no intention of taking it out anytime soon.

Design

I’ve been finelooking spoiled on this part. I antecedently owned Apple’s in ear headphones, which look perfectly gorgeous but breaks each 4 months. Now with the Klipsch S4i I may say that these are actually good looking headphones. They’re very little and portion a design consistent of silver, black and white. I find them actually sporty and dynamic looking, but without being over the top and screaming for attention.

The point where the two cables meet is where the remote is located. It’s somewhat more prominent than Apple’s version, but the operation works in truth smooth. More on that later. At the end of the 47-inch cable rests a straight plug imposed by black plastic. The durability remains to be seen but the Klipsch S4i is one of the best looking earphones on the market, bettered only by Apple. Plus it’s in white, which is a real crowd pleaser.

Again build quality wise I’m still not in the know. I’m mesmerized to see how these things withstand the test of time under normal each day use. Just from looking at I guess things aren’t looking good. The cables are thinner than those on the Apple earphones and the plastic plug doesn’t look too sturdy either. I’ll report back to you when and if they break. Hopefully that time won’t come anytime soon.

Remote

When I said it supported the latest from Apple, I wasn’t kidding. Klipsch has worked closely with Apple in the production of these and it shows. The remote supports each command the general i-buds may do. You may take calls on it, end calls, pause songs, skip songs and even do voice commands using the microphone, which is located on the back of the remote.

I tested the remote using my iPhone 4 for the last couple of weeks and I may assert that everything works like advertised. Operating the buttons is very easy and intuitive. The remote is located on chest height so you won’t have to reach for your right ear when operating the buttons, it takes numerous time to get employed to but ultimately works like a charm. âEUR¨Now you might be marveling how the mic works when it’s so far from your mouth. Well Klipsch advertises it as a 360-degree microphone which blocks out ambient noise and makes you come through just like a regular cell.

To test this I made a few calls both outside and inside, and asked them if they understood me clearly. And they confirmed they did for the duration of each test, even when I went outside for a jog in the city. So I may only praise the quality of the mic, at least if the humans on the other line spoke the truth. Unfortunately there’re a few troubles with the remote as a whole. Using the remote without looking -although do able- is very hard because the three buttons feel incisively the same. Klipsch could help this by making the up/down volume buttons a dissimilar (longer?) shape. And I wasn’t exceptionally happy with the size of the remote either. There seems to be a lot of unused space surrounding around the buttons. Perhaps it would be even requiring little effort to operate with more spectacular buttons or a littler body.

Sound quality

To test the sound quality I applied a wide range of music, including pop, country and dance. I played songs I listened to many times on the regular buds, Apple’s in-ears and a pair of Sony in-ears from 2005. During the music I paid special attention to the bass reproduction, higher notes and the little details only veritably great headphones may reveal. The files varied from lossless music to MP3s from 128kbs to 312kbs.

I started playing pop songs and was blown away by the bass these things may produce. The Sony and Apples couldn’t compare. The lower tones remained actually tight and never got too bloomy, still I felt the need to tone it down a little. âEUR¨Higher notes were with regards to on par with the in-ears from Apple. Guitars and drums came in very cleanly and much more dominantly than they had on the numerous earphones I owned before. Music I listened to for years abruptly sounded very different, in a good way!

Second test was a genre I personally hate: house. The computerized noise of sounds combined to make a song for drunken partygoers to swing too. No offence. I’m glad to report that the wider range of frequencies that the Klipsch S4i may manufacture will make the genre sound a lot better. I felt like I heard the music incisively the way they wanted me to, much more than on the Sony and Apple in-ears I used before. The lower tones never stepped out of line, which is a fantastic accomplishment that few speakers and headphones for this price may match.

Opera is on the rise. Okay, not really, but I like it nevertheless. I listened to Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti and Paulo Buonvino. These tenors are leading the industry and are in my view the best of recent time. Time to say goodbye by Andrea Bocelli sounded clear and crisp, but this couldn’t be said of Nessum Dorma. This song sounded fine on my former buds but now the Klipsch S4i emphasized the low compression quality of the song. In frequent they actually emphasize poor compression and other issues in the songs I antecedently had no difficulties with. I guess this is because closely no quality is lost amidst the iPhone and what comes in your ear.

I can’t mention sufficient that songs sound so dissimilar on the Klipsch, than they do on other headphones. Overall the quality is excellent, peculiarly for this price.

In real life

Now it’s time to put the quality of the design and the sound in each day situations. I’ve been using these for assorted weeks now and here are my findings. First of all I wanted to use these for exercising and running. I did a lot of exploration on this topic but never found what I was looking for, nonetheless I decisive to take the plunge because of lack of alternatives. They work great in the gym. They did a terrific occupation blocking out the horrid gym music, and letting me focus on the content of my personal music library. I was capable to listen at a volume of 1/3, without hearing a thing of my surroundings. I felt like I was working out alone, like no other person was there. They particularly excel when the cord doesn’t move, like on biceps machines or for the duration of strength training. It became less pleasant doing cardio. I went for a 7-mile jog the other day and the sounds of the cord hitting my body in a literal sense drove me nuts. I think it’s an in-ear design flaw because the same happened with the Sony and Apples. The circumstance became a bit better a couple of miles in, in all probability because I got used to it, and because the seal became loose, letting the nasty sounds out. Near the end of the run I was sweating rather to a considerable degree and the tips started to feel very loose. I had to press them in each 200-300 feet. But in spite of this I found them better than the Apples in ease and sound quality.

Conclusions

The Klipsch S4i is a great substitute for persons looking to replace the popular apple headphones for better quality ones without sacrificing the remote. They look astounding and are rather comfortable to wear, with a sound quality unmatched by anything I’ve heard in this price range, ever. A few little hiccups prevent these from being perfect. The added ear tips might not fit your ears the right way and the cheap may is a good idea turned bad. But for the most portion -if they withstand the test of time- the Klipsch S4i is one of the best in-ear headphones I’ve ever seen beneath the $100 bracket.

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183 of 189 persons found the following review helpful.
Beware. This Is A Scam!
By DCJ001
I ordered this Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic a few days ago because of the very low price, and because of Amazon’s reputation as a trusted retailer. This order was fulfilled by a third part retailer – The OEM Shop.

The Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic arrived a few days after I placed my order. The Apple packaging and instructions were not included in the manila envelope from The OEM Shop. There was also no printed receipt included within the manila envelope. The only thin that was included in the manila envelope from The OEM Shop was the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic.

When I tried to use the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic, the play/pause button did not function properly. And, when the mic was used in the recording of audio and video, there was static in both recordings. Although the price for this item was low, it was not woth it because the product does not work as it should.

Amazon’s description for this item is “Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic (NEWEST VERSION) Retail Packaging] by Apple.” The item that I received is not as Apple would trade it. And Amazon will have to not trade it like this either, even if it is through a third party retailer. I made this buy because of Amazon’s reputation as a trusty retailer.

If you’re fascinated in the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic, I commend buying it from Apple. If Amazon wants to be known as a reputable retailer, they ought to discontinue their partnerships with dishonest third party merchants who sells goods at retail like The OEM Shop.

74 of 79 humans found the following review helpful.
Made by Apple?
By Daniel Franks
More Apple-esque than Apple, I suspect. One of the headphones crackles when the volume is loud. Knock-off earphones. Beware.

49 of 52 persons found the following review helpful.
Not worth the price
By Erin K.
I initially purchased these because I actually wanted a microphone for my iPod touch, and the remote seemed like an added bonus. However, they arrived with the remote split in half. It snapped back together fine, and I ignored it in spite of the fact that I had to tape it together (it still worked). But within a few weeks, the cord cover ripped free of the plug, leaving exposed wiring. They continued to work fine, good audio quality, etc, until a month or so ago when the left earphone stopped working. Now I may only listen in the right ear or I have to stretch and bend the cord in odd angles to make the left earbud work. Definitely not worth the price. All I have to say is either they are a genuinely bad knock-off or Apple has gotten cheap.

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