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I bought a pair of Custom-2s around July. After some fiddling, they worked great, but a month and a half later, some problems appeared. I think it is becase of the connector part, because if I fiddle/twist around the wire right above the connector it sometimes makes it better. I was at a trip at the time so that was all I could do, which I think might have worsen the problem. I was just wondering, will Klipsch fix the headphones? I hope I didn't spend $200 on a month and a half of quality sound. I'm in Canada so do I have to send it to U.S. or just bring it in to my local London Drugs?

Hmm the weird thing is that almost all sizes of the tips will somewhat fit and block ambient noise, it's just that for me left ear everything keeps slipping out. I think I'm going to change my eartips everyday, and see which one fits the best. When I use the large double flange, it does seal quite well in my right ear, however, I can barely hear any sound coming from it while the loosely fitted left ear gets plenty of volume. Are you suppose to stick in that deep until the sound gets tiny? Thanks for the suggestion blsamuel! I was wondering why the forum only had 1 page [:^)]

Alright you guys convinced me, I went out and got a pair of Custom-2 today . Initial impression was good, the medium tips that it came with seems 2 fit me, and it wasn't a hassle at all. After a couple hours of listening and walking around after dinner, I felt that the left ear tip was not secure. When I got home and started trying on different tips, that's when all the trouble started. I discovered that pretty much everything will fit in my right ear, and nothing will fit in my left ear securely. My last 2 earphones I always used the small tips, but on these earphones I think I need the large tip, which confused me. Can someone tell me how it feels to have a seal? I'm not sure if I have a seal or not, and the sound quality doesn't seem to differ much between the tips. It may also be the long time I take every time I switch ear tips that make it difficult to compare the sound quality. Are the tips suppose to be really deep in and stay there, or do they slide out a little after you push them in? It just got confusing and frustrating after a while and I decided to let it rest for tonight. Also, is the warranty on the earphones 1 year or 2 years? The salesman said 1 year, but I recall reading it somewhere that it was 2 years.

Thanks for the advice guys! I think I'm going to go with the Custom-2 because I think they're a great compromise between price and performance. One last thing, can anyone comment on the bass of these things? I don't need head thumping bass, but just enough to make music fun to listen to. I'm not too big into the overly analytical earphones.

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm leaning towards the Custom-2 because I read in a thread here somewhere that they're less microphonic and better suited for working out. I would also like to buy the earphones within this week and the Image X5 doesn't seem to be available in Canada yet. Do you think that they're drastically better than the Custom-2s and worth the $50 upgrade? I don't want to go over $200 if I don't have to. I do like the idea of just sticking them in rather than fiddling with them though. How hard is it to fit the Custom-2 for you? Does it take a long time each time you put it in? Also, can anyone comment on how rugged this is in everyday life? On paper all the earphones say that they're durable, but I've broken countless pairs. I take my iPod pretty much everywhere, and sometimes I'm not the most careful person (I've dropped all three of my iPods countless times).

Hi y'all, this is my first post on the forum. I've been considering the Klipsch Custom earphones, since Image is a bit out of my price range. My music is usually around 128-256kbp, and I listen to rock, R&B, hip hop, rap, pop, and even country or electronica. So I'm just wondering which earphone would be the best for me. I also heard that earphones that are "too good" will reveal the artifacts in low bit rate music, so I guess I don't want the earphones to be so good that it makes my music sound bad. Has anyone compared these to other earphones such as the Shure SE210 &SE310, Westone UM1 and q-Jays? I couldn't seem to find many detailed reviews on these, let alone any comparisons. Furthermore, does Custom-3 have 3 drivers and Custom-2 have 2? I recall that Custom-3 only had 2 drivers and Custom-2 had 1 when they first came out. Were there a new batch after that? If so when did that start? Thanks in advance for your help .