With traveling so much I decided to splurge and get the Image X10. Got them in last week and tried them when I got back into town. I have another Klipsch headphone that I use $99 model. Put in, plugged into iPhone. Volume medium and turned on Pearl Jam. Almost no bass and crackling more out of one ear. Checked EQ settings and no issues. Works fine on others. Put on a soundtrack with dubstep and other fun stuff that has some bass - and was crackling/muted in both ears. Turned up and one ear MUCH worse than the other. Out of the box, these were worse than the stock iPhone earbuds. Anyone else have this issue? s expensive as these are I would have expected these to blow me away. They arent worth $5. Yes, tried classical, etc, etc and put in Soundcheck on iPhone - still poor at best. Was so excited and now so disappointed