Klipsch Image S4i II vs RHA MA-450i

At this pricepoint S4i headphones offer excellent sound quality and, on top of that, they include a decent microphone and useful bundled extras.

The uncommon oval eartips allow for comfortable use of headphones.

S4i's microphone is works reasonably good both indoors and outdoors. Although, it may over-emphasize lows a little bit.

S4i comes bundled with 3 sizes of oval eartips for you to help adjust how they fit in your ear.

You can answer calls by clicking the middle button on the remote.

Due to the fact that eartips fit tightly within the ear, they provide good passive sound cancellation.

S4i offers clear highs and rich lows while not over-emphasizing any of the two, thus allowing for the headphones to keep a rather balanced profile. Of course, it's not perfect, the bass can distort a bit at higher volumes and highs can be fuzzy at certain situations, but at this price point it offers sound quality that's way above expectations.

These headphones come bundled with:

• a clothing clip
• a carrying pouch
• 4 pairs of different sized eartips
• an eartip cleaning tool

Provides voice control for iPod Shuffle.

Provides voice control for iPhone 3GS and later.

RHA MA-450i comes with an uncommon 7 pairs of tips so you can adjust how the earphones fit in great detail.

RHA MA-450i earbuds are housed in an aluminum body offering durability.

These headphones offer a deep bass response without distortion at high volumes. Mids are clean and highs are reasonable at medium volume. Highs can get a bit harsh at higher volumes.