Just a quick note on my epoxy idea... I tried putting a dot of epoxy on the rubberized sleeve of the driver.  Once it dried, it fell right off.  So epoxy won't do it.  Was great for the minute it was there.     Back to the drawing board!

Loud&Clear:

Professor Thump:

From what I can tell, the custom 3s are sonically designed to be top of the line, while the Images are more designed for small size and comfort.  Sound quality of the Images falls where in the Custom 1/2/3 continuum?

Am I right in what I'm taking away from the product page descriptions on the Klipsch website.  My question boils down to 2 items:

Which of the 4 models has the highest sound quality?

Are the Custom-3s nealy as comfortable and easy to get a good seal on as the Image?

Thanks,

Kimball

From my experience the Image are just brain dead easy to insert / remove. It's so basic that I can't see anyone having an issue, though I'm sure someone out there will (some don't like IEMs). 

I was able to get a good fit with the C3 by using the large gels and letting it sit outside my canal. This is different than trying to have the gel go into the canal, or, I think it is. I get a decent seal but I think it's not as good as it could be. But I can hear a sound difference. Others are having trouble with fit so they don't hear a difference or that big of one. I think it's clearly better. The subjective part is weighing the sound against the Image ease of use and comfort.

To make it worse, the Image are pretty nice. I think I get a better soundstage with them because of the easy seal. This also causes the outside world to be more closed off. But the C3 aren't uncomfortable for me either. I expected to be fatigued with them but so far it hasn't happened. So one might fit better but it doesn't sound so bad, the other sounds better but it's fit isn't so bad.

I understand you dilemna. I'm living it.