Koss KSC75 Portable On-Ear Clip Headphones, Retro Style, Ultra Lightweight, Silver and Black

Pretty Good Earphones for Working Out
I bought these earphones for working out only, so most of this review is based on my experience with them working out. Naturally i understand there are some really great earphones on the market that can make you think that your in the same room at the musician. Those earphones are not going to be the ones that your going to work out with. There are some people out there that pay a hundred dollars for earphones just to work out in! But why when you can spend less then 15$ on these nice little Koss earphones. For most people who dont have money to burn i recommend these little guys. Like i said they are less than 15$ and they have very impressive sound quality for such a good less expensive earphone. They are also comfortable as well with a nice semi soft rubber sleeve on the plastic loop that goes around the top of you ear. The earphones do a really good job of staying right were you put them no matter what you do as well. So comfort, sound quality, and price are the main focal point of these earphones. But there are some draw backs that are not deal breakers in any way but must be mentioned. First the earpads are your typical foam cushions. Those do get sweaty especially if you sweat alot. Ive seen some out in the market that are a type of really soft rubber that helps with the sweat but i dont know how weird that would feel having wet rubber on your ears. At the same time i know how wet foam feels on the ears and it feels a little wierd too. I guess i would rather have the foam though because it adds the comfort that is important to me and koss makes 3 packs of foam ear replacements for only about 3$ so its no big deal. I just worry that one day the sweat may ruin one of the earphones, but thats why 15$ is a better investment in earphones when you work out. Next, this is me kind of nit picking but sony has a 40$ pair of new earphones for working out that has what they call an extension for the earphones. In other words if you have you mp3 player in an armband and you put these earphones on…you can disconnect the extension which is in the middle of the cord connected to the earphones and you’ll have another 3.5mm plug there that can go into your armband. While at the same time the cord is very short and perfect for working out with an armband. If these Koss had that i would never buy another pair for working out. But they do not and i have to wrap the cord about the mp3 player. If your really big on looks then i dont know how you will like these koss. They are not really stream line so when you put them on your ears they do come out a little. Looks like the top of a hamburger bun on the side of your ear just not as big. Dont get me wrong they are light so you wont feel them and really who is going to care what they look like when they are covered in sweat. One last thing…Koss offers a lifetime warranty on these little babies but i think that is standard on all there equipment. Just a little perk i wanted to add. So overall i really like these earphones after using now for about three weeks. So dont be worried about getting these, they will be great for everyday casual use and working out if that is what your looking for. But if you feel that you need the Best looking, sounding, smallest, and most expensive earphones on the market to work out in…then your not hitting the gym hard enough cupcake. Go back to your starbucks and enjoy!

Best earphones I’ve ever had but…
I have bought so many headphone brand wired/wireless. Ranging from 20$ to 300$. From at least 20 headphones, this is the best one. Only if we are talking about the audio. They are not that comfortable, feel cheap, cable is short and they are easy to break. Also volume is kind of low on my pc. I use a external software to help with that.Audio. 10/10Comfortable. 6/10Durability. 3/10Price. 10/10My story with them…I have bought at least 5 pairs of them, they sound amazing. I enjoy listening to good audio on music and movies. Can’t compete with the price, the only problem is that they just randomly die from 1 ear. They usually last me 4 months, I first thought I was the problem and I didn’t take care of them well enough but I then bought another pair and the same thing happened then bought another pair as a gift for my brother and he also had the same problem. A few months later, I bought 2 more pairs and you guessed it. They just work from 1 side. I still have them, I was hoping to be able to fix them, but I found out that the cable was not the problem. It was the speaker that died, so I couldn’t do anything. I have tried getting 2 speakers different cables and fixing them but failed. I gave up and bought the another model Porta pro which is 40$. They sound really good, and are still working. I also bought a bluetooth adapter, because the cable is really short in my opinion.

First things first, I don’t know who thought these work well as working out headphones, but whoever you are, know that I’m hunting you down to give you a pathetic weak slap on the wrist and quietly exclaim “How dare you!”The product is built cheaply enough that something somewhere will go loose and start making annoying rattling sounds when you move about. And when you’re working out, you’re basically moving a lot, so a lot of rattling can easily get on your nerves. That and I fear the longevity of the product when used in that fashion.You see, the KSC75 is a sibling to the PortaPros. They *almost* share the same earpads (slightly different, all cosmetic no audio difference, the back part of the foam is a bit thinner to match the thinner profile of the portapro driver housing), they share the same diameter and resistance (don’t worry you can easily drive these with the power of your smart-o-phones), and they *almost* share the same headphone drivers! The difference? These are TITANIUM COATED! Didn’t hear me? TITAAAAAANIUM COOOOOATED!What does that mean, I hear you ask. Well it means the high frequencies are more present, balancing out the warm sound of the portapro drivers. In my humble opinion, these sound a heck of a lot better than the portapros. You lose out on some bass for sure, but in return you get “audiophile” grade listening experience… or at least a taste of it.It’s only once you listen to the actual expensive pairs of headphones you start to realize that though this follows the shadows of those pairs, it simply *lacks* something that prevents it from standing shoulder to shoulder with the much more expensive stuff. But if you’re coming from a cheap pair (especially a sub-50CAD set of headdies), this will be your first true taste of what all the audiophiles are drooling over.But of course, this comes at a mild to considerable drawback. If you somehow haven’t noticed by now, these are EARCLIP headphones. If you never tried one of these before, I recommend getting yourself the cheapest sets you can ever buy and trying them on. Why? Because they won’t get that much more comfortable than that… that is if you figure out how to put them on properly in the first place.You see, I’ve actually used a couple of earclip headphones by now, mostly cheap ripoffs to not so great phillips or panasonic pairs, and I can tell you that 80% of those that were curious how they worked couldn’t figure out how to put them on until I did a hands-on demonstration. But even then, it came down to either you liked how they fit, or hated them and never wanted to touch another.Despite me being in the former camp, prolonged usage made the anthelix of my ears ache, though that may partially be due to the miserable fact that I’m a glasses enthus- person.But that isn’t all. These aren’t robust-feeling sets of headphones. Though mine hasn’t broken (yet), I imagine with enough tug and cable trips, the connections will eventually rip out and I’ll either have to re-solder them (which is actually pretty easy since access to the connection is just behind a single plastic piece glued in by weak glue and plastic prongs to secure it), or buy another set.However, GOOD NEWS! You aren’t stuck with the earclips! You actually have options! One popular (and cheap) option is to go for the Parts Express headphones. Just rip out the drivers on those carefully (don’t feel sad they are terrible), and snap on the good KSC75 and now you have a headphone that no longer has the earclip issues!… but of course this comes at a small price. The fit is horrible, the headband presses on the…okay hold on what’s up with the inconsistent external ear part naming? Like I go on google search right, and I type in external ear part diagram, and what do I see? Multiple diagrams with different names and placements! Ugh.Anyways it presses on the back end of your ear, further back from the antitragus, and only once you give it enough encouragement (by bending it a bit) will it start to feel comfortable. At least it’s cheap to replace if you screw up the bending process.Unfortunately, it seems that cheap band is the only option you have if you are a Canadian amazon-er. So keep that in mind when purchasing the product.Oh right the sound. It’s good. Great value for sure. You won’t be disappointed if you set your expectation to the price. Though these don’t look as good as the portapros, these definitely sound better. Yaxi earpads will give it more “air”, though be warned that once you put them on, you may have to switch to headbands as the earclips WILL hurt with the substantially thicker foam in place. Are the pads worth the purchase? Eh. I can’t tell you right now, though I will say once the foam gets worn out I suggest going for the Yaxi for replacement because why not?Or you know what, join me in my jank club as I sport a PortaPro band with KSC75 drivers that have yaxi pads (and give the portapro drivers the KSC75 earclips whenever I’m in the mood for no headphones but no earphones either)! Oh have I mentioned the porta pros use the same detachment part so you can hotswap the bands as you see fit? Wait till I tell you about the modding scene!*ahem*Anyways these are a great set of headphones for the price, horrible for fitness, and know what you’re getting into comfort-wise.That is all. Have a nice day!

Bu kulaklığı 2. alışım. Böyle bir fiyat/performans yok. 20 dolarlık fiyatıyla 150 dolarlık ürünlere kafa tutan bir sesi var.Sadece müzik değil, oyun-film vs her şey için kullanabilirsiniz. Açık bir kulaklık ve soundstage efsane olduğundan fps oyunlarındaki performansı da inanılmaz.Benim gibi kulağında kulak içi kulaklıklar gevşeyen ve sıkı durmayan biriyseniz, sıcaklarda da kafa üstü takmakta zorlanıyorsanız tam sizlik.Eksileri dışarıya çok ses vermesi ve açık olduğundan neredeyse sıfır izolasyon olması. O yüzden evde kullanın :)Bir de aşırı bastan hoşlanan biriyseniz çok memnun etmeyebilir çünkü sub-bass olarak zayıf bir kulaklık. Bunu da modlamayla uğraşırım derseniz bir headband takıp yaxi pad kulaklık yastıklarından sipariş vererek biraz çözebilirsiniz amazon’da da satılıyor.Kısacası alın aldırın. Müzik dinlemeyi seviyorum diyen herkesin envanterinde olması gereken bir kulaklık.