Koss Portable Stereo Headph. Clip Design

I am gonna start this where it should. These are the best thing in audio I have found at the price-point. I recently took all the headphones I have access to, and basically did a shootout. For audio quality, these came in third out of about a dozen. The Koss KSC75 came out ahead of the Sennheiser HD558, G4me Zero, G4me One, Monoprice 8323, and some others. Purely objectively, these are crazy for the price. (The two ahead of it were the Philips SHP9500, and the Superlux 668b).The Koss KSC75 are quite comfortable for a clip-on. They weigh about as much as you would expect. The ear-touching thing is not nearly as objectionable as I had guessed it would be. As others have said, switching to a headband style would not be difficult at all. My only complaints with comfort and fit are how the clips dig in a little after a while, and they are a bit odd to center on your ears. This is entirely due to being clip-on.The build quality is low, This is to be expected with anything at this price point, but has to be noted. The plastic backing is cheap, the foam padding is cheap, The cable is comparable to that of an old Walkman charger. The cable is awful. The cable, however, is a good length for portable use, and does terminate in an angled 3.5mm jack, which is good. The ear clips are cheap, and are just plastic. The wire supporting the clips are slightly different sizes on mine. One clip sticks out, and back a bit further than the other. The Koss KSC75 passed the shake the head around, jump, run test as well. These do not fall off my ears, but keep in mind my ears give plenty of surface area to hold on to. Overall, It is what you should expect for the price-point.Now for the sound.As mentioned before, these beat out some Sennheisers in my audio quality shootout. The sound is inviting enough that fatigue is not much of an issue. The clarity is great. Highs and mids are fairly well balanced with a few peaks and valleys. Vocals are great, but don't stick out so much that it becomes a problem. The bass is entirely dependent on environment and positioning. Overall, I neither find it lacking, nor overwhelming. The is not particularly loose or tight either. Soundstage is good, and the Koss KSC75 passed the CS:GO test with flying colors. These are extremely open. They get the double in the open catagory. Not only are they on ear, they are open backed, and use thin foam pads. The sound signature I would describe as similar to the SHP9500 with a bit more bite.I figure I should start picking a song for each pair of headphones I review to give an idea of what sounds good with them.Feature song: human - Christina PerriConclusion: The Koss KSC75 are hands down the best (imho) for their pricepoint. The Superlux 668b/ Samson SR850 is objectively better, but is much less inviting, and more cold. Still, I prefer the Sennheiser hd558 sound to any other option I have tried as of writing this. If you are addicted to headphones, or just need something open, cheap, and sound quite good, I highly recommend these.I do all my testing with a FiiO e10, and all kinds of audio files. Please feel free to leave feedback, suggestions, questions, and especially recommendations. All these lower price headphones are a bit of a gateway drug to the world of audio.

These are great headphones. I wanted a pair that would be small enough to fit in my pocket that I could take with me when I go out. I can't wear earbud type headphones because they don't stay in my ears. These fit comfortably over my ears and the sound is very good. Nice rich tones and good bass. And best of all they were very inexpensive. Highly recommend.

Up until recently I had been using a 15 year old pair of Grado SR125i stereophonic headphones, and was very pleased with them. Then one day after years of use I noticed that the left channel of the SR125i began to break up while I was listening to these headphones.I went to repair the wires, only to find that the circuit board itself was too worn to repair. After 15 years, I decided tospring for a new set of headphones, and was prepared to spend another $150 for the latest version of the GradoSR125, until I began reading reviews on Amazon regarding much less expensive phones that were alleged todeliver nearly as good performance.After doing some reading I was about to purchase a mid range priced pair of f Koss headphones until I found an Amazon reviewer who suggested that the Koss KSC75 was an even better buy for the money. So I decided to purchase a few pairs of them, given that they only cost around $17 a pair including shipping.I have just taken delivery and have been listening to them for about 15 minutes. They are a bit muted sounding, however, that is largely because they still need to be broken in.I can already tell that these don't have the detail of the Grado SR125i, however, at their price it would be foolish toexpect them to. What the KSC75 are is musical. They are full sounding, nicely detailed for their price, and far more comfortable than the Grados ever were.I know that as time goes by they are going to continue to sound even better as their transducers break in.The fact that they cost about as much as a pair of cheap ear buds only adds to their allure, since the KSC75 isin an entirely different league. The KSC75's have a high end sound to them, even if they are not the lastword in detail. Specifically, they faithfully honor the music, while doing nothing to detract from it.And that is what characterizes a hi-end audio product from the mass market junk that is offered to the consumer.These phones are so comfortable that you can easily forget that you are wearing them. Just be careful whenyou are handling them, because their lightweight is illustrative of their delicate construction.Then again, if you find that you need a new pair, they'll only set you back about $20.Highly recommended!

Poor construction, was broken was it arrived

These headphones were really helpful in their time. After a while they kept falling off my ears and the plastic broke. The sound quality is pretty good for the most part. I recommend getting earbuds if you’re looking for long term headphones.

My go to bargain headphones. Comfortable enough to forget ur wearing them. Plus allows normal conversation because the outside world isn't cut off. At 20 bucks a must for falling asleep to music

I'm impressed. I held off on buying these for quite a long time now, sure they're $20+ and all, so why hold off? Well personally, usually when something gets so much attention, hype, I become skeptical to the point of being doubtful and not bothering to try. However after seeing mods and so much love, constantly, even an audiophile on YT named Crinacle mention these and how good they are (FYI I'm not an audiophile) I decided to buy them and yeah, they live up to the hype. Good amount of bass, heck I use these for gaming and listening to music.KSC75 w/ MMCX mod w/ .78mm adapter so I can use my .78mm cables. I have an MMCX cable but for some reason it doesn't want to fit in.