Koss Porta Pro Wireless 2.0 Bluetooth On-Ear Headphones, 20+ Hour Battery, USB-C Charging, Microphone, Analog Audio Pass Through, Retro Style, Black

I love the comfort of Koss headphones. The gentle feel of the foam pads on my ears is a comforting nostalgia trip since I have owned Koss headphones since childhood. They feel like a snug blanket. Plus they're reasonably priced!However, I like to pace around when listening - and after several pairs of Koss headphones got totally wrecked when I snagged the chord on chairs, car doors, etc... I decided that maybe there's something to be said for wireless.QualityThe amazing thing about these is that they look almost like a normal pair of Porta Pro headphones. This feels pretty amazing to me, and more than a little magical.Functionality- The buttons which play/pause, and raise and lower volume, don't feel like they work consistently. There have been a few times I've booted it up where things are just out of whack, and I have to restart it. This has never been a major problem, more of a quirk. I can live with it.Connectivity- No frills here. No app, no EQ, no firmware updates in sight. It just connects to bluetooth, delivers the signature Koss Sound very reliably, nothing more - fine by me. If I stay on the same floor it never loses connectivity.Mic Quality- Pretty decent! I can take calls on it, it works.Ergonomics- Unlike regular Porta Pros, the adjustable strap on the headphone does not retract in a spring loaded way when removed from your head - instead they keep their shape, like a normal pair of headphones. Fine by me - the original design was charming but a little more eccentric in comparison.- I have sometimes snagged my hair in the double banded design - it doesn't happen often, but it does happen.- The tight / loose settings work great, just like on the original version.Sound Quality- Very similar to the originals. Which is to say, extremely agreeable.Portability- For a pair of headphones like this, excellent. They are not called the Porta Pro for nothing after all. You have to bend them to get them in the included case, but they do fit.Battery Life- Adequate. I don't feel like I'm running out all the timeDesired Features- I'd love it if the next version had USB-C audio capability. If I could charge my headphones, and listen at the same time over the cable to get high resolution audio, that would be great. I do like the included adapter which lets you plug it in as a regular pair of headphones.- I'd love it if the next version had sensors to detect whether you were wearing them, in case I forget to turn them off - I think I can see just where a sensor could go. Headphones without sensors leave the possibility of scrambling to turn off bluetooth on your phone while a caller is trying to figure out what the hell you're doing.

I’ll preface this by saying that I love these headphones. I got a wired pair a few months ago, but decided to get the newest Bluetooth Porta Pros released in 2024. They’re great. The sound is good for the price imo and type of headphone. You have the option for wired. Plus you also get an actual case for storage and a USB-C audio jack included.Now it does come with some imperfections that I’d say are typical of the Porta Pro. One of these is comfort. I can definitely go decent hours wearing these, but as everyone says, the default pads that come with the Pro isn’t the best so get some Yaxi pads. They definitely improve comfort and allegedly sound.Now another aspect that is also typical of the Porta Pro is build quality. These headphones have always felt “cheap” in and easy to break if you tried. For $100 the build quality isn’t much improved from the standard wired Pros. However, for something that is double the price of the wired versions, these also have a case which is $15 separately and along a charging cable & audio jack. So let’s say $20ish worth of other stuff. So if anything the rest of that value is I imagine in the tech itself.So next is the headband itself. The wireless has a metal band with a split down the middle whereas the wired is a plastic band. The metal band is I believe how the sound is transmitted between speakers. It does I’d give the Pro a bump in quality feel, but I’d the sand head band is not as flexible. You can’t just put these above you’re and adjust by pulling down on the headphones. You’ll want to adjust the two black sliders before putting on your head. When I first got these I thought I was going to break the headset by adjusting the band like I did the wired Porta Pro. Learned my lesson. Just something to keep in mind and pro tip if you will.The only other con I have for these is that when wired, it seems you can’t utilize any of the buttons to skip songs, pause, change volume, etc… They only seem to work when in wireless mode. It does kind of suck you can’t control anything when wired from the headset itself, but if primarily using Bluetooth it is not a big deal.Anyway, I’m satisfied with latest iteration of the wireless Porta Pro. It is a great headset that does its job plus my favorite thing about them is that style of headphone has such nice transparency. I can hear my surroundings better with these on than air pod pros with transparency turned on for example. It has the typical quirks you’ll find with the wired version of the Porta Pros and quirks unique to this version as covered above. Yet I still thing the pros greatly outweigh the cons. I got these to take better advantage of lossless audio with Apple Music on my iPhone and have better awareness with my surroundings. They do that for me and then some. Definitely recommend and also get some yaxi pads!