Koss KTXPRO1 Pulse Stereo Headphones for iPod, iPhone, MP3 and Smartphone - Silver

Let me start by saying I'm a headphone and earphone enthusiast, it is my very expensive hobby... which i love. The Koss KTXPRO1 is one of the best budget headphone you will find out there. it is incredible you can pay £20 for this level of sound. These are very musical with quite a smooth sound which is pretty balanced and non fatiguing.Bass is lush and pretty well controlled and goes low. Mids have a good amount of detail and are spread out nicely by a surprisingly open soundstage. It places instruments well around the head space and even though treble can be relatively smooth, you don't find you're missing anything. I've thrown all sorts of music at these and they just make everything sound so much fun. At high volumes I haven't heard them distort which is a common trait with budget sets, bass especially stays nice and strong. Now I have other sets that let me hear slightly more detail, with better dynamics and more analytical in nature, but if I just want to relax and enjoy my music I put these on.Genres - I've thrown a lot of music at these and they keep up. I'm not big for opera or musicals, but i watched the entire Phantom Of The Opera 25th Anniversary and loved it. Once again that soundstage that is done so well makes everything so open and orchestras fill your head and vocals stay centre and euphoric even.I watched the battle scenes in Star Wars Force Awakens and cruisers and lasers swept inside and around my skull. Better still, at high volumes nothing got distorted.They are very light and have a very good headband that makes them sit nice and snug and never loose. They are open back so remember these will leak sound, but it is this feature that gives them there open airy sound. You can wear them out and about, but you will hear your environment.Conclusion - The Koss KTXPRO1 look cool, retro and sound amazing. My most recent pair of open back headphones, the well liked Philips SHP9500, costing £100... they don't get close to the sound of the KTXPRO1. Out of the 80+ sets of headphones and IEMs I've had, these are in the top 3 and possibly the most fun. they are better than the Koss Porta Pro 1 (another quality set).They prove good sound doesn't need to cost an arm and a leg.

I have owned a number of the best budget headphones I can find, as a bit of a hobby these last couple of years. These include Sennheiser, AVG, Rane, Urbanista, Superlux and others.Incredibly, I find these bargain-basement on-ear Koss cans beat the lot of them for sheer, crisp, clean, open musicality, in genres from ECM jass to Americana folk rock to classical. They even almost eclipse the iconic Koss Porta Pro, and probably do in some respects. They go alongside another unlikely cheapo over-ear set from Stagg (which I've also reviewed) as my current joint favourite headphones.

These broke after 2 years use. No big deal I'll order some more. Why? Because these are the only headphones I've owned where the sound has been so genuinely the deal breaker that I'm happy to buy more. It's not the most rugged and it's not the most comfortable. But I lived with them constantly using them and I'm happy. I have very expensive audio technicas I use for proper listening, but if I want to watch a movie in private quietly, I'll pop these on and these are so good sounding there isn't much I have to compromise to get a good experience. It's just a shame they don't sell them in stores and aren't more popular. People are being ripped off with really awful sounding headphones with no bass and harsh sound; do yourself a favour and give these a whirl. For 15 quid, there's nothing to regret. They would be a solid 5 star, but the star knocked off is due to them not being the most comfortable and the longevity. But it's a small price to pay for awesome sound.

I've been in to hifi since 2003 so I know good sounds when I hear them. These headphones are shockingly good. Burn them in for a few days and you're going to be met with some really sublime sounds. Comfort is amazing too owing to the design they only sit on the ear hole itself and do not disturb the ear. I'd give it 6 stars if I could, do not hesitate to buy but burn them in with pink noise for a few days!

Now there are a LOT of reviews for these headphones at Amazon.com (just type in "koss pro") that can pretty much tell you about the quality of sound reproduction. I'm no audiophile, nor will I pretend to be, but these sound great. However, it seems for me the excellent sound comes at a cost. These headphones hurt my ears A LOT.No matter what I do they always end up sitting on the outer cartilage (the hard, wider bits) of my ears and it becomes very painful to wear them for long. I have already asked Koss if there are better ear cushions for them (or even compatible ones), otherwise they are useless to me and I might as well give them away. I haven't been able to enjoy them.What could've remedied this was if the speakers were a bit bigger and better cushioned. My ears aren't huge (pretty much average I think), but the headphones always seem to slide back onto my ears' outer cartilage. I figure having bigger speakers would solve that problem. Unfortunately, I fell in the "got loads of positive reviews, so they must be good" trap and now have to go back to my old Philips neckband earphones just because they were more comfortable.I have seen the JVC HA-S350 headphones which look powerful and comfortable, so if Koss don't reply back with some form of solution, I'll buy a pair of those. I'll update once (if) I hear back and report what they suggest in case other people have this same problem.

Headphones with Volume Control. Lightweight and nice sound.

Had the first pair for fifteen years. A piece eventually broke off so I replaced with a second just the same. I have had several other makes and types--wireless and wired,. but I've mainly used the Koss. For comfort and convenience these are hard to beat