Koss KSC75 On-Ear Headphones, Silver, Retro 90s Style, Portable, Wired Plug

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!

I love these! I just got them today but I was so desperate to get rid of the lousy JVC HARX300s that I put them on right out of the box. for 12 dollars and change these are right next to my Big headphones. this pair of tiny headphones has it all. They look kind of cheapy but they sound expensive. The clip is comfortable on my ear, and they feel secure. The cord is short but you don't want a long cord dangling around to trip over if you're moving around a lot. If the length of the cord is a problem get a cord extender. The bass is present but not overly so, the mids can be heard, and the highs are chrystal. In fact everything is clean and clear. It's not quite as good at separation as my big phones but it is absolutely fantastic for these especially at this price. I spent a whole week researching clipons before I ordered these. For those who want even better sound there are some easy peasy mods you can try on these. Do a search on YouTube or Google. Love, love, love these. I'm busily burning them in. I've been listening to music on my Amazon Prime music, and watching videos:) I am so happy, happy, happy. I want to do a little victory jig. LOL, you just don't understand how horrible those other headphones were. As soon as I saw the Amazon box at my front door, I brought it in and unhooked those JVC phones and did a slam dunked them into the trash can. :P These bad boys are light as a feather, the clip is comfortable with no pinching, and you can literally forget you're wearing them. They are NOT very good at isolation however, but if you wear them out jogging or some other activity you don't want that anyway, it's important to be aware of your surroundings for safety reasons. I can't say if you can hear very much noise going out, but my daughter was in the room with me and we were able to carry on a conversation As Long As The Music Was Turned Down. Oh and before I forget, the cord is fairly thin, not impossibly so, but you don't want to jerk or or pull on it really hard. It should stand up to normal use, but it won't take a lot of abuse.. Oh earpads! The earpads are nice and comfy, some kind of foam, very soft on the ears. I've had these phones on now for ohhhh 4 hrs or so. My ears are not sore,Where they rest on my ear, they're not hot and sweaty. The clips haven't rubbed a sore spot anywhere, over the top of my ear or behind the ear. I think I've covered everything. All around these are the little phones that could, and they do They are money well spent. I may just buy another couple of pairs just in case the company gets the crazy idea to stop making them:) I can't really ding these for anything not even the thin cord, because they are built for people on the go, everything light and compact. Great sound but inexpensive enough that you won't cry if you lose them. Heck everyone probably spent more on sunglasses than these. They fit securely without pain. So yeah, five stars from me. I was not given a discount for a review, I wan't paid for this review. I have nothing to do with the manufacturer or the seller other than the normal buying transaction. The review I have made is my honest opinion. That's my two cents for whatever it's worth to ya:)

This review comes from a 17 year old girl who, like most teens, is VERY rough on her things. I had one pair of these for about six months, give or take. I loved these headphones and was heartbroken to realize that they were starting to cut out. Nothing major, just enough to annoy the hell out of you. One side would be loud, but the other side would go from loud to low to loud. (This still occasionally happens when I watch movies) Well, I thought they were going out, so I tossed them in this box where I keep my old headphones (I never get rid of any of my headphones, just in case). A couple months later, I was going through my headphones and came across my old Koss's. I plugged them in and they worked BEAUTIFULLY. I was able to wear them for probably about six months more until they finally bit the dust. As a birthday present to myself, I bought another pair and I haven't been disappointed. Okay, yes, when I put these on I did realize that they were a little bit more cheaper then my first pair but not so cheap that you'd notice it, certainly not after awhile. I usually got my headphones around $13 bucks, so these went up a little in price but, for the price they're good headphones. For instance, I like to some times jog in the mornings and I always was upset because my headphones would never stay and bounce all over the place whereas these actually stay behind my ears until I take them off. Also, I'm not tone deaf so I can hear bass and everything and am VERY picky about how my headphones sound. These sound wonderful for the price. I listen to anything from classical, country, pop to classical rock and the occasional heavy metal type of songs and these head phones have never let me down. With classical, depending on what you're listening to you DO have to turn them up but not much. My Creative Zen's volume usually stays under six, so that should tell you something since we teenagers love to listen to our music at high volume and deafen ourselves. With these, you can hear everything pretty well. The bass, the piano. Guitar comes out pretty well on these too. I haven't had a problem with these headphones except for one thing - the band that goes around your ears. It detaches from the headphones for, I think, packing purposes or for convenience. Whatever the reason, I find that they do like to come off after awhile which is nothing major, since you can just snap them back on and you're good to go. So, from a teenagers prospective... These are good. I only give them four stars because I think the sound quality COULD be better, but for the price it's good. As for the other reviewers complaints, these haven't happened to me, I don't think. All in all, I love these headphones and I would totally recommend them to any teenager who keeps ruining their headphones. Not exactly inexpensive OR cheap, they're good for the price, especially the sound since most of the expensive stuff doesn't have the sound quality these little things do. PROS: - They stay on your ears when you're jogging. - Good sound quality, at least worthy of the $15 dollar price - wouldn't pay that much, but they're good if you do; just don't expect "OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING" sound quality. - Had one pair for a year, didn't go out. Have had this pair for about five to six months, haven't broken and I am VERY rough on my things. - Okay-ish price. - Good for taking with you anywhere, since they can fit in a purse pretty well and they can also fit in a pocket. I slide the over the ear clip part over the top of my jeans when they aren't in use and I happen to be walking/biking and they actually stay and don't flap around. - Durable little things. They've been thrown around a lot and haven't broken. (Haven't stepped on them though, so I can only say they're durable as long as you DON'T step on them) - The ear clip on them can come off if need be. - Even though the wire is very cheap and I'm not so sure about the plug in cord thingy (sorry, don't know what to call it) in which the cord connects into this plug so you can plug it into your mp3, ect. So far, with excessive abuse, it hasn't shorted out or anything (and the cord gets tangled up real bad and it still hasn't shorted out) CONS: - The wire is VERY thin and lightweight, AKA very cheap. - The wire that connects to the plug in doesn't look all together "durable", but it is to a certain degree. - Some times, when I watch movies, I notice the sound fades a little bit in and out. It's kind of annoying, but I just ignore it or unplug the headphones. - The cord, for me, is a little too long and is constantly getting tangled, though it's better then too short and not being able to reach anything. - The ear clips come off a lot, but it's never a big deal because they can pop on and pop off. They haven't come off when I was doing something important before, like running or biking, ect. - Very small, liable to get lost or misplaced, which I do all the time. I hope this review helps. (: Misty-Day

Great headphones for money. I bought these based on a friends recommendation, he said they're similar to the Koss porta pros, but they dont have a headband, and he's right. Things i like: -appropriately detailed sound quality for listening to music (best results with cd or other lossless files) -not so detailed or sharp that listening becomes fatiguing -sound stage is excellent and wide, stereo separation is excellent and feels extreme sometimes, it really feels like you're surrounded by whatever music you play, -present but not overwhelming or "boomy" bass -amazing value at $15 -sound exactly like the porta pros, a great headphone that costs about 3 times as much as this. things i dont like: -the around ear parts dont keep the drivers on your head tight, it feels like the sound doesn't "seal", i know that's the name of the game with semi-open back headphones, but sometimes it doesn't feel like the music is centered in your ears -the cord feels cheap, and i know out of experience that it will break, probably within a year or so -the sound leakage is bad when the volume is loud, but that's just how semi-open back headphones are -somewhat high impedance (at 60 ohm) for being designed as portable headphones (usually most modern portable headphones are at 32 ohm), your phones can drive it fine, but when i plugged them into my computer with headphone amp, it really came alive and got to be really loud. -these headphones may not be good for glasses users, as it sits where glasses rest on your ears, i dont wear glasses, so this isn't a downside for me personally, just something i thought should be said other things (and opinions that i feel aren't critical to the review of the product): -not suitable for airline travel, too much sound would leak in. -you can in fact attach these to the porta pro band -the headphones feel like they aren't on your head, they are so lightweight, im wearing them as i write this and its kinda strange, i dont know if i like it or not. -i tested these with a variety of music genres before i decided to write this review, to me they sound best with synthpop, IDM, 80's and 90's hip hop, jazz and its various sub genres, ambient, acid house, prog rock, big beat/house, old school industrual/ebm, for some reason Michael Jackson and Primus sounds stunning on these headphones. that being said newer hip hop, and other very bass heavy music doesn't come across very well on these headphones (definitely not basshead headphones), as well as modern rock/metal the distorted guitar details kinda get lost in these headphones. -these headphones are revealing enough for you to notice things like clipping and side chain compression in your music, as well as lo fi sources/samples. if you listen exclusively to low quality mp3s, you will notice mpeg compression and noise artifacts after a long enough period. -feed these headphones some high quality, well mastered and produced music, and enough voltage to hit the sweet spot of volume, and it will blow you away. -seriously buy these things if you've made it this far in my review, you wont regret it, its a crazy good value, i doubt you (yes, you, random amazon.com customer) can't afford the $15 dollar buy in.

I get the hype among audiophiles about this now. This is crazy. Incredible open-back sound at the price of a pair of budget IEMs. They're so light, there's no pressure. So the sound feels like it's not coming from a pair of headphones that are right against your head. They sound bright and clear. Excellent for things like jazz, folk, classical, or anything with a lot of instruments—especially acoustic ones. Absolutely beautiful sound!

This is gonna be a sub $50 headphone challenge: the competitors will be the Monoprice 8323's, the Takstar HI2050's, the Tascam TH-02's, & the Koss KSC75's. I'll be evaluating based on build, comfort, sound, etc. HEADPHONE BUILD 1) The Takstar's get #1 in this category. Arm bands made of steel. Very cushy headband. 2) The Monoprice is a creaky piece of plastic, but it's still better than the other two. 3) The Tascam is pretty close to the Monoprice. 4) The Koss are on-ear w/o a headband. It's plastic & seems fragile CABLE BUILD 1) This is easy. The Monoprice has a detachable cable. The short cable is super thin & flimsy. The long cable is too long (11.5 feet... Wow!), thick, & rubbery. But I love detachable cables. And at least you have the option of two cables. Goes in under the left driver. 2) The Takstar is 2nd only by virtue of having a thicker cable & a lil shorter cable (at about 7ft) & they come with male to female extension at around 6ft. No detachable cable... boo! One cable from the left ear. 3) The Tascam's have a ridiculous red cable. It's almost neon red. It's about 10ft long! 10 FEET!!! We can jump rope with this cable. Also, no detachable cable... boo again! Comes out of the left cup. 4) The Koss has a thin flimsy 4ft chord. And of course there's a Y-joint where the cables go to both left & right drivers. Alot of people don't like the cable going to both the left & right ear. I like that the jack going into the device is almost a 45 degree angle (that's my favorite). My least favorite angle is straight jacks (The Monoprice, Takstar, & Tascam's are all straight jacks). COMFORT 1) The Koss surprisingly is #1 in my book. They have ear clips that sit comfortably on my ears. Though the spongy earpads aren't the most comfortable surface in the world... the lightness makes it easy to forget that these headphones are on your head. 2) The Takstars are a rock solid #2. They have super cushy pads. I heard them described as grandma's couch: ugly, yet comfortable (haha!). The headband has plenty of padding. The cans rest easily on your head. 3) The Monoprice feels like a plastic toy. They're light, which is a plus. But, they aren't comfortable by any means. The best I can say is that they aren't annoying. I've heard people complain about the three awkward lumps on the headband... but it didn't cause me any problems. 4) The Tascam's have round cups. Who has round ears? The clamp is pretty tight. It'd be good for your head (if you were an elf). They don't create a good seal... plus the pads are really stiff. PORTABILITY 1) Easy. Koss KSC75's. I can fit both drivers in the palm of one hand. 2) The Monoprice cups fold in toward the headband... they way over the ears should fold. 3) The Tascam's fold, but since there's no detachable cables... the cups end up spooning each other (haha!) 4) The Takstars do not fold... take em as they are... THE SOUND 1) The winner is KOOOOSSSSSS! The Koss KSC75 has the same drivers as the Koss Portapros. I own the Portapros. They hit a lil harder. But I love the KSC75's. They're open back. They have a great soundstage. I love watching movies with these cans. I clean around the house. And they're great for taking walks (you can actually hear when cars or joggers are creepin up on you). The mids are clean. The highs seem a bit compressed. The lows are surprising! They're tight & punchy... seriously wow! 2) The Monoprice are a big surprise too. I put them on my friends head yesterday. He's an audio enthusiast. He works at Best Buy and samples all sorts of high end equipment. I asked him how much he'd pay for this set. He said it sounded like a $100 can. Wow! Like the Koss, the Monoprice are known for their lows. The lows are powerful, but they bleed a lil into the mids. So, the mids become recessed in the mix. And the highs are rolled off. 3) The Tascam's, though they're #3, are very impressive. The Monoprice & the Tascam's in regards to sound are at a virtual tie. The bass is punchy, but doesn't extend too far. The highs are a lil weak... but that's the same for the Monoprice & the Koss. 4) The Takstars have a different sound signature then the other head sets. The best way I can explain it... is every time I put these on I feel like the sound is compressed. Now the cans are semi-open... so they're fun for movies. But when it comes to music... I'd much rather listen to the other 3. THE COST: 1) Koss KSC75: it costs $14.27 on Amazon. 2) Tascam TH-02: $15 on Amazon for the white one's. The black ones are $17.99. 3) Monoprice 8323: They cost $23.98 at Monoprice. They cost $40 on Amazon. 4) Takstar HI2050: I see it for $36.49 (the cheapeset) on Aliexpress. On Amazon they're $50. AWARDS: - The "Back to the Future" Award: This award goes to the Koss KSC75's. If they look like something from the 80's... it's cause they're actually from the 80's... if you check out the Portopro's... You can almost imagine Marty Mcfly wearing them. - The "Ghetto Superstar" Award: This award goes to the Tascam TH-02's. They're all white. It's so much white... I think i'd go blind. The lettering is in red. The cable, again, is almost neon red. Seriously, only a black guy could walk outside with these and make them look good. - The "Fisher Price" Award: This award goes to the Monoprice 8323's. They honestly look like plastic toys that kids would play with. You'd think it wouldn't work... it could pass as a fake set of cans (not boobs... gotcha... haha!). - The "Chinese Import" Award: This award goes to the Takstar HI2050's. Why? Cause they're from China stupid! Haha! FINAL NOTE: 1) If you want the Takstar's order them on Aliexpress. It'll take several weeks for it to get to you, but that's the cheapest price you'll get. 2) The Tascam TH-02 aren't made to replace the headband or the cable. But you can replace the ear pads. The headphone is soooo cheap.. it would benefit you to replace them. On Youtube, there's a guy who does speaker & headphone reviews. It's called Z Reviews. The idea for this sub $50 headphone challenge came from him. He put the NVX pads on them. But those cost $30... twice as much as the headphones... haha! Also, to ease the clamping pressure... I took these headphones & stretched them out by placing them on my speakers (i stretched the band and placed one ear cup on one side of the speaker & the other ear on the opposite side... I left it like that overnight... it stretched out the band so it wasn't clamping on my head too tightly. 3) The Monoprice, like the Tascam's, have ear pads that can be replaced. The guy on Z reviews replaced his Monoprice with Brainwavz HM-5 pads ($20). 4) The Koss KSC75's need a lil adjustment. If you want to bend the ear pads... here's the link that shows you how. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrg-tYpj5O0 Here's the Z review that goes over 3 of the 4 headphones I reviewed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjbwkUA2WIs CONCERNING THE KOSS KSC75's: Though these are the cheapest, these are my freakin favorites! I love these mini-cans... It's like flat asian jugs... But I love em. My only only concern is the durability. I hear stories of people breaking these all the time. But they're $15. Comfort & sound quality are my 2 most important check boxes. Well... CHECK & CHECK! So, CHECK them out! FOLLOW UP REVIEW (3/31/15) It's been 3 months. The right ear piece is going out. I do have myself to blame for this. I've been going to sleep with them. Which means they're getting twisted around while I sleep. But that was pretty fast. :(

They’ve got a cult following for a reason, yes, they really do sound that good, yes, they’re only $20, my brain can’t parse that conflict, if I’m in a quiet environment (or I want to deliberately annoy people in public ;) ) and want to just enjoy my music, I reach for the 75’s, yes, even over my Apple AirPods Pro 3’s, the 75’s sound better than the Pro3’s, but it doesn’t mean they’re a better all purpose option, they are open back, that gives them a wide, immersive soundstage, and actual imaging with sounds occupying physical positions in the soundstage, but if I need to shut out the outside world with ANC, they’re an abject failure, that’s where the Pro3’s shine… As a set of headphones for listening to music, 10/10, no, actually 12/10 when you bring the value into the equation… Plus, they’re the equivalent of ‘audio Legos’, my 75’s are on a KPH-40 headband, and has orange Yaxi pads, both upgrades are highly recommended, as they increase the convenience and usability

After my old headphones broke I had to get a new pair and had a hard time with it. I am a bit of a snob when it comes to sound quality after using my 100$ pair of USB plantronics for so long. They had amazing sound quality. I purchased a few pairs and ended up sending them back because they sounded like garbage. These were the 3rd ones that I got and I am very satisfied with them. They actually sound better than my 100$ ones. I am giving them a 4/5 for a few minor reasons that I will list as pros and cons. Pros: -Sound quality and depth. If you are an audio snob like I am you won't be let down with the amount of base and clarity you get with these. -Price. These were around 10 dollars cheaper than the ones I ended up returning and far superior. -Comfort. I wear these while I work, clean and exercise and they haven't slipped off yet. The metal clip is surrounded by a thin layer of tough, flexible plastic that you just clip onto your ear. Simple and effective technology. Cons: -Portability. More easily portable than standard headphones but not as good as ear buds. I take my laptop to work with me and I put these headphones inside the bag. They fit okay and all, but they get tangled very easily and I feel like I have to be careful with them because they could break. While I am working and a customer approaches I have to take them off and put them in my pocket. They fit, but again I feel like I have to be careful so I don't break them. -Ease of Use. This was probably the most silly and stupid flaw of these headphones. It does not specify which side is left and right. I had to plug them into the computer and run a program to tell me which was which. As an audio snob it is important to listen to music the way it was created. So you don't want to mix the sides up. So I got a marker and put a little L on one and a R on the other. Took a few minutes, but no longer an issue. -Reliability. One of the clips popped off after a few weeks of use. It is bonded together at a tiny pivot with cheap plastic and it snapped. But it wasn't an issue because I guess they were prepared for something like that and you can just pop it back into place without that pivot actually being connected. But as I stated earlier I really feel like I have to be careful all the time with these because they look like they could break easily. So that's that. Sound quality, comfort and price 5/5. Appearance and reliability 4/5. Portability and ease of use 3/5. So all in all 4/5. Hope this helped.

Les écouteurs n'isolent pas bien du bruit lorsque l'on écoute de la musique notamment, et ne tiennent pas fermement sur l'oreille. A choisir, autant plutôt investir dans un bon casque audio.

Even after having owned multiple hundred dollars worth of headphones I can honestly say that KSC75 is the most fun pair of earphones I've ever owned. I bought them with a very clear usecase in mind - to use them with a Quest 2 VR headset as its internal speakers leave a lot to be desired, but I ended up spending a lot of time using these for much more than just VR. They sound more fun than IEMs when paired with a portable player, they sound more fun than Audio-Technica cans when paired with the computer, they're better than anything else I've tried for work calls (provided that you have a separate microphone). They also might be the best headphones for VR, I am having a hell of a pleasant time playing Beat Saber now that I have these. Honestly, they're so cheap that I don't see a reason to not just buy them, and hear what I'm talking about firsthand.

A little fiddly to put on, but comfortable for long sessions, and they sound great! Cable length is fine, and there's no noice cancellation to speak of as they are open ear. Solidly built, but the real prize is the guarantee - If they break, Koss will replace them, for life.

I love these , they are amazing for what they are , these earphones are the most comfortable earphones I’ve ever used and the sound quality is so crisp and clear , however it lacks any sort of sub-bass , so don’t expect to play music on it , this is mainly for people who want something they can wear for long hours and get good sound quality , it is a little pricy for what it is , and quality feels fine , the packaging could’ve been better

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