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!

Recently, I purchased a pair of Panasonic RP-HJE-120 in-ear earbuds, which I reviewed elsewhere on Amazon.com. As I mentioned in my review, they have excellent sound. But although they are comfortable, they still make me feel as if my ears are stuffed up, and I can barely hear myself talking while I'm wearing them. So I wanted something that would provide less noise isolation, yet at the same time offer comfort and good sound quality at a reasonable price. So after reading all the favorable reviews on the Koss KSC75 ear clip headphones, I went ahead and bought a pair. I must say that these are the most comfortable headphones I have ever tried. The foam-padded earcups rest comfortably against my ears and do not block out ambient noise like in-ear earbuds. The ear clips slip on and off easily, although the earcups sometimes inadvertently snap off, as other reviewers have mentioned. This is not a big problem because they snap back onto the clips easily. And they sound great. The sound is more open and spacious than that of the Panasonic earbuds, with crisp highs, clear mids and solid, but not boomy bass. Many reviewers have commented that the bass is lacking, but I discovered a very simple technique to enhance it. Just slip a sports headband over the earcups and position the front of the headband over your forehead. The flexible headband will apply slight pressure to the earcups to improve the bass response. If the headband is too loose, you can use a safety pin or two to take up some slack and make it fit more snuggly. If you wear these headphones while working out like I do, the headband will not only absorb perspiration from your forehead, but it will keep the earcups more securely in place and press the earcups more snuggly against your ears to really bring out the bass. There is really no need to remove the earcups from the clips and attach them to a metal headband, as some reviewers have suggested. For about $15, they are a great value. The headphone market is cluttered with all kinds of garbage from fly-by-night companies looking to cash in on the popularity of personal music players and smart phones. But Koss has been around for over half a century and is one of the few American companies left from the early days of hi-fi, so they have a rich legacy. The KSC75 uses the same drivers as the company's well-regarded PortaPro headphones, which have been on the market for years. In short, the KSC75 is a great-sounding, comfortable headphone at a bargain price from a company reknown for its headphones. What more could you ask for?

Lives up to the hype. Didn't disappoint. I always, ALWAYS loved this specific headphone design. It solves the space issue of traditional headphones while not being disgusting, ear-ache inducing, and difficult to get a good fit like earbuds are. I wish it was a lot more popular so we got more variety of options and maybe some good wireless options instead the only existing wireless ones being drop-shipped garbage... and the wireless option koss also offers which is apparently really bad for some reason despite these being fantastic. Just need more ear clip headphones in my life. Build quality is a bit sketch tho. But that's what you get for good audio at a cheap price. You're more or less buying great audio drivers in as cheap a shell as they could manage to crank the costs down. Maybe look up some DIY crafty options to keep the cable from disintegrating at the point it connects to the headphones. I did that to mine before even trying it stock cus I heard ahead of time the cable's connection isn't the most durable thing.

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.

It is getting harder and harder to find earclip headphones. I had gone to Radio Shack, Best Buy and other electronics stores, only to be met with rows upon rows of earbuds like what comes with iPods, the "DJ style" headphone that is huge and colorful, and the $300 earphones by some music producer that is not my concern. I can't stand having the earbuds INSIDE my ear, and if I do find one that doesn't start hurting in 30 minutes, they tend to fall out with any introduction of moisture or sweat. Thankfully, Amazon (best site to spend all my money!) has a good choice of this style of earphones, and for a great price. I ordered two different sets and brands because the price was so low, and if I couldn't find them in the future, I might as well get two now. It took a few days to come - most likely because of the different vendors - and they have arrived. The earphones come with all sorts of literature which makes it a formal purchase! The phones are quite large, and "spacey"-looking, with the silver color, chrome arm, and large vents. But that might be because they sound so good. Deep bass, rich highs. The phone itself is on a rotating pivot which is good for large ears, but for smaller ears like mine, tends to be a little loose, hence my 4-star rating. But in all, for the price and sound, these are highly recommended. Get them now before they might not be available anymore! That is, unless Apple picks up the design, in which case everyone in the world will be wearing them :) I also bought a set of the Phillips earclips, which I will place a review for on, respectively. UPDATE: 4 years after I bought my KSC75's, I finally lost a clip for one side. They come off occasionally, but are easy to put back on. Now I have one with a paperclip to keep it on my ear. Because these are the best headphones ever. They still sound great, and in the past 4 years, I have lost them in the woods, dropped them in the pool, and stepped on them multiple times. Like I said, if you can retrieve the clip, these guys will be your best friends. 2ND UPDATE: Even though these are still my favorite earphones to work and workout with, I've noticed that, because of the heft of the magnets inside, the wires going into the body of the earphone tend to come loose and thus lose sound. I work in freight, so they get banged around a lot and can't ask for more, but just to let you know that if you are rough on them, the first thing to go is the connection from wire to speaker. Still the best, though! 3RD UPDATE: Get a bit of silicone and put a dab on the area where the headphone cord goes into the body of the headphone - on both sides - as this will add strength to the pull from the outside world.

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. :(

At around a $19 price point for comfort and sound these headphones are pretty much unbeatable. Given my tinnitus I have problems With earbuds and some headphones and after much trial and error and a lot of wasted money I can honestly say these are the best I have found for a comfortable long use great sounding headphone, especially given they are $19 sometimes even cheaper if you can find them on sale. I have heard a small amount of people complain about the weight of them on their ears which is surprising to me given how light they are I have never had this problem and find them to be far more comfortable than headphones or earbuds and have genuinely forgotten I was wearing them before. The only two negatives I have to say which aren't necessarily negatives is one they might pinch a little when you first try them on so you will probably need to bend the cuff to the shape of your ear, but after doing that a few times these are the most comfortable headphones I own now. the second thing given the open ear nature of the headphone you won't hear the base as well, It's there you just won't hear it unless you get something that will press it against your ear like a headband (which you can buy from a third party) but there are pros and cons either way with the bass. Cons of wearing them stock are I Wouldn't necessarily recommend them for rap and hip hop but even without any modifications they still have a decent bass sound, maybe not enough for some of the audiophiles out there. the pros If you wear them stock you don't really lose anything on your highs and mids so they are good for every other type of music and great for Youtube and podcasts especially where ear fatigue would be a consideration. where I would also highly recommend them surprisingly is for gaming they have great directional awareness, and because the lack of bass you can hear sound cues more effectively. There is no microphone in the cord for anyone wondering although I have seen variations of these with a microphone But I would just get yourself a separate mic if you want to play with others when you use these. They are open ear design obviously not noise canceling but they work well if you need to hear your surroundings. I don't know if I would take them out on a jog or not but they work very well at a desk if you need to hear what's going on around you. I never write reviews unless I really hate a product or really like it, and I cannot stress this enough You will be shocked at how good these sound for $19 and I would highly recommend you check them out. Or maybe if you just wanna break from earbuds and headphone clamp either way they're definitely worth the purchase.

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

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.

Min son tycker jättemycket om dessa och använda när han spelar.

This is a fery good product and I recommend them 👌 I like it

For the price you can’t beat it. Very comfortable and the sound quality is great. They don’t fall off, as they hook around your ears. I don’t notice them on as to the insert ones .. example “iPods”