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Are Koss Classic Pro-4AA still worthwhile

post #1 of 3
11/30/11 at 8:35pm
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According to this review: http://www.amazon.com/review/R39ESMUEIVKJDY/ref=cm_cr_pr_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00004Z7G9&nodeID=&tag=&linkCode=#wasThisHelpful these are not what they once were, can anyone confirm?

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11/30/11 at 10:53pm

I picked up the Koss Pro-4AA earlier this year and it definitely sounds like a different model from the one i used to listen to as a child and teenager in the 1970s and 80s. It doesnt have that warm bassy without the thump detailed sound i remember the earlier version having.

 

It is still an amazing headphone. The treble on it is the most buetiful i have heard with a extremely detailed smooth as a whisper in a cold room clarity to it. So the reviewer is correct that it is very useful for vocal applications.

 

 If i want a more bassy sound i just turn up the bass on my Onkyo TX-8555 stereo reciever. Still the bass is nowhere like the original but it is there.

 

The Koss Pro-4AA also need quite a bit of burn in before they start to really open up aswell as plenty of power to sound good. No way they will sound decent off a portable device like an Ipod.

 

They're one of my favorites since i love treble and i use them for music and playing games. With games i was quite startled how i could actually feel myself turning in the game as the sounds would shift effortlessly as my ingame character turned to face the other side of the street in CRYSIS 2 or some forest in OBLIVION.

 

So yes these do seem like they're not the original version but they do stunning things i have not seen other headphones do to the same degree. Oh they are also heavy but since i use to lift weights deadlifting 350 pounds and squatting 372 i think i can manage the Koss Pro-4AA quite well :D


Edited by Hellbishop - 11/30/11 at 10:54pm
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post #3 of 3
12/1/11 at 10:57am
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Thanks these do look pretty sexy. Glad to hear that they're still worth the coin. I don't normally like to EQ the equipment I use, but I may make an exception if I get these. Thanks again for restoring confidence!


Edited by theCanadian - 12/1/11 at 10:58am
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