Wow! Very interesting solution... Question for you: the KDEs come with a custom leather case and a form fit foam cutout holder/ cable winder - how do these ear hooks interact with the foam? Can you still use the foam with these? Did you need to modify them to fit in the case?

Ack! I'm reading this on Saturday night, from Sunnyvale - I MISSED IT!!! AARRGGHH! And I literally just finished my latest headphone project (search "Halloween")... Darn. Soooo wish I could have been there and shared some of my project stuff with y'all. Next Time.

Slick JVC can design - L: cans pivoted out; R: cans pivoted in. Pads are also angled in fore/aft, this shows wider back side Combined with ultra-low weight, overall comfort is excellent. I'm betting pads are standard size/easily upgradeable as well. Only thing missing is a nice sheepskin wrap...

L: Koss wiring looks perfectly factory through JVC wire leads. Koss volume control a plus; R: Another look at the "naked" Koss drivers; notice the slightly angled driver offset within the housing

L: Very good looking body upon which to graft a new BRAIN (notice JVC and Koss logos together); R: Attractive and terrific Koss Titanium drivers "naked" through JVC spider supports

So, for Halloween, I decided to do a small audio project - to BRING the DEAD back to LIFE! Perhaps worse than dead, take a dull, lifeless sounding headphone and turn it into a real killer... The Victim: I found a clearance JVC HA-RX330 at my local Fry's for the undead price of $4.99! I snatched...

Hi - I just wrote a quick review of the Hinge on the other thread (I don't know how to cross-connect them) A STEAL at $15, and superb if you EQ down the bass below 60hz...

A hilariously unexpected update: these Polk Hinge headphones are simply spectacular for listening to... College Football Marching Band recordings! My example is "Hail To Thee - The Cal Band Centennial Recording 1891-1991". I find marching band recordings tend to run thin, and rarely capture the...

No kidding, I just picked up a pair of these Polk Hinge headphones for $15 on Craig's List - wow! Extremely high quality headgear - leather ear pads, leather top trim and plush padded leatherette where it touches your noggin. Machined aluminum joints, and an air of quality about them. All told...

You're right - I should have said "identical driver housings and plastic grilles." And yes, the PortaPro's use clear mylar drivers (same as the KSC35), while the KSC75's have metal-coated drivers (similar to the KTXPRO1, with different housings). interestingly, all three drivers have identical...

Greetings,   I found a pair of these KTXPRO1's  in the desk drawer! Apparently my wife had bought a pair of these a few years ago, and forgotten about them... the pads had disintegrated, but the rest of the unit was in pristine condition.   So, I have a secret for you with these KTXPRO1's -...

I owned the silver version a few years ago, and seemed to recall they were large, with some finicky placement issues, but sounded good for the price once they burned in - I wound up giving them to my son to "get him started in the right way."   Turns out an ad just popped up from Monoprice on...

Update to my last post: Three months later, I have some pretty good other headphones (Pioneer SE-A1000, Sony MD-VR6, Koss Nighthawks <my name for Portapros with the Kramer mods, plus Parts Express headband> and Koss Blackbirds <KSC-75s in Nighthawk configuration>) and I still just can't listen...

Greetings, As I mentioned on the sister thread here, I just picked up a pair of brand new, in box Koss KDE250's for,  $50 on eBay.  Initial impressions:   - upon opening the box, I was struck by the very high quality feel of the entire unit - the leather case, the custom foam "wrapper" to...

Kind of thrilled - I just scored a pair of these on eBay - like new, open box - for $50 - I've been interested in the tech, but as several of you have eluded to, "price was a barrier" - but not here!  Once I get these and break 'em in, I'll come back with a review...