any way to make the KSC75s look better?

[filipelli]

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Originally Posted by DS21 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was a little bit miffed when I realized that the KSC-75 is an all-new housing, and not just a tacky piece attached to a nice-looking KSC-35 housing a la KSC-50. What I did to make mine marginally better-looking was ditch the ugly and less comfortable earclip piece for the thin black earclips of my dead KSC-35's, but no matter what the KSC-75 is going to be an ugly little thing. Probably the single best audiophile value out there, though.

haha I did just the opposite of you DS21...I put the moldable earclips of the ksc75 on my beloved ksc35s...what resulted was a beautiful pair of headphones that had the best of both worlds...my ksc75s were meant to be recabled but I have yet to learn how to do so...so now they just sit on the sidelines..

perhaps to improve...paint the metal housing? i know a lot of head-fiers here are very scared to do so for fear of damaging the drivers...it's worth a try though since the ksc75s are so inexpensive and available..

 

[jdimitri]

Grow your hair

 

[vegaman]

I have a feeling that head-fi'ers are the only people that would pay a lot attention to headphones, and even then most don't really care what they look like.
I have no problem walking around with HD414 pads (undyed) on my MS-1's, and as Dept_of_Alchemy said, the uglier they are, the less likely you are to get mugged.

 

[SweetAdeline]

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Originally Posted by jdimitri /img/forum/go_quote.gif Grow your hair

Heh, that's what I did.

I don't really think they are that ugly. They are too small to be that ugly.

 

[cratskomodo]

is there anywhere to get the ksc35's in stores?

 

[ChickenGod]

They are discontinued

 

[M0T0XGUY]

How to make the KSC-75's look better? Check out this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=232084

 

[lt.milo]

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Originally Posted by Dept_of_Alchemy /img/forum/go_quote.gif When I go somewhere shady, I wear the KSC75 rather than the PX100, these will never get stolen and will actually decrease your chance of getting mugged. Koss should put this in their ads...

ha, sounds like my pk2's!

actually now that I think about it, these do have quite a bit in common.

 

[cratskomodo]

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Originally Posted by ChickenGod /img/forum/go_quote.gif They are discontinued

ahhhh that sucks.

 

[Inkmo]

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Originally Posted by cratskomodo /img/forum/go_quote.gif is there anywhere to get the ksc35's in stores?

sadly no. Last 35s I saw were when creative labs liquidated their NOS on ebay. I wish I'd bought two as my left driver's cable is disconnecting and I'm afraid to work on the thing myself. FWIW, the 35 shines with amplification I've found. The highs are recessed in comparison to the 75, and so it is not preferable for simple portable use. Also, they're getting rare.

 

[Ace o' Spades]

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Originally Posted by cratskomodo /img/forum/go_quote.gif hey. ive been checking out these phones and heard a lot of good reviews about them. but they dont exactly look that good. anyone know any mods or such to make them look at least somewhat better so that i dont look like a loser wearing them in the street? thanks.

I sharpied mine black.

They smell like a sharpie now tho.

 

[scottiebabie]

how to make the ksc75 look better?

easy! toss the koss and get a AT ES7. even the ladies will give u a big thumbs up!!!

 

[cratskomodo]

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Originally Posted by Ace o' Spades /img/forum/go_quote.gif I sharpied mine black. They smell like a sharpie now tho.

how do they look?
you got a pic of em i can see?