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Originally Posted by YamiTenshi
My suggestion is to wait for the KSC75 and try them out first. Grados and Koss have a similar sound signature so if you don't like the KSC75 then you might want to try something else.
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I agree with YamiT that the grados and Koss have similar sound signatures. If you look around via search, you will find references to the KSC-35 being a "mini Grado 225." These are two well regarded headphones from each company. New, about a 170$ difference. The 75's sound (supposedly) quite similar to the 35's. Anyways... getting to my point/$.02...
I had a buddy looking for some good headphones, without spending too terribly much (50$ max). I let him listen to my porta pro 2's, which he didn't really like. (To my knowledge, same driver as the KSC-35/Porta Pro/Sporta Pro). I let him try grado sr-80's, hf-1's (both out of his range), among other things (including older koss ksc-50's). Never was a huge fan.
Along came a great deal through iRiver, in which I got some free Sennheiser PX100's. I let him listen to those (which are quite a bit different from the PortaPro2's), and he loved them. (I didn't get them back for a few hours at work). Within a couple weeks, he had a pair of his own. Wears them so much, he's already had to replace the pads.
I had another buddy, good friend of both of ours. I let him check out the PP2's and PX100's at the same time. He wasn't impressed with the Senns at all, but LOVED the koss cans. He ended up with some RatShack KTX-1's within a couple weeks (again, same driver, IIRC), and really digs them.
So, even in the lower end, its easy to find big differences in sound signatures of different companies and styles. Some like one, some like the other, some like them both (all).
I think this ended up being a sleepy/long winded/anecdotal version of what others have said, and per usual, its past bed time, and I'm all over the place.
Good luck with your audio adventures... and hope that you listen to any super high end gear... its just bad for your wallet... it really is... I'm broke.
**BRENT**