[grndslm]

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Originally Posted by trains are bad /img/forum/go_quote.gif Where can you buy them nowadays? I can't find them locally, and some have a volume adjuster in the cord. I have a pair already but I lost a clip. What's this about a headband mod?

I had only found them at Circuit City & Radio Shack before, but I'd still prefer to buy them online.

Amazon sells them, and somebody else just found a link to a strange company that I prolly wouldn't buy from...but they were like $12. Best I've found from somebody I *know* will ship (even tho it could take 'em a few weeks, supposedly they're on backorder... prolly from me posting this link all over head-fi, and they jacked up the price 2 more $$ to $17: http://www.academicsuperstore.com/ma...?PartNo=751286

I think I'd prolly rather buy 2 from Amazon to save on shipping!

 

[grndslm]

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Originally Posted by buddhashenglong /img/forum/go_quote.gif ill-conceived specialty crackers. I laughed til my ribs hurt.

That's not funny that someone would sacrifice KSC bass for these ill-conceived specialty crackers and off-brand soda. I actually cried when I read that... on the inside.

 

[ericj]

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Originally Posted by buddhashenglong /img/forum/go_quote.gif ill-conceived specialty crackers. I laughed til my ribs hurt.

What, you don't like the Cool Ranch flavor Cheez-its?

 

[grndslm]

Now now... Cool Ranch is not ill-conceived. I guess I could give up some bass for Cool Ranch Cheez-its!

 

[ericj]

It's not really that the CV130 is bass shy, it just doesn't have the same bass feel as a KSC75.

 

[TonePusher]

Yes they are! I used mine last night while working out, and just got reminded how good they are.

 

[pentachris]

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Originally Posted by trains are bad /img/forum/go_quote.gif What's this about a headband mod?

Linkage.

 

[tbonner1]

Yes and they can be improved with the impedance adaptor.

 

[captian73]

are the ksc75 really that good, because in the uk they're going for peanuts.

i've brought the porta pro and although overall the sound is fuller than the px100/200, the sennheiser is better on clarity.

 

[Nagasaki_Kid]

How does the ksc75 compare to a non titanium coated 60 ohm. I have been listening to a pair of ford mac5 off ebay which got fro 12 bucks (worst buy because each pair had a defectve driver till I frankstien a workng pair out of the two with my soldiering iron) and they are pretty good buy not that impressive upgrade from Coby CVH42(40mm driver which I thought was $2 well spent from biglots). 'm not saying that they suck I'm just saying dollar headphones to coby cvh42 gave more of a wow than upgrading from cvh42 to mac5

Basically is ksc75 a big improvemant from mac5?

 

[ricmat]

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Originally Posted by BIG POPPA /img/forum/go_quote.gif KSC-75's are king of the CHEAPO'S. MS-1's win the next tier.

Couldn agree more! that's it!

 

[Klarus]

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Originally Posted by CAvanessia /img/forum/go_quote.gif the KSC75s will not be better than higher end headphones, but what is the maximum potential of these ksc75s? suppose we have an imod and a good amp. mine are recabled and kramer modded. they are very good, but i'm thinking about upgrading to alessandro MS-1's.

An imod+amp is way overkill if all you're using is kramer-modded KSC75s. If you can afford an imod+amp (I think I'd rather just get an iAudio X5 or what's-the-most-expensive DAP...gah, can't remember and I'm lazy), you could at least get some X3s.

But modded (or just stock) KSC75s are definitely still the best for the price. I think I could live with just them and X3s and be mostly happy, and I think most people (not most people here, naturally) would be too. They should really just package all DAPs with KSC75s, honestly! Or put just a skosh more R/D into making somewhat more decent packaged buds/etc. Am I right? At the prices people pay for a brand-new iPod, for example, it seems they could make better packaged buds to go with them. Sorry, that's another thread entirely.

 

[Klarus]

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Originally Posted by grndslm /img/forum/go_quote.gif Now now... Cool Ranch is not ill-conceived. I guess I could give up some bass for Cool Ranch Cheez-its!

Now this is the funniest quote of this thread!

I do have to second the opinions about the PX100--I've only heard them once, but it was obvious that they're a bit better than KSC75s (but with a similar sound flavor). KSC75s edge them because of the price point, I think.