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So I was at my local RatShack, looking for KSC75's, but the only version they had were the $25 ones with the volume control. Those were too much and I only had ten bucks with me. I came across these right above the KSC75's there:
TOTALLY COOL! Clearly marketed towards small children, and if you thought that bag looked silly, there was a blue bag too with a picture of a "totally rad" screaming little boy. So here they are in all their glory out of the bag. You might notice that they don't have any marking of which is left and which is right (what?). The clips aren't detachable either, they're part of the whole top half of the shell:
Here's me wearing them. You can't really see them on me because it's a blurry picture and my hair's covering them, but whatever. I don't feel like taking a picture that doesn't suck so if you want to know what they look like, and haven't seen yourself wearing KSC75's, here's a picture.
And here are some CLIPZ!
And, of course, this is Head-Fi. So what Head-Fi thread would be complete without a dissection and anatomy of the headphones in question?
The top cover just clips on with four small clips on either side. You can kinda see it in that photo there, it's not the best picture though. Here's the driver:
Koss is the best. I love how easy it is to recable all their headphones.
SOUND
Comparing these to KSC-75's:
KSC-75
Frequency Response: 20-25,000 Hz
Impedance @ 1kHz: 60 ohms
Ear Coupler Type: Earpad
Connector Type: 1/8"
Acoustic Seal: Open
Cord Length: 50 in.
CLIPZ
Frequency Response: 50-20,000 Hz
Impedance @ 1kHz: 32 ohms
Ear Coupler Type: Earpad
Connector Type: 1/8"
Acoustic Seal: Closed
Cord Length: 48 in.
As far as sound goes, I'm sure most of you know how KSC-75's sound. I don't have KSC-75's for myself yet, but I can compare these CLIPZ
to KSC-75's from memory. I tested these out with "One of These Days" by Pink Floyd, in 192kbps LAME MP3. The bass sounded nearly as good as they did on KSC-75's (unmodded and unamped). The highs were rolled off, and the guitar sounded kind of muddy. But, what do you expect? I paid four bucks for these.
In retrospect, i'm not sure if I should have bought two pairs of these. I mean, they were a whopping four dollars each. Sure burned a hole in my pocket.
So, in conclusion, buy these if you need a pair of headphones for under ten bucks, or don't really want your little kid running around with your RS-1's.
Edit: Listening to Why?'s "Speech Bubbles" with these now. The drums sound kind of crappy. Even the volume up/down sound on the Powerbook now sounds a little funky too. These do not use the same drivers as the KSC-75. Everything sounds kind of tinny. I don't think these are even worth recabling that much. I think I'm just going to give them to my little sister.
Jesus. The speakers in the PowerBook G4 even sound refreshing after these.
TOTALLY COOL! Clearly marketed towards small children, and if you thought that bag looked silly, there was a blue bag too with a picture of a "totally rad" screaming little boy. So here they are in all their glory out of the bag. You might notice that they don't have any marking of which is left and which is right (what?). The clips aren't detachable either, they're part of the whole top half of the shell:
Here's me wearing them. You can't really see them on me because it's a blurry picture and my hair's covering them, but whatever. I don't feel like taking a picture that doesn't suck so if you want to know what they look like, and haven't seen yourself wearing KSC75's, here's a picture.
And here are some CLIPZ!
And, of course, this is Head-Fi. So what Head-Fi thread would be complete without a dissection and anatomy of the headphones in question?
The top cover just clips on with four small clips on either side. You can kinda see it in that photo there, it's not the best picture though. Here's the driver:
Koss is the best. I love how easy it is to recable all their headphones.
SOUND
Comparing these to KSC-75's:
KSC-75
Frequency Response: 20-25,000 Hz
Impedance @ 1kHz: 60 ohms
Ear Coupler Type: Earpad
Connector Type: 1/8"
Acoustic Seal: Open
Cord Length: 50 in.
CLIPZ
Frequency Response: 50-20,000 Hz
Impedance @ 1kHz: 32 ohms
Ear Coupler Type: Earpad
Connector Type: 1/8"
Acoustic Seal: Closed
Cord Length: 48 in.
As far as sound goes, I'm sure most of you know how KSC-75's sound. I don't have KSC-75's for myself yet, but I can compare these CLIPZ
In retrospect, i'm not sure if I should have bought two pairs of these. I mean, they were a whopping four dollars each. Sure burned a hole in my pocket.
So, in conclusion, buy these if you need a pair of headphones for under ten bucks, or don't really want your little kid running around with your RS-1's.
Edit: Listening to Why?'s "Speech Bubbles" with these now. The drums sound kind of crappy. Even the volume up/down sound on the Powerbook now sounds a little funky too. These do not use the same drivers as the KSC-75. Everything sounds kind of tinny. I don't think these are even worth recabling that much. I think I'm just going to give them to my little sister.
Jesus. The speakers in the PowerBook G4 even sound refreshing after these.
