[waynes world]

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oh i have a donor headband from a coby set.  They work great with a little moddification but the portapro's are just a classic look.  

That they are! You are a dedicated Koss-head my friend!

 

[julian67]

For anyone in the UK who wants one of these cheap headbands it can be found for £0.99 + £1.99 postage on ebay. Orange Lightweight Stereo Headphones Adjustable Headband Cheap School Office



Quite a lot of other people and stores sell them. The product part number is A070B so if you google "a070b headphone uk" you'll find a choice. Sometimes these are branded as Altai. I bought mine from the ebay seller linked above and they were delivered on time (just now). The KSC75 clip right into the headband as expected and it works nicely. You can have the drivers a little lower and more forward than is possible with the clips so you no longer have that feeling that the music is above and behind as the positioning is now the same as with a conventional headphone.

These also look just right with my iRiver H140:

 

[waynes world]

Good of you to mention those!

 

[jmoore914]

KSC75s are awesome! 
I love these little babies
For $15,  the sound coming out of these is unbelievable
Pretty great  soundstage, clarity, and instrument separation 
 
I'm still burning them in but I haven't noticed too much of a difference (~30 hrs of burn in)
I also Kramer modded them but didn't notice a huge difference
I did initially dent the diaphragm but was able to fix it by sucking it back out with a straw
 
The clips do start to hurt my ears after a while so I ordered a pait of Sportapros and I'm gonna stick them in the headband
And as a bonus I'll have another pair of KSC35s to play and compare with!

 

[waynes world]

^ Awesome! 

 
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The clips do start to hurt my ears after a while so I ordered a pait of Sportapros and I'm gonna stick them in the headband
And as a bonus I'll have another pair of KSC35s to play and compare with!

 
Also awesome! After doing these mods to the sportapro's, I am kind of digging keeping them intact, and keeping the ksc75's on the parts express headband (which looks to be the same as the headband that Julian posted above).
 
Either way, lots of fun options with the great, cheap headphones!
 
Edit: speaking of dimples on the driver, my avatar is showing the same thing. It's almost impossible NOT to put dimples in those drivers! Just breathing on them dimples them lol.

 

[utdeep]

Is there any compact way to protect the KSC-75s?  I love the Koss Lifetime Warranty, but I hate being away from the Koss KSC-75s while they send me a new pair.
 
I'd rather keep them protected.  However, the case you can get for them is too big.  I want a more compact hard case that I can use for the headphones.  Any thoughts?

 

[julian67]

Is there any compact way to protect the KSC-75s?  I love the Koss Lifetime Warranty, but I hate being away from the Koss KSC-75s while they send me a new pair.

I'd rather keep them protected.  However, the case you can get for them is too big.  I want a more compact hard case that I can use for the headphones.  Any thoughts?

I bought a hard shell camera case for £1.

 

[TekeRugburn]

^ Awesome! 

Also awesome! After doing these mods to the sportapro's, I am kind of digging keeping them intact, and keeping the ksc75's on the parts express headband (which looks to be the same as the headband that Julian posted above).

Either way, lots of fun options with the great, cheap headphones!

Edit: speaking of dimples on the driver, my avatar is showing the same thing. It's almost impossible NOT to put dimples in those drivers! Just breathing on them dimples them lol.

The dimples affect the sound. To remedy them blow really really hard through the vents on the back of the clips. It should pop them out or atleast most of them.

 

[waynes world]

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The dimples affect the sound. To remedy them blow really really hard through the vents on the back of the clips. It should pop them out or atleast most of them.

 
I also managed to accidentally rip the cable out of that pair, so they are no more and I'm using another pair. That's good to know though for future reference! Thanks.

 

[cheuh]

I recently got a pair of these but ended up returning them. They sounded good for $15 - $20 bucks, but I had some weird distortion on mine.
 
Does anyone hear chirping/whistling distortion noises when playing songs with deep sub-bass frequencies at louder volumes? Did I get a defective unit or is it just a limitation of these drivers?

 

[julian67]

It possibly indicates trying to drive them without powerful enough amplification and causing clipping. What were you using them with?

These are not the most sensitive earphones and impedance is relatively high. They aren't ideally suited to devices with low ouput.

 

[cheuh]

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It possibly indicates trying to drive them without powerful enough amplification and causing clipping. What were you using them with?

These are not the most sensitive earphones and impedance is relatively high. They aren't ideally suited to devices with low ouput.

 
I used them with a Fiio E11 amp and ipod touch. I could hear distortion and clipping even when amped.

 

[Hutnicks]

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I used them with a Fiio E11 amp and ipod touch. I could hear distortion and clipping even when amped.

I run mine off an E11 (amongst other things) and have never run into distortion. Any chance you have some foreign matter in the driver compartment?

 

[cheuh]

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I run mine off an E11 (amongst other things) and have never run into distortion. Any chance you have some foreign matter in the driver compartment?

 
I didn't check the drivers for any stuck hairs or anything. They were brand new though.....I just assumed they were defective out of the box or it was just a limitation of the driver.
 
Can you make them clip at all? I could easily get them to clip when I raised on the volume on the E11 on bass heavy songs.

 

[utdeep]

I know that my Koss KSC 35 would start clipping when there was a problem with the wiring.  Happened every few years after heavy use.  It never, ever had any issues otherwise.