[djray]

Thanks for the quick review, Zerousen.

About your regular KSC75, did you mod the MMCX connector yourself? If so, would you be willing to make one for me

 

[Zerousen]

Thanks for the quick review, Zerousen.

About your regular KSC75, did you mod the MMCX connector yourself? If so, would you be willing to make one for me

I did, it was a bit of a small project of mine since the only other person I could find who was willing charged me for a ridiculous amount. PM me and we can talk about it.

 

[katzolik]

I got my KSC75X today and they sound superb!

But when i play something with more bass impact in reasonable volumes the whole thing distorts really bad and makes a chirping sound when vocals are mixed with bass.. is this a known flaw or are mine bad?

(Test it with Ariana Grande - God is woman)
Especially bad in this song.

Thanks guys!

 

[thebluebulk]

I got my KSC75X today and they sound superb!

But when i play something with more bass impact in reasonable volumes the whole thing distorts really bad and makes a chirping sound when vocals are mixed with bass.. is this a known flaw or are mine bad?

(Test it with Ariana Grande - God is woman)
Especially bad in this song.

Thanks guys!

Yes, I have several pairs and they all have trouble with loud or impactful bass. Currently listening to Pink Floyd Echoes KSC75 with partsexpress headband. magical.

 

[SuperLuigi]

Has anyone tried the Koss lifetime warranty without sending in the ear clips?

I tossed my ear clips away a long time ago, so I'm not sure if they'll send me a replacement if I tried to send them in.

Personally, i've found that buying these on sale costs about as much as doing a warranty when factoring in shipping.

 

[Nick-s-f]

Came in here to show some love for the KSC75. Done the Kramer mod to the grill on mine, owned them since January 2018. After spending several years in 'mid-fi hell', I'm kicking myself for not trying them out sooner. They best 90% of the headphones I've heard.

 

[Zerousen]

 

[waynes world]

Came in here to show some love for the KSC75. Done the Kramer mod to the grill on mine, owned them since January 2018. After spending several years in 'mid-fi hell', I'm kicking myself for not trying them out sooner. They best 90% of the headphones I've heard.

Excellent! And if you love a bit more bass, try the sportapro drivers (or portapro/ksc35 drivers - same thing) with the kramer mod, and on the parts express headband. That's probably my most used pair of headphone due various factors (including great sound).

 

[Nick-s-f]

Excellent! And if you love a bit more bass, try the sportapro drivers (or portapro/ksc35 drivers - same thing) with the kramer mod, and on the parts express headband. That's probably my most used pair of headphone due various factors (including great sound).

I got the parts express headband, but still prefer the ear clips, they're extremely well-engineered and never cause discomfort, even after several hours.

The bass is just about perfect, there is maybe a small amount of distortion, but its actually super enjoyable. The grill has four 5/32'' holes around the edges to increase bass output, and the bass is very dynamic and forward. One surprise is the bass reaches
down to around 60hz, adds a nice bit of reverb to the sound. These 75's can go extremely loud with zero glare or sibilance, Koss did a great job engineering the driver.

The stock foam pads are pretty nice as well, no desire to try the PX200 pads as some on this thread have said they mud the sound up.

 

[waynes world]

I got the parts express headband, but still prefer the ear clips, they're extremely well-engineered and never cause discomfort, even after several hours.

The bass is just about perfect, there is maybe a small amount of distortion, but its actually super enjoyable. The grill has four 5/32'' holes around the edges to increase bass output, and the bass is very dynamic and forward. One surprise is the bass reaches
down to around 60hz, adds a nice bit of reverb to the sound. These 75's can go extremely loud with zero glare or sibilance, Koss did a great job engineering the driver.

The stock foam pads are pretty nice as well, no desire to try the PX200 pads as some on this thread have said they mud the sound up.

You are set then! Welcome to the Giant Killer club

 

[thamasha69]

Excellent! And if you love a bit more bass, try the sportapro drivers (or portapro/ksc35 drivers - same thing) with the kramer mod, and on the parts express headband. That's probably my most used pair of headphone due various factors (including great sound).

I am listening to KSC35 on Parts Express headband right now w/ VE Odyssey on my laptop and I am so impressed by this simple, inexpensive setup. I have no desire right now to seek any other on-ear/over-ear headphones...though I suppose after hearing any of the Koss PortaPro/KSC75/KSC35 I kinda just stopped there on my head-fi journey

 

[thamasha69]

They scale so well with better gear- I can't believe how good this sounds.

 

[DJtheAudiophile]

Anyone have a link to the original parts express headband?

 

[Nick-s-f]

Anyone have a link to the original parts express headband?

This is one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002KQZJS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Not sure if others exist, but it fits mine.

 

[rodel808]

Love my pair (Massdrop version). Attempted to add some mmcx connector though not as clean as the ones I see here. I also modded a Sony ex750bt bluetooth headphone with male mmcx connector. Together they make the perfect headphones for when I go on a ride on my bicycle. I'm still able to hear my surroundings and music.



Ksc75 are much more comfortable. Sound wise... Let's just say the i4 is not about 150x better