[VRacer-111]

The "needs to be braced" means gently pry and hold it wider with a nail or so, so that the driver pops out easier?

More like just support it to keep it from bending.... talking about the whole mounting piece tab with the Koss decal on it.

 

[pannayar]

Porta pro + yaxi pads + parts express band. Don't feel anything at all sitting on my head/ears, only happy listening

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Your head must be made of steel. That unpadded headband does not look comfortable. But it is for sure a lighweight stealth rig

 

[headphonesaddict123]

the left side part of my koss porta pro broke.... any ideas how should i fix it? with glue and/or epoxy?

 

[pannayar]

Your head must be made of steel. That unpadded headband does not look comfortable. But it is for sure a lighweight stealth rig

Haha, I barely notice anything going over my head. This parts express band seems "made for each other" for the koss headphones. I have all of my ppro, ksc75, sporta pro on this band now , except one ppro on stock.

 

[Blueshound24]

Your head must be made of steel. That unpadded headband does not look comfortable. But it is for sure a lighweight stealth rig

No worries with comfort with the Parts Express headband. It truly is so lightweight you will never feel it.

 

[VRacer-111]

Your head must be made of steel. That unpadded headband does not look comfortable. But it is for sure a lighweight stealth rig

It's not uncomfortable, but for me the Parts Express headband by itself is so thin that it doesn't want to stay in place on my head and eventually keeps sliding down. I fixed this by adding a leather strap/pad to them, not really much upgrade in comfort at all but keeps it in place MUCH better. It about doubles their weight though... LOL

 

[VRacer-111]

the left side part of my koss porta pro broke.... any ideas how should i fix it? with glue and/or epoxy?

What broke exactly, the headband or the driver housing? Any adhesive designed for ABS plastic should work if that's what needs to be joined. Alternatively there's the Parts Express headband....

 

[pannayar]

It's not uncomfortable, but for me the Parts Express headband by itself is so thin that it doesn't want to stay in place on my head and eventually keeps sliding down. I fixed this by adding a leather strap/pad to them, not really much upgrade in comfort at all but keeps it in place MUCH better. It about doubles their weight though... LOL

Nice. How did you get that leather thing in through that small hole? It seems you would have had to take the metal band off the black plastic it is connecting to?

 

[gerelmx1986]

I recently bought a pair of porta pros.coming from sony MDR-Z1R, which I consider my reference HP. To be honest I was expecting a letdown with the koss. I am impressed by the sound these things deliver considering their pricetag.

 

[VRacer-111]

Nice. How did you get that leather thing in through that small hole? It seems you would have had to take the metal band off the black plastic it is connecting to?

Yes, just need to take one of the sides off (remove the small round plastic stopper button) then slide on the strap/pad from one end. If you want to make your own strap/pad, use 3/16" sized holes and space them apart 6-3/4", this puts the holes right at the stopper bend point on the headband. Total length of the strap/pad is 7-3/4" (1/2" from center of hole to outer edge) and width is right at 1-1/2" in the middle and tapers to 1" at the ends...

 

[pannayar]

Yes, just need to take one of the sides off (remove the small round plastic stopper button) then slide on the strap/pad from one end. If you want to make your own strap/pad, use 3/16" sized holes and space them apart 6-3/4", this puts the holes right at the stopper bend point on the headband. Total length of the strap/pad is 7-3/4" (1/2" from center of hole to outer edge) and width is right at 1-1/2" in the middle and tapers to 1" at the ends...

Beautiful. Colors too. I suppose they are the ppro and the ksc75 with the yaxi

 

[BugmenAndBoxes]

So I got the KSC75 recently and they are amazing but I would like to try what a warmer version of those would sound like, should I go with these or the KPH30i? I was thinking HD600-type of sound

 

[gerelmx1986]

So I got the KSC75 recently and they are amazing but I would like to try what a warmer version of those would sound like, should I go with these or the KPH30i? I was thinking HD600-type of sound

Yhe porta pros sound warm yo me with the right dash of treble, hence my perceived lack of sparkly high trebles with certain tracks

 

[VRacer-111]

If you have Porta Pro and Project Ember amp you need to try the NOS Russian "6H23N-EB" tube.... never heard such overall clarity and treble detail from the Porta Pro... makes the Porta Pro the right kind of neutral sound and has the most "live" sound I've yet heard in a tube... absolutely phenominal tube for acoustic music. Well worth the price...