[tbonner1]

Great description of the KSC 75 problem regarding lack of unified sound, Jeff. The sound does seem to be coming from left and right speakers and does not blend a nice center image as some headphones do.

I believe this could be due to left and right driver mismatch, although I have not heard of many people complain of efficiency differences causeing channel imbalance to one side or the other.

 

[Kirosia]

I love the kscs and all, but there's no way they hold a candle to the HD650 or say rs1. I've had all of em, and I just don't agree. I'm talking fidelity btw, not presentation. The ksc's way of showing music is quite nice (and can be preferable, though I don't consider it *that* different than other reputable phones), but the sonics aren't up to par with the big boys.

A good buy in the less than $50 range, especially for portability. But don't expect them to coem close to wasting a higher-end phone with same/similar presentation.

 

[TenaciousO]

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Originally Posted by Kirosia I love the kscs and all, but there's no way they hold a candle to the HD650 or say rs1. I've had all of em, and I just don't agree. I'm talking fidelity btw, not presentation. The ksc's way of showing music is quite nice (and can be preferable, though I don't consider it *that* different than other reputable phones), but the sonics aren't up to par with the big boys. A good buy in the less than $50 range, especially for portability. But don't expect them to coem close to wasting a higher-end phone with same/similar presentation.

Good to know that I'm not the only one who thinks so!

 

[mektarus]

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Originally Posted by TenaciousO Good to know that I'm not the only one who thinks so!

Yes, but the fact that we're even having this conversation about a $15 headphone is astonishing. And, as I previously stated, with a 75ohm adapter and an amp (especially w/ crossfeed), these sound easily as good as anything under $100 to my ears. But, as I also stated previously, in this setup, these aren't really $15 headphones anymore.