[IPodPJ]

Has anyone heard these? I know the legendary KSC-75 get a good review here and was wondering if anyone heard these. If they are "decent", they would make a cheap IEM ($12.88 at amazon.com) to go with their cheap KSC-75.

 

[EFN]

KOSS Spark Plug has been popularly tagged as a FART Cannons. This is the strongest contender in MASSIVE QUANTITY of Bass ever existed in an earbud. So strong was the bass that it sounded as if I had a full sized subwoofer implanted in my head

KOSS Spark Plug was also responsible to make me repent from being a basshead because the shock I received still did not subside even today

But, Kramer has found a way to mod them even to rival Shure E2c.

 

[IPodPJ]

Wow.... Interesting... I know a few people's ears I'd like to stick those in and put on maximum volume.

BTW, did the pic of the spark plugs show up? It's not showing up here on my iMac (but then again, nothing internet related works on a Mac -- just need it for my work).

 

[EFN]

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Originally Posted by IPodPJ /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow.... Interesting... I know a few people's ears I'd like to stick those in and put on maximum volume. BTW, did the pic of the spark plugs show up? It's not showing up here on my iMac (but then again, nothing internet related works on a Mac -- just need it for my work).

Nope the pics are dead and I am using Windows XP

 

[IPodPJ]

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Originally Posted by EFN /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nope the pics are dead and I am using Windows XP

Son of a biscuit!

 

[towelie]

Yup, I'd be really interested in hearing what the board thinks of those headphones, those were going to be my next purchase. By the way, what exactly does IEM mean? Something to do with in-ear headphones I suppose? I've never used any but I think it's the way to go.

 

[IPodPJ]

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Originally Posted by towelie /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yup, I'd be really interested in hearing what the board thinks of those headphones, those were going to be my next purchase. By the way, what exactly does IEM mean? Something to do with in-ear headphones I suppose? I've never used any but I think it's the way to go.

In Ear Monitor

 

[EFN]

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Originally Posted by towelie /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yup, I'd be really interested in hearing what the board thinks of those headphones, those were going to be my next purchase. By the way, what exactly does IEM mean? Something to do with in-ear headphones I suppose? I've never used any but I think it's the way to go.

Even if they are dirt cheap, they are totally worthless compared to KSC-75. unless you have the creativity to mod them like Kramer does.

 

[housecat]

All bass, and horrid highs and mids. And I prefer very strong, subwoofer-style bass. But it still needs to sound halfway nice.
These dont.

 

[Slaughter]

The Marshmallow would be a much better choice than the "fart cannon".

 

[Dept_of_Alchemy]

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Originally Posted by EFN /img/forum/go_quote.gif KOSS Spark Plug has been popularly tagged as a FART Cannons. This is the strongest contender in MASSIVE QUANTITY of Bass ever existed in an earbud. So strong was the bass that it sounded as if I had a full sized subwoofer implanted in my head KOSS Spark Plug was also responsible to make me repent from being a basshead because the shock I received still did not subside even today But, Kramer has found a way to mod them even to rival Shure E2c.

My vote for the Bassy Absolute Crap Award goes to the Bose OE. I think I still have a headache from auditioning it over a month ago.

 

[kramer5150]

I found the spark plug to be excessively bassy. Modding them helps but still... not enough. Skip the spark plug and seek the original plug... Those if modded can sound surprisingly good (IMHO of course).

 

[IPodPJ]

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Originally Posted by kramer5150 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I found the spark plug to be excessively bassy. Modding them helps but still... not enough. Skip the spark plug and seek the original plug... Those if modded can sound surprisingly good (IMHO of course).

Yeah, I noticed the original PLUG, too. It has an amazing freq. response of 16Hz - 23Khz and a sensitivity of 116dB/mw. I imagine if modded, those might sound pretty good like you say. They wouldn't be for me, just for one of my siblings. I certainly have no need for these.

Here's a pic of Koss' original "The Plug" in-ear phone:
They are even cheaper than the Spark Plug ($12.88) at a price of $11.13 on amazon.com. Budget in-ear phones, they are!

 

[kramer5150]

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Originally Posted by IPodPJ /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah, I noticed the original PLUG, too. It has an amazing freq. response of 16Hz - 23Khz and a sensitivity of 116dB/mw. I imagine if modded, those might sound pretty good like you say. They wouldn't be for me, just for one of my siblings. I certainly have no need for these. Here's a pic of Koss' original "The Plug" in-ear phone: They are even cheaper than the Spark Plug ($12.88) at a price of $11.13 on amazon.com. Budget in-ear phones, they are!

Yeah the older ones are SUPER... I mean HYPER sensitive. To a flaw IMHO. I was unable to turn any of my amps down low enough to a comfortable volume level. I found portable MP3 players that are hissy at low impedences to be unlinstenable. I needed to add resistors to increase the impedence. do a search for koss plugs + dremel you sould hit the mod thread.

 

[IPodPJ]

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Originally Posted by kramer5150 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah the older ones are SUPER... I mean HYPER sensitive. To a flaw IMHO. I was unable to turn any of my amps down low enough to a comfortable volume level. I found portable MP3 players that are hissy at low impedences to be unlinstenable. I needed to add resistors to increase the impedence. do a search for koss plugs + dremel you sould hit the mod thread.

I guess that's a good thing more than it's a bad thing... Once you increase the resistance they should be a pretty good $11 headphone purchase. At the very least, they would be fun headphones to do experiments on being they are so cheap.

Do they go into your ears far? What is that black material, foam? I take it you don't get replaceable cables at the $11 price point?

Edit: Oh, and hey! It looks like at $11 they get something right that UE can't get right for $250... The cable's not tangled or kinky!!!