Koss KTXPRO1 Titanium Portable Headphones with Volume Control
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Manufacturer: KossModel: 156142
Color: black
Product features:
- Frequency response: 15-25,000 Hz
- Titanium-coated high-polymer titanium diaphragm for accurate sound Reproduction
- Foam ear cushions for open "hear through" sound
- Volume control on cord for easy level adjustment
- Reliable L plug for improved durability and reliability
- Adjustable Headband
- Inline Volume Control
- Open Foam Ear Cushions
- Titanium-Layered Diaphragm Delivers Accurate Sound Reproduction
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Customer Review: Another Low-Budget Triumph from Koss...
Summary: 5 Stars
Koss KTXPRO1 Titanium Portable Headphones with Volume Control
I just have to chime in here - These phones came to me with much anticipation on my part for $18.27, free 2-day shipping, thanks to a 30-day free trial of AmazonPrime.
I've read every review I could get my hands on, so I knew about the fit issues, reduced and/or less exaggerated high frequency response compared to the KSC75 clip-ons (which I already own, and just ordered another pair for work), etc. just so you know a little about where I'm coming from. Here's the other thing you need to know about me - I'm cheap. I have been known to step over a $100 bill to pick up a dime, in some of my less-lucid moments.
But, enough about me, you're reading this to find out about the quality of these phones. However, there's a story behind my evaluation, you see, I first ordered the KSC75 sport clips, because of their fame from head-fi.org to which I proudly belong, never really intending to use the clips, because I already had a cheap portable performer in the V-Moda Bass Freqs. So I knocked off the clips and glued them to an old Sony headband, for use with my Gateway PC w/ Sigmatel audio chip (for those who are interested), and although I didn't notice it at first, they seemed to develop a warbling in mids and highs even with uber-media player Foobar2000-decoded flac files (which I'm not sure is important with the advent of directsound-dominated WinVista) at high volumes, but I wasn't sure if this was due to the modification, or a product of my integrated sound chip, but I promise I will update/edit this as soon as I have a chance to break in my new KSC75s.
I can tell you that I have thus far (2+ listening hours, during which I have seen the soundstage and dynamic range open up like a May flower) been unable to duplicate this warble in my brand new KTXPRO1s (which, for those of you who've done your homework know, shares most if not all of its driver design with probably at least a half-dozen other Koss products, including the KSC75, Sportapro, Portapro, etc?). I'm sure that warbling is not the correct term, but then I'm an audiophile only insofaras I'm a lover of high fidelity sound as I know it. I can also say that although I was a bit worried about the subdued highs upon first listen, it seems to have really balanced out in the last couple of hours and I must admit I have a tad bit of high freq hearing damage from my years in the Air Force.
I'm gonna try to wrap it up here - I've been jamming to Steely Dan for about 3 hours now and the sound just keeps getting better. I have a hard-to-fit melon-sized head and I'm experiencing no fatigue whatsoevever - forgot the blue rubber thingy was even there. The reported lack of treble, I think, is actually the absence of accentuated/exaggerated/fake (OUCH!) treble. Also, I'm detecting a much better handling of sound leakage compared to the KSC75, which, along with the more accurate treble handling, is probably due to the different enclosure design, and possibly the different language used to describe the titanium application, as per the Koss website. I just had my daughter, who has a much smaller, normal-sized head, try them on (for the second time). She got a good fit, shook her head around - I watched them not move. I don't know what else to say, except these sound better than the Bose in-ear and over-the-ear tri-ports I bought last year (I had a windfall) and returned. I will update, as promised. I plan to give my new KSC75s a good workout with my new homemade CMoy headphone amp. Bottom line is, if you're a miser like me, but crave good quality sound like women love chocolate, get off your a _ _. You're gonna wanna buy these.
AND, if Amazon offers you a trial of AmazonPrime, take advantage of it. You can set it up not to auto-enroll after the trial, thus foregoing the worry of your credit card getting charged. Honestly, I'm getting spoiled from the free 2-day shipping, no minimum spending amount deal. Either way, it's made a life-long customer out of me.
So, who am I working for, Koss or Amazon? Hah ;-)
--Quick update: I have been using these phones for well over a week now, and I have only been further impressed by them. They are, believe it or not, far superior to their "sibling," the KSC75 sportclips. I don't know where the "experts" stand on this, but all I can say is there is a strange irregularity of sound in the mid to high range of sound on the KSC75s (two units from two different suppliers) that is nowhere to be found on the KTXPro1s. I don't know if it comes from the difference in enclosure or other build particulars. That said, I can now see the concern revolving around the fit of these phones on various shapes and sizes of heads. Personally, I had to bend them outward above the vertical adjustment to wear them comfortably for long periods of time. I have a big head. And I feel I have to constantly check the diagonal, floating adjustment to get good sound. But notwithstanding this, I would find them superior to the KSC75s any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Honestly, I have to have a totally different eq setting for these two phones on my new Sony NWZ-A728 player. In short, minor fit issues were not enough to prevent me from wallowing in the stellar sound quality of these budget phones.
Description of Koss KTXPRO1 Titanium Portable Headphones with Volume Control
MODEL- KTXPRO1 FEATURES- Portable Headphone Titanium layered diaphragm for accurate sound reproduction.Foam ear cushions for an open, hear-through sound.Adjustable headband with sling for a comfortable and secure fit. Volume control on the cord for easy level adjustment. Straight, dual entry 4 foot cord Includes 1/8" and 1/4" stereo plugs for home and portable use.SPECIFICATIONs FREQUENCY RESPONSE- 15 25,000 Hz IMPEDNACE - 60 ohms SENSITIVITY - 103 dB SPL/1mW DISTORTION - <0.2% CORD - Straight, Dual Entry, 4ft. This set of headphones fits the IPod Nano 2nd Generation.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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