KossPorta Pro Limited Edition On-Ear Headphones, in-Line Microphone, Volume Control and Touch Remote Control, Retro Style, Includes Hard Carry Case, Wired with 3.5mm Plug, Rhythm Beige

These are well built and the sound is very good for how low cost they are. I have $300 studio headphones and these have great sound for what you pay. I don't like using my cell phone next to my head or having wireless blue tooth buzzing my brain so I got these to remedy my paranoia. I use them to make business calls while also working on projects at the same time. Great headphones!

This is my first Koss headphone, and it is very good quality, new in box, and nice bass as my PX100-ii. Loving it. I will get my second koss again.

I've been through the gamut of the mid-fi suggestions. It all started when my $20 On-Ear Sony's dropped off my desk and one side busted. So, what was the internet recommending?I've daily driven Grado sr80s, Audiotechnica m50s, V-Moda LP2s, a very misguided Marshall headphone purchase, a small assortment of 40-80 dollar in-ears that were never good, and most recently the Phillips X2HRs. All with their own shortcomings, personalties, and usual discomfort. They aren't bad. The Grado and X2HRs still see use while the others have mostly fallen into disrepair or are just gross from age. Unfortunately, I've never been completely happy with any of them. If I could go back and add a few of those sets together and rebuy something more in the 300-400 dollar range like the Sennheiser HD 600s I would, but I have this horrible addiction to buying value headphones. Overperformers for price.Well, it turns out I never did that. I was overpaying. These Koss Porta Pros are true overperformance. It doesn't make any sense. These frail little headphones can hold their own against anything else I've had in the past at half of the cost along with any of my friend's headphones and headsets I've tried. With the Porta Pros performing well past most of them and with COMFORT. No m50 headband clamp and painful hot ears. No harsh X2HR treble poking sharply at my eardrums after an hour. None of the Grado "Grattle" forcing me to constantly pull small hairs out of the drivers. Just the beautiful, warm tones of these lovelies. I've always struggled with harsh sibilance or sub-bass pressure, and it's just not here. It's just a hug of sound.You can wear these all day, every day. Your ears won't get hot and you won't have a sore spot on the top of your head after 2 hours like you would with whatever the heavy "recommendation" of the week is. It feels so good to have finally found the headphone I can grab for any occasion or genre.Honest's truth, the build quality feels cheap, but that's also what keeps it all so light. The cord is a sin against consumerism and Koss should feel bad about it. It won't matter once you have them sitting and situated on your head though. I've already picked up a pair of Yaxi pads to go on them and they've become even more comfortable. They may sound even better.To anyone who has been stuck in value hell, these are them. Get these. You'll forget you even have them on and you'll just be left enjoying music. The sound could be too warm if you really like that crispy, crispy treble, but personally, I can't take more than 2-3 hours of that before I need a good long silent break. With this sound, you can plow through some podcasts and a few albums while working on a large project and never feel fatigued.If this pair breaks, I'll either fix it or quickly replace them. I've never been happier with a set of headphones. I don't even care that I overpaid for some beige coloring. They look GREAT with some bright orange Yaxi pads by the way...Just get 'em. You'll find yourself using your other sets less and less. Maybe not because they sound better, surely there's better, but because they are that dependable cozy audio blanket that you can depend on for anything. Save your money now with these, and then buy something that's a true step-up later if you still need to chase that audio dragon. I most likely won't be.

I bought these with my own money and am not in any way sponsored by the company to write this review.STYLE: 4/5I got the gold on black limited edition and they look STUNNING I must say... Not as streamlined and elegant as modern headphones, but the gold really gives these some class.BUILD QUALITY: 3/5~The materials other than the metal headband all feel cheap and dated.~The most glaring issue is the cord: it's shockingly thin and has no reinforcing at the point of entering the speaker units. I'm terrified of tugging the cord or accidentally snagging it. Should these headphones break sometime in my 3 year insurance period, I'm deducting at least a whole star from this bracket. I get that they're trying to make this a very lightweight headphone but wow, the cord is just scarily cheap.~The foam earpads are thin and feel like they'd wear out easily, if I was going to use them (more on this later!)FUNCTIONALITY and ACCESSORIES: 3/5. So these can fold up VERY compactly, and even have a nice hook to keep them tucked in tightly, but in order to fit them into the very small hard case, you need to slide the headband into the smallest position, every single time you pack them away, which is annoying.~I got the Limited edition so they came with the aforementioned nice but small zipper hard case as well as a small leather bag which I won't be using.~There's volume control slider which doesn't slide very well, and a pause/skip track button which works fine. The volume control can slide down to zero sound which could be useful but is mostly annoying.~They have a system for adjusting the tension but so far I have not figured out how to make it work right as the sliders don't always click into place. There's no instructions for them either.COMFORT: 4/5 Assuming you're using Yaxi pads, the comfort is quite good. They're very lightweight and easy on the ears. I did listen to a movie using the stock pads though, and the comfort was still great.SOUND QUALITY: 4/5.***HUGE CAVEAT!!*** When I first began listening to these, I was surprised by the soundstage, bass, and treble response, but the mids remained unbearably muddy. I assumed I just needed to break them in a little. Trying them on my Casio digital piano had the same result: the middle keys sounded really distorted. THEN, I tried on the YAXI pads that I had bought based on reviews and I was dumbfounded! The mids suddenly sounded so clear and the overall sound of the headphones was suddenly unlocked. It appears that these headphones aren't designed to sound good sitting as close to your ears as the stock foam pads cause... With the Yaxi pads on, if I press the earpieces tighter against my ears, that muffled sound comes back, proving my point. It is ABSOLUTELY reprehensible that Koss doesn't include properly thick foam pads with these because they're ruining their own sound reputation for people who don't know they need Yaxi pads.~Now that we got that out of the way, with the thick Yaxi pads on, I find the sound to be very good for the price. They have clear, liquid-crystal highs with plenty of melodic detail, slightly warm and very present vocals and mids, and mildly thumpy bass that is tight and responsive. They certainly aren't for bass-heads, but are no slouch either in that frequency range.~The overall sound is mature, distinctly classic, and quite balanced with a slight emphasis on bass and treble.~The stereo effect is fantastic, and the soundstage is pleasant to listen to. They have enough detail to be almost a reference set, but dynamic enough to be exciting.VALUE: 3/5.So I paid almost 60$ for these limited edition set, then 12$ more for a set of Yaxi pads which are essential... Considering the dubious build quality and useless stock earpads, I'd say there there are surely better deals out there, but they do sound great and look retro and are very compact so I can't say I'd recommend paying as much as I did unless you need that amazing black/gold color. They make me curious about other Koss products, which is a positive I guess.

You will not believe the sound quality of these headphones. The sound stage alone is worth triple the price. The bass is quite good and the vocals stay in the middle and aren't shrill or overbearing. Very balanced. I love the volume control being on the wire. I have owned Koss headphones for years. The pair I had got crushed so I opted for this more fancy style. They are very light and comfortable for an on-ear headphone. Get 'em, you won't regret it.