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(155 customer reviews) 33 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Amazing!,
January 23, 2004 Stephen G. (Oklahoma City, OK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Koss UR-20 Home Headphones (Electronics)
These headphones are great. You can't find anything else that sounds this good in this price range. Koss does stereophones right!I have had my UR-20s for more than a year. They still sound great and have been stuffed into my backpack almost every day since i bought them. One of my size adjuster clips has broken, but it is no doubt due to my reckless use. Even broken, they fit comfortably on the head.The ear cups are big enough for anyone's ears. They cover your ear completely and do not "crowd" your ear like the smaller UR-29s do.The bass is amazing and the insulating ring makes such a close seal with your head that you will not hear anything while you have these headphones on. I don't like listening to music while I sleep, but I have used these headphones as noise reducers (without playing any music) on many occasions and bus rides.Note that these headphones are larger than most. This is probably why they sound so great. I especially like that the headband is...Read more
47 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Great for Stereo TV/DVD watching,
December 10, 2003 I. Gross Georg "imgeorg" (Edmond, Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Koss UR-20 Home Headphones (Electronics)
I've had mine for three years now, and I find the UR20s indispensible, since I live in an apartment and can't turn the TV up to a decent level otherwise. There's reasonable bass; you would expect so for the size of them. Always look at the specs. The low number is the bass, the high number (usually in the tens of thousands) is the treble. This set's bass is 30 Hertz. That's That's not a bad number; 20 is average, 12 would be phenomenal. The treble is set at 20,000 Hertz. Theoretically, only dogs can hear frequencies above that, but I think a headphone with a figure over that just seems to sound brighter in the treble, which is what I like. I hate unclear treble and muddy, distorted bass. Another number you look at is sensitivity; the better ones are always over 100. So, I guess based on the specs, these 'phones are about average.The cord length is excellent at 8 feet. I can be a reasonable distance away from the TV without straining the cord; I've even slept with them on without...Read more
21 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Not for the long haul,
December 2, 2001 "quietwriter" (Boylston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Koss R-80 Home Headphones (Electronics)
The Koss R-80 headphones have great sound and eliminate most external noise.
They're also reasonably comfortable. But if you're looking for headphones that
will last a long time, keep looking. The earpieces attach to the headband with
plastic connectors that weaken and snap after a relatively brief time period,
leaving the earpiece dangling by a thin wire. My set broke under warranty,
and were replaced without a hassle, but the new ones died the same death.
Really a shame.
