Koss PortaPro Headphones with Case | 
| Brand: Koss
Category: CE
Department: Headphones
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $29.86
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Seller: space2shop
Rating:  664 reviews
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.3 x 10.2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
MPN: Porta Pro
Model: 155491
UPC: 021299101384
EAN: 0021299147764
ASIN: B00001P4ZH
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Dynamic-element design for deep bass performance | | • | Comfort Zone setting on temporal pad for comfortable, secure fit | | • | Collapsible for maximum portability when listening on the go | | • | Multipivoting ear plates and adjustable headband for added comfort | | • | Includes convenient carrying case |
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Product Description
For nearly 25 years, the Kos Portapro has been a folding headset designed for professional listening performance with portable audio devices. With new MP3 player and iPod use, the Port-a-Pro is even more popular for those seeking a comfortable alternative to earphones. Elevate your listening with Portapro. First introduced in 1984, this high quality portable stereophone set performance and comfort standards for personal listening worldwide. Over the years, much to the delight of devout Porta Pro enthusiasts, we've preserved the original design and performance that made the Porta Pro a portable music icon. Today the Porta Pro remains the headphone of choice for the discriminating listener. Designed for those with refined musical acuity, the Porta Pro continues to be the most user admired portable headphone for discriminating listeners who prefer a light headrest over earplugs. The Porta Pro features dynamic elements that deliver exceptionally rich, deep bass and a remarkably wide frequency response from 15-25,000 Hz to capture every nuance in your favorite movie or musical performance. Constructed from mylar, the elements are extremely rigid, minimizing mechanical distortion and ensuring exceedingly accurate sound reproduction. Neodymium iron boron rare earth magnet structures enable the Porta Pro to deliver greater volume so you can hear every note, even when competing against the sounds of a commuter train with a low-voltage MP3 or disc player. Oxygen free copper voice coils improve signal transmission and conduction for cleaner, clearer sound. Foam earcushions provide an open, hear-through sound that lets you keep in touch with your surroundings perfect to wear while running, at work, or while traveling. 4 Feet Long wire with miniplug
Amazon.com Product Description
The Koss PortaPro collapsible stereophone combines high-quality sound reproduction with a unique design for the ultimate in convenience and comfort. These over-the-head headphones have a dynamic element design for deep bass performance and a frequency response of 15 to 25,000 Hz to ensure the music comes through clear and bright. Also designed for comfort, these headphones have two adjustable temporal-comfort zone pads to shift the pressure and perfectly balance the ear plates on your ear. The open-earphone ear plates are multipivoting and, together with the adjustable headband, allow for maximum comfort. The PortaPros are collapsible and come with a carrying case, so it's still easy to take them with you even when you're not wearing them. A 0.25-inch adapter is included to ensure they will fit with any system. Koss offers a lifetime warranty on its PortaPro stereophones.
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 Finally tried Koss Portapro July 28, 2010
M. Jiang (stockton, CA)
I have been having Grado Labs SR60 and SR80 for a couple of years, but Koss Portapro always rings into my mind as they are much cheaper, and they are supposed to be really good with a sound signature somewhat similar to my Grados.
Okay, I finally pulled trigger two weeks ago. My initial impressions are (only burned in for about 10 hours).
- Bass is a little too much (that's expected and is a selling point for Portapros). But with EQing, I can make it a bit better to my taste.
- Sound is not too clear overall (comparing with Grados of course), but this may improve over time with more burned in (based on my prior experiences).
My sources are very decent MP3 players and laptop with external sound card. No external amps were used in any way.
In the end, Portapro lives within my expectations. I like them for their compact shape, portability (which Grado lacks), comfort (slightly worse than Grados). I think these are not as good as Grado Labs SR60 and SR80, if a straight comparison has to be made. Value wise, I would go to SR60 if you can buy used. If you only buy new electronics, then these are really good values.
 Mine broke (twice), but they have a great warranty July 28, 2010
Thomas Carroll
These are really great. I love them. They are loud, good bass that doesn't sound muddy. Well balanced sound, not tinny but very full sounding.
It looks like they updated the end of the cord since I bought them. Mine was a straight style cord and because of the tension caused by gravity on the end of the cord, my left channel failed after 2-3 months. I sent them back to Koss and they replaced them for ~$7 (including shipping) and they got them back to me in a week. I was really impressed until the new pair failed in the exact same way, only this time it took 2-3 WEEKS for it to happen.
BUT it looks like they switched to an L-shaped end of the cord, which is very smart. I don't know if it matters though because I've had many pairs of ipod headphones and they never fail, they just sound crappy and then break after enough sweat drips in them when i go running. I dunno..
 Fantastic drivers, obviously, but they don't make them like they used to July 27, 2010
Jimmy
I bought these headphones obviously because of the glowing reviews that are literally everywhere about them. When I received them I was absolutely astonished at how cheaply they are put together, and was very disappointed. The cable is so thin and flimsy it literally creases from gravity. The metal feels like strips of aluminum from a can of soda. That being said, I was FLOORED by the audio quality. Make no mistake, the two months it takes you to break these, you will be gushing over the crisp balance and the deep, rich bass. My left ear blew out, and instead of taking advantage of the warranty, I chucked this one up as a loss and found the Sennheiser HD 202's to be exactly what I was looking for at this price. I would suggest you check those out instead if you are in the market for this caliber of sound for the sub-$30 dollar price point (and who isn't, really).
Great sound and comfort, frustrating design July 26, 2010
Todd Brooks (Florida)
These headphones sound great and are extremely comfortable. However, there is one crippling design flaw that makes these headphones a bit of a nightmare to use. The headphones feature a "comfort zone" clicker which goes from light to firm, controlling the amount of support you get from the temporal pads. The "light" setting places less pressure on your ears, more pressure on the padding, and the "firm" setting does the opposite. While the default setting is firm, the headphones are most comfortable using the light setting in my experience. Each earpad is on a swivel arm which you can click into the light setting. The problem is, it's only designed to stay in the light setting with constant outward pressure on the earpads. The settings are NOT locked into place, so if you place so much as a single hair against the headphones they will click back to the firm setting. Constantly changing this setting (and re-clicking, and re-changing, and oops they clicked back, and re-clicking) makes for a frustrating experience and I'm absolutely stymied as to why Koss could not design these settings to stay in place.
 Buy these headphones July 25, 2010
Robert Deakin
These headphones are excellent, light, comfortable, and the sound is great. I bought one pair. then I had to get a pair for my wife, then one for my brother-in-law, then another two pairs for my other brother-in-law and sister-in-law. At only $30 they make a very much appreciated gift too.
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