Koss KSC75 Portable On-Ear Clip Headphones, Retro Style, Ultra Lightweight, Silver and Black

Gamer here, these are god-tier. Had them 5 months now and they're amazing.Only issue I had was that it took a LOT of bending and messing around with the ear clips to find the sweet spot where they're perfectly comfortable. They were actually very painful to wear before I found the best bend. Also, I would not bring these out of an office setting; they seem too flimsy for fitness, travel, etc., and they have a little sound bleed, so people close to you may hear loud playback.That being said, the sound quality is unbelievably good for the dirt cheap price--They sound considerably better than all of my $50-$200 headsets. The ear clips are very comfortable (when bent correctly) & completely prevent headset dent. You can also take off the ear pads and hand wash them so they will never accumulate a scent.They're $20, but they're deceptively good. Give them a try, you will not regret it.!!! EDIT: January 18th, 2025, the wire to the left headphone has broke somewhere and there is now only audio in my right ear. I took them to the gym a few times but found that they'd fall off my ears if I am not upright, such as during the benchpress, but I was always generally very careful with them. I could probably fix them but I do not have a soldering gun. So they took 15 months to break. For $20, that's some respectable value. I will now buy another pair. 8)

I bought these earphones for working out only, so most of this review is based on my experience with them working out. Naturally i understand there are some really great earphones on the market that can make you think that your in the same room at the musician. Those earphones are not going to be the ones that your going to work out with. There are some people out there that pay a hundred dollars for earphones just to work out in! But why when you can spend less then 15$ on these nice little Koss earphones. For most people who dont have money to burn i recommend these little guys. Like i said they are less than 15$ and they have very impressive sound quality for such a good less expensive earphone. They are also comfortable as well with a nice semi soft rubber sleeve on the plastic loop that goes around the top of you ear. The earphones do a really good job of staying right were you put them no matter what you do as well. So comfort, sound quality, and price are the main focal point of these earphones. But there are some draw backs that are not deal breakers in any way but must be mentioned. First the earpads are your typical foam cushions. Those do get sweaty especially if you sweat alot. Ive seen some out in the market that are a type of really soft rubber that helps with the sweat but i dont know how weird that would feel having wet rubber on your ears. At the same time i know how wet foam feels on the ears and it feels a little wierd too. I guess i would rather have the foam though because it adds the comfort that is important to me and koss makes 3 packs of foam ear replacements for only about 3$ so its no big deal. I just worry that one day the sweat may ruin one of the earphones, but thats why 15$ is a better investment in earphones when you work out. Next, this is me kind of nit picking but sony has a 40$ pair of new earphones for working out that has what they call an extension for the earphones. In other words if you have you mp3 player in an armband and you put these earphones on...you can disconnect the extension which is in the middle of the cord connected to the earphones and you'll have another 3.5mm plug there that can go into your armband. While at the same time the cord is very short and perfect for working out with an armband. If these Koss had that i would never buy another pair for working out. But they do not and i have to wrap the cord about the mp3 player. If your really big on looks then i dont know how you will like these koss. They are not really stream line so when you put them on your ears they do come out a little. Looks like the top of a hamburger bun on the side of your ear just not as big. Dont get me wrong they are light so you wont feel them and really who is going to care what they look like when they are covered in sweat. One last thing...Koss offers a lifetime warranty on these little babies but i think that is standard on all there equipment. Just a little perk i wanted to add. So overall i really like these earphones after using now for about three weeks. So dont be worried about getting these, they will be great for everyday casual use and working out if that is what your looking for. But if you feel that you need the Best looking, sounding, smallest, and most expensive earphones on the market to work out in...then your not hitting the gym hard enough cupcake. Go back to your starbucks and enjoy!

So I've got hyped up about this one and decided to try it out. For testing condition, I plugged this thing into a $200 DAC (BTR7) with EQ option turning off to make sure it is as stock as possible, and played a couple songs on Qobuz.This is how it sounds like:Imaging: Very good, or arguably the best one for the price. I can pinpoint where the instruments, voices come from easily.Soundstage: Decent. It is not very close nor very far if I have to describe it.Bass: This is not a bassy sounding one, it has some punches but still, it is not bassy... Obviously, you can tell by just looking at the thing and knowing that it will scoop out a lot of the lows so definitely not recommended using this thing to listen to EDM, Rocks, or any gernes that emphasize on the lows.Vocal: It is tuned to sound warmer. I played "Can't Stop Falling In Love" by Elvis Presley and this thing emphasizes Elvis's voice by a lot, making him sound like he's very upfront. Also, it seems that it could somehow partially replicate the depth of the ring in his voice to a degree, which is to my surprise that I didn't expect it to happen on a $30 earclip but here I am writing this review.Treble: The treble is very average, or it could be arguably bad. I played "Chandalier (Piano version)" by Sia and this thing immediately struggled A LOT. I could hear all the static noises when Sia reached her high notes and when she reached her best moment in the song, the KSC75's treble got very distorted and it unfortunately pierced my left ears (not literally) and because of the very harsh treble, I had to take it off. I felt a bit uneasy for the next 30 mins before I could listen to anything else. So in a nutshell, you don't really expect a $30 earclip to have a clean treble but I have to write what I experienced.In conclusion, it is a decent $30 earpiece or very good if you consider the price. However, it is definitely not audiophile sounding grade if I have to rate it. It has good soundstage, imaging and an okay-ish sound quality.One last thing, although it is very comfortable when you wear it, you may look stupid if you wear it in the public (sadly). And this thing leaks sound too, so definitely not recommended for public use.In the end, I rate it 4/5.+3 for being decently good+1 for being cheap-1 giving my left ear a hard timeP/s: Fixed some typos and made some points clearer.