KossKPH14W Side Firing Headphone (White)

I was looking for a neat set of headphones. Found the mixed reviews confusing but Amazon Prime offered free returns. I am very pleased with them out of the box. Sound quality is great when tweaked with eq. OK they are not top of the range but with careful use they should last. I can understand some people might feel they are tight in the ear for prolongued listening but others have given suggestions for adjustment. Good value and very pleased. I hope they last.

The headband does not fit correctly on my head. It was too tight and I needed to stretch it, after sticking the headband in hot water to soten it a bit.

I collect old Sony and Aiwa Walkmans and when I go out I like to use Arnold Sony Sports because they're rain proof and keeps the tape safe. These headphones have a better mid and top range than the Sony so are clearer. Bass is controlled bit if you have an audio device with Mega Bass then that will up the bass considerably. Speech is clear and the I think Koss have a winner here. I also have the Porta Pro to listen in comfort so these are outdoors or bath time listening. Price wise I think they are pretty reasonable in comparison to other brands too. I appreciate audio quality and these tick the right boxes. Don't forget all headphones need a run in. Sounds daft but the membranes can be tight at first so Bass again will be tight. After about forty hours they are OK.

The headphones are lightweight, and are a little tight fitting. The main problem is that the bass reproduction is very poor, there is virtually no bass at all. Disappointing.

The head band is a bit smaller than I would have liked, but the sound quality works well for me, a pleasant surprise.This was a replacement for my broken Sony mdr-W08l which I had soldered several times to keep them going but they finally bit the dust, not wanting to pay £100 + for a used replacement I bought these and happy with them so far, just hope they last as long as the Sony ones which were more comfortable. Wish Sony had kept there ones going, perhaps they were just too good.

I'm desapointed for the sound of the headphone.

The headphones were extremely uncomfortable in my ears and the band snapped after only wearing them twice for a couple of hours !!!! DEFINITELY DO NOT BUY !!!! Very poor quality and a total waste of my money !!!

I use these headphones on my daily 7 miles hike and they are very good and have kept on going through heavy horizontal rain.I use Koss headphones in the broadcast industry so that's why I purchased these.They need a couple of weeks to break in but as long as you don't listen to music at ear deafening volume you'll get good results with them.They aren't as good as the porta pro headphones but they are weather proof.I would say that these Koss headphones are about the same as the old sony mega bass headphones of the 80s & 90s that you used to get with walkmans.