Koss R-80 Studio Stereophones

These headphones are very good indeed. To get the best out of them you need to run them in for at least 30 hours. Then the sound will open up and reward you with a very detailed pair of headphones from KOSS.

Disappointed with the sound quality of this; previously had good experience with Koss product before. Lesson learnt.

Great sound quality, good bass but not excessive enough to drown out the high and mid range. Very comfortable around the ears. Bigger heads might feel a bit discomfort. Doubtful that the coiled cord will stretch to 8 feet. A nice bonus is the foam padding that covers the speakers, usually it's covered with thin material that rips easily. Only negative is the cord is not detachable and it didn't come with a 6.3mm adapter, as it claimed in dscription.

I bought these headphones in December of 2013, and they died yesterday, the last day or 2016. For the price, three years of heavy use is pretty reasonable.Sound quality: I'm very much not an audiophile, but I found the sound quality to be perfectly satisfactory. I tend to not like much bass, as it triggers migraines fo me, and I never had a problem with these. If you like bass boost, these are not the headphones for you.Comfort: As you can see from the title, I found these to be incredibly comfortable. The headband is padded and does not press uncomfortably on the head. The ear cups are incredibly plush amd large, making a great deal around the entire ear. The cup cushion is deep enough I never had my ear press against the speaker, even when laying on my side on a pillow. I later purchased a pair of 'sleep headphones' and found I still preferred these. After maybe an hour of use the speaker wafer in the sleep headphones would hurt my ear pressed against the pillow, whereas these were so cushy and completely surrounded my ear and were able to be worn for hours at a time in any position.Functionality: Being corded headphones, for as long as they lasted they just worked. There was no crackling or sound distortion, just crisp sound. I got these to watch video on my tablet or smartphone, and wanted a shorter cord than nearly all of the similar models offered. Yes, it is 8 feet, but really is only around 3.5 feet coiled. It can comfortably stretch to around 5 feet before tension on the coil would begin to pull on the headphones or put pressure on the jack.The fact that the cable is not detachable is a drawback. Being able to swap out cables for intended use would be handy, but wasn't something I needed. Looking back a few years later, I'll be purchasing bluetooth headphones from now on, as the cable was annoying at times. I bought a pair of Bluedio Turbine T2s a few months ago, and found the ear cup cavity to be just a little too small for comfort during extended use, and the padding too shallow so that my ears sometimes pressed uncomfortably against the speaker. The bluetooth feature is nice, plus the great battery life, but I still reverted to these because they were so darn comfy. Now I'm in the market for a new pair, and am using measurements of the ear cups as a basis of my new purchase (Avantree Audition aptX).Bottom line, if you are in the market for a durable, affordable, decent pair of short-corded headphones, these are the best you can buy.

Habe vor kurzen die Koss R-80 erworben und bin sehr zufrieden.Lasst euch von diesem kleinen Preis nicht abschrecken...diese Kophörer sind mit 100€ teuren Kopfhörern zu vergleichen.Im Test haben die Kophörer mit der Note 1,5 abgeschnitten...totaler der Hammer für den Preis !Was bishen Negativ ist : der Bass ist zu wenig vorhanden...aber man gewöhnt sich daran .Also kaufen ,kaufen und kaufen.

Deep bass, excellent volume. Highly recommended. It would benefit from a metal bridge instead of plastic (be careful it breaks if you pull apar too far)

I'm not a audio-hound. I bought these headphones to watch movies as I don't listen to much music. These phones have a great sound. Like others who have noted the enhanced bass, I love the bass. I view them as no-nonsense headphones. They delvier great sound but do not have the extra bells and whistles of more expensive models (as these are very reasonably priced). For example, they do not have the sound adjustment switch on the cord and the cord is coiled so you're not always dragging around cord that's continuously getting hung up on something. The only down side I have noticed is fairly peculiar to people with, how shall we say, over-sized heads. They are comfortable. The foam totally encloses the ear so that there's no sound loss or outside sound distractions. But I do have to occasionally readjust their position when listening to long movies to avoid feeling cramped. The head band does adjust but does not offer a wide range of expansion. To put this in perspective, I have a pair of PhillipsSBC HP250s that I can't wear for more than 30 minutes without getting a headache. I also have a pair of Panasonic RP-HT355S that are far more comfortable but aren't as comfortable as these. Other than that small inconvenience, I would highly recommend these phones, particularly to people who don't place high demands on audio tolerances but just want to watch a movie with great sound. As a matter of fact, I am considering getting a second set to take to work to listen to talk radio.