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John Koss, headphones pioneer, has died (2021)
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Re: John Koss, headphones pioneer, has died (2021)
#12RIP. My KSC75 got me through most of college. Wonderful audio quality and comfort for $20.
Re: John Koss, headphones pioneer, has died (2021)
#13I've had three pairs of Koss PortaPro headphones and really enjoy them. Interesting to read this but of history about the company. Thanks Mr. Koss!
I hope you are referring to their lifetime warranty and replaced them free of charge when they broke! Top company.
https://koss.com/blogs/stories/use-koss-headphones-limited-l...
Re: John Koss, headphones pioneer, has died (2021)
#14Never been able to try Koss headphones because of their unavailability (or availability at a near 100% markup) where I live, but they come highly recommended by the community from what I understand. Will grab a pair of KPH30i's when I can.
Re: John Koss, headphones pioneer, has died (2021)
#15I've had three pairs of Koss PortaPro headphones and really enjoy them. Interesting to read this but of history about the company. Thanks Mr. Koss!
My first half decent pair of earbuds were the Spark Plugs and I had several pairs of PortaPros before I realised they were blasting whoever was sitting near me on the tube! Good bits of kit and exceptional value for money.
My first ever "wireless headphones" were a a pair of standard PortaPros with a cheap bluetooth DAC taped to the top of them, got many strange looks, but it was a fun setup!
Re: John Koss, headphones pioneer, has died (2021)
#16I've had three pairs of Koss PortaPro headphones and really enjoy them. Interesting to read this but of history about the company. Thanks Mr. Koss!
I hope you are referring to their lifetime warranty and replaced them free of charge when they broke! Top company. https://koss.com/blogs/stories/use-koss-headphones-limited-l...
I never understood how they could make money on that deal. Those headphones were not built to last. I went through at least one pair a year back when I used them.
Maybe it was the sort of loss leader that's financed by the marketing department.
Re: John Koss, headphones pioneer, has died (2021)
#17RIP. My KSC75 got me through most of college. Wonderful audio quality and comfort for $20.
We have one of these and 3 pairs of KPH30i. All fantastic headphones for under $30.
Cool thing about the KPH30i is that it has the in-line mic so they are perfect for work meetings as well.
You don’t need to go back and forth between a work headset and music headphones— just use this for everything and it sounds great !!
Re: John Koss, headphones pioneer, has died (2021)
#18His ProtaPros were legendary. RIP to a real one.
Re: John Koss, headphones pioneer, has died (2021)
#19Tangential: is it just me or speakers made a huge leap forward over the last 20 years? I mean for given price range. Laptop speakers, headphone speakers, car speakers, any minisystem/potrable stereo speakers. Was there some prominent techonolgical improvement or just a miriad of small improvements?
Also RIP to mister Koss.
Re: John Koss, headphones pioneer, has died (2021)
#20Tangential: is it just me or speakers made a huge leap forward over the last 20 years? I mean for given price range. Laptop speakers, headphone speakers, car speakers, any minisystem/potrable stereo speakers. Was there some prominent techonolgical improvement or just a miriad of small improvements? Also RIP to mister Koss.
My guess would be neodymium magnets.