Koss SportaPro On-Ear Stereo Headphones, 3.5mm Plug, Lightweight, Unique Folding Design, Black

These headphone are great for jogging. The sound quality is superb for the price. The build quality is quite good as well. I was looking for a good headphone for running. I knew I didn't want in-ear monitors as they are very uncomfortable for me and I don't like the fact that with most models you can't hear your surroundings very well, which I believe is very important when you are running on a road. I also didn't want ear buds as the sound quality is very subpar. In fact, the bass response in ear buds are so bad that it forces you to turn up the volume to higher and the higher until the high frequencies end up damaging your hearing. The Koss SportaPro is an on-ear open headphone. This allows for you to hear your surroundings, while at the same time enjoy airy and dynamic music. Talking about sound quality, I am very impressed. These headphones sound well above their price range. If you were listening to Apple ear buds like I was before getting these, you will know what I mean when I say it's like getting a whole new set of ears. The bass is tight and accurate, but can get a little muddy when pushed to the limit. Where these cans shine is in the midrange. It is even, transparent, and dynamic. Unless you have had a great pair of speakers or headphones in the past you will be surprised at how many notes the Sportapros will dig up that you have never heard before when listening to your old favorite tracks. The highs aren't too shabby either. They hold their weight and were surprisingly clear and soft for this price bracket. The build quality of the SportaPro is solid while light weight, which makes for a very good exercise pair of headphones. They are built to last. The top band, believe it or not, is metal. There are also 2 metal clips that hold these cans together when you fold them up. They could have just put plastic clips on there, but Koss seems like they are serious about quality and went the extra mile on this one. The one caveat seems to be the cords that go into the drivers. They are very thin and have no bend protection. I'm not sure how well those cords would hold up if you got tangled and it got tugged or if bent the cord a certain way every time you folded them up. Overall, you truly can't beat these for the price. It's amazing what Koss has done with these to make them so affordable. I wasn't necessarily looking for great sound quality when getting a pair of exercise headphones. I just wanted something comfortable and sound quality that wouldn't necessarily make me want to throw up. Even after all the great reviews, I was surprised at the performance level of the SportaPros. These are an excellent buy.

Short version: sound great, design/construction is a little awkward, surprisingly durable. Great sound for the price. Long version: First off, let me say that my review is based on a pair of SportaPros that I've had for 6 years. These bad boys sound great--far better than anything else I've tried in the same price range. Most significant, in my opinion, is that they have what many headphones seriously lack: bass, and lots of it. Some reviewers say they have too much bass, and while this may be true, it's preferable having too little. It's easy to tweak EQ settings to tame heavy low frequencies, but if your headphones can't reproduce said frequencies, no amount of tweaking is going to help. Other than the bass, things generally sound really good. They don't compare to numerous $100+ studio headphones I have used for music and audio production over the years, but again, they knock everything else in the price range (that I know of) out of the park. The design is a bit odd. These headphones can be worn with the band over the head or behind the neck. You shift between the two "modes" by rotating the earphones ninety degrees relative to the band. I find behind-the-neck mode to be extremely uncomfortable and never wear them like that, but the ability to rotate the earphones helps to compact them when carrying in a bag/suitcase/etc. They are pretty comfortable when worn in the usual over-the-head position, and the small cushions on the inside of the band keep them from irritating the sides of your head. I've definitely worn more comfortable headphones, but in this mode, these ones aren't bad. The materials look and feel pretty cheap, and I'd not have been surprised if they had fallen apart after a few years of regular use. Surprisingly enough, however, I've had them for 6 years and they are still in great shape. I'm not too rough with them, but they do spend a lot of time unprotected in my backpack. The band has bent slightly, but not enough to be problematic. I've replaced the ear pads once, after the originals had worn down enough that they had become uncomfortable to wear--they never actually tore off, as is common with cheap headphones. You can buy a set of 6 replacement pads for about $4, so this isn't a big deal. All in all, this is a great product. Excellent for the price. It focuses on sound quality over build quality, but the build quality is pretty decent too. And yes, they are pretty ugly, so take a good look at the picture and make sure it that isn't going to bother you.

Bargain price. Great sound.

Buenos auriculares a precio asequible, un sonido correcto y los uso para todo, incluso los llevo para correr y están aguantando bien el paso del tiempo. Se pliegan para guardarlo con la bolsa que viene, el cable es largo, la diadema es ajustable y abatible. Como pega las almohadillas podrían ser un poco más cómodas.

Hatte bereits zweimal den Porta Pro, welcher leider beide male durch Kabelbruch nach ca einem Jahr Wackelkontakte aufwies. Nun versuche ich es mal mit dem Sporta Pro in Kombination mit dem Bluetooth Headset BH-111 von Nokia und meinem HTC One X+. Der Kopfhörer wirkt zwar leicht aber trotzdem robust verarbeitet! Kurz und knapp: Der Sound ist über alle Zweifel erhaben und der Tragekomfort super! Ein Wort um den Sound zu beschreiben? DEFINIERT! Ausgeprägter druckvoller Bass, insgesamt transparente Mitten und klare Höhen. Trage sie u.a. beim Joggen, beim Workout und im Kraftraum. Perfekt, da sie im Gegensatz zu InEars nicht rausfallen beim Sport und sich durch das headset ein Kabelbruch hoffewntlich vermeiden lässt. Kann sie nur empfehlen!

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Le acquistai nel lontano 2013 a 20,95 euro, nel frattempo ho acquistato cuffie della Sony, Philips, Beats, Shenaiser ma quando voglio ascoltare della musica al volo oppure devo portare con me delle cuffie poco ingombranti utilizzo sempre queste sporta pro della Koss. Sono molto pratiche, leggere e versatili il tutto con un ottimo audio sia per volume che per profondità del suono, insomma, il suono è davvero molto equilibrato. E’ possibile utilizzarle anche dietro alla nuca ad archetto, io le riacquisterei ad occhi chiusi, peccato che dopo 6 anni il loro prezzo sia raddoppiato.