What was your take on 75 vs 35 kitty?  That use to be a big debate on head-fi when the 35 was cheap and in production.

The 35 might have been smoother. Hard to say, it has been years since I heard either.

ultrabike- Koss website still sells the ksc-35 for $44.

ultrabike, at one time I had three sansa clips and three KSC-75s...   Although one set of them were intended to be parts of a christmas present to my girlfriend. haha

But yes, they sound great, I had the clip > ZO2 > ksc-75 in the chain and it's a very fun setup.  Also something about titanium drivers and lifetime warranty, isn't it?!

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Quote from: rhythmdevils on April 20, 2012, 10:54:26 PM

What was your take on 75 vs 35 kitty?  That use to be a big debate on head-fi when the 35 was cheap and in production.

The 35 might have been smoother. Hard to say, it has been years since I heard either.

ultrabike- Koss website still sells the ksc-35 for $44.

I don't know man, the KSC75 is $15 free shipping... Is it that much better?

EDIT: Also the clip doesn't look that comfy...

You're the one that brought up translanting 35 drivers into a 75 clip, that's why I mentioned Koss has new ones for only $4 more 

Audiophile General's Warning

Studies indicate that listening to the KSC-75 for long periods of time may cause intense regret, remorse, and disillusionment about the thousands of dollars you have invested in gear that only produce marginally better sound quality.  The Audiophile General recommends that such people only use the KSC-75 for listening to podcasts while shopping or doing chores around the house if they must own a KSC-75.  Failure to heed this warning may result in low self esteem, depression, and suicide.

naw, i would look at it in a brighter side of things. it just means i can sell all my stuff off and use it to pursue my dream as a professional porn star/man whore.

Hi all. stumbled upon this effin great forum after a long self-education on the current state of the headphone 'industry' over at headfi.....enough about that for now....... The little koss is a real nice phone. Nice to see a thread dedicated to it. I had been enjoying it pleny in its stock form and recently started messing with modifying it in a DIY manner, kickstarted by stratocaster's advice and insight over at headfi suggesting that closing it in results in dramatic sound signature alteration. As much as I like the stock 75 in its little plastic shell, i have found that with a simple cable upgrade, proper matching with source and amp, and now, the idea of enclosing the litte titanium driver in a lightly damped wood cup, really puts this $20 miracle into a different league. Strato has a head start and has already modded his set to fairly high standards and I am in the process of doing the same but with a different pad setup. I will fill in some blanks when I get more time, but suffice it to say, closing in the 75 driver seems to act opposite of what happens when a grado or magnum driver is closed. No idea why...When the grado/magnum are closed, the sound goes tinny, thin and wrong. When closing in the 75, the sound gets fuller, bigger, more intimate, a touch more natural, and the already great low end starts to show even more potential. Bass guitars are very tuneful but kick drum still needs tuning. To wit; damping. I've just started messing with cotton, various materials for the end cap (means of closing in the back of the wood cups). Further dialing in will involve damping experiments on the inner surfaces (walls and back reflecting surface) and possible moderate side or back venting.

fyi, other phones i've owned and been more or less displeased with either immediately or with time:

grado hf2 (bass is a mess, but a decent phone with pretty accurate instrument reproduction)
senn650 (murky, incomplete, flat dynamics)
senn600 (same as above minus the murky)
grado rs1i (too airy, odd upper mids)
grado rs2i (odd upper mids - lacks punch/balls)
grado 325i (metalic bright- cool but quickly fatiguing)
grado 80i (hot distorted mess)
beyer dt880/250 (treble sounds like cotton candy, no mids)
Koss 950 stat (odd)
Fostex tp50 unmodded (wow this was a mess and needed to much work)
14 different sets of custom magnum driver sets in various wood cups and one set in stock metal (cool but for my record collection and tastes, couldn't dial out enough of the driver color. Always remained and made strings and snare drums sound a bit off but with just the right drivers (they vary) in the right cups, they could sound quite nice)
Grado ps500 (pretty nice, a bit too clean in the mids, uncomfortable due to weight, but other than the koss75, my favorite offering from the 'industry')


where i'm coming from. classic rock/jazz vinyl lover.

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