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Re: Koss KSC75 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #40 on: June 22, 2012, 06:38:11 AM »

Hey, purrin, if you still have the data, is there any chance that we could get a -36dB KSC75 waterfall CSD? I'm kind of curious how it holds up to the lower floor that you've standardized your measurements to.
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Re: Koss KSC75 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #41 on: June 23, 2012, 08:21:28 PM »

Here's -39db floor
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Re: Koss KSC75 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #42 on: June 23, 2012, 08:39:11 PM »

Here's -39db floor

Thanks Purrin, you're the best.
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Re: Koss KSC75 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #43 on: June 28, 2012, 09:49:57 PM »

These do cymbals like no other...even my HE400s can't match up against it in terms of cymbal fidelity.
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Re: Koss KSC75 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #44 on: June 28, 2012, 10:13:53 PM »



The "Madonna" pioneer headphones on the extreme left are actually heavily modded KSC75 - I have been using them for many moons to test amp builds. Based on this thread, I suspect they measure as good as they sound. :)

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Re: Koss KSC75 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #45 on: July 25, 2012, 12:53:43 PM »

After all this time I can't believe i still haven't bought a pair of these. I think I better buy a pair now since I need one for exercise anyways  :)p1
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Re: Koss KSC75 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #46 on: July 25, 2012, 07:24:54 PM »



The "Madonna" pioneer headphones on the extreme left are actually heavily modded KSC75 - I have been using them for many moons to test amp builds. Based on this thread, I suspect they measure as good as they sound. :)

..dB

care to enlighten us what was done to the K501? WTF is wrong with the pads... or, what pads are these and how do they change the sound
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Re: Koss KSC75 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #47 on: August 08, 2012, 02:54:32 PM »

An interesting I observe with the stock KSC75's is that they sound thin, anemic, and lacking the bottom end thoroughly, if you use the earclips. With (any) headband mod and allowing them to press against the ears fills up the lower midrange and bass dramatically, makes it very tonally balanced.

Personally I have mine quarter-modded and clipped onto a PortaPro headband, it sounds insanely good, competes for headtime against my HE400s even.
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Re: Koss KSC75 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #48 on: August 08, 2012, 05:25:29 PM »

I used to also have some plantronics earpads that increased the bass and lower mids a good bit. I might get another pair of those to put on the ksc75 to make them sound bassier and fuller even when using the clip on.
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Re: Koss KSC75 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #49 on: August 08, 2012, 08:13:29 PM »

I used to also have some plantronics earpads that increased the bass and lower mids a good bit. I might get another pair of those to put on the ksc75 to make them sound bassier and fuller even when using the clip on.

That's definitely a possibility. However I've gone through probably 6 pairs of different earpads trying to get these to sound best, and in the end the stock earpads with a quarter mod is still the best - the perfectly flat midrange is only preserved by them, any other earpad that increases the lower end muffles the sound considerably as a tradeoff. Having a headband mod, however, does not interfere with the mids, but also brings out the bass, so it's perfect IMO.
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