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Koss UR5 Stereo Headphones with Foam Ear Cushions

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
(3 out of 5)

OK for the price

Feb 17, 2007 - By J. Palmer (New York, USA)

Your basic inexpensive headphones. Four foot cord is too short- presumably targeted for portable music players, but bad for connecting to a desktop computer or anything else that is more than a few feet away. Sound is good, but bass response is rather weak.
On my pair, one of the drivers has an annoying metallic rattle at certain frequencies, nearly constant at higher volumes. I paid something like $7 for these, so it's not even worth the hassle of setting up a return.
I chose these because I like the style- I don't like ear buds or behind-the-head headphones, and I needed something for casual use. I also have a set of Koss PortaPro headphones (~$40) which are excellent. In retrospect, I would recommend spending the extra cash for a set of PortaPros (not the SportaPro), or the Sennheiser P-100.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Headphones

Feb 17, 2007 - By Karen Keffer (Detroit, MI)

I am a computer teacher and may of the applications that we use in my classroom involve audio. After the first few weeks of school, I decided that 38 computers all making noise was simply not working for me or for my students. I knew that headphones were the answer. I pay for these items out of my own pocket and needed something inexpensive, but reliable. These headphones fit the bill. It is much quieter in my classroom now, and the students can actually hear their own computer, not all 38 of them!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

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Nov 5, 2006 - By J. Lash (Conklin, NY USA)

Good inexpensive headphones. Keep these on hand for times where additional headsets are needed or for replacements for existing running headsets. They have a pretty good life expectancy and have lasted through daily runs for months and months in all types of weather.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
(1 out of 5)

Hello? Can I hear you?

Feb 13, 2005 - By Person (across the street)

I bought these because I just could not stand the headphones that came with my CD player (SL-SV570). They were extremly uncomfortable. So, I went ahead and bought them. I pluged in the headphone, and I couldn't hear anything. The volume was around the 10-15 area, and the player only goes to 25. I could hear music on 20, but it was still too quiet. I put it on the highest volume, 25, and automatically I heard distortation. I was very unhappy with these headphones. They are just so quiet. Just save yourself the money and don't buy these headphones.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Very Good

Apr 1, 2006 - By Marc (Mt. Clemens, MI)

These are very good headphones. I like these ones instead of those that go behead your head. The sound comes out really nice and there are very affordable. They were like 6 bucks at walmart. If you want to replace some headphones, get these.