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I have a few pairs of dynamic headphones, including a pair of Dekoni Blue (modified Fostex planars), but I really prefer my Stax electrostatics. My problem is though, that I can't use most of them without an amplifier (or Stax energizer), and I wanted a pair to use with my iBasso portable digital player when I walk my dog.
I stumbled across a used pair of very inexpensive Koss Pro4AA Titanium that I couldn't walk away from. I didn't expect much, and I was more curious than optimistic. I liked the originals when I owned them 50 years ago, but a LOT has changed since then. I figured that for the money I paid, I could sell them if I didn't like them because they are in as-new condition.
They are very good actually ... much more comfortable than the originals, and the build-quality is excellent. None of those silly plastic yoke ends that always break. Sound isolation is great, and they are snug without being uncomfortable. They are a bit bass-heavy, but it is tight bass. Treble detail is a bit glarey, but not unexpected for the price. I am keeping them.
I don't understand all the controversy about xenotransplantation. Donald Trump has been sporting a hair transplant from an orangutan for years.
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So these phones are the current production ones ? I remember the Pro 4AA back in the 1970s, when I bought first phones.
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I don't understand all the controversy about xenotransplantation. Donald Trump has been sporting a hair transplant from an orangutan for years.
I have alway been pleased with, "the sound of Koss" to quote an advertising slogan they used for some time. I never bought more than modest stuff from them, but always got a high return on low investment.
I always enjoyed that the guy, Henry Koss, was a hi fi pioneer, starting out of his New York electronics repair shop , much like sol marantz, inventing high fidelity. At least in New York, my reading didn't mention other countries or locations.
along those same historic line, James B. Lansing, of JBL speakers, invented the coffee break.
He had hired seamstresses from the local garment industry to wind his voice coils, square copper wire wound on edge for maximum density. it was tedious handwork, and he decided to give the workers an occasional break. noting the increased efficiency after such breaks, he decided to make the breaks a regular paid event.
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