noise-cancelling headphones

I bought these headphones to use with my newly-acquired TDK Mojo mp3-CD player. The combination of the headphones and the player produces great sound. I'm not an audiophile, but I listen to all kinds of music and these headphones do a great job of thumping the bass when they're supposed to, and highlighting the background flute when they're supposed to. There's no volume control on the phones and the cords come out of both earpieces, not just one, but for 25 dollars, you're not going to get frill features like those. Koss is a well-known company that makes quality products. I've used these things almost daily since September and they're still going strong. The cord is long, the sound is extremely good, the cost is relatively low, and the earpieces are comfortable for hours-long listening. What more do you need?

I wear headphones off and on for about 8 to 10 hours a day. My trusty 6 year old Koss TD-61 headphones finally fell one too many times off my desk and broke. I decided that I would finally splurge and get some of those nice ... studio headphones. I began the quest for the perfect set. I went to many places and tried on all sorts of expensive and not so expensive pairs. Like Goldilocks, they were all too tight, too heavy, too small (causing extended wear cauliflower ear.) I gave up, and continued using the TD-61s with spaz tape to hold them together. Until I saw the Koss UR-20s. Definately the most comfortable I have ever worn, and so STURDY! Super light weight, and the improvement in sound over the TD-61 is astonishing! Its like a veneer has been lifted from my cds and my old favorites have new depth and quality! I am happy!

Having suffered through a wide variety of garbagey headphones in my time, I was very pleased with the quality of sound to be found in these. Unfourtunately, my hapiness was short lived, as 3 months following my purchase, the plastic housing for the swiveling earpiece just snapped off...Never one to be discouraged, I repaired it with a small metal rod bent as a "splint" for the broken piece, and attached to the housing with electrical tape...much to my chagrin, the otherside broke 2 weeks later...in exactly the same way! well, I did the same ghetto style fix for the other side that I had for the first, and theyre still usable, although barely presentable... this is not a reliable product is the long and the short of it....