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The best models of practical headphones Koss, with high sound quality and comfort, the most popular models:
Patch Koss Porta Pro – lightweight and comfortable, versatile, suitable for sports. But there is a separate sports variation of this model Koss Sporta Pro;
Vacuum bass models Koss the plug and Koss SparkPlug;
Full-size headphones Koss UR20 and Koss UR20 headphones;
Having weakened the position in design appeal, all efforts have been thrown into sound quality, comfort and durability. This makes the headphones a good choice for practical people.
About KOSS (their history):
KOSS headphones belong to the budget segment, but you can’t call them low-quality. The company is considered an informal leader in the segment of portable audio and offers buyers models with good sound, strong design and excellent reliability. Many KOSS headphones, present on the market for quite a long time, have already managed to earn the status of legendary. They have become for many music lovers a window into Hi-Fi sound.
KOSS company was founded in 1953 by John Koss, but first specialized in the production of television receivers. In 1958, at the Hi-Fi show in Milwaukee, the manufacturer introduced a new phonograph and a specially designed model of aviation headphones. On the wave of success of this set in the same year was presented the world’s first consumer stereo headphones KOSS SP-3, which were an unqualified success with the public. They, in fact, opened the era of personal audio.
All KOSS models:
Surface-mounted: Porta Pro, Sporta Pro, Recovery, KPH, SP, RUK, Pro, KSC, KTX, UR series.
Full-size: UR, BT, SP, RUK, QZ series.
Inserts: The Plug, Sparkplug, PathFinder, Mirage, KEB, KSC, IL, RUK, CC, KDX series.
Inserts: Clipper, Jams, KPH, KE, KSC series.
Home: R, UR, KC, HQ series.
Professional: Pro4S, ESP950, ProDJ100, QZ5 and many others.
Stages of the company's development:
1960-е. Release of the KOSS Beatlephone model. The company receives the status of an official supplier of the BBC Corporation.
1970-е. A program of compulsory testing of equipment for the accuracy of sound reproduction is introduced.
1980-е. JCK/200 wireless headphones are introduced. Development of a lifetime warranty program for KOSS products.
1990-е. Introduction of new technologies: active noise canceling system, 5.1 format, hands-free, headbandless models.
Themanufacturer’s attitude to its customers is pleasing. In addition to the extended warranty (not valid in all regions), on the KOSS website(https://www.koss.com/support/choosing-headphones, in English) you can find a lot of useful information concerning the choice of headphones.