great sound within price range.Great Sound.Deep Bass.comfortable to waer.

Look cheap

it's great sound and deep bass.it's Comfortable to use.It's Pretty headphone.

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Grado ms1, MX500

Foldable, sounds great within this price range, 1/4 inch converter, cool looking carry case.

Looks REALLY cheap, bass can sound muddled, feels like it's going to fall apart at any time.

I got the SportaPros about 2 weeks ago. They are pretty good headphones and provide great sound when plugged into my NetMD player. Much better than the sony earbuds that came with it. My dissapointments are that is looks really cheap and it feels like it's going to fall apart in my hands. The carry case that comes with it looks cool but is barely large enough to contain the headphones. You have to squeeze it in. It does come with a 1/4 inch converter, but the cable is just to short to do any kind of home HIFI listening (unless you sit right in front your HIFI). Sound quality is quite respectable for headphones within this price range, except I find that the bass is a bit exagerrated and can sound muddy at higher volumes. Oh, it leaks sound too.

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Sennheiser MX 500, Beyerdynamic DT231, cheap sony earbuds.

A few glaring weaknesses, but overall, not too bad, really. Superior to pretty much all of the other headphones in this price range.

Bright highs, wooly lows, not all that detailed, mediocore soundstage, no real imaging to speak of. But hey, we're talking about 30 dollar phones here.

Back when i was first getting into this audio hobby and blew out another crappy pair of sony headphones, i picked these things up. Due to contracting an ear infection, thus retiring my far superior etymonic ER-4 s for a couple of weeks. Overall, these headphones can't escape the fact that they are cheap headphones, and while tweaks can make them worlds better, they still can't keep up with more expensive phones. The bass is wooly and overpowering. The highs lean a bit on the bright side, and the soundstage is inferior to pretty much all of the open cans out there (Grados, senn's, beyerdynamic, AKG, etc). Still, given the mere 30 dollar asking price, if you're willing to spend a little bit of time cutting these to pieces, and gluing them back together, you can create a good set of 'phones for portibles, or just throwing around the computer

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Pretty much all high-end headphones aside from a few stax models, and the old joe grados

Incredible sound for $30.00. I would have paid $500.00.

Bassy. Not full size headphones (with the large sound) but for their size they are pretty close.

After 20 years of listening through the headphones that come with portable players I decided to search for the best headphones in the world that could be driven without an amp. After some research I have found one of the best - The Koss Sportapro. This headphone turned my $20.00 portable player into a luxury stereo system. Now I run my daily 5 miles in total luxury. It is incredible. If music is an important part of your life than spending $30.00 (only $30.00, can you believe it!)is the best $30.00 you will ever spend. Personally I would have paid $500.00 for these - no question about that. Try them for 30 days and if you don''t like them Headroom (and other distributors) will refund your money. On the downside theses headphones are very bassy,. Not bad if you like a warm sound but definitely not perfect. They are also ugly but who cares if you have the best sound!

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Headphones that come with portables, other various cheap headphones.

nice midrange, crisp highs, low price

the visor-like grip on your head.

i was really tempted to spring for the Grado SR60''s, but being a college student on a tight budget i had to suck it up and turn a blind eye to the grado''s. next in line after the grado''s were the portapro''s but these were cheaper, so that was pretty much the deciding factor. i further justified my chickening out to the fact that the portapro''s were butt ugly. for a pair of sub-$50 cans these are really impressive. i spent the exact same amount of money on one of those shockwave panasonic ''phones, but after the novelty of vibrating headphones wore off, the muddy midrange, bloated bass and nonexistent high end got those cans shoved into the drawer. i have, since, passed them on to a desperate friend who broke his headphones, free of charge. that only speaks of how bad they were. i only got new headphones coz the girls living next to my room complained about the bass coming from my klipsch promedia''s. okay, now i could settle for playing only jazz at night (which i wasn''t opposed to) or i could get headphones and listen to whatever i want. the bass response in these are very strong, but not as tight as my promedia''s... but then that''s not being fair as these don''t have a dedicated subwoofer, duh. i''m not a big fan of huge bass, so i dialed it down on my soundcard control panel. other than that, the midrange is pretty upfront, the highs are crisp and well detailed, wayyyy better than your average best buy headphones. however, these headphones exert a visor-like grip on your head, which i really don''t like because it gets uncomfortable after the first hour or so. they have these funky thick foampads right above the ear, and i think that''s what''s causing the hemorrhage. since i don''t go anywhere with these so nobody will ever see me wearing these, i just stretch out the headband to its maximum, and wear them like that. well, it works, darn it. overall, a great buy, even recommended at Headroom (my prime source of info at this time). so far, the only thing it couldn''t handle was the fight club soundtrack. but then, a lot of multimedia speaker systems with dedicated subwooofers couldn''t either (case in point: my old cambridge soundworks PC Works, hawked off to my roommate for 20 bucks when i upgraded to the delicious chocolatey goodness of klipsch) way cool.

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panasonic shockwave, stock headphones that came with cd player, some random closed Sony headphones, cheapass labtec headphones

Great bass & perfectly acceptable treble, comfortable, amazing price/quality ratio

Not exactly a designer dream in terms of appearance

I am amazed by how good they sound - especially considering their price.

They bully all my other earphones in terms of sound quality, notably my 100$ apiece Bang & Olufsen. On top of that, they are rather comfortable.

On the minus side, well, they are not very pretty indeed... but they "collapse" quite cleverly so that you can take with you anywhere. And anyway, you can't really see earphones while you are wearing them, right ?

In short, the ultimate earphones for budget conscious people.

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Sony earbuds (plenty of them), Bang & Olufsen

-Dynamic, clear sound, with a deep bass, warm midrange, and clear treble
-Very lightweight and comfortable

-Exagerated and slightly boomy bass
-look like they cost $2

The Sportapros sound excelent overall- The bass is very deep and controlled, which I have not seen in any other portable headphone. The bass is not boomy like cheep sony's and panasonics, but deep and controlled. Overall, the bass is slightly exagerated, and it isn't as neural as good Sennhiesers or Grados, but for portable use, they are perfectly fine. The midrange is very clear, and actually warmer than some more expensive koss models. It isn't muddy like cheep Sony's and Panasonics. Finally, the treble is very detailed and clear, which is also unheard of in a cheep, bass heavy headphone.

Overall, their sound is much better than any other portable headphone, including Sony's MDR-72 Streetsyles which cost almost twice as much. Needless to say, they are many times better than any headphone that comes with a Cd player of walkman. The sportapros are also comarable to some full-sized headphones as well. They are much better than the closed Koss headphones, such as the R80 and R100-This is expected since they use the same drivers, and the closed enclosures add more distortion than the Sportapro's open design. The only Sony headphone under $100 that is better than the Sportapros is the discontinued V6's. All others are muddy and have a boomy bass. I prefer the Grado SR-60's over the Sportapros, but they do cost more than 3 times as much and are very portable. Most Sennheisers are also better than the sportapros, with the exception of the Hd-490s. Keep in mind that Sennhesiers cost several times as much, require a headphone amp, and are not portable.

The sportapros do not need a headphone amp, and i did not notice very much of an improvement when they were used with my (audiophile grade) DIY headphone amp.

The Sportapros have an interesting design-they can roll up into a ball and fit into a tiny carrying case. The headband can be worn either over the head or behind the head. Overall, the build quality is quite cheep looking, and they look like they cost $2. However, they seem to be quite durable and have a lifetime warentee.


BTW, Prices of the Sportapros is much higher in Canada, with the regular price being $59. However, all audiophile headphones are marked up by a similar amound (Grado Sr60's are $150 after tax) so the sportapros are still a great value.

In conclusion, the Sportapros are great-sounding headphones with an interesting design. They are not perfect, with a slightly exagerated bass and cheep build quality, but for $30, one can hardly complain.

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Panasonic Sockwave, Sony Streetsyle...Real headphones: include Sennheiser HD600, Sennheiser HD580, Sennheiser HD545, Sennheiser 495, Sennheiser 490, Grado Sr-325, 225, 125, 80, and 60. Sony V700dj, Sony V600, Sony V6, Sony V300, Sony Cd20, (many many other Sonys, can't remember names) Koss a/200, r/100, r/80, ktx pro

Tiny and easy to store, very sleek looking and sounding. Wonderful, powerful bass. Well made and cheap, borderline perfect!

A bit on the fragile side..

A *CHEAP* and great sounding portable set of cans. Buy Buy Buy!

Cheap. Great for workouts. Good sound, especially with underpowered portables and minidisks. Two configurations.

Slight exageration of bass. Can slip down and become a little uncomfortable in "sport" configuration.

Strait out of the packaging I hooked them up to my HDCD Denon player. They've got great highs and mids. I must agree with others that the bass is a little exaggerated. However, I've not experienced discomfort yet from their use. The bass is just noticeably overdone in the 30-80HZ region -- the lowest you can pretty much hear with headphones. This never *seems* to muddle the mids, which is often a problem with bass-heavy phones. It doesn't seem excessively boomy and there are oodles of low-end dynamics, which I did not expect. They remind me a lot of the Denon 950's, but without the Denon's tissy-fit highs. When I hooked them up to my Panasonic 361C portable, I was surprised even further. With Curve: Doppelganger, the bass didn't seem even the slightest bit exaggerated. Unfortunately, when I moved over to extreme low-end intensive music like Massive Attack: Mezzanine, there was still a little too much bass, but slightly less than on the Denon. Econoline Crush: The Devil You Know kind of had too much bass, but most people would probably prefer it that way. You'd never be tempted to use bass boost with these guys! Spatially, the SportaPros have a nice open sound.

The SportaPros fold up and this is where the other caveat comes out. When using the headband behind your head, the little fold-up hook can start rubbing against my head, behind my right ear. This only happens when the band slides too far down, though. All Koss had to do was have the hook facing the opposite direction to avoid this. They’re still the most comfortable headphones-that-press-on-the-ear that I’ve ever tried, and I do love how they fold up; it returns them to a nice, taught shape. The Koss has a good, short length of cord for portable use that also has a mute button on it.

I’ll keep the SportaPros as a portable and bass-y alternative. If used with bass turned down a tad, they would be even better.

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Etymotic ER4S, Koss A200, Denon AHD 950, JVC 727, Sony 7506, Sony MDR V600, Sony MDR-E821V Earbuds,

Good bass, good highs, dynamic, high sensitivity, nice pads adds comfort, can wear two ways, can fold two ways, small, amazing bright sound, great price.

cord a little too short and might not be very strong, mid so so. Doesn't look very attractive. Bass maybe a little stuffy.

What a pair of little wonders! The more I listen to it, the more I like it. Great lows and highs and a little weak mid. Quite comfortable because of the added two more pads on top of your ear. Dynamic (comparing with phones like Sennheiser 490). Under $25. Although not as clear as Grado SR60 but still generates very clean sound with high sensitivity. Better than all models of panasonic, sony, and aiwa junks at the same range. Highly recommended.

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