sounds okay for amateur listeners, cheap,

the cord may be to long for portables, and may tangle up in your pocket. To solve this do the following: you can make the cord shorter, by opening the vmss unit down the cord. CArefull unscrew the two screwws, unsolder the bottom two speaker lines, cut the cord to desired length, then tie a knot, secure back into the vmss unit, carefully screw the screw back. poor built quality, so take it easy on these earphones

sounds good for closed circumerals.

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grado sr-80

Excellent sound (bass and treble) Very comfortable Great price

Ill-thought-out placement of VMSS unit Excessively long cord Poor durability

What can I say? This is by far the best damn pair of closed headphones I have EVER bought. The sound is absolutely superb for any application you wish to use it with. I personally used it exclusively for gaming and music but found that they are excellent for DJ usage and movies. Everything about the VMSS is true. Real bass that's not fake and tacky. The clarity is magnificent, allowing for the listener to truly appreciate the treble and hear things they could never hear before. My major gripe with these headphones is the durability. I just went through my second pair after the first pair bit the dust through the right ear unit completely losing sound (not bass fx) unless I twisted the cord a certain way. Now just less than a month after I got a replacement, those two have suffered the same fate only to a worse degree. I suppose that I may have been a bit rough with the set but still, this tells me that the wiring is very poor and that the workmanship could use some major improvement. I will get another pair of these because they are worth it (and also because they are covered against defects up to 90 days after purchase) but this time I will try to be more careful when handling it and I urge you to do the same if you wisely choose to purchase this model.

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Evergreen RumbleFX (ugh, went through 3 of these - STAY AWAY), many Koss and Sony models, Plantronics, Sennheiser EH-2200

Great sound output. Intense bass and VMSS bass. Very compfortable.

VMSS remote control gets in the way.

Headphones are simply awesome. The 50mm drivers produce clear deep bass for any music. The VMSS (Virtual Motion Sound System) is even better. They sound great with music, movies, or video games. All sound is rich and clear. As for the fit, they should fit any head and are supremely comfortable for long periods of time. The only thing I dont like is the VMSS remote 18 inches down the cord. It does clip on to your belt which is good, other wise I wish it wasn't there. These headphones are well worth the buy!!

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Koss Panasonic VMSS headphones (not the same headphones, smaller drivers)

Excellent bass. Very comfortable for closed cans.

Mid range could be better but not bad; VMSS irritating at MAX level.

Got the headphones from an online auction. They are well worth the current retail price, and definitely worth more than I paid for them. The oversized (50mm) driver units produce excellent bass even without the VMSS feature. When I hooked them up right out of the package, I had to turn DOWN the bass level on the receiver...never had to do that with any other new set of phones. Because of the high output the treble can get very intense as well, but once you get the proper sound profile they become very nice headphones. The VMSS feature is a bit of a gimmick...pretty good for games or movies but downright annnoying for reasonable audio listening. The sliding battery-powered booster switch is 18 inches from the headphones...a bit clumsy but it has a clip to attach to your clothing. If you can stand an hour or two of head-shaking at the MAX level, then you should probably apply for a job at NASA. The headphones look awkward and gangly right out of the box, but they fit my head quite well and were comfortable over long periods of listening. Overall, a very nice deal for me. If you can find the equivalent Panasonic product without the VMSS, get them and save even more bucks.

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more Koss than I can remember; Sony (ugh); Jensen (don't use them even if you get them for free).

Superb bass performance for the money. Comfortable fit for closed headphones.

Could do better on vocals/mid tones; VMSS is downright annoying at the MAX setting.

I got the headphones really cheap in an online auction. They work surprisingly well and are worth the reatil price, and certainly more than I paid for them. The bass output is fine without the VMSS. When using them right out of the package, I had to turn DOWN the bass level on my receiver. I had to turn down the treble as well, because high frequency tones can buzz at mid-to-high output levels. The VMSS feature is more of a gimmick. It does work, but it interferes with continuous music listening and is probably more suited to game play. If you can stand an hour of VMSS head shaking, you should apply for a job at NASA. The battery-driven switching section is a nuisance...try to find the equivalent Panasonic headphones without VMSS and save a few bucks.

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More Koss than I can remember; Sony (ugh); Jensen (don't use these even if you get them for free).

Sounds really good, looks cool

Not as comfortable, and sometimes it get''s hot. It is not durable, my left speaker fell off one day, and I had to cut open the cord to fix it on another day, because it somehow got frayed on the inside. Yes, be gental to these ear phones.

This earphone is really great.

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Sound second to none at this price level.Vmss is truly trick.

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These are truly the best headphones for the money,The VMSS system is more than a Gimmick it actually works.I put it on low for CD listening and High for DVD PLayin.When hooked up to the Pioneer PDV-LC 10 Portable DVD Player,it is truly the ultimate portable theater combination.Highly Recommend buying these.

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Sennhieser h420 - Sony

Very good sound, Bass shaker is excellent, comfortable.

Not very durable. Plug problems.

I am not sure what to tell you about these..
When they work - they are top notch. The sound quality is very good (better than the HT-RP1000, which are a great buy), and add to it the special VMSS sound system - and it rocks.

The VMSS thing is a little unit connected to the headphone cord (which is 5M/15ft long, too long). The unit operates on a battery and emphasizes (when turned on) all low frequency sounds (100Hz and lower). It then passes those low signals to a special driver within the caps, which translates those low signals to real motion, and causes the caps to shake gently. I would best describe this as having a subwoofer inside your headphones. The feature itself is good, especially when watching movies. It also provides a good atmosphere for music. There are three modes for it: OFF, MID and MAX. When OFF, it doesn't operate, and doesn't use the battery (1 AA battery). On MID it provides medium shaking, and MAX causes it to shake with full force.
I can't say anything bad about it - it works well, and doesn't change the sounds in anyway (only provides the vibrations). It does however eat up the battery (around 8-10 hours of normal listening when the VMSS is on MAX).

The sound quality of the headphones is very good, and the frequency range is wide. They are surely worth the 90$ price tag alone, even without the VMSS thing.

Wearing them at first seems very comfortable. After a while its not as comfortable, but still more than you'd ever need.
So that is another plus.

The downside, though, is that they are not durable. The long cord seems to cause many problems, and the headphones themselves are made of plastic which tends to come apart at times. The connections of the VMSS unit to the cord, at both ends, are also not something too good, and it can become unstable as the cord may get pulled. If it happens the headphones are useless.. so you must be very gentle with them. Based on experience with previous Panasonic headphones I was very gentle with them - but it still was no good as problems arose. Right now they are not operating but I hope to solder the wires properly sometime soon.

Lastly, if you listen to these using Dolby Headphones on a DVD movie (supported by DVD software such as PowerDVD and WinDVD), you will be amazed by the amazing sounds they produce.

Very recommended for the sound quality, but the problematic durability keeps it from getting a higher score.

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Snheisser, other Panasonics.

Excellent sound with music and movies on my portable DVD player

A little bulky for traveling, loose fitting even on my large head

Found these on clearance at a Good Guys store in the San Diego area while traveling on business. Had already purchased a pair of Sony MDR7506 which I liked, but was having a hard time justifying the $90 cost. So, I did a back to back comparison in the store with the Sony's and the Panasonics using a Sharp portable DVD (wanted to make sure the phones were sensitive enough to produce sound with a portable). Suffice it to say, the Panasonics were easily a match for the Sonys, and I actually preferred the bass output of the Panasonics, which was slightly less boomy. Yes the Sonys look like they are made better, but $50 better? However, I would not have paid the list for the Panasonics either (around $80, but can be easily found on the net for $55-60). Check them out if you can.

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