Koss KPH7 Lightweight Portable Headphone, Black

These are very good headphones for the price range. The sound is good and crisp, the fit is comfortable and they hold up pretty well if you are halfway careful with them. I recently started to do some audio analysis, though and realized these headphones don't have any sound below 50 hertz, if an online tone generator is accurate. That's actually quite a bit better than the advertised lower end of the range: 80 hertz. There may a good deal less output at 50 hertz than at 80 hertz. At any rate don't expect great bass output. I recommend them as long as you know the limitations.

Our teenage son always seems to somehow 'confiscate' and then proceed to break and/or lose every set of earbud-type earphones in our house, including mine that came with my iPod. So, he has now been relegated to only owning the least expensive kind I can find for him (even if that means pink ones, lol). So, after perusing Amazon, I bought these headphones for him because 1) they were so inexpensive, 2) the reviews were pretty good, and 3) did I mention they were so inexpensive? Well, when they arrived, I opened them up to check them out and make sure they worked and such. I was impressed and I really liked them. But when I gave them to my son, I quickly learned that, according to my son, over-the-head type "headphones" (as opposed to the in-ear or ear bud type) are so "80's" and "uncool looking". Was I angry at him for basically calling me "old and uncool" for liking these headphones? No way!! This was my perfect solution to keep him from "borrowing" and then losing/breaking MY headphones. Besides, I never really liked the ones that go into the ears anyhow. So now these are mine! For what it's worth, I feel neither "old" nor "uncool" while wearing them. I promise!! *They fit great, they are snug but not TOO snug. If I was into jogging and/or some other type of strenuous exercise, I don't think I would have any trouble keeping them in place on my ears/head (I swim for exercise so obviously I can't wear them for that, lol). *The quality of sound is fantastic to me - although I'm not really an "audio snob". *They are extremely adjustable on both sides although I happen to use them on the smallest setting without needing to make them any bigger. *They are lightweight, as stated in the description, but not in a 'flimsy' kind of way. I don't think they are any more or less breakable than any other kind of similar headphones (yes, I did go through many sets of headphones like these during the 1980's). Since I don't expect to be rough with them at all, I am hoping they last me quite awhile. If not, and they do somehow break, at least I wouldn't feel *too* bad only being out a few dollars. I would ABSOLUTELY order these again and highly recommend them to anyone looking for inexpensive, but nice, headphones. They are perfect for this "uncool" mom. :-) ***UPDATE*** June, 2015: Well it's been nearly two years and I've gone through about three pairs of these headphones (and I'm going to order a few more after I write this - now that they have pretty color options). Not one pair has broken yet, they just seem to get lost somehow (in our house, we joke that when things go missing it's because unicorns come and eat them). I'm glad they have color options now and I would still absolutely recommend these inexpensive, and nice, headphones.

Bought it for my middle schooler who is likely to lose them so I wanted something basic and inexpensive. These work well, but unfortunately one of the foam covers fell off and got lost within just a couple of weeks of use. They are not glued on.

I needed something to wear at night before i go to sleep to listen to. Its perfect! Good sound too and you cant beat the price!

I had some original Sony MDR110LP from back in the 90's-00's that are now discontinued and over priced. Got them originally with my walkmans and I love the classic look, feel, and sound. This Koss KPH7 are very very close. The sound is a little more treble than warm, and the sony's were nice and warm sounding, but still light and open, but this Koss is in no way tinny sounding. Both basically work like open back headphones because the drivers are so small (they dont cover the whole ear, like larger over ear headphones), so some sound is able to travel out through the foam pads. They are not loud, even with sound on my flac player turned up to 80-85%, but i rarely need to go past that. Any more than that and you get distortion. If you are used to larger over the ear studio monitors or high end open backed headphones, this will be a step down. And in general, sound quality is average, maybe even a little less than your average sony, philips, or apple in-ear phones. But I bought it because i still prefer headphones over in-ear phones and I do prefer the comfort and open sound these give compared to any in-ear phones, whether high end or consumer - and i do have multiple pairs of in-ears from consumer bose, philips, sony, apple, to high end sennheiser. For general, casual listening, outdoors or indoors, I have a use for these, and I really like them. They are light weight, comfortable, more durable than in-ear phones, and I'm okay with sacrificing some sound quality to get more airy, open-ness. The value is amazing for the price. And if you're looking to replicate that vintage 80-90's sounding tech of portable cd players, walkman, and hand-held television/gameboys, this completely reminds me of that analog sound, maybe not the best warm, and full analog sound, but still -these are very nicely made, the materials are better than average for on-ear heaphones. They have nice clamp pressure, which can be forced looser if needed, and the pads are very very comfy. I would recommend these for what they offer, and for their price. If you just need some very comfortable on-ear phones that you can wear all day and don't want to look flashy with your over-sized over ear headphones, and know that sound will just be decent, for 7$ I'd pick these up while they are still being made. On-ear headphone of this style and size are limited, but this one has that classic look, with a very very good fit, finish, and feel, without being over stated -just a 90's kid in the modern world, rockin headband style phones and comfy foam pads.

Lowering this to 3 stars as the plastic band broke after 4 months. Also the foam ear pieces started falling off after 3 months. In fairness though, these were used nearly daily. But, I wouldn't waste time with them again. The $5.00 price is good and that is why it's not getting 1 star. The sound quality is just fine though. If you need a backup pair of headphones or something that will get very light use, then these will do the trick. Otherwise, I would spend an extra ten dollars and get something more durable.

Best buy I've made in a long time. These headphones are not just cheap, but they work exceedingly well. The sound is great, whether for music or streaming. I'm not an audiophil., I'm retired and wear hearing aids. As such I have a problem wearing the Apple style earbuds and the in-ear type earphones in general just don't work well. I've gotten discouraged with Bluetooth, trying to track down the mysterious extraneous connections that make it impossible to connect with what I want. Just clamp these on your head in literally a second and you get great sound. Just plug it in. No Bluetooth problems. And they weigh a couple ounces and cost just 5 bucks. A solid winner! Incidentally, for those who complain that the foam earpads don't last or fall off, Amazon sells replacements, but only in lots of 10 for about a dollar each. Just search for "koss kph7 replacement ear pads". Good deal if you have several pairs of earphones for schoolrooms or such; otherwise just buy a new pair for 5 bucks. As an addendum, I just ordered and received a backup pair. Reading on the package, the headphones have a lifetime limited warranty to the original purchaser. Just return to Koss together with a check for $9. I wonder how many takers they have on their lifetime warranty, considering a new pair is $5.

About what I’d expect from dollar store headphones. The volume is low even turned up all the way, so it’s hard to even say what the quality is otherwise. Also, the foam earphone pads are scratchy and fall off a lot, and the earphones don’t swivel at all to lie flat on your ears, so it’s even harder to hear. The only thing better about them than the Panasonic ones (8 bucks in 2026) is that the headband part seems more sturdily built. The Panasonics are amazing for the money in every way except the headband adjuster aways breaks within a couple of months, and they tend to just stop working within a year or so, usally within warranty, but they’re so cheap I’ve never tried to get them replaced or refunded under warranty (I should, but I’m just not that organized). I would have returned them but the Panasonics were out of stock for a while. (I work around the Panasonics’ headphone adjuster problem by wrapping painter’s tape around that part after adjusting them to size, and so far they’ve lasted several months that way and seem like they’ll last a long time. I shouldn’t have to—the design is just terrible, and my repair looks janky—but it’s easy to do and lets me enjoy and otherwise great set of headphones for a great price.)

me han gustado bastante la relación precio/calidad es muy buena aunque el sonido es algo bajo y se puede llegar a escuchar cierta interferencia en si sin buenos para el precio que tienen los recomiendo..

音が小さく装着感がよくない。

This is a very decent set of cheap over the head headphones. The wires are skinny and the plastic headband is not industrial strength so people who are rough or careless may not be able to use them for long. I am not rough but I am cheap so I like them. They are relatively comfortable and sound relatively good.

Very poor quality, never ever recommend this. Highly dissatisfied.

o som é um pouco baixo mas vale a pena pelo preço