Koss Lineup Comparison & Giveaway - Happy New Year!

The big Koss Lineup Giveaway & Comparison! A great way to start of 2022.

Make sure that you like, subscribe, and toss a comment below to get into the giveaway. Again, I’ll cover shipping in the USA. You can enter if you’re outside the country if you’re willing to pay shipping. Let me know which model you’re most interested in (though I’ll just randomly select who wins what). Final date to enter will be 11:59PM central time on January 8th, 2022 - that way I can announce winners on the 9th.

This is a video I’ve been wanted to do for awhile (but my dog keeps getting ahold of my Koss headphones). I was able to finally get all the models together for listening and comparing. In this video I go through the headphones linked below (some affiliate), give some quick sound and build impressions and then let you know what my rankings are and why.

Original review of the KPH40:    • Koss kph40 Review - Star-Lord Approved!  

#1: KPH40: best laid back / all-around need – love the build, but I needed the donut pads for comfort and to move the driver away from my ear a bit.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KZC94X1?...
Pads: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...

#2: KSC75: best clarity / energy - hate the clips, I like the Retrospekt band on it and the donut pads.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3eDO2ZG
Drop: https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-koss-...
Pads: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...

#3: PortaPro: laid back / dark with lots of bass quantity, interesting build and looks, but I gotta have the Yaxi pads for comfort.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3eGrU0Y
Drop: https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-koss-...
Yaxi Pads: https://amzn.to/3pHqyt2

#4: KPH30i: Cheap, simple, light - not my favorite, but a lot of people seem to really like them.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3zhqH9J
Drop: https://drop.com/buy/koss-kph30i?utm_...

#5: Retrospekt: terrible sound, but the band is really nice for the KSC75.
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/10009873...

Look down below for links to all that gear and some other recommendations.

Of course, I always recommend you take a look at the used market, below are some sites that are great for that.

Head-Fi: https://www.head-fi.org/
HifiGuides: https://forum.hifiguides.com/
Reddit:   / avexchange  
Hifi-shark: https://www.hifishark.com/
US AudioMart: https://www.usaudiomart.com/


Some of my favorite equipment for various niches (some links are affiliate):

Super Budget Headphone: Koss kph40: https://koss.com/products/kph40-utility
Need these pads for the kph40 though: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...
Cheap Gaming Headphone: AD700X: https://amzn.to/3b4ACUS
Cheap All-Around Headphone: SHP9600: https://amzn.to/3b6aUiP
Entry Level DAC: Modi 3+: https://www.schiit.com/products/modi-1
Entry Level Amp: IEMagni: https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-1
Entry Balanced DAC: SMSL SU8: (look used)
Or Modius: https://www.schiit.com/products/modius

My Main DAC: Bifrost 2: https://www.schiit.com/products/bifro...
My Main Amp: Singxer SA-1: https://amzn.to/3BgXJ97
Tube Amp: Schiit Valhalla 2: https://www.schiit.com/products/valha...
Headphone #1: HE6SEv2: adorama.rfvk.net/4eydoo
Headphone #2: Edition XX: (look used or new XS: https://www.linsoul.com/products/hifi...)
Headphone #3: OG NIghthawks: (look used)
Gaming Headphone: HE560v4: adorama.rfvk.net/6bnGoG
Bluetooth Portable DAC/Amp: XCan: https://amzn.to/3vJG8WA
Wired Portable DAC/Amp: Mojo: https://amzn.to/3CbYWQs
TWS: Sony XM4: https://amzn.to/3Glr7Py

Cables:
Hart Audio Cables: https://hartaudiocables.com/
Worlds Best RCA Interconnects: https://amzn.to/3pB2Oa7
Worlds Best XLR Interconnects: https://amzn.to/3vEdwxO

Recording Gear:
Canon M50: https://amzn.to/3ba7KKJ
Sigma 16mm 1.4: https://amzn.to/3vF6SaB
Maono USB Mic: https://amzn.to/3CecbQO
Canon M100 (overhead): https://amzn.to/31lZAxT
Canon 22mm 2.0 (overhead): https://amzn.to/3dowiAO