KPH7 Lightweight Portable Headphone, Black

These were bought for replacement headphones for an assisted listening system in a church. We bought two of these and two low price Sony headsets which were three times the cost and put all four in service. I gave these 5-stars because at around $5.00 per headset they work just fine for what they are intended and could be affordably replaced if they get dirty or damaged. They do not sound bad but are not audiophile quality by any means. They work fine for the assisted listening receivers. The ear cushions are foam so you cannot clean them and if multiple people are using them you need to keep an eye on them and replace when needed. We hand out the two Sony's (which can be wiped down) first then these so with the minimal usage, they should last a very long time making them a good long term investment and at the low cost we are not going to feel bad if we have to replace one.

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.

These remind me of the headphones that came with walkmans in the 90's, both the cassette players and the cd players. I got 3 pairs of these for my kids to use to listen to the iPad when we travel. They are worth the price, don't seem like they'll last forever but they suite our needs right now. The only reason I gave them 4 stars is because the foam ears pads come off easily. I wish they stayed on the headphones better. But the kids can hear well enough with them and they fit 3 kids of different ages just fine and they're lightweight. Not sure about the noise cancellation, though.

Works well enough for me. Not the greatest sound but for the price it's okay. Fits snug so I added extra ear pads from another set.

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.

Good enough. The top part that goes over the head seems to be made of plastic. It's very tight when placed over the head. I want to stretch it out to make it more comfortable, but am afraid it will crack. I just turn up the volume and wear around my neck. Headphones were cheap, so it's good enough.

Twenty-four basic headsets. These are going to be great - they aren't durable, but I wasn't expecting that - I'll pass them out to kids who need them and not care if they get stepped on or broken. They're comfortable and clear but have no volume control of their own. These are literally, "basic, functional headsets for listening". They are not durable, but I do not count that against them as they are inexpensive and in bulk. All arrived in good condition and those tested so far have worked fine.

Horrible headphones, not worth more around $1.00. Bought 2 sets, 1 for myself and 1 for my wife. Within just an hour or two if my wife using hers one of the earpiece pads just fell off and wasn't able to be reattached, it just split apart, rendering it useless. The audio from them is the worst I've ever heard, as a matter of fact I bought a set that was much nicer and cost less than these at my local Dollar General, and those were even better made and far superior sound quality too. I can't even describe how horrid the sound is on these, but I sure can't see why anyone, especially a school would recommend these for young students, they're not a great quality in build or audio for student use. Absolutely not. I only bought these because my local D.G. Store was closed currently out of stock and no idea when they'll get the ones that lasted me over 7 years for a smaller price, folded up, had noise cancellation, and the ear coverings were like very soft earmuffs covered in plastic, comfortable. These terrible headphones had none of this, but I did expect a better quality audio, but I believe the audio is diminished by using 32-ohm speakers instead of the standard 8-ohm type which gives far superior sound quality(my opinion) but that's also what my Dollar General headphones were rated 8-ohm and until I accidentally sat on them and broke one side off, I'd still be using those. I absolutely DO NOT RECOMMEND THESE HEADPHONES! LOOK FOR A BETTER QUALITY PAIR. These are junk.