Today, sadly, I can't commend Koss for their product changes--the introduction of the UR series, which I ridicule, "U-R stupid for buying them", and their incessant failure at making good earbuds beyond the delicate "Plug"...

However, I still hold true to their classic products, and this model is one of them. During those adolescent years, my only ability to listen to these headphones were by way of visiting downtown music stores whom displayed their latest releases at listening stations complemented by the Koss TD-80s. If there was something to be heard, the Koss TD-80s gave it. Whenever I wanted to buy a CD, if it were not on the TD-80s, I would think before buying it in fear of poor production, for if it were poor production, the '80s would let you know...

I recommend these headphones as a household reference for anyone moderately serious about their music. Yes, Sennheiser may be for the purist, and Sony may be for the everyday-er whom works out and advances in their professions or schoolings, but the classic Koss is simply for anyone who wants to hear and feel their music. In addition, given the age of this model, the bargains of today on this headphone is ridiculous and should make anyone in the market for closed headphones consider them.

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"60 Ohm Impedence - Lot of headroom reduces distortion", Closed-earpiece headphones no matter the brand are not comfy for extended wear! The reason for purchasing these headphones is the 60 Ohm impedance. The higher the impedance rating allows you to listen to your home stereo, boombox, mp3 player, etc. at higher volumes without any distortion so you get great clarity and definiton from the bass, mids and highs. Also, you can plug this set of headphones into a stage monitoring system or instrument amplifier with the same great results. The Koss line of headphones are an exceptional value. Notice the cost of other manufactures' headphones that are rated at 60 ohms and above and you will see what I mean. No! I do not work for Koss, just an informed shopper!

"Dont get them! Spend the Extra money!", I was debating between these and some facier pairs on ebay and boy did I regret it. These are heavy, bulky, and not comfortable on my ears. They sound pretty good, the base is great, but not worth giving up comfort. My neck even hurts wearing these because the headphone are so heavy. Its like putting a textbook on top of your heard for a couple of hours. Its also such a relief when i take them off for my ears. My ears were red. They should make them out of more plastic rather than metal. Next time I will spend the extra [money] to get a better pair.

I'm hoping that Sony, Panasonic, or Sennheiser has something better in this price range.

"hate two volume controls", these are nice headphones. they sound great. i was also pleased to note that they had volume controls on the ear pieces. this is great if you are not sitting too close to the computer with the volume controls. it is also good if your computer only has software volume controls, so you need a mouse or keyboard or something to change the volume.

however after using them only a short while, i became baffled by the need to have one volume control on each earpiece. i am not interested in changing the balance, and even if i were, it should be a seperate dial. because the left and right volume dials are seperate, it essentially makes the volumes controls useless. if you want balanced volume, unless you want to precisely fiddle with the dials, you have to have them all the way up, or else all the way down. it is the only way to know that you have balanced sound. it is OK to turn one down, and then the other, playing it by ear, but it is a nuisance i would rather not deal with. i am returning them because of this flaw.

"Affordable and good quality!", I watch tv and I listen to music. I am also a college student who lives in a dorm and thought to use headphones to not disturb others while I'm listening to sound, but also to get good quality sound without hearing the outside distractions.

PROS:
The Koss TD80 is comfortable to wear for an extensive amount of time, around 3 hours at least and is closed to outside noise. The ear cushions are very soft and form to your ears, but may make you feel inclosed and hot if warm them in above room temperature.

The headband part that rests on the top of your head is of good quality, but would be better if it had a back strap option so when you lower your head to do something, it doesnt fall forward from the weight.

The volume adjuster one each side of the Koss TD80 headphones are great because if you are like me, and you have one ear that hears better than the other, then you can adjust the volume to sound equally distributed.

The sound is wonderful. Nice bass and treble throughout the headphones. The sound is even better when you can use a program like PowerDVD to adjust the headphones to sound differently, like DolbySurround, TruSoundXT or Stereo, etc.

CONS:
The coil cord tends to pull on one side of the headphones when you are more than a couple feet outstretched. Also the coil cord is weighty enough that it also causes one side of the headphones to droop. I strongly recommend getting a headphone extension cord.

The headphone size adjuster is a bit too loose for my convenience. I have to adjust it every time I wear the headphones because the notches seem to come loose and doesn't lock, instead it sort of just slightly clicks. Or maybe they are worn out too easily.

OVERALL:
I've had my Koss TD80 for about 3 years now, and I recommend these affordable headphones for frequent to dailiy use. They work well when using it to hear audio on the computer [where I watch TV and listen to mp3s].

"Best earphones I have bought", I bought the Koss TD/80 stereophones a long time ago and was impressed with the sound and deep deep bass. I was a little concerned about the tight fit on my head however, the inner headband is made of durable aluminum. This allows it to be bent to adjust to different head sizes. Just be warned not to make the earcups too loose on your head, or else you will not hear as much bass.

I recently wanted to upgrade to even better stereophones and picked the Sennheiser eh2200 which are even more expensive than the Koss TD/80. I was surprised to find that the Koss TD/80 produced even better sound and deep bass than the Sennheiser eh2200. This is surprising because the Sennheiser eh2200 are the most popular stereophones I could find on Amazon. So I am returning the Sennheiser eh2200 and sticking with the Koss TD/80.