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some guy on ebay is selling the koss plug with imitation etymotic ear
buds for 20 bucks. I bought them with very little expectations, but
have been amazed by them. First the sound quality of the koss plugs is
excellent. i have no idea how a $15 headphone can produce such
fidelity. my previous headphone was grado sr-60 for comparison

second the plugs this guy has made work great. they seal out noise well
and work great in noisy subways, airplanes etc. they fit nicely in my
ear .

i spent nearly a month researching a hi quality noise cancelling
headphone. all had their problems, but for the price this one wins
hands down.

i encourage others to check it out.

[Arny Krueger]

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some guy on ebay is selling the koss plug with imitation etymotic ear
buds for 20 bucks. I bought them with very little expectations, but
have been amazed by them. First the sound quality of the koss plugs is
excellent. i have no idea how a $15 headphone can produce such
fidelity. my previous headphone was grado sr-60 for comparison

second the plugs this guy has made work great. they seal out noise well
and work great in noisy subways, airplanes etc. they fit nicely in my
ear .

i spent nearly a month researching a hi quality noise cancelling
headphone. all had their problems, but for the price this one wins
hands down.

i encourage others to check it out.

Koss The Plug" earphones are not a distinct device, but a family of devices
that have been morphing for several years. The last time I tried them, they
had great bass, but fell on their face above about 3 KHz. This happens to
coincide with many reviews of the devices over the year.

Any IEM is profoundly affected, primarily in the bass range, by how they fit
the listener's ear canal. While balanced bass can help lots of things, there
is no way for conventional mass-produced flexible tips to put back in treble
that was never there.

OTOH, for $20 it is hard to lose much by purchasing a set of Koss "The Plug"
IEMs. Good starter pieces.

[Bob]

I see the seller also offers the Sony MDR-EX51LP earbuds for a little
more $$. They're quite neutral sounding. I also own the Etymotic
ER-4P's but at around $300, they cost too much to withstand abuse in
the gym. I'd say the Sony's sound 75% as good as the Etymotics (with
the included Sony ear tips) which makes them quite a bargain. I
decided to order the Sony/Etymtotic combo and i'm expecting nice
results. Btw, he offers the ear tips alone for cheaper, but at $35, I
can afford a back-up pair of headphones.

Arny Krueger wrote:
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some guy on ebay is selling the koss plug with imitation etymotic ear
buds for 20 bucks. I bought them with very little expectations, but
have been amazed by them. First the sound quality of the koss plugs is
excellent. i have no idea how a $15 headphone can produce such
fidelity. my previous headphone was grado sr-60 for comparison

second the plugs this guy has made work great. they seal out noise well
and work great in noisy subways, airplanes etc. they fit nicely in my
ear .

i spent nearly a month researching a hi quality noise cancelling
headphone. all had their problems, but for the price this one wins
hands down.

i encourage others to check it out.

Koss The Plug" earphones are not a distinct device, but a family of devices
that have been morphing for several years. The last time I tried them, they
had great bass, but fell on their face above about 3 KHz. This happens to
coincide with many reviews of the devices over the year.

Any IEM is profoundly affected, primarily in the bass range, by how they fit
the listener's ear canal. While balanced bass can help lots of things, there
is no way for conventional mass-produced flexible tips to put back in treble
that was never there.

OTOH, for $20 it is hard to lose much by purchasing a set of Koss "The Plug"
IEMs. Good starter pieces.

[Arny Krueger]

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I see the seller also offers the Sony MDR-EX51LP earbuds for a little
more $$. They're quite neutral sounding.

If you say so. I think that the general take on the MDR-EX51 and 71
earphones is that they have the "Sony sound", long familiar to users of
MDR-7506 and V6 headphones - a peak in the mid bass and upper midrange.

Here's an article that describes the problem and provides a fix.

http://www.linkwitzlab.com/reference_earphones.htm

I also own the Etymotic
ER-4P's but at around $300, they cost too much to withstand abuse in
the gym.

Their pricing is an artifact of the days before earphones went mainstream
with the iPod market.

I'd say the Sony's sound 75% as good as the Etymotics (with
the included Sony ear tips) which makes them quite a bargain. I
decided to order the Sony/Etymtotic combo and i'm expecting nice
results. Btw, he offers the ear tips alone for cheaper, but at $35, I
can afford a back-up pair of headphones.

MFR-RX71s and 51s are basically the same equipment, but with different
pricing and different cords. Not a bad value at the price. I sort of think
of them as Koss "The Plug" with response above 5 KHz. Shame, a bit too much
response above 5 KHz.

Here's a post by someone who has studied some of the alternatives a bit more
closely using publicly-available tools:

http://www.peterprovost.org/archive/...4/10/3183.aspx

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Arny Krueger wrote:

Koss The Plug" earphones are not a distinct device, but a family of devices
that have been morphing for several years. The last time I tried them, they
had great bass, but fell on their face above about 3 KHz. This happens to
coincide with many reviews of the devices over the year.

Particularly the most recent version, the white one that's a lot more
streamlined-looking, presumably to entice owners of iPods. The older,
more squat design, that came in gray and either purple or blue, was far
superior sonically. Even the old one benefits from a device with some
sort of equalization; fortunately, my MP3 unit, a Creative MuVo, has a
rudimentary equalizer.

Bill

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Particularly the most recent version, the white one that's a lot more
streamlined-looking, presumably to entice owners of iPods. The older,
more squat design, that came in gray and either purple or blue, was far
superior sonically. Even the old one benefits from a device with some
sort of equalization; fortunately, my MP3 unit, a Creative MuVo, has a
rudimentary equalizer.

Bill

That's interesting as I have the blue squarish one. I guess i better
buy a couple more of them if I can still find them!

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That's interesting as I have the blue squarish one. I guess i better
buy a couple more of them if I can still find them!

Borders sold them for a while, and I picked up a couple of extra pairs
right after they werer discontinued. Right now, I only see them on
eBay.

Bill