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Subject: Re: Koss Porta pros

Re: Koss Porta pros

From: Neon John <johngd_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:49:22 -0400

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:07:24 -0400, "Green, Tom" <TGreen_at_cwf.org> wrote:


>These might be an even better deal because apparently they,
>
>1. Have a headband that can be worn on top of or BEHIND the head.

They fit poorly in either position.

>2. Have a MUTE switch on the cord.

That is the worst thing Koss ever did to the 'Pros. I HATED that switch.
Even the merest brush against anything would cause it to mute. I superglued
the buttons to keep them from actuating. When I learned that Koss had fixed
this error with the PortaPros, at least, I sent my Portapros back under the
lifetime warranty and got new "muteless" phones.

>3. Have the SAME specs as the Porta pros. (?)

The Sportas don't sound nearly as good. I have both. I finally popped the
transducers off my set of Sportas and installed them in some ear muffs to make
sound suppressing muffs for listening in noisy environments. They work fine
for that.

FWIW, I saw recently that Circuit City was carrying the Portas. Price was in
the $30 range, as I recall. Accounting for shipping and sales tax, the price
is pretty close to mailorder with the coupon. Instant gratification has its
value too :-)

John
>
>Link =
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00001P505/qid=1087592486/
>sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl23/103-4995046-5999844?v=glance&s=electronic
>s&n=507846
>
>Tom
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se
>[mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se]
>> On Behalf Of Fred Maxwell
>> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 1:58 PM
>> To: Rockbox development
>> Subject: Re: Koss Porta pros
>>
>> I tried the link, got all of the way through the ordering process and
>> was at the submit point, having entered the coupon code and the price
>> was still shown at $49.99. Needless to say, I did not press "submit."
>>
>> I tried again with the same results, despite deactivating my filtering
>> proxy server.
>>
>> The web ordering form never indicated whether the coupon codes was
>> rejected, accepted, not valid for my country, etc.
>>
>> At $25, they are a *great* deal. At $50, they are dangerously close
>in
>> price to the much better Grado SR-60 headphones, which can be had for
>> about $70.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Fred Maxwell
>
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John De Armond
johngdDONTYOUDARE_at_bellsouth.net
http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/o/johngd/
Cleveland, Occupied TN
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