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Koss

Retro on-ear headphones

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Koss is an American headphone company founded by John C. Koss in 1953 in Milwaukee, credited with the first commercial stereo headphone in 1958; its featherweight retro on-ear designs remain cult favourites.

Founded: 1953
Based in: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Headphone$20

Koss KSC75

The $20 clip-on that keeps outpunching real headphones — reviewers just can't agree on the clips, the top end, or how big it really sounds.

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Headphone$40

Koss Porta Pro

The featherweight 1984 classic everyone gets told to buy first — adored as a warm, fun bargain, dismissed by others as overrated mud.

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