Parts ExpressMini Stereo Lightweight Headphones with 4 Foot Cord

Exactly the retro look and feel my daughter was going for. Terrible sound quality, but that's what you expect in this type of headphones.

Like I assume most people are doing, I got these for the Koss headphone mod. It is perfect, creates some amazing headphones.

I don't actually know what the stock drivers sound like, because I immediately swapped them out for my Koss Porta Pro drivers. However, they fit well and apply a much more comfortable amount of pressure than the stock KPP headband. Adjustment is hassle-free, and the whole package is now small enough that I can basically carry it around in my pocket. The plastic isn't super; the left driver tends to slip out of the socket when the cable is tugged, but overall, it's a very cheap and effective headband.

Some of the reviews have shown there's been two different models sold off of this page. I bought these around august 2020 sold by amazon, and received the original Parts Express band not the other style some people got.If you don't already know, these headphones are total crap and sound really bad, but people buy them for the head band to use with other headphones -- particularly the Koss KSC-75. So for all intents and purposes I am reviewing only the head band.This headband is the best mod out of any for what are already the best cheap headphones you can get. The biggest flaw to the KSC-75's is that the ear clips start to be uncomfortable for long term extended use. With this head band, they become the most comfortable headphone in the world, if a bit dorky looking.I bought my KSC-75 + headband for long discord calls with friends, to have a set of headphones I could forget are on my head when I don't want to use speakers. Wound up using them a lot over better headphones for music and gaming simply because they're so comfortable now. They're my go-to.Headband is pretty durable too, for what it is. I've dropped my phone a few times with them on my head, and I pop the cans off them to switch to clips frequently. Hasn't seemed to be an issue! They won't survive if you step on them though.

I bought these to use the headband on a pair of Koss KSC75s. The three stars are a rating for that purpose. (If I rated them as a pair of headphones, they are quite terrible -- easily one star. Even worse than I expected. Don't buy these for listening to music. Get the Koss KSC75s instead.)As a donor headband, this thing is...OK. For starters, the item that arrived does not visually match the item on the listed. It also did not include (1) the 1/4" adapter, nor did it include (2) the spare foam pads as indicated by the photo. It's a different product, but fortunately it is still suitable for the purpose of fitting to Koss KSC75s.Is it better or worse than the part that's indicated by the photo, the part that is commonly recommended for this part swap? I don't know. I appreciate that this, uh, updated model keeps the adjustment mechanism entirely internal, rather than having metal protrusions exiting the outside of the headband. That said, there are a few problems with this as a donor headband. I don't now if these are also true of the originally-recommended headband.Problem #1: It is only /barely/ large enough for my adult head. My head may be slightly larger than typical, but I never need to use the entire size of a band. I do with this band.Problem #2: This band size limitation is made worse because the shape of the band is terrible for holding the KSC75s against my ears. The angle on my ears is all wrong out of the box (er, these ship in a plastic baggie). I had to severely deform the metal band to accomplish two goals: (1) Get the earphones to sit flat on my ears, and (2) to get some clamping pressure. When the headband is expanded to its full size -- again, a requirement for my dome -- there is zero clamping pressure from the headband, the things would fall off my head if I leaned forward. With some work, I've bent the band in a shape that's solving these issues...mostly. You can see how I've bent it in these photos -- I had to increase the width by creating a boxy bend, allowing the speakers angle inward slightly on my head. Otherwise, they were angled completely wrong, with the bottoms of the speakers not touching my ears.Problem #3: The clips that the drivers mount to are super loose. The first time I took off the headset with the KSC75s attached, the speakers fell off. I was able to resolve this issue by first using a hair dryer to heat up and soften the plastic of the clips and then used a pair of needle-nose pliers to squeeze the clip tighter. (I did this with the KSC75 speakers removed, of course.) Now the speakers snap in and stay.Through some coercive force, I've been able to overcome the flaws and the part is functional. The headphone's bass response improves with a bit of clamping pressure from the headband, and still retains its airy and bright sound signature. The headband feels cheap and fragile, but there is something satisfying about having such a janky-looking contraption sound so good.

The headband alone is worth the five stars--light, thin, and diurable. (The headphones suck, however.) I bought this set just for the band though, specifically to swap with the band on my Koss Sportapros; for whatever reason, they are personally uncomfortable for me. I love the headphones on those though. So I bought this band to swap the phones and got an added bonus--keep reading. They just pop in and out--there are tons of videos showing this product and either Koss SC75 or Koss SC35 earclip headphones with this very band. It takes moments to swap them. The SC75s are comfortable on their own and sound great for what they are (the best sounding 15-20 dollar headphone you will EVER buy--and no, I don't mind the looks). But, the Sportapros--which have the even better SC35 drivers in them btw--needed to exchanged.What I discovered was not only were they more comfortable, but they sounded even better than in their original state. The bass opened up with a richness and beautiful imaging. There is a much more complicated mod for the Sportapros to make them sound better but why bother just exchanging them on this band will accomplish pretty much the same thing for eight bucks? The headphones that come with this band? I tossed them.