r/positive
I use my porta pros more than my blessings 2 dusks. The dusks are way better but I somehow always reach for the portas at work.
Koss Porta Pro Classic
Koss Porta Pro Classic On-Ear Headphones, Retro Style, 3.5mm Wired Plug, Durable, Black/Silver
By Koss
93mentions59%positive$39.99typicalr/audiofiliabrasil+8pros/−6cons
What one Redditor said
“Eu sou fã do Porta Pro. O meu tem 13 anos de uso, só troco espuma de tempos em tempos e segue firme.”
What Reddit thinks
Pros
8- +light
- +comfortable
- +sound good
- +Much better than they look (implies good sound/performance)
- +Look cool (to the user)
- +great baseline for open-back headphones
- +small
- +look cool
Cons
6- −Get made fun of
- −Look goofy (to others)
- −Associated with call centers
- −can be fatiguing (sound)
- −highs not detailed enough
- −can blow (be gentle with volume)
Where Reddit talks about it
94 comments · 11 subreddits
r/headphones32%
41 mentions↑ 170
r/HeadphoneAdvice65%
20 mentions↑ 41
r/kossmods25%
8 mentions↑ 19
r/audiofiliabrasil25%
4 mentions↑ 28
r/DigitalAudioPlayer75%
4 mentions↑ 12
r/Hiby25%
4 mentions↑ 5
Reddit reviews
+ 39~ 33− 22
r/positive
I think they look cool and when someone laughs at them I join and tell them about how they're much better than they look.
r/HeadphoneAdvicepositive6
If you do that with Porta Pros, you'll be able to have a great baseline of what open back headphones can sound like, and it probably won't be until you get over $300 that an upgrade makes sense.
r/HeadphoneAdvicepositive2
Are they as good as my PC38X or Audeze headset? Definitely not but they’re small, light, and comfortable and they look cool.
r/HeadphoneAdvicepositive2
The biggest plus is the ergonomics: as a glasses wearer, you can adjust them so that there's no pressure on the temples. Price-performance ratio is unsurpassed in the past 40 years. Plus a lifetime wa
r/HeadphoneAdvicenegative2
They sound good, but mine blew.... So be gentle with them and don't crank up the volume too high. They are uncomfortable but you could use any band/clip from ksc75/porta pro/kph40 they are interchange
r/HeadphoneAdvicenegative2
Personally I think they aren't worth it. They have a very nice soft and velvety bass, but are considerably muddy sounding and just lack details. Everything but low end is really in $30 (or whatever th
r/HeadphoneAdvicenegative1
I've broken every one of them — the cables are absolute spaghetti.
r/HeadphonesAdvicepositive2
I had a pair of those legends porta pros back in middle 00s, they are DeLorean of headphones, no matter the time flow or who owns the trade mark. Keep it up!
r/HeadphonesAdvicenegative1
I love porta pro but wireless 2.0 sounds much worse than classic version
r/headphonesnegative1
Even I didn't like the stock tuning of the porta pros, it just sounds too "dark" for my tastes, I'd take the KSC75 over the PPs any day.
r/headphonesneutral1
Honestly I just got the KOSS for novelty sake.
r/headphonesneutral23
The Porta Pro is twice the price of the Old Fashioned in Canada after import fees, as is the KPH40, the KPH30i is 60% more expensive, and the KSC75 is around (edit->)20% more expensive.
r/headphonesneutral2
the porta pro is just the polar opposite of the Old Fashioned, sound-wise!
r/headphonespositive14
Completely agree with you about the Porta Pros. I just can't live without them. So light, and they sound so good with everything.
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