Koss KSC75 Clip-On Stereo Headphones for iPod, iPhone, MP3 and Smartphone - Black / Silver

These are perfect for running, gym and general iPod usage.Summary- Very Confortable, excellent sound quality, they stay on, well made - quality item (total usage >100 hours).I've tried multiple headsets over the years and if these broke today I would buy another set without hesitation. After owning my first set for a month I got a second set for my wife and she also agrees that they are better than anything else that she has used. I have put off putting a review until we had given them a good workout- I hate people giving fantastic reviews for something that they've only just bought. I got these three months ago and I jog every morning for 40 minutes (on the streets) and I use them in the gym 3 days a week on the weights, treadmill and rower. My wife uses hers constantly as well with no complaints. Not used them in summer as I have only had them during the winter months, but have no problems in the gym (warmish) due to sweat. I think that replacement foam covers are available.Sound is excellent - nice deep bass. I'm not an audiophile, so don't sue me if there not of an audiophile quality headphones. For the money (£13)they are EXCELLENT value for money. The sound is so far superior to the Ipod head sets. They are light and fit both myself and my wife's ears well. They have never fallen off.Headset previously owned:1. Sennheiser PMX 80 Sport II - Uncomfortable - hurt my ears. Poor quality - no sound from the right ear - broke after only a few uses. Sound quality before it failed was good, but I think the Koss are better (check my review for the PMX80). My recollection of the sound may be tainted by how uncomfortable they were. My wife used them once, and would not use them again due to the discomfort level.2. Philips Nike SH-J 045 NIKE Airpad - Comfort - far better than iPod, but nowhere as good as the Koss. Problem with them is that they are a little flimsy and I broke them (sat on them). When you ran into a strong wind, you would hear the wind thru them (turbulence across head band and in the headphones)3. iPod Headsets - Tinny sound that never stay in your ears. I would have to constantly push the old iPod headsets into my ears as the sound would get weaker and weaker until they would fall out. Also I found them not very comfortable after 30 minutes use.

This budget purchase turned out to be a killer decision. Bought the KSC75 a year ago without giving much thought or having high hopes about them. I was in uni accommodation w/o any source of music apart from a notebook, a phone and HTC ear buds(good for calls but not much else) and having 32k+ songs collection with a limited income, KSC75 popped in my head. Having read numerous glowing reviews of them on head-fi (if you want a thorough sound review of these headphones go there) and no money to spare I said "why not". Now, using them for a whole year I can't be happier so I must say a few things:- the sound is superb, can't find higher quality for the money, they can handle high volume well and there's a good amount of bass and clarity(that's what most non-audiophiles look in headphones);- they are open - not for the library, quiet workplace or airplane BUT perfect for when you want to hear the world around you - training outside, in a cafe, you can even talk with someone and have music playing at the same time;- they ARE durable - kind of delicate looking at first, but I abuse them a lot and I've slept with them for a year and they are as new. About a month ago I thought I had finally broken them daisy-chaining a few amps( ^^ ) but it turned out to be a hair stuck in the driver;- they ARE extremely comfortable - again first impression was totally opposite but you gotta remember you can and should play around with the ear clips, of course applying common sense - everything can break. I have smallish ears, long hair (waist long) and I can sleep with them and forget I wear them when doing sprint.Now that I've got several headphones costing several times more I still use these and I tend to forget they are on so all in all you can't go wrong with these as long as you remember what they are - extremely budget friendly, open and clip-on.