Koss KEB24 Portable Isolation Earbud (Blue)

by Koss

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 1.1 x 6.3 inches ; 1.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000N7X8UY
• Item model number: KEB24 blue
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Koss KEB24 Portable Isolation Earbuds combine excellent sound reproduction with maximum isolation to provide an outstanding listening experience. These highly portable earbuds use three sizes of cushions to ensure a comfortable fit that seals the ear and delivers deep bass. The dynamic stereophone element has a frequency response of 10-20,000Hz.

Product Description

Portable Isolation Earbud Stereophone

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A low cost jewel, July 24, 2007

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iamnohs - See all my reviews

This review is from: Koss KEB24 Portable Isolation Earbud (Blue) (Electronics)

Having owned Shure e2c phones in the past and a current owner of Sennheiser CX300 buds, I was not expecting much in the way of competition from these $20 Koss buds. I expected them to sound like the $20-range JVC Marshmallows, which could NEVER be confused with a pair of e2c or CX300 headphones. But, these Koss headphones surprised me. When properly fitted in the ear canal, they present a rich sound. Head-to-head against the CX300 phones (which sell for three times as much), I found the bass to be more accentuated on the Koss', but the highs are not as discernible, telling me that the Koss headphones are a bit distorted in favor of bass, but not much. I cannot discern any noticeable difference (aside from color) between the silicone sleeves provided by Koss and the soft silicone sleeves provided by Sennheiser or Shure. I've swapped them around between headphones and they all do the job equally well. The Koss phones give you nice isolation, comfort for long-term use, and good sound at a great price.

I'm a bit baffled by some of the reviews here. It makes me wonder if the sleeves being provided by Koss have changed, or if there isn't some user error involved in getting a seal of the sleeve against the ear wall. These are good phones for the price.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comparable to E2C Sures!!!, July 14, 2007

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ndrew73 "ndrew73" (NYCity) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Koss KEB24 Portable Isolation Earbud (Blue) (Electronics)

The gentlemen above on a vacation trip mustve had a worn-out earphone port in his iPOD. It is HIGHLY unlikely to have different volumes on identical coils...

If you know anything about IN-THE-EAR headphones and what to expect from them, you would appreciate the KOSS Earbuds.
Ive had A LOT of experience with IN-THE-EAR "plug" "bud style earphones" as they call them (see my other reviews)because I commute in the train and subway in a big city and I HATE the feature called "exhaust port" "BASE port" "AIR vent" in the BACK OF THE EARPHONES, no matter how expensive they are.
The existence of hole in the back of an earphone speaker means that they are absolute crap when it comes to filtering the sounds of kids, teenagers etc..the ambience of the subway.
The less noise hits your eardrum the better for your health. (The holes in the back of these phones are purely cosmetic - YES i've blown into them! :)))

You can control the volume of music as you please but to isolate the sound of the city is of utmost importance for me.

Seems having an airtight case will impact the response of the membrane. Well, me and my buddies at work tested different earbud headphones listening to the same song with HIGHs and LOWs (f.e Karmah - "Just Be Good to Me" spin off from Police "Every breath you take".) and the difference in sound response across speakers is shocking..

For example compare KOSS and JVC Earbud! JVC buds' BASE response is non existent!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good for the price, October 17, 2007

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a.m.d. (nyc) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Koss KEB24 Portable Isolation Earbud (Blue) (Electronics)

noise cancelling. no (i can still hear almost everything around me, though it is a bit muted).
sound isolating? yes (people can't hear my music).
fit is good, sound quality is good. pretty good value for the money.