Koss CS80 Speech Recognition Computer Headset

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 3 x 8 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005ML7S
• Item model number: 154873
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 14, 2003

Product Description

Product Description

Koss, a leading manufacturer of high fidelity stereophones, is pleased to announce the introduction of the CS/80 stereo headset with a noise cancellation microphone for hands-free communication from your personal computer. It is ideal for telephony, voice activated and voice recognition software and computer games.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing headsets, January 6, 2007

By	One Daft Duck (St.Paul, MN. United States) - See all my reviews

The breakdown-
PROS:
*Sound seems to be good for the price
*Nice look
*Good cord length (~ 8 ft)

CONS:
*High resistance (60 ohms) which makes it harder for devices to drive.
*No in-line mute/volume control
***Not comfortable (behind-the-neck design)

Bottom line: If headset was not so uncomfortable to wear these might make a great headset.

The details-
I was looking for a multi-purpose headset. I use skype to talk with my friends on-line while we play games, also I like to listen to music when I am waiting for my friends to get on-line. So, I wanted a headset that had a average to good quality mic, and offered good (above average) sound.

I was thinking since heard people boast about the great quality for the price of KOSS's KSC-50s and KSC-75s, I thought I would give the the CS-80 headsets a try. The CS-80 is just like the KSC-50s but have a behind the head design and a mic.

The KOSS CS-80 is a fairly good sounding headset. I have a problem with the deep bass. It seems that the bass reduces the clarity of the song. However, I think the sound is pretty good for the price range. Also, once you get an EQ to reduce the bass the clarity is much better. I did not notice much of a difference concering voices vs my old headphones.

The mic does not seem to be anything that special, but I have not tested it that much. It seems that it does reduce noise. Voice quality reproduction is good, but I do not think it is anything that special.

The biggest problem that I had with this headset is the behind-the-neck design. I have not had any headphones with the behind-the-neck design, so I did not know how they would feel. Although, since the CS-80 are suppose to sound good, I thought a little pain would be a trade-off. When I first tried the headphones they felt great. The problem was after an hour or so the damn things made me want to cut my ears off. I do wear eyeglasses so maybe this is a factor. The pain is so great that it really does not make the sound worth it and is the reason they only get two stars.