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Pros

The microphone in this product is a dynamic microphone, just like the product description says it is. At less than $30 i think this is a great headset for those that want a dynamic microphone. Even their worst is better that most companies best. These...  Read More

Comfort is wonderful, just like other kpss headphones. They are comfy, but may get uncomfortable around the ears after a few hours for those with long hair and glasses.

The mic is plenty sensitive, and is still better than the mic on a (lower priced) headset. Noise cancellation is good. Clear voice sound, clear microphone.

The koss sb40 is a great mic for broadcast radio. It works with most any decent quality audio soundboard. It also works well with most vhf/uhf transceivers.



Cons

Impedance of 120 ohms not 32 ohms. Mic is mono so any audio pushed through it will be single channel only.

But it is a poor redheaded step-child if your going to use this headset for computer use. Not durable. Not worth in in my opinion.

The no volume control on the headset or headset wire. These headphones are big and the headband can be a bit uncomfortable.

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Quality


Headset sounds great and the mic has excellent quality.


The sound quality of these headphones was very good.


The problem is after the 2 years the left side of the headphone stopped working, but i did "torture" the set by wearing it cont...  Read More


Pros: the dynamic element microphone naturally cancels out background noise.

Price


The price ($30) makes it a winner in terms of bang for the buck.


Works great with my two kenwood ts590s at a bargain price.


Ps: do note: i paid full price for the koss, this was not a frreebie !


For less than 40 bucks, i will never have to buy another computer headset and neither will you!

Shipping


Its only a 9 dollar return shipping charge you have to cover, and they will waive that for you sometimes if you ask really nicely.


Every time one has failed or come undone on me, i have sent them to koss and a replacement would always promptly arrive at my doorstep.

Competitiveness


All of which we researched and compared and the sb40 is excellent.


Works as well or better than the expensive brands.


Usually every windows pc has this very same driver (although the menu for it will look slightly different based upon your mobo ...  Read More

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    good, quality, great, comfortable and radio.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 256 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 2 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The dynamic element is wide ranged so be sure to use the radio equalizer to set up the audio for best transmit intelligibility


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Build quality is excellent so for less than 30 its a steal for a ham radio head set


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I did try it out on my acer laptop win 10 and had to go into the audio settings and up the mic


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Works well once you get the settings adjusted


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The one issue many on amazon are complaining about is the microphone


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The koss website says this headset uses a dynamic element microphone not a condenser microphone


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Pros the dynamic element microphone naturally cancels out background noise


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Cons the signal level will be much lower than a condenser microphone so more gain will be required

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