ztrain said:
i just bought a pair of ATH-M50′s and a fiio E6 amp….. they sound fucking amazing….

good stuff. what’ve you got them hooked up to?

AKG 518LE

Been my daily headphones for over a year now
- Great sound
- Great quality
- Blocks sound from outside the headphones, LIKE A BOSS.
- Barely leaking sound, even at max volumes
- Keeps my ears warm in -30 celcius ^^

Only thing I dont like about them is that they can get a bit uncomfortable in 1hour+ usage, but you get used to it.

They are definetly more expensive (but not that much more). I’d rather have some solid and good piece of headphones for a bit higher price, when I’m using them for several hours, every day.

Maverick said:
be careful when ordering these. there are counterfeits being sold to unsuspecting customers,
http://www.head-fi.org/t/519712/buyer-beware-fake-porta-pros
always buy from amazon

btw, one thing i love about these headphones is that they’re really comfortable. They’re really lightweight and don’t cause fatigue, I can wear these for hours on end and totally forget that I have them on

And you can wear them outside the house without looking like an elephant (as you would with a pair of Beyers).

Boov said:
Seeing that these things are so old it kind of put me off them. But I guess the technology doesn’t age very quickly, can you compare them to anything modern? They may have quality and be cheap, but I don’t think they look the dog’s. Quite the opposite in fact

i’m not an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination. I have owned beyerdynamic dt990 pro 250 ohm headphones and fiio DAC and amps in the past. i didn’t like the beyerdynamics because it felt like a burden to wear… you know what, i’ll write a review on them..
what i can tell you is that the difference between el-cheapo headphones/earphones (or even the average stereo speakers, logitech, trust etc.) and the koss portapros is night and day. the bass is great and for nooby audiophiles like myself bass=wow. you can also pick up on some detail lost on crappy speakers/headphones etc found in the similar price range. btw, amazon is now selling them for £16.99. nothing comes close to the quality at that price point

Whenever I hear some “loud” noise in the morning at the bus terminal, I guess that it’s a portapro kid, and I’m almost always right.