Koss TD 61 Headphones: Great Fit and Durable Product for Kids Use
Written: Jun 07 '02 (Updated Jun 07 '02)
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Pros: Great Fit, long lasting, comfortable
Cons: Minor adjustment factors
The Bottom Line: Koss TD 61 Headphones are a great product for kids to use on personal computers and other electronics devices.
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| sweetcece's Full Review: Koss TD-61 Headphones |
When it comes to headphones, I probably have a more limited spectrum about what would be a good high quality “sounding” product because I, myself, have a limitation with sound quality – I have a hearing defect. After hearing a credit card embossing machine for about seven years, I lost part of my hearing spectrum, so in most cases, I can’t tell major differences between the sound quality of many products.
So, when I purchase headphones for my family or personal use, I tend to look at the product more from a usefulness point of view more than pinpointing minute sound quality differences between headphones. In other words, the fit of the product, the overall lasting value of the product and other factors determine whether or not I purchase the product more than how the product relays detailed sound quality factors.
With that in mind, I would like to give you my reasons why I continue to purchase Koss TD 61 Headphones over other brands.
Why Do I Purchase Koss TD61 Headphones?
There are many reasons why I purchase Koss TD61 headphones over other brands. These include the following:
Privacy Aspect
The main reason why I purchased Koss TD61 Headphones in general is that there are times when my son or I use the computer in our living room to listen to music or play games and we want listening privacy. This product is so high quality in that aspect that you can listen through these phones and you will not be able to hear the television even though it is only a few feet away. To me this is very impressive. In reverse, I have to say that it is really nice to be able to have my son use the computer at the same time I am watching the television and we do not bother one another. That’s the main reason why I purchased this product.
Fit & Feel
The second reason why I purchase Koss TD61 Headphones more than other brands is that these headphones offer a much better fit and feel than other brands that I have purchased in the past.
My youngest son is the primary wearer of these headphones in our home when he is playing his games on the computer. Because he has sensory problems with his autism, he can not tolerate certain textures on his skin because they overload his senses. These headphones perfectly suit his purposes because of their design.
The ear coverings are leatherette in design and very soft and comfortable. These phones are the perfect size to cover your ears comfortably without much pressure on your ear itself. The curve of the design allows for the sound to enter through your ear without excess vibration against your ear. This gives an overall ability to enjoy the sound of whatever you listening to without having your ear become tired or irritated.
In addition there is a leatherette covering on the top of the headphones itself as it rests on top of your head. This covering really enhances the comfort level as you do not have anything “hard” directly against your head (such as the metal brace on top of the phone). My son has very short hair, and this rests directly on his head, which he doesn’t like too many people to touch. But he wears these phones and this really impresses me as to the design of the product.
Durability
Finally, the reason why I purchase Koss TD61 headphones over other brands is that these headphones can take a lot of abuse and keep on working.
These headphones have gone through the following abuse factors:
Being stepped on
Run over by computer chair
Partially sucked up through vacuum cleaner
Being tossed across the room, hitting the floor or the desk
Through all of these things, the Koss TD 61 headphones continue to amaze me.
Negative Factors
The only negative factor that I can state about Koss TD 61 headphones is that sometimes they can be rather hard to adjust and retain on that setting. The setting moves a bit after each use. So, you have to readjust it a bit more often than other phones I have used in the past.
Overall Recommendation
I may not know a lot about “ohms” or what the distortion or whatever of the specification of headphones means nor why that is important to me in the aspect of purchasing a product. While those factors may be important for other individuals in their purchasing requirements, my needs and specification needs are different, as I tend to look more toward the durability and feel aspect of the product instead.
However, I do know one thing. I like Koss TD 61 headphones and within the past three years, I have purchased two pair of these headphones for my son’s use during that time. These headphones really exactly meet my needs and for that reason, I believe they may be a great product for you to use as well.
Therefore, I highly recommend the purchase of Koss TD61 headphones.
Specifications
Frequency Response: 25-15,000 Hz
Cord: Straight, Dual Entry, 8ft
Plug: 3.5 mm/6.4 mm
Impedance: 38 ohms
Weight: 5.4 oz.
Sensitivity: 93.5 dB SPL/1mW
Distortion: less than 0.5%
Ear cushions: Closed
Recommended:
Yes
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