Koss QZ-2000 Consumer Headphones

Pros: Reasonable price, convenient size and carrying case, adapter for plane.
Cons: Doesn't cancel out enough noise.

Last year a friend and I took a quick trip to a trade show in Las Vegas and as we were seated on the SWA plane he unvelied his latest gadget. A BOSE QuietComfort "Noise canceling" headset. http://www.bose.com/noise_redu ction/personal/qc_headset/ ...

Pros: Much less expensive than the competing Bose product
Cons: You get what you pay for; these are worthless

What a waste of time ordering these was! I was excited to get them for less than $90 from Amazon auctions. I thought I would save hundreds purchasing these instead of the Bose QuietComfort set. I have got to learn to quit being so cheap.

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Pros: excellent low frequency suppression, comfort, portable, cool appearance, great warranty
Cons: Power source can be smaller

Initially written 11/00. Make sure to read the updates below.


This is an open-air, light-weight, headphone that folds up nicely into an easily portable pouch. The open-air gives a much better "feel" than closed headphones, which I find,...

Pros: Good value $ Great noise reduction 200hrs on AA batteries
Cons: wires tangle easy, have to carry separate unit for noise reduction.

I have owned these for about 6mo and I have read the other reviews that call these headphones bad, and I disagree, I have compared them to the Bose and it does very well not as good as the Bose but its 1/3 the price!, I have found them to work very well on planes and too good on the street, (ca be dangerous!)and for the price of others in the same price range it comes out on top, I did 3mo worth of testing and I was going to buy the Bose until I found these and tested them.

It is worth spending the time to do comparison testing because of the $ investment.