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Updated April 10, 2024·
If price is a major concern and you need something for casual listening, the Koss KSC75 are budget-friendly with very good sound quality for music and are lightweight, but they offer poor microphone quality, no wireless capability, no noise isolation, and are not suitable for exercise or travel. The Sennheiser Accentum Plus, while more expensive, offers wireless connection with very low latency making them excellent for gaming and TV, active noise cancelling for travel, superior build quality and microphone, and an app for customization. Choose Sennheisers for a versatile, premium experience or Koss if budget is tight and usage is basic. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Koss KSC75
Very good for music
Advantages of the Sennheiser Accentum Plus
Excellent for phone calls
Excellent for gaming
Very good for TV and video
Very good for exercise
Excellent for air travel
Excellent for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
8.3/10
7.5/10
The Koss KSC75 is very good for music, while the Sennheiser Accentum Plus is good.
Gaming
6.4/10
9.1/10
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is excellent for gaming, while the Koss KSC75 is only fair.
Phone Calls
4.8/10
9.2/10
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is excellent for phone calls, while the Koss KSC75 is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
7.5/10
9.3/10
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is excellent for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Koss KSC75 is good.
TV and Video
7.7/10
8.8/10
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is very good for TV and video, while the Koss KSC75 is good.
Noise Reduction
2.5/10
8.3/10
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is very good for noise reduction, while the Koss KSC75 is poor.
Battery
N/A
50.0 Hours
The Koss KSC75 does not have a battery. The Sennheiser Accentum Plus has 50 hours of battery life.
Cost
$20
$230
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The Koss KSC75 has a price of $20 and the Sennheiser Accentum Plus costs $230.
Build Quality
5.6/10
8.9/10
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus has very good build quality, while the Koss KSC75 has poor build quality.
"Let’s not insult the KSC75 by saying that it’s simply good for the price… because it’s far more than that. It basically has a monopoly at its asking price, and could still give modern budget headphones a run for their money 15 years after its release. The KSC75 is the world’s best not-headphone."
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About Koss
Koss is an American headphone manufacturer established in 1953. In 1958, they created the first set of stereophones, that is headphones with stereo sound, and in 1984 they released the world-famous Porta Pro, a set of on-ear headphones that has remained essentially unchanged for more than 30 years and that is still made, sold and loved by many audio enthusiasts around the world today.
About Sennheiser
A family-owned company, Sennheiser is a German, high fidelity, audio equipment manufacturer founded in 1945. Their consumer audio division is now owned by the Swiss hearing aid and cochlear implant manufacturer Sonova. Sennheiser offers a wide variety of, very high quality, audio equipment solutions, from headphones to earbuds, full sets of monitoring speakers, amplifiers and microphones. They also make what is widely regarded as the best, and most expensive, headphones in existence, the HE-1 Orpheus, costing a whopping $59,000 dollars.
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