I just tried this today. Soldered the Massdrop KC75 to TRN BT2, works great. Battery life is around 5 hours. This is an incredibly easy mod. I have the ES100s as well, however, I hate all the dangling wires, so this setup works great. A big thanks to this channel for suggesting the mod. I had all the components lying around and never considered it.
Didn't know you could mod headphones like this. This is so cool. The cables for my Koss Porta Pros are broken in two places but I quite like the audio quality.. now I know I don't have to throw the whole thing away :)
such a cool project. it looks amazing. I really enjoyed this type of video and wouldn't mind seeing a few more like this sprinkled in with your usual videos. keep up the great work.
Many thanks for this. I have now converted my aging, but muck modified, Koss Mac5s with the electronics from Sony in ear 100s with extremely good results.
yo I just finished this exact mod... soldering mmcx connectors is a HUGE pain in the ass. I got 3d printed shells for the mmcx female adapter off of ShapeWays and the mmcx connectors from alibaba... the exact ones that the thingiverse post link to. the issue is that you need to kinda tear up the connector in order to have any chance of soldering it. There's a little bit of the thread mass that juts out higher than the center (+) core. You should probably tear that off with pliers or something because otherwise tinning the center core is just going to bridge the gap between the jutting piece of the thread wall.
You should check out the Audeze isine 10! They fit on the outside of the ear like the KSC75s but they extend into the ear like iems. They are open back so you can hear everything around you, and they are planar magnetic so they sound so damn good. Getting the comfort right is a little finicky, but I can wear mine all day without any discomfort. The price is much higher than the KSC75s but they can be found under $200 and they are absolutely worth it. I love your channel for all the high quality sff content, keep up the great work!
I had the isine 10 actually... I couldn't deal with the overall lack of detail and reduced treble. I really want to try some of their higher end models at some point.
@@Tekeverything Thanks for the quick reply! Yeah, the new LCD i3 looks very promising but I'm sad to hear you didn't like you're 10s. We're you using the cipher cable? There's a lighting to USB c adapter now that enables it to work on Android's. Does the KSC75s have better treble and detail? I only have the shure se215s and Vmoda Crossfade wireless so I don't have many things to compare to.
Yes, I tried the Cipher cable. That helps a lot but I really don't like having to use it. I would rather have headphones that work well with any device. Planar magnetic headphones can struggle with treble... The KSC75 does have better highs imo
If I was going to do this I would use the TRN BT3 cable.($30) Great Bluetooth cable adapter. However just get the Ear Studio Es100 ($100) and plug it into that Bluetooth adapter. No soldering and you keep your 3.5 connection.
Yeah, but now you have a long extended cable and a dongle-y thing to carry on your ears. This is a fairly decent mod, actually better than the Porta Pros Wireless in terms of keeping the cables small and unobtrusive.
I have the FiioBTR1K, which is very similar to an Es100 in terms of purpose and function. I got tired of having a cord dangling around and snagging on stuff. This is just cleaner for me.
@@Tekeverything I know what you mean I wore a pair of shures with a similar dongle with a wire tucked down my shirt for years. Switched to a TRN BT3 cable (the one with the flat wire is better) and some KZ iems and am happy enough. Your in a tough spot not liking iems.
What you could've done as well is either just buy a BT Receiver like ES100 or Fiio BTR3 and call it a day or mod that to support MMCX and have multiple choices of BT Cables..
Walter Dibs unless you’re going $300+ range. No. Not even worth it currently. Stick to ES100 or BTR3. Tried BTR3 but i bought 2 ES100. Mainly because of the app it has, other than that, they’re ‘pretty much’ equal. If you see people saying it has too much plastic, ignore ‘em. Its for bluetooth. Plus they feel soft. Soft like the Dual Shock 4 controller, on the touch pad. Multifunctional, I use it everywhere. From home, on the way to work, at work. Since you can basically use ‘em as usb dac on pc. I’m sure most people don’t even have a sound card in their pc, specially in the office.
There's nothing wrong with your project. It matches all the reqs of a any good DIY noodling (such as cheap donor parts and enthusiast thrill to a mod target), so thank you for the video (but I don't think I'm going to do the same to my KSC75)
mod turned out well. i'll have to get another pair of 75's as i gave away my first pair. i then ordered the the kph30's thinking they would be better, but turns out i like the 75's a lot more. however, this time around i'll be mounting them on the headband as i never liked the original clips (comfort wise it was fine, but i want more pressure to have a that extra bass).
@@cptwhite i wouldn't like them since they are even darker than the kph's. i like the 75's, the headband will just add a tiny bit more bass and it's only $6.
I have the KSC75's and the KPH30i's. The 75's are definitely more detailed but lack low end. The 30i's have nice bass but lack the detail and clarity up top. They are both great depending on what you are listening to.
Wonderful presentation and really helpful mod! One question: how much is the battery life of the Bluetooth cable affected since the koss needs a whooping 60 ohms to drive them?
Looks good, but it can be better. I would use the MMCX mod conector. Then i would buy a normal MMCX to 3.5 and MMCX bluetooth module. You would have wired and wireless KSC75
Just a suggestion for those less practical. 😉 "Fiio - Btr3k" is a Bluetooth > 3.5mm/2.5mm{balanced) adapter for around £70. 😁✌️ It also has the advantage that you can plug anything into it, headphone's, iem's, car stereo... The list goes on. 😁✌️ (I own the Btr5 [£100, ^it's big brother] and it sounds great with the ksc75's. 🤤 Guessing the Btr3k will sound just as good on low resistance gear, like the ksc75's. 😉) £70(Btr3k)+£18(ksc75)=£88 (Within £100 budget, you could probably stretch and get some "yaxi pads", too make the ultimate budget experience. 😉✌️) Thanks for your time, and have a great day. 😁✌️ P.s. loved the video. 🤗
you know not everyone would think it would be worth making a comment about something relatively pointless sense the message was conveyed with or without the typo. but thank the lord that you noticed it selflessly pointed it out despite the possibility of backlash. Also you have a typo so embarrassing i know it happens to the best of us. Fixing one typo at a time is a tough job with no praise but somebody has to do it: right.
Why wouldn't you just buy BT transceivers for wired headphone? I got my for $18 on Amazon. I get 8 hours BT 5 with 33 m reception. I agree with you that finding BT headphones is silly. Oh, I have three of the transceivers so I have have two charged while I am using one.
I just tried this today. Soldered the Massdrop KC75 to TRN BT2, works great. Battery life is around 5 hours. This is an incredibly easy mod. I have the ES100s as well, however, I hate all the dangling wires, so this setup works great. A big thanks to this channel for suggesting the mod. I had all the components lying around and never considered it.
Awesome man, glad it worked out. I think adding MMCX connectors is my next move.
@@Tekeverything wait can you add mmcx connectors to the bluetooth and have them still work?
Your desk is incredibly clean
Well Done! Stay tuned for future product releases.
Happy to see you looking at people's videos about your products
Love your products, thanks for checking out the vid
Didn't know you could mod headphones like this. This is so cool. The cables for my Koss Porta Pros are broken in two places but I quite like the audio quality.. now I know I don't have to throw the whole thing away :)
Yep, you can bring them back to life.
such a cool project. it looks amazing. I really enjoyed this type of video and wouldn't mind seeing a few more like this sprinkled in with your usual videos. keep up the great work.
Glad you liked it. I want to do more audio stuff in the future so thats good to hear.
Many thanks for this.
I have now converted my aging, but muck modified, Koss Mac5s with the electronics from Sony in ear 100s with extremely good results.
i would love too see a toturial about how to mod your ksc75 for an mncx conmector!
I will definitely be doing that soon. I'd check the website in the coming months.
@@Tekeverything Hi sir, glad you come back, pls check your email, thank you.
Thanks!
Seconding this
yo I just finished this exact mod... soldering mmcx connectors is a HUGE pain in the ass. I got 3d printed shells for the mmcx female adapter off of ShapeWays and the mmcx connectors from alibaba... the exact ones that the thingiverse post link to. the issue is that you need to kinda tear up the connector in order to have any chance of soldering it. There's a little bit of the thread mass that juts out higher than the center (+) core. You should probably tear that off with pliers or something because otherwise tinning the center core is just going to bridge the gap between the jutting piece of the thread wall.
add some Yaxi Pads and you're set
I see you are a man of culture
Yaxi are too thick for KSC75
@@ACogloc Na they work find if you bend the clip good enough. They do work better with the headband mod though.
I love my Koss Porta Pro, beed using them for years, never heard of these so I'm going to check them out, thanks!
They are very similar to porta pros. Less bass more detail though.
You should check out the Audeze isine 10! They fit on the outside of the ear like the KSC75s but they extend into the ear like iems. They are open back so you can hear everything around you, and they are planar magnetic so they sound so damn good. Getting the comfort right is a little finicky, but I can wear mine all day without any discomfort. The price is much higher than the KSC75s but they can be found under $200 and they are absolutely worth it. I love your channel for all the high quality sff content, keep up the great work!
I had the isine 10 actually... I couldn't deal with the overall lack of detail and reduced treble. I really want to try some of their higher end models at some point.
@@Tekeverything Thanks for the quick reply! Yeah, the new LCD i3 looks very promising but I'm sad to hear you didn't like you're 10s. We're you using the cipher cable? There's a lighting to USB c adapter now that enables it to work on Android's. Does the KSC75s have better treble and detail? I only have the shure se215s and Vmoda Crossfade wireless so I don't have many things to compare to.
Yes, I tried the Cipher cable. That helps a lot but I really don't like having to use it. I would rather have headphones that work well with any device. Planar magnetic headphones can struggle with treble... The KSC75 does have better highs imo
Defo giving this a go. Cheers for the vid, nicely done.
awesome mod dude
I legit didn't even know you could do this!
If I was going to do this I would use the TRN BT3 cable.($30) Great Bluetooth cable adapter. However just get the Ear Studio Es100 ($100) and plug it into that Bluetooth adapter. No soldering and you keep your 3.5 connection.
Yeah, but now you have a long extended cable and a dongle-y thing to carry on your ears. This is a fairly decent mod, actually better than the Porta Pros Wireless in terms of keeping the cables small and unobtrusive.
I have the FiioBTR1K, which is very similar to an Es100 in terms of purpose and function. I got tired of having a cord dangling around and snagging on stuff. This is just cleaner for me.
@@Tekeverything I know what you mean I wore a pair of shures with a similar dongle with a wire tucked down my shirt for years. Switched to a TRN BT3 cable (the one with the flat wire is better) and some KZ iems and am happy enough. Your in a tough spot not liking iems.
Jay, try either custom molds, or get a new headband for these bad boys from Parts Express!
What you could've done as well is either just buy a BT Receiver like ES100 or Fiio BTR3 and call it a day or mod that to support MMCX and have multiple choices of BT Cables..
es100 or Fiio BTR3? is there any more options?
Walter Dibs unless you’re going $300+ range. No.
Not even worth it currently. Stick to ES100 or BTR3.
Tried BTR3 but i bought 2 ES100. Mainly because of the app it has, other than that, they’re ‘pretty much’ equal.
If you see people saying it has too much plastic, ignore ‘em. Its for bluetooth. Plus they feel soft. Soft like the Dual Shock 4 controller, on the touch pad.
Multifunctional, I use it everywhere. From home, on the way to work, at work. Since you can basically use ‘em as usb dac on pc.
I’m sure most people don’t even have a sound card in their pc, specially in the office.
@@walterdibs3015 btr5
Im thinking of doing with with my KPHs. Very useful video
Quality content, subbed
That LZ7 is still looking slick, my man.
Great idea. I have a bluetooth Skullcandy with one dead driver and some no name earbuds that sound decent, I would try this.
Took me a while to realize Drop has the black version.
Awesome job !
There's nothing wrong with your project. It matches all the reqs of a any good DIY noodling (such as cheap donor parts and enthusiast thrill to a mod target), so thank you for the video (but I don't think I'm going to do the same to my KSC75)
mod turned out well.
i'll have to get another pair of 75's as i gave away my first pair. i then ordered the the kph30's thinking they would be better, but turns out i like the 75's a lot more. however, this time around i'll be mounting them on the headband as i never liked the original clips (comfort wise it was fine, but i want more pressure to have a that extra bass).
Carlos, try Koss Porta Pro?
@@cptwhite i wouldn't like them since they are even darker than the kph's. i like the 75's, the headband will just add a tiny bit more bass and it's only $6.
I have the KSC75's and the KPH30i's. The 75's are definitely more detailed but lack low end. The 30i's have nice bass but lack the detail and clarity up top. They are both great depending on what you are listening to.
Wonderful presentation and really helpful mod! One question: how much is the battery life of the Bluetooth cable affected since the koss needs a whooping 60 ohms to drive them?
Looks good, but it can be better.
I would use the MMCX mod conector.
Then i would buy a normal MMCX to 3.5 and MMCX bluetooth module.
You would have wired and wireless KSC75
Im never this early, 360p squad .
so cool, might try this considering how inexpensive they are
Hi thank you for the great content! How do you think these compare to the bluetooth KSC35?
Are the speakers compatible to a koss porta body? What if I buy directly a KSC35 Bluetooth and use those speakers?
Inspirational!
The kramer mod is like shitting on cake
Should re-tie the knot after removing the housing. It's good strain relief
It wouldn't fit with the knot. There is a clip that holds the cord in place. Its hard to see in the video.
Good mod, I have an old pair of KSC75, might try it myself. How about battery life? Powering those bigger drivers might affect it a bit
Battery life has been rock solid as I mentioned in the vid. I can go a full work day without having to recharge.
Does this mod affect the sound quality at all? I ask because of the wireless audio being worse comment at the las part of the video
how much power will the larger drivers require, what is the battery life now?
This is genius.
Do those Klipsch t5 support multi device input at the sane time? Like two inputs playing st the same time?
No, but you can pair to 2 devices. You just have to pause one to play the other.
Tek Everything Shame, I need mixed audio from two sources.
Next step, truly wireless. Would you consider trying?
Just a suggestion for those less practical. 😉
"Fiio - Btr3k" is a Bluetooth > 3.5mm/2.5mm{balanced) adapter for around £70. 😁✌️
It also has the advantage that you can plug anything into it, headphone's, iem's, car stereo... The list goes on. 😁✌️
(I own the Btr5 [£100, ^it's big brother] and it sounds great with the ksc75's. 🤤 Guessing the Btr3k will sound just as good on low resistance gear, like the ksc75's. 😉)
£70(Btr3k)+£18(ksc75)=£88
(Within £100 budget, you could probably stretch and get some "yaxi pads", too make the ultimate budget experience. 😉✌️)
Thanks for your time, and have a great day. 😁✌️
P.s. loved the video. 🤗
nice done!
Nice!!
Dear Koss: give us this item!
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I did this but with beatsX
description has a typo bro: here is what I cam up with.
you know not everyone would think it would be worth making a comment about something relatively pointless sense the message was conveyed with or without the typo. but thank the lord that you noticed it selflessly pointed it out despite the possibility of backlash. Also you have a typo so embarrassing i know it happens to the best of us. Fixing one typo at a time is a tough job with no praise but somebody has to do it: right.
Reminds me of the Sony ones I got about 10 plus years ago
Which model would that be?
Why wouldn't you just buy BT transceivers for wired headphone? I got my for $18 on Amazon. I get 8 hours BT 5 with 33 m reception. I agree with you that finding BT headphones is silly. Oh, I have three of the transceivers so I have have two charged while I am using one.
You didn't get a cord with LDAC
Or just buy a pair of KSC75s and Porta Pro Wiresless and just put the clips on the Porta Pros. Then you can use the KSC75s with a headband too.
@mariomatrix779 it's what I've been doing.
@mariomatrix779 I don't have Reddit. I use TH-cam for that kind of stuff
im thinking of doing a similar thing but using "true wireless" buds
That would be very interesting. I would love to see that. You would probably have to get creative with a 3D printed housing.
what happen to the video it 360.P
TH-cam happened
Ksc35 bt and you don't ruin stuff
I love how TH-cam's '360p' thing blends with the lo-fi soundtrack.
Haha... its annoying that they tell me processing is done, and still show you guys a 360p video.
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These are super muffled... I'll rather just buy earpods
I have 3 pair... They are certainly not muffled
...muffled? what?