My 5 year old about "The Plug" have a (itself caused) failure in the connector given up the ghost. I was absolutely thrilled by the sound and the comfort (and still am), I ordered a new me. Surprised I have told me honestly about bad reviews. This I did but know that for a few years (???) the production of The plug was transferred to China.
I need after a long test to confirm that the quality is really changing from extremely good to extremely poor! Please do the company any favors Koss with a purchase. The "The Plug" are no longer what they once were. The quality of every single component has extremely diminished!
Plug: War super is now badly processed.
Cable: Was normal headphone cable with 2 separate strands, comfortable material. In the new model, the cable is extremely "sticky".
Headphones: Sound was awesome, is now very poor. In all frequency ranges just lousy.
Earpads: The material was extremely pleasant. The "Made in China", the quality is cheap and not so pleasant.
A giant disappointment. Love Amazon team: Please separates the old reviews (until 2006 or so) of the current model.