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 enlarge | Brand: Koss
Category: CE
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $8.57
You Save: $1.42 (14%)
New (9) from $4.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  47 reviews
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8 x 1 x 4
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 155954
Model: 155954
UPC: 021299113936
EAN: 0021299113936
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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 In-Line Unlike Others July 21, 2006
8 out of 30 found this review helpful
I was disappointed by this purchase. Unlike a regular inline volume controller that integrated with a pair of headphones, this does not amplify the sound coming from the device.
So if the device has a poor sound and volume range, this does nothing to improve it.
If I could return it I would.
 Very nice volume control May 26, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This Koss is very good one for volume control. There is no noise sound when I adjust volume. I can't distinguish whether I plug my headphone with this Koss because it has no effect to my head phone at all. I use HD555 which has 50 ohms impedance so I think this Koss may reduce some power of my headphone. But not at all. My HD555 still provides great sound. I love it.
stay away May 9, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I had purchased a volume control at Radio Shack that worked reasonably well -- for about two months, when it broke. So I was looking for something of a bit higher quality. Good reviews here convinced me that this Koss product was just what I needed. Sadly, this is not for anyone who is even remotely an audiophile. When you turn the volume down it dramatically attenuates the high end, so music sounds not just quieter but also has a much narrower dynamic range. This item would probably last much longer than the cheap Radio Shack control, but the sound quality is completely unacceptable. So why do many people on Amazon give it high marks? I have no idea, unless they are listening to books on tape or something else that requires only low audio quality.
 Good idea - okay product March 23, 2007
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
An inline volume control is a great idea - we've used Sony headphones in the past that offered this, but the headphone quality was poor. When I saw the Koss Volume control, I was happy I could get back the control, while still using my high quality 'phones.
Unfortunately, the max volume with the Koss installed is diminished quite a bit. I'd say about 20% lower than regular headphones alone.
Another issue is the small size of the slider - I find myself fumbling to find the slider and use it. Something with a bit more of a 'thumb switch' would be better. I understand you don't want something that can be easily bumped accidentally, but the tiny slider bar this unit currently has is just not adequate.
Because there's no other options I've found for something like this, I'll stick with the Koss Volume control, but if there were other options, I'd jump in an instant!
Does not turn sound up; only turns sound down May 31, 2008
7 out of 24 found this review helpful
I have discovered, as have others, that most modern TVs do not have a simple output jack for headphones. Instead they have a limited volume output set of jacks. The sound coming out of them is set pretty low and you cannot increase it using your remote's volume controls (I guess the manufacturers figure you are going to hook it up to an amp and a theatre sound system, which is not what I wanted to do.) So I heard about this product and it seemed like just the thing I needed to boost volume. Wrong. It has no power source, so if you set the dial on the unit at maximum volume, it comes to your headphones at exactly the same weak strength as emanates from the TV output jacks. All it can do in reality is turn the sound down. Skip it.
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