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Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones

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Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones Overview

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Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones Description

The Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones are inexpensive and are over-the-ear headphones, and they have a sensitivity of 118 decibels and a 32-ohm impedance. They have a minimum frequency of 18 hertz and a maximum frequency of 21,000 kilohertz. They have foam ear cushions and a neodymium-iron-boron magnet.

Why are the Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones highly recommended?

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The Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 60% performance for sound quality.

Sound Quality

The Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 0% performance for sound quality details. However, the current preferences ignore sound quality details in computing the rankings.

Sound Quality Details
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Total Harmonic Distortion (Less Than):

Relationship between the original signal and the sum of signals added by electronics and audio media. Lower distortion produces cleaner sound.

We currently have no data on the Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones for total harmonic distortion (less than).

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Sensitivity/SPL:

A measure of how much energy is required to drive headphones to a given listening level.

Given that users looking for the best overall headphones prefer higher values for sensitivity/SPL, the Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 90% performance in this category.

Sensitivity/SPL
118 decibels (wrong info?)

Impedance:

Resistance of a speaker's voice coil to the current supplied by the amplifier. The lower the impedance, the more efficient the headphones -- meaning more volume and better battery life if being used with an mp3 player. Headphones for portable use should have a maximum impedance of 64 ohms.

Given that users looking for the best overall headphones prefer higher values for impedance, the Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 0% performance in this category.

Impedance
32 ohms (wrong info?)
Frequency Response

Minimum Frequency:

The low end of the range of sound (bass) that the headphones can produce.

Given that users looking for the best overall headphones prefer higher values for minimum frequency, the Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 0% performance in this category.

Minimum Frequency
18 hertz (wrong info?)

Maximum Frequency:

The high end of the range of sound (treble) that the headphones can reproduce.

Given that users looking for the best overall headphones prefer higher values for maximum frequency, the Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 26% performance in this category.

Maximum Frequency
21,000 kilohertz (wrong info?)
Ratings

We currently have no data on the Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones for Shopping.com rating.

Shopping.com Rating
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Given that users looking for the best overall headphones prefer lower values for price, the Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 96% performance in this category.

Price
$39.99 (wrong info?)

Given that users looking for the best overall headphones have selected earbud, over-the-ear, behind-the-neck and clip-on as the top choices for style, the Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 100% performance in this category.

Style
Over-the-ear (wrong info?)

The Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 33% performance for construction.

Construction

The Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 0% performance for construction details. However, the current preferences ignore construction details in computing the rankings.

Construction Details
No special construction details (wrong info?)

Given that users looking for the best overall headphones have selected foam and padded as the top choices for ear cushions, the Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 100% performance in this category.

Ear Cushions
Foam (wrong info?)

Magnet Type:

Neodymium magnets are lighter and more powerful than ferrite, making them ideal for earbuds.

Given that users looking for the best overall headphones have selected ferrite, neodymium and neodymium-iron-boron as the top choices for magnet type, the Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 100% performance in this category.

Magnet Type
Neodymium-iron-boron (wrong info?)

Durability Rating:

How long do the headphones function properly? Are clips or the headband sturdy? Has the cord withstood bending near the connection point?

Durability Rating

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Comfort Rating:

If they have earbuds, do the headphones have comfortable rubber tips? Do they remain snug even while you're working out? If there's a headband, does it stay in place? For full-size headphones, are the pads comfortable?

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Convenience Rating:

Do the wires get tangled? Do the headphones have a single-sided cord? For earbuds, were different sizes of rubber tips included? Are they wireless?

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The Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones achieves 100% performance for connectivity. However, the current preferences ignore connectivity in computing the rankings.

Connectivity

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Connectivity Details
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We currently have no data on the Koss - UR40 Lightweight Headphones for cord length.

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Connector:

3.5 mm "minijacks" are most common for portable audio devices.

Connector
1/8" (wrong info?)

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Model Information
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Model Number UR40
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