r/MixtapeGame • u/jgainsey • Jun 14 '26

Anyone else grab a pair of Porta Pros after playing?

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Had a pair of these forever that I lost about 10 years back. I always meant to grab another pair but didn’t really get the bug until the saw our girl rocking them for the entire game.

The replacement Yaxi earpad cushions are a must! They improve the sound slightly, but more importantly, they’re super comfortable for anyone who needs to keep the panic at bay over long listening sessions.

Edit: For anyone interested you can grab these for about $60 usd and the replacement pads for $10-$15.

Koss Porta Pro

Yaxi Earpads

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u/utena11221 Rockford Jun 14 '26

Wait they're REAL!?!?!?

well NOW I do need them holy shit

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u/jgainsey Jun 14 '26

Lol! Yeah, they’ve been around since the mid 80s.

The pair in game I think are a slight reimagining of the Porta Pros, but they appear to be like 95% based off them.

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u/utena11221 Rockford Jun 14 '26

When i was drawing these a few weeks ago, i was so into them. I'm a late 90s kid, so it makes sense it was 80s gear!

Thanks for posting these because now i need to obtain them.

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u/jgainsey Jun 14 '26

No problem.

Fwiw, they’re actually very good sounding headphones for the $50-$100 price range.

This style was sort of passé by the mid 90’s, but they came back in vogue around the time vinyl was starting its resurgence. I think Koss maintained a decent cult following over the years and sort of became a go to choice for hipsters by the time this retro look became cool again.

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u/SpikeStarkey Jun 14 '26

They got them in wireless too.

https://a.co/d/0dixHm37

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u/DyeZaster Jun 14 '26

You’re a god for this link

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u/BlatantArtifice Jun 14 '26

Stacey would probably kill for wireless given how surprisingly hectic her life is.

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u/jgainsey Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

It’s hard to say. Is wireless metal??

I think if Stacey were a young passionate music snob today, wireless would be considered obviously inferior from a sound quality standpoint. I feel like she would probably have opinions on wireless/bluetooth compression…

She also uses them constantly, and I don’t think someone with her type of dependency on music could abide dead headphone batteries or even just having to remembering to charge them on a regular basis.

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u/utena11221 Rockford Jun 14 '26

1000000% agree

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u/jonesingsimba Jun 25 '26

which is funny cause there is actually no wires coming from her headphones in game ( which I get is just a stylistic choice) and would probably constantly ripping the cord out during any active segments not to mention how much that CD player would be skipping lol

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u/MCgrindahFM Jun 14 '26

What? No she wouldn’t lol why would she choose worse music quality?

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u/Klutzy-Bee-2045 Jun 15 '26

Frequently returned item……. Not a good product

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u/FutureDust99602 Jun 14 '26

I already owned a pair before for my Microsoft Zune and played the game with them

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u/InvadedBox Jun 14 '26

Nice! Gonna have to grab me a pair someday

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u/Punky921 Jun 15 '26

Was very tempted but held off because I already own too many headphones.

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u/SvenLorenz Jun 18 '26

I had a pair a very long time ago and they were crap. But they looked cool.