3 videos today. Two reviews and... the announcement

Are you still using your K361? How is the physical condition of it if I may ask?

No plans to come back at this time but glad you enjoy them. That is very close to the tuning defined as the Harman target and is a pretty accurate prediction of what the majority of listeners would enjoy so not too surprising

@@metal571 You should think about it you are an honest reviewer and one that knows what he is talking about without being a salesman

How's the bass?

I'm shure that you're a worker from AKG.

@@Madcapgrove i wish.

This is a major issue and I had assumed they would make the OEM replacement pads available but I haven't seen any progress on this. Andrew and I have both mentioned this to Dr. Olive and he was equally disappointed when realizing this so I hope they will make them available eventually

@@metal571 Hi again Metal, the easiest way for me to get some new pads for them was to buy me a nice used pair of AKG K371 for almost the same price as a pair of just pads from the USA ;)

lol

I think its because of the QC problems of the k371

I'm curious on your 4 month update and thoughts

Do you still have both?

I ended up keeping just the 361. I use it for transcribing bass guitar songs and found it slightly better then the 371. For just standard listening to music though I liked the 371 better. I like the sound signature of 371 better

@@iansoares3404 What do you think would be better for gaming?

@@deanguy sorry never tried gaming with them

What did u get? It's simple, do you want open back or closed back.

Hd599 way better open back headphone.

K371 is the more accurate one. I think I explained that there are some slightly larger deviations from neutral in the 361 in my review of it especially in the mids

K371

What did you like the most, and what do you think would be the best for gaming?

Sundara with a bass boost shelf

@@metal571 can you explain bass boost shelf?

EQ

361 have a big treble spike at around 8khz that must be eq'd down by about 35% in order to fix the hollow bass+mids problem

They don't even make the LCD-1 anymore but I hear the Maxwell is actually very good. I'm supposed to get a sample of it eventually but apparently they have sold out too quickly at times. K371 I knew the first few seconds I put it on. If only you guys could have seen how my jaw dropped, expecting so little after trying to the K275 in the same package which was awful lol

@@metal571 Thanks for the info :)

Haven't heard the Yamaha

DT880 has better sound stage but the k361/k371 are much flatter than the dd880, but the dt880 might help you hear certain things you wouldnt with the akgs :). i use my 361s for overall mix evaluation and my clients also prefer them when they come in for mix evaluation if that helps at all

Very interesting to hear from a professional audio engineer using them. Hadn't heard of that yet. DMS seems to think 371 is way too bassy for audio work lol

@@metal571 since i got them, i actually think their good for about 70% of most mixing work. Its translates pretty well to speakers and are probably the best buy for mxing and composing EDM, pop, trap, ect. Music where you really need to analyze the bass these are perfect for but their flat enough so that it osnt an issue for other genres. I wouldn't rely on them for the final mix but that's to be expected

@@NightmareFactory830 hi, are you talking about 371 or 361? Thanks

I have the same question!

@@doktordok7517 what do you need the headphones for?

Definitely easier to drive, smaller stage like K371 but far better frequency response

@@metal571 Thanks. Do you mean soundstage is smaller than 770 or 371?

Yeah that's easy, don't buy either of those

Yosi Horikawa - Letter

Dr. Olive says he prefers the passive version

Meze with Brainwavz oval micro suedes pads*

Those aren't remotely similar, the latter is pretty laughable and I think Max Settings has reviewed it. Definitely the AKG for that one for some semblance of accuracy

@@metal571 oh okay, okay. Well is there any better alternative to the AKG that you can think of? natural balenced sound, Something with a nice look. Meybe something like a sundara or HE400i that is a closed back? Lower impedance I think Is a plus for a digital piano (and smartphone use). I'm really doubting the reliability of the akg. I can't afford to buy something that won't last. some models I'm considering are; Austrian Audio Hi-X55. Monoprice m1060c "565c" and Drop + THX Panda.(I'm not a fan of Audio technica mx and beyerdynamic 770s are great as a studio only headphone. Not a do it all kind of pair imo). I want a do it all kind of pair, if I don't find I'll get one pair for piano and another for everyday) Thanks!

@@aight365 No to all of those, the Austrian is just plain crap in sound quality, Max Settings just reviewed it, the 565C is Monoprice, so long history of being unreliable, and the Panda is just too wooly and inaccurate sounding, see crinacle's review

@@metal571 i didn't know that. Thanks. Please feel free to recommend any other pair. is there no Sundara equivalent in a closed back? A pair that doesn't leak much or at all.. my budget can go up to $350 if it's really worth it.

See that's the thing, they're both very good so it is up to you to make that decision. K361 is slightly less accurate sounding, doesn't offer a mini XLR jack, and has a worse soundstage, but costs less. Personally I still own a K371 that I paid for completely out of pocket. On the other hand, DMS for example greatly prefers the K361 because it also has slightly less sub bass despite all those other things I just mentioned

Yosi Horikawa: Letter

@@vincenthusvh thanks man!

No

I heard they are pretty bad

Easily the 361, if you watch the 371 review you will see me mention various headphones I would recommend it over

No

770 250ohm

@@metal571 which headphone u suggest for mix master ?? Have a nice day big bro .

K371

@@metal571 like , all time ?? No sennheiser 600 s 800 s , no akg 700series , no beyerdynamic1990 990 770 ?

who is max?

@@FuturePerfectContinuous Max Settings. Just search Max Settings LCD-4 on youtube and you'll find it.

Who is max?

Yeah well, while K245 and K275 are horrible, the 361 and 371 were designed to actually target Harman properly and sound ridiculous for their price. Of course you can totally ignore my video, just look at oratory1990's measurements and Rtings measurements if you want to check if I'm lying

@@metal571 I never said you were lying at all. I had heard mostly everything they made once they joined Harman was trash. If these are so good, then maybe I'll give one a try down the road.

@@TheZXReviews Yeah I know, just giving you other sources to go on since there's been so much hype around these so a lot of people are going to doubt it lol. I think the N700NC is also tuned to Harman but haven't tried that. If you got your hands on one of those to review you'd be one of the few who have reviewed it at all to my knowledge

@@metal571 Sadly I don't do reviews much anymore but would like to get into it. I have a stack of gear here I should review but haven't had the ambition. One of my friends went to school for film and production, so I've been looking to get him to help me make some videos. Dudes got a powerful PC with great editing software.

@@TheZXReviews that's exactly how I felt about making videos which is why I *just* retired doing formal reviews, probably will switch to a Live format cause...a lot less work lol. Your Beyer DT series writeup is still legendary and I recently repurchased an older chassis DT770 80 ohm. This time it's never leaving my possession lol

Looks like they have really shallow ear cups?

@@beliveinurself ...which the K361? - just avoid them. The Yamaha HPH-MT5 pads are great (though MT8's pads are too soft/thin). I now add another recommendation the HD 280 Pro - this Sennheiser model has been refreshed by Neumann - they are far better than the old model. Both the HPH-MT5 and HD 280 Pro sound similar (and as close to my Neumann KH120 monitor speakers as a headphone can get - though the speakers are still preferable).

@@juliansimmons7700 hi, so for mixing & mastering, do you prefer the MT5 or the 280 PRO (New version) ?

​@@erwinyulista I see you also just asked me about the MT5's in another video, good work on scouting YT reviews! - I'll keep the answers here - as you've also asked me about the HD 280 Pro's. I've not been in the studio for a while and I like to respond with ears fresh from there. Actually I'll be back in there next week so will reply again with more detail in the next days. Hold in there. My first post on this here was a year ago, ...since then I've used many headphones - and my monitors since, though I haven't found a better two HP's than the MT5's and HD280's. The MT5's can be slightly forward in the mids (and 'shouty' as closed-backs often are) - but I'm being super critical here, I can say much much worse about my more expensive headphones! The HD280's are more 'balanced' though overall a tad more rounded off, not that the MT5's are sharp (they are not), but the MT5's have a great speed along with richness and power. Also which is a big factor, the MT5's are so comfortable to wear, the HD280's are not. In terms of finding a headphone that near-enough matches the frequency-response and experience of monitor speakers in a room, both the MT5's and HD280's are as close as I've found. Bottom line, I keep going back to the MT5's (even though they are not perfect), I haven't found better in a headphone, especially for an on-the-move headphone that's easy to drive, comfortable and with a non-fussy design. Upon hearing my set, a mastering engineer and electronic musician - friend, now uses them every day and obviously likes them, and another who has a hireable recording studio, he also now uses them as his mobile set. They are good, as I say not perfect (- mainly slightly lacking in the v.highs), but I'd buy more sets if I needed them. Other than that I'm still open to other suggestions of better, and if I spend another £400 I want to be sure they are - possibly the Neumann NDH 20's are, but look a bit too cumbersome for my required role of headphones. Yes the MT5's are close to good monitor speakers (not those brittle high freq Adams etc!). If you appreciate clarity and detail without harsh hype, and an even freq response - including present mids, and an un-distortable bass with breadth, you'll like the MT5's, at lot.

Yamahas still haven't made it into mine or resolve's radar yet. I certainly am not against trying them but I also don't review anymore, so I hope someone can measure them (with a real IEC 711 conformant system) and prove they are at least tonally correct