Metal... I know you aren't on here anymore and that makes me sad. But I had to stop by here and tell you that you were 100% right about the K371. I love them. I have been searching for almost a year for a good closed back and finally decided to try these and everything you have was spot on. I started my audiophile journey through Z's channel. While love him and his talent for entertainment, all the recommendations I tried through his channel never really worked out for me. I guess my sound tastes are closer to yours. Thank you man. I truly love these and think you are a fantastic reviewer. I am sad you had to leave due to the toxicity with some people in this hobby. I wish they realized that it is very subjective and you need to find a reviewer that is closer to your tastes instead of flaming when someone doesn't agree with their tastes 100%. It's like movies. It's subjective. It's art. Music is art. And everyone hears it their own way. It's up to you to decide how you hear it and what tools help you hear it the way you want to. Anyway, I appreciate all that time you took to review when you did and the work you put in. You truly were one of the greats.

Great review per usual my man!

Watching Metal getting pumped over a set of headphones... yeah, I need these in my life.

Bought the 371. They sound amazing and detailed to me. Extremely happy. Make sure the audio source your listening to isn’t shit, some of my iTunes downloads are shit, then go check the same song elsewhere, amazing. You can eq them for pleasure, or most of the time they sound great, super happy.

So it begins.... Metal571 is now known as metal371 🙃

They sound remarkable with some high shelf boosting around 8-10khz. Really brings out the detail and widens the soundstage a bit.

hi metal i know you're not here anymore but just like the other guy that commented i really enjoyed the k371s. you were the reason i got them in the first place, and after 6 months they still feel great, and i love the audio. your videos have interested me a lot, and you've gotten me into this hobby, and i can't be more grateful for you. thank you.

Watching the review with K371s on my head

I just had to say you were 101% right about these headphones metal. They're the best closed back headphones under $ 200 I´ve heard. They sound so damn good and balanced. Like you said, they blow the ath M50x and the likes out of the water. It is a real shame you stopped doing this because you were easily one of the best reviewers here. Actually, I bought most of my headphones based on your good judgement and just wanted to say thank you. God bless and take good care of yourself. IDK but something tells me you might be back sometime in the near future ...( wishful thinking? ..) I surely hope not...

Metal doesn't need EQ? FINALLY

Metal you are spot on with your review. I picked up the K371 and it is the most impressive headphone for the money that I have ever heard. Sounds so good out of the box with no EQing. I know Oluv didn't like heavier sub bass on the 371 , but it didn't annoy me. I love my 6XX, but this thing is so impressive. I was on a 3 hour flight to Vegas over the weekend and never took it off. It was that enjoyable and comfortable. It's the whole package. I think this K3 series as Oluv mentioned is going to be an instant classic. I know you don't praise headphones lightly, and this one exceeds all my expectations at this price point. I really can't think of of any better closed back until you get to the ZMF Atticus at over $1000, maybe the Focal Elegia or Audeze LCD-2C Closed, but haven't heard them yet. Some more expensive closed back headphones may have more treble detail but they aren't as balanced and have many other flaws (i.e. DT770s, DT1770s, Aeon Flow Closed, etc) Keep up the great reviews!! You and Oluv cut through all of the audiophile hype and give us the straight story, now that Tyll has retired. I appreciate all you do for the headphone community!

Cant wait to hear comparison with AKG K361! :) Thanks!

I bought these because of you.

Nice to see AKG on good form, these really seem to have hit the mark in offering excellent performance at a very affordable price point. Nice to see AKG continue their habit of going their own way with headband design too. It is amazing just how much sound quality you can get for modest cost with headphones.

I just purchased it because of your review. I am a Sennheiser guy so for me to stray takes quite a leap of faith in your judgement. Wow, an excellent closed back that is extremely comfortable and best yet, perfect to take out of the house on trips. Unlike almost all of my other headphones, the more I use it the more I like it.

I am beyond tempted to pick one of these up now, the low end looks so tempting for a subbass fiend.

To anyone considering buying the AKG 371 (BT), I can honestly say they are well worth their price tag! Did a lot of research and considerations including this well-presented review before choosing to go for the 371 and was not dissappointed! Yes, the only thing I found was I have to adjust them each time I put them on so they set perfectly on my ears, but you can easily hear when they are settled right for you on your ears, so no big problem at all. Also, I find them very comfortable wearing for a long time and don't find them too tight on my rather big (sweaty head). Great sound, too, but I do not not have that much to compare with in that matter. I am extremely satisfied with the sound quality.

Thanks a lot for this review. I bought a pair (on sale a few days back) based on your review and absolutely love it. I love these over my several other closed back and open back headphones.

Might buy a pair soon, can't resist them much longer. Then either a 6XX or a 600. I started working recently and I'm actually using my headphones there more than I do at home. Also I'm guilty of starting the K371 hype tweet "meme". I just bought new glasses and bought those with the thinnest stems so hopefully no seal problems. I think I might love them, neutral with subbass boost and slightly aggressive upper mid-range is essentially what I was looking for in a headphone. Keep it up, love your content!

The hype is real! Nice review and nice to see something you’re enthusiastic about. Hopefully everyone catches on and this becomes the $150 standard. These would probably be an instant purchase for me if I hadn’t just received the 177X, another solid closed can in its own price bracket right now. Well done! Looking forward to K361 review as well.

Boy i'm glad I bought these.. First impression was great, but not perfect. But once i added some sparkle to 6k and little bit at 8k through 10k...Man, this is heaven. Deep bass, perfect mids and sparkling highs. Thank you. Wish u come back, u r missed. It is not about others, them, me, anybody - it is about you - your passion. Edit: Good benchmark is "K & D Sessions - Lamb Trans fatty acid"

Recently bought the AKG K701 a week ago (newer model that is made in china) and I'm in love with them.

i LOL so hard at 13:30 DAT close back monitors NAME dropping , it made my day.

I purchased the K371s for my son, who was looking for mobile headphones. He tried my Beyerdynamic DT240pro and liked it, but the earpads were to small. So we went with the K371... The day they were delivered I tried them first and was shocked... That cans sounded just right... from base to the highs there was nothing to complain. Now I have to buy one for myself... A awesome pair of headphones especially for the price! And finally they are efficient enough for mobile phones. I compared the K371 to following cans, which I personally own: Beyerdynamic DT770pro 250Ohm, DT880 Edition 600Ohm, T1 2.gen, DT240pro, Sennheiser PX200II, AKG 271 Studio Sad to hear that you discontinue this channel, but I understand your reasons why... Maybe we will see something from you later? Good luck and stay healthy.

Hey Metal I just wanted to thank you for recommending these headphones to me I think their sound signature was all i was looking for this whole time and it made me love audio again! That sound is detailed yet the treble is so pleasant for a closed back that i think i am in love Finally a headphone that sounds great without EQ

Have you heard the Yamaha HPH-MT5? It's a relatively unknown older model that seems to have positive impressions from those that have actually listened to it. One KZfaqr actually ranked it higher than the Sennheiser HD 600.

These are truly great, bought them because of this review. I needed a cabled pair for my home stereo setup. They were really cheap now, but I couldn’t ask for more, soundwise and comfort. I guess one can get amazing quality products in the cabled world for next to nothing compared to the overpriced, mediocre ANC world.

Good one man. I'll keep my k553 mkII for now but... I will think about this one

Wow! Z-level enthusiasm on this channel is so rare :) This must be a great headphone! I'm soo interested in how this sounds, because my main headphone is also HD 6XX. I use a Momentum 2 for walking around but I want to try these. The ear cups look larger too, I think it is more comfortable than M2. I just wonder if they have M2-level bass thump needed for outside use.

Are the pads removable and universally replaceable? Great review by the way. Love your style bro. Best and most trusted headphone reviewer by a long shot

Enjoyed your review. I have a pair of these, which I like. For the price, very nice.

I'm trying to wait until Christmas for these but oof it's getting hard. Thanks for your hot take, love your reviews

Sold M50x days ago and ordered these for 118€ on amazon. Was contemplating DT770 80 ohm, but kinda chose these because of no amp needed. Hope they'll be more comfortable then M50x hell cans :)

I've been needing a closed back to go with my 6XX when I want some isolation. This is going on my consideration list if I ever have money to spend on more headphones.

I wish I could subscribe twice. Nice review again. Seems like great value for money.

So when you reviewed the DT 770 (80 ohm) you reviewed it very favorably, but in this review your comments on the 770 are much more negative in tone compared to the review. Maybe you're comparing more to the 250 ohm version or something like that? I dunno, there's just a disconnect between your previous 770 thoughts and this review that I'm having trouble understanding.

Me: Metal I finally bought the k553 and it's awesome! metal571: Yep. Best closed back under 200$ 1 month later metal571: I don't need eq preset + It's better than the k553 Me and my wallet: Oh

Metal571 ASMR channel *WHEN ?!*

i got the K371 and loving it :D

Agreed - coming from the really expensive D9200 - these ones are amazing

sounds amazing. I'd love to try an open back version

I miss your insight and knowledge too, you know what you're doing and I like the delivery of your video's. It was a sad day when you decided to call it a day, but at least your catalogue of knowledge remains here. I'd second what Tyl said, another gent who is missed for his talents. I know there can be more to life, but you both could literally return and pick right back up where you left off lol.

If only they combined those cups and drivers with everything else from the K275. That would be a great headphone right there.

No waiting, i got these, thanks also to this vid. General consensus is that they should have a better build and a bit more bass than the k361.

PERFETTA THE BEST

I bought this headphone after seeing this review, and immediately thought I had made a huge mistake, they sounded so bad. Literally every song I listened to sounded bad. BUT they just needed breaking in. Listening to the same songs again after the headphones had had sound coming through them for maybe 30 hours, they sounded completely different, and all the problems were gone. I'm now very happy with these headphones, and for me they are extremely comfortable to wear, just on another level for comfort compared to the Audio Technicas I was using before. I can see that some might find the ear cups too shallow, but my ears are flat enough for them to work for me. I needed the lower part of the arms rotated one click to get the pads at the right angle relative to the headband. Just posting this so that if anyone else gets these and finds them so bad out of the box that they're thinking of returning them, give them time to break in because it makes a huge difference to the sound.

i was searching for k371 reviews and stumbeled across this video. those could be the right headphones for me...and what defientely boosts your credibility is that you're wearing those k550 mk3 (?) during the video ;) - i own the k550 mk2 myself and i love them, but unfortunately here in europe i cant find any of the k550 mkX models anymore, so i was looking for an alternative. i ended with the k371 and dt770 pro on my "candidates list"...

They should do an open back too with similar tuning. I just wish they made a new driver instead of rehashing old stuff. Focus on resolution as well.

Hears my 7506s are on the list. Yep. Im getting these asap.

The sound is great, but I returned them as soon as I noticed how the bass was impacted by wearing spectacles/glasses. The fit is nice, but seems very critical. With glasses on I miss a noticable amount of lower bass. You can test the bass impact by sliding off your glasses while listening to some music.

hello my friend did you take the akg 361 too? in oliver's sound test i heared them a little strange..what do you think?

I love these, find this dude a little on the depreso side of things lol

Damn you!!! I couldn't stop myself and Amazon had about $25 of promo credits they were willing to give me early after a chat and had more old credits unused. Ended up costing $111 after tax. I have been searching for some decent cheaper closed backs and I know you rarely praise something so couldn't resist.

How good is the k371 compared to the k702?. I would love to test them by myself. But i live in a country where there is no headphone market. The options are very small so i can only import them from amazon. And that means i cant test them. Would you say the k371 are good for gaming and lisening to rock and metal?. Is a good option?

When is the 361 review coming?

I am SOLD! Gonna buy them tomorrow! Thank you!!!

Wow, so impressive. Have most of the headphones you say this one beats. Thanks for the great review, going to buy it (this will be replacing Grover’s M50x...)

Nice guitar man!

Recommended these to a friend of mine because of your review and it was a wise choice ! They sound really good for their price: flavorful bass and perfect highs, really nice. The question is: will they survive in time ? they don't look so sturdy

more extended sub-bass on k553 or on k371? and between the two and the dt770, which one of the three has more speed, more energy?

I'd buy an open back from them with the K612 driver retuned to Harman with that kind of oval shape form factor. I think that particular driver (which is shared with the K712) had an edge over the HD6X0 line in terms of detail (though most mid-fi dynamics are fairly similar in terms of detail) but the tuning was always lackluster.

better than m40x? ok bought these... I was searching for better headphones with better comfort and sound but I struggle to find some with a reasonable price. Im really looking forward to these

Big fan of the Harmon target, I got to get my hands on a pair of these

is it good for gaming or should i buy the little brother K361?

Thanks for reviewing them! Do they leak much compared to other closed-back?

This is still the best cheap Buy in 2023 the AKG 371 With a eq and if you will go Higher in price go for Audeze LCD-1 :)

everything above 10k is pretty much inaudible on this one. you can't really fix the hazyness of that impression via EQ unfortunately. all you can do is to make it a bit "less worse", but as a producer i am unable to mix/master anything in a meaningful way on these cans due to that. the rest of the frequency response is really great for the price point. also the soundstage sounds really weird on this one. i never get the perception of being able to hear anything from center when in mono. it's a bit like there was a major difference in the indivdual tuning of the L/R drivers. coming from a Denon AH-D2000 and having ordered a DT770pro 250ohms in parallel, i really can't recommend these for mixing / mastering purposes in comparison. EQ'ing wise, you might wanna create some negative gain at 7.5 khz / Q15 and 8.6 khz / Q4 by 4db respectively.

You should try Focal Listen. Awesome closed back headphones!

Guys, how is this compared to K712 ?

Hi, I find them a bit toppy. Now please don't get me wrong ; I am no expert, and have not listened to lots of headphones. I can drive them loud on 'Maytal Cohen' and Tool, 'KZfaq'. I think the build is nice, comfortable to wear, and wondered if they had to be run in? I got them for about £99 quid. I liked the 'Audio Technica' ATH 40's as more natural sounding, but those, the cups twist all over the place. However, I am not writing these have no feel, they do have depth in stereo and feel into the music, but more prominent on guitar. Though, I think personally they are a bit artificial in their sound quality.

Yo metal and everyone else, I've had the headphones for some months now and the headband is really ,really uncomfortable , I feel like there is no padding anymore , but just a bit of air that doesn't hold back the headband from crushing my skull. Is that a normal thing , I have seen no one talking about it. Ty for the reply .

Can't wait for your k361 review! Have you received it yet? Any idea when the vids going to be up?

Hey man. Hope you are finding joy in whatever you do instead of reviews these days :) This and sennheiser 599 video inspired me to consider getting a new headphone. You seemed to like both. Which one would you prefer for listening to music at home and just having fun? For reference I have M40x and SPH9500 but I feel like I only use them out of necessity rather than pleasure.

I just got these and was all of a sudden curious what people say about them. I use a pair of k712 pro but since they are open I wanted something with less sound leak for office. I'm surprised how bad k371 are in comparison, at least for listening to music. With the k712 i just hear the music. With these, music comes from a small box (disturbingly so). It makes it boxy and constricted in a small space somehow, and less detailed (maybe also just because of being closed). It sounds 'simplified', kinda cheap. Buy from somewhere you can return it to.

I love these but I needet to boost them little bit at 40-100hz with eq. But these are awesome headphones!

metal this is my first video I've watched of yours. Very well done. I was ready to check in with the DT 770 pro 80 ohms or DT700 Pro X, but you've made me second guess if I should buy the AKG K371 instead lol! In your opinion, would you buy the beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro/700 X or AKG K371 for video editing purposes and listening to music? The majority of editors prefer beyerdynamic brand but would love to know your input. Thank you

Hi @meltal571, thanks for your review 👍 For monitoring purpose (exclusively) would you recommend K371 over M40x? (Especially for podcasts)

I'm crushed, after 2.5 years of daily use my DT 770 Pro 80ohm wire has yanked out and I lost the left cup sound. Will need to be (side) upgrading to something like these.

how would you compare this to the akg K550s

great review as always, so how much of an upgrade would i get coming from a dt770s, and also any chance you can compare them with the akg k275, once again hats off, decent and insightful review

Hi metal! Do you recommend this headphones for play electric guitar in overdrive/distortion mod? Or trebles are so much bright/aggressive? This akg have enough basses for listen music?

When you do the review for the k361 can you contact them about the driver material and other differences besides the k371 having metal reinforcement? I did contact them and got an answer but think people will believe the answer more from you. From what I gathered there seems to be some misinformation on their product page for the k361 or the person I spoke to was giving me an answer he thought I wanted to hear. According to him the K361 isn't titanium coated like the driver of the k371. I was told the datasheets had the correct info. If he is correct it seems they both may have very different tuning since only the k371 says " AKG’s Reference Response Curve tuning". I'm looking forward to your review of the k361 even more now since I don't see why they would change the drivers so much for headphones in this price category.

I've heard great things about these, but I do wear glasses so I'm concerned about what you said about the bass response being affected by that. Can you recommend anything similar that wouldn't be affected as easily? Or is it not really that big a deal?

How does these compare against the M50x? I've only just come across the K371 after someone suggested its better than an M50x on a different channel.

Do You have any opinion on headphones for ps4 and pc gaming? I am not really talking about "hear footsteps" or "mic quality". But good honest headphones with some fun bass emphasis to help with soundtracks, explosions and so on. I am a Koss Porta Pro addicted user but been looking for something wireless for console and pc. This is still intriguing though even if its wired

Hello, Can you please compare these with Yamaha MT8? Thankyou

These sell for $120 now. Very tempted.

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Do you recommend the BT version above this one? or is it just personal preference on whether I want BT or not? Sad to hear you're not doing vids anymore but was hoping you'd respond, or if anyone else in the comments would respond. Love ur content!!

I need you to pick me a set of headphones for the channel!

Hi Metal. Hope you're still around here. Just a Question: I've just had to send back my K371 cuz the right driver failed on me before 1 month. Liked very much but felt I could use a bit less bass and a wider soundstage for my music which is primarily OST's orchestral music (without EQ and from CD collection through a Schiit Modi3/Heresy stack), so I'm thinking as an opportunity to order the K553 MKii. What did you find better on the K371 than the K553 exactly? Are they too different from each other?

wow man! I would buy car from you for sure!

$220 for these and the Lyra. done and done.

Metal 571

Thanks for thorough review. Is it better than k712 pro in mixing or mastering context?

Does classical music sound good on these? Great review

a follower of tyll cant be wrong

I really wanted to like these... Unfortunately I really don't. Seal is critical and hard to get for me (have to press on the lower part of the cup to get decent bass), and there is something really bothering me in the high mids / low treble? Snare drums in Billie Jean or Original sin (INXS) are unbearable for me. Sounds hollow and almost out-of-phasey (they are not). Upper treble seems ok but hi hats sound unnatural to me. K361 sounds a little more balanced but lower resolution to me. Different strokes I guess

Nice bro.

Hey was wondering in what ways would you say the AKG k371 are a better headphone than the dt 770? How do they compare in imaging, clarity, resolution? Love the channel