K371: Very balanced and neutral sound, can get sibilent but doesn't become harsh, vocals come through quite naturally and bass is well defined with sufficient texture this makes for an enjoyable presentation lower down however its not the most impactful. Imaging is there but it's not the most accurate, the same can't be said for the soundstage which is non existent and any width stops at the baffle.

Detail is pretty poor but the tonality somewhat compensates for this shortfall.

For comfort I thought it was very good, the pads are super plump and the rubbery headband is super unobtrusive on the top of my head.

Comments

Regular-Mousse7841 t1_j65itr6 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 9:23 PM

#1,537,512

I prefer the K553 MKII, if this is supposed to be it's successor it flopped big time. I also heard the K361 and prefer it a lot to this

47ppos t1_j65lyma wrote on January 27, 2023 at 9:44 PM

#1,537,972

I could not find a seal with them. No matter what i tried, i felt no bass at all.

Maybe because i use glasses and have a big head.

NationOfSheeps t1_j6690ov wrote on January 28, 2023 at 12:23 AM

#1,540,987

The only thing that stopping me from buy them is the construction. Looks horrible bad made. In any case, I still don't know whether to buy these or the 770 from Beyer

Muggaraffin t1_j66fooh wrote on January 28, 2023 at 1:13 AM

#1,542,056

Replying to NationOfSheeps (#1,540,987)

Maybe check out the Koss Pro4S too. Apparently a "slightly cooler K371/361". I've got a set and they're brilliant imo. Very slightly less bass than the AKGs but slightly more highs and detail

illtrick t1_j66tksy wrote on January 28, 2023 at 3:02 AM

#1,544,004

I had to put new pads on them. My big ol ears were being mangled. Deeper pads made these my favorite “cheap” pair of headphones

StanGenchev t1_j67hc2z wrote on January 28, 2023 at 6:59 AM

#1,547,342

Replying to Muggaraffin (#1,542,056)

The Peo4S is like a cheap HD 820. Very different compared to the K371.

Philcollins_sucks t1_j67iun9 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 7:18 AM

#1,547,558

Can get sibilant?lol what? It has the safest treble of all the headphones I have heard. Upper might be bothersome to some though

[deleted] OP t1_j67mua3 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 8:11 AM

#1,548,081

Replying to NationOfSheeps (#1,540,987)

If you want well built get the DT700 Pro X

[deleted] OP t1_j67mw3r wrote on January 28, 2023 at 8:12 AM

#1,548,090

Replying to Philcollins_sucks (#1,547,558)

I just wrote down what I heard

Muggaraffin t1_j67s2jr wrote on January 28, 2023 at 9:25 AM

#1,548,717

Replying to StanGenchev (#1,547,342)

Ah okay. I’ve never heard the AKGs, the comparison was from a review I read

Would you say the Pro4S are good then? I haven’t tried many pricier sets so they seem really good to me

StanGenchev t1_j67t5jx wrote on January 28, 2023 at 9:41 AM

#1,548,875

Replying to Muggaraffin (#1,548,717)

I'm not a fan of the Pro4S. Pads are too shallow and the huge dip at 250 Hz is just way too big for me. For the price, there are much better alternatives.

Here is the FR for the Pro4S:

https://crinacle.com/graphs/headphones/koss-pro4s/

Here is the FR for the HD 820:

https://crinacle.com/graphs/headphones/sennheiser-hd820/

And here is the FR for the K371:

https://crinacle.com/graphs/headphones/akg-k371/

Muggaraffin t1_j67wqp9 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 10:33 AM

#1,549,364

Replying to StanGenchev (#1,548,875)

Yeah the pads are very shallow. I got them from Amazon Warehouse for £70 so thought I’d give them a try, I really like them but like I said, I don’t have much experience. Only other two sets I’ve used were the X2HR and ATH MSR7B

Thanks for the links, I’ll check them out later