Oh I can tell the difference. I prefer the X1S to the X2HR. They are both great headphones, but the subbass on the X2HR is heavier and gives too much pressure on my eardrums after an amount of time. I can wear the X1S for hours, but the X2HR for only less than 2 hours. I can hear this bass...

I have fielded this already for some. To me the Elegia, especially at the new lower price is now my favorite closed-back. However, it is a completely different animal from the K371 and I am guessing from the other two you listed (I have only tried adjacent heaphones to the other two). K371...

If you are looking for more V-shaped sound, certainly. 770s have sweet soundstage, albeit the K371 probably have better mids and perhaps less intense treble. I cannot comment directly on the M50x, as that is one of the few Audio-Technicas I don't have or tried. From what I have read and heard...

I thought I would also add two cents about Beats that someone mentioned earlier. It is true that most Beats are not great. However, the Solo Pro stand out unusally. They are remarkably balanced and have a fantastic user experience, especially for Apple product users--I've even done...

I was saying my "fav" in a subjective way of course. I totally know about the objective measurements. The beauty of all this is that there are so many options to fit personal preferences. The longer I live, the more I know there is no way to stereotype tastes. I will always maintain that the...

I do feel the K371 can have a little "intense" bass for my taste, but I would never call it bloat, it is certainly excellent and clear. My ears are a little too sensitve to too much subbass I think, which is why I prefer the K361. I don't know what the person meant by "rhythm" but I guess I...

yes the 371 is the successor, but only kinda--and AKG still sells all of them. The K553 has a very different headband and earcup system. So the K371 automatically fits, whereas the K553 manually fits (and believe me, way more comfortable). But they actually are really different animals, and...

Certainly the open back HD58X wasn't going to be helped by a white noise machine! Was this what this was all about? So I did a test today. Turned on all my my backup harddrives, fans, air con, and tried out some passive noise tests— K371: some isolation, certainly helps K553 (mkii): a...

After all this time, having all of these, I still come to this conclusion: the AKG K553 MKII is still better, so get that instead.

Let's see (proceeds to put on my K371, claps hands; then DT770...and for good measure, my HD280). They all suck for that purpose. But the ranking would be: #1 HD280 by a long shot, but still not sufficient. #2 DT770 by a little. #3 K371 on the bottom, but not significant (almost the same at...

Oh, I forgot, my absolute favorite "neutral" headphones, especially for analytical listening: AKG K612

"Flat" and "neutral" are definitely subjective terms. Harmon, Diffuse Field, the like etc. is not meant to be neutral anyway. Harmon boosts the bass and treble a bit, sort of a flat leaning V-shape, without sacrificing the mids. I personally prefer the K361s to the K371, because of this lack...

How does one remove the pads, to put on the other ones? The manual only shows how to put them on, but not take them off.

Maybe someone answered this here, but maybe I am missing this. Since a (non-powered with speaker cable) subwoofer only has 1 (+/-) input, how do I get the 2 outputs (left and right) from the stereo into 1 input? Also, this while still hooking up the regular stereo speaker. Are you saying that...

I own all three K361 and K371 (both non-BT) and the N700NC mk2. From research online you will find that the K361/371 BT version are inferior, even in wired mode to their non-BT counterparts. While the N700NC mk2 resembles the other two a little bit, it is actually a completely different...

Great detail I love them. No, they are not "basshead" phones, but I don't care because I can hear more things clearly--even mastering mistakes. (Fun fact, I pad rolled them into over ear headphones, added a bit of soundstage too.)

Grado SR80 (OG)

As it turns out MB Quart QP 95(X) 300ohm right now. Anyone heard of these?

I have the AD500x and the AVA500. They are reminiscent of the AD series but perhaps a little more focused slightly less wide. I think the AVA are more for media consumption whereas the AD is more for gaming. I like them both for music, hard to say which I like more, as it is like having two...

Soundstage is best in open mode, but the bass response is weaker.

I own a pair. Love them, both in the open and closed mode. I tend suffer from too much pressure from IEMs and Closed-back headphones, so I had to get these when I saw them. Neither setup (open or closed) is uncomfortable and both have a different sound. The clarity is good, as one can...

Quick question, are these open back cans?

One of the best PASSIVE noise cancelling headphones is the Sennheiser HD280 Pro. I find it has better Passive Noise Cancelling than many headphones with Active Noise Cancelling. You also will get far superior sound compared to almost nearly every, if not all, NC headphones. Nothing ever to...

Beat Solo Pro are actually great, and the best beats, with fantastic transparency mode. They are really almost an on-ear AirPods Max, albeit like putting your head in a vice (if that doesn't bother you.)