Oscarilbo
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Loving mine too. I see you have experienced the AKG K371. How do you compare both?Latest addition.
On initial impression, I think I prefer these over MDR-1AM2, a HP I consider to be MSR7b's direct competitor.
To me, these sound more balanced and resolving with better imaging capabilities. Doesn't suffer from mid bass bloat either. Treble can be a bit splashy and artificial sounding on higher volume, and overall presentation can be somewhat lean on certain tracks. Potential to become fatiguing on longer sessions.
Build quality and comfort on the other hand falls short of the 1AM2. It feels cheap and rickety, even for its asking price. Quite creaky too.
I've wanted these for a long time, but not sure how much time I'll devote to them long term.
Outside of price and portability, I think they're quite different headphones in terms of sound profile. If I could only keep one, I would probably keep the K371. It's generally more agreeable sound, especially if you're a fan of Harman curve (close adherence). Also, better suited for easy/relaxed listening IMO (less fatigue for long sessions), which is my goal in this price bracket. FYI, I use my K371 with Dekoni suede pads. Comfort wasn't great with stock pads and didn't like the occasional upper mid/lower treble bite on the original pads. On another note, MSR7b has decent dynamics so good on low volume IME, and if you just want to play music in the background without interfering with your work/study, it's a fantastic HP.Loving mine too. I see you have experienced the AKG K371. How do you compare both?
Thank you for your input. I’ve had the msr7b for almost a year now and love it but want a more relaxed alternative to complement, so wanted to know if the K371 are different enough.Outside of price and portability, I think they're quite different headphones in terms of sound profile. If I could only keep one, I would probably keep the K371. It's generally more agreeable sound, especially if you're a fan of Harman curve (close adherence). Also, better suited for easy/relaxed listening IMO (less fatigue for long sessions), which is my goal in this price bracket. FYI, I use my K371 with Dekoni suede pads. Comfort wasn't great with stock pads and didn't like the occasional upper mid/lower treble bite on the original pads. On another note, MSR7b has decent dynamics so good on low volume IME, and if you just want to play music in the background without interfering with your work/study, it's a fantastic HP.
I ordered these as they get rave reviews
Packaging is awesome.
But for me that's where it ends.
Upon fitting them there's no real foam in them and as such they just compress right down till your ears touching the driver.
Such a shame really.
I love both the SRH1540 and the MSR7B. I need both. SRH1540 is a more laid back listen. They sound lovely balanced from my Sony NW-WM1Z and Lotoo Paw Gold Touch.Thanks.
I should probably bring this over to a 1540 thread.
As for the MSR7B, they are amazing closed backs and I highly recommend them, especially for DAPs with a 4.4 balanced out.
Also, I’ve been noticing how sensitive they are to physical placement. A couple notches up/down, shifting them forward/back, etc, can make a big difference, particularly in the treble.
Very source dependant. The sub bass really kicks using my Lotoo Paw Gold Touch balanced.I received my MSR7b about an hour ago. I'm listening to a few tracks and I'm not sure what to make out yet.
At the moment it feels like the mid-bass is a bit too much and not much sub-bass. Treble isn't too bad. Will see if it improves a bit with more listening.
It's a super solid connection.AT have been pushing this A2DC connector for a while now. I don't know or understand why, but their IEMs use it, some of their more expensive headphones use it (I think both the SR9 and the ADX5000 use it). I mean, I do prefer it over the MMCX connectors on IEMs, those are way too small and fragile. But why they didn't go with 3.5mm or maybe even 2.5mm is beyond me.
It's not a bad connector, it's just that there's really no reason for it. Still, they aren't the first to try a proprietary connector. Worst offender here is Fostex. On their high end headphones they use a connector that's almost the same as Sennheiser's connector from the HD600 series. BUT they reverse the polarity and you can't use cables made for Sennheisers, which are abundant due to the age and popularity of these headphones. Whatever. I'm also using an AliExpress cable and it's been fantastic so far.
As for the length of the cable, do remember that AT intended for these to be a portable set of cans. The fact that they're good enough to be used at home doesn't change that.
The MSR7b are very well balanced out of the box, unlike the original MSR7, which almost unanimously lacked bass.
If you don't mind having some extra bass added to the MSR7b, these Krone Kalpasmos earpads are very comfortable and are a bit thicker too, so the drivers shouldn't touch your ears:I ordered these as they get rave reviews
Packaging is awesome.
But for me that's where it ends.
Upon fitting them there's no real foam in them and as such they just compress right down till your ears touching the driver.
Such a shame really.