I am a student and used these to study for my online classes. I brought these in March of 2021. Sound quality is amazing, but after nearly a year of usage they’re starting to fall apart. The right ear cuff cushion has loosened and fallen off. The plastic bit connecting the same ear has broken. Still amazing headphones if it weren’t for how fragile they are, so be careful with them.

Campo d’applicazione: ascolto musicale da amplificatore integrato Cambridge Audio CXA61 + PC daphile, stanza mediamente rumorosa (tv, bambini), genere musicale 70% power metal, sinfonico, trash, heavy e un 30% un po’ di tutto. La prima scelta ricaduta sulle Beyerdynamics DT770 Pro 32 ohm, delle ottime cuffie in alcuni generi, ma non ho apprezzato l’arretratezza dei medi, che con generi molto densi di suoni e melodie come la musica di Luca Turilli, o il power metal alla Stratovarius o Blind Guardian, le cuffie non riuscivano a risolvere tutto lo spettro di suoni presenti nelle canzoni, cos si andava a perdere gran parte delle chitarre ritmiche e le orchestrazioni che mischiandosi proprio sulle medie creavano un nuvolone sonoro indistinto che per chi come me apprezza tutta la sinfonia incrociata di questo genere non potevo accettare. Molto interessante invece la prestazione con musica strumentale acustica, blues semplice o anche sul rock senza sottofondi orchestrati.

Una volta restituita ho deciso di osare con le Sennheiser HD 560s, cuffie di una qualit sonora disarmante. Cuffie chirurgiche, riescono a risolvere qualsiasi traccia in alta risoluzione riuscendo a posizionare nello spazio tutto ci che c’ all’interno, con grande cognizione dimensionale, e una limpidezza e chiarezza che io non ho mai sentito in altre cuffie. Purtroppo, il fatto che sono aperte, e il luogo d’ascolto rendeva impossibile l’utilizzo, specialmente per il fatto che queste cuffie a volumi sostenuti sono molto affaticanti e a tratti anche dolorose. Vanno ascoltate in un ambiente totalmente silenzioso, meglio se insonorizzato, altrimenti ogni minima intromissione compromette la loro esposizione e alzare il volume non la soluzione, vanno ascoltate a volumi medio bassi.

La via di mezzo tra queste due cuffie stata la AKG K371, seppur con qualche rinuncia. Esteticamente sono molto belle, stile moderno e materiali seppur plasticosi di buona qualit. Meglio rispetto alle HD 560s ma chiaramente peggio rispetto alle DT770 Pro. In dotazione tre comodi cavi. Cosa negativa, non ho trovato molti pezzi di ricambio per quanto riguarda i pad. Sono in ecopelle, e mi sono sembrati s comodi ma molto caldi, e vorrei riuscire a cambiarli con qualcosa in velluto. Inoltre, il sistema per stringere, allargare e rigirare le cuffie mi sembrato instabile e pericolosamente predisposto alla rottura, infatti, cerco di usarle con la massima cura, non penso che le user mai fuori da casa, nonostante la portabilit, sono sicuro che al primo viaggio in aereo si romperebbero.

Detto ci, passiamo alle mie impressioni d’ascolto. Dopo una decina di ore di ascolto e un piccolo rodaggio (non credo ai rodaggi esagerati di 50/100 ore che lascio agli ascoltatori esoterici e esaltati) ho sentito subito la risposta in frequenza piatta Harman per me molto gratificante e analitica. Rispetto alle HD560s la risposta flat delle K371 superiore, ma perde in ampiezza e brillantezza, sicuramente pagano pegno per via della chiusura sul retro, ma, nonostante ci, mi risultano pi risolute e cristalline rispetto alle DT770 Pro che invece “baravano” sui bassi e sugli alti rendendo le tracce pi colorate e musicali, ma false. Infatti, la sensazione che ho provato ascoltando queste K371 che da una parte si sente tutto, differenziato, risoluto, presente e mai mischiato grazie anche a un palcoscenico non enorme ma sufficiente alla distribuzione nello spazio degli strumenti, ma dall’altra la musica in s prende una forma pi modesta, lineare, a tratti potrebbe sembrare inespressiva. Questo perch nessuna frequenza prende il sopravvento e tutto viene appiattito ma consegnato alle nostre orecchie come era nell’intenzione dell’artista. Questo rende l’ascolto analitico, dettagliato, piacevole e intrattiene parecchio in quanto ogni canzone piena di momenti che con altre cuffie, come le DT770 Pro o le Superlux 681 Evo sarebbero andate perse. L’unica controindicazione un po’ straniante di questa “musicalit” della cuffia, che le voci risultano arretrate, attenuate e vagamente subissate da tutto ci che le sta attorno, dai bassi che sono presenti ma rispetto alla maggior parte delle cuffie non sono preponderanti, ma si fanno sentire solo quando veramente chiamati in causa, e la batteria, rispetto alle DT770 Pro, non prende mai il controllo della traccia. Cio che invece si sente e benissimo, sono le chitarre elettriche e la loro ritmica, anche in generi dove il massiccio utilizzo di sintetizzatori e orchestrazioni sembra prendere il sopravvento, le chitarre le senti l, riuscendo a distinguere i riff e i cambi di accordo e note che generalmente rimangono sotto la china. Anche le orchestrazioni e le melodie delle testiere son definite e presenti, e soprattutto nelle parti strumentali si creano dei giochi stereo di rimbalzi e inseguimenti molto apprezzabili. Questo non perch i medi sono in risalto, ma perch alti medi e bassi sono alla stessa altezza. Il che da me molto apprezzabile, ma altri potrebbero non gradire. Anche l’ascolto risulta rilassante, non stancante, anche a volumi sostenuti.

Detto questo, penso di aver trovato la cuffia che fa per me e per la mia situazione di ascolto, anche se bisogna considerare che il palcoscenico non particolarmente aperto, l’immagine non delle migliori, e la piattezza nonostante sia una cosa positiva nel suo complesso, lascia troppo oppresse le parti vocali a favore per di una esposizione strumentale di altissimo livello. I bassi sono presenti e sono molto definiti ma non sono sovraesposti quindi manca quel colore che in tante altre cuffie presente e alcuni potrebbero preferire.

Non una cuffia perfetta, ma preferibile rispetto alle DT770 Pro per qualit sonora e pi indicata rispetto alle HD 560s per via dell’isolamento. A livello costruttivo sono delicate e mi aspetto rotture nei prossimi mesi, sicuramente una chiusura da rivedere. Ma la cuffia esteticamente raffinata per il prezzo pagato, e non sfigurano su un supporto da cuffia anche in salotto.

+ Buena relacin calidad-precio.
+ Buen sonido
+ Oreja totalmente cubierta, con buen aislamiento sonoro del ambiente exterior.
– Dos veces devuelto por fallo en jack

– En clima clido, hace sudar un poco por orejas/cabeza.

I’ve been using it for the past 2 months and it has been amazing. I’m a musician and it gives me accurate feedback. If you want to listen to upbeat or deep house or even honey Singh for that matter, this is not the headphones for you. But if you ONLY listen to practice singing/ playing music/ or admiring layers of songs then this is perfect. It’s enjoyable for any user. But you get better if you want bass.

Pros –
Great natural sound. no boosted base or anything. hear music way it was made.
At 300gm they are heavier than other products in market, but their cushions and headband are comfortable, and you hardly feel the weight.
Bluetooth connectivity is seamless.
As with most Amazon products it arrived in good packaging. Product itself has been packed very well.

Cons –
Touch function is not fully accurate or sensitive. but that hardly matters as you can control everything from phone anyway.

Le confort est correct (pour des sessions d’coute longues, le matriau des pads est dsagrable) et la qualit de fabrication est bonne, sans plus.
En revanche la qualit sonore est vraiment bluffante, avec une neutralit et un quilibre sonore remarquables. Aprs correction avec wavelet par exemple, ce casque est LA rfrence des casques clos. Le rapport qualit-prix est exceptionnel.
NB: il n’est pas possible de connecter un cble symtrique car le mini xlr n’a que 3 pins, ce qui est fort dommage…

Almost doesn’t need noise cancelling, and from what I’ve been told there’s no sound leakage so you won’t be disturbing anyone else while you’re listening! Worked well with both an iPhone 11 and a headphone amp.

Unlike AKG K52 the K371 gives more accurate listening experience of high quality sound in movies & music. My prime requirement was clear dialogues/whisper reproduction even during action scenes etc when other sounds at bass are predominant and found K52 lacking in it. All the notes are clear in K371 (even mids/upper mids) as compared to K52. Apart from my Senhiesser HD 599, the K371 & the K361 are really good at clear reproduction of sounds at all audible frequencies especially with slight tweaking of equaliser in Dolby Atmos as per your taste.
HD 599 is little warm and open back giving better sound stage but is unusable if ambient noise is present.
I was expecting lesser sound stage in K371 but it is quite acceptable with the slight passive noise cancellation it provides.
Mind you the sound clarity drops significantly when using Bluetooth on the K371 bt. I use it with wires for high quality sound & BT only for songs on mobile & calls. Mic is also good enough on BT for calls. BT range is also good.
It can play decently from mobile or laptop without any DAC due to low impedance.
BT connection is slightly troublesome with multiple devices as it always tries to connect to its earlier connected device & needs intervention.
Earlier, quality control was a big issue in K371 but I took a risk due to good discount offered and luckily got a good piece. But I am still doubtful of its durability, especially the delicate hinge mechanisms.
I got both HD 599 se & K371 bt at a very good discount (Rs 7k & Rs 6k) thanks to Amazon. My search for perfect headphones as per my requirements is now finally over.

Me encontraba desconfiado de adquirir un producto akg ya que anteriormente haba comprado unos akg n20 y no me convencieron del todo. Pero esta vez le voy a dar 5 estrellas a los k361bt por el audio balanceado que reproducen, es un sonido limpio, sin sibilancias, no es un sonido velado, y reproduce todas las fecuencias de manera neutral, yo los compr para trabajar en edicin de audio pero me encantan usarlos para escucha crtica ya que puedes apreciar los detalles en la msica, eso s… debes de ecualizar en firma de V para encontrar la curva harman y los vas a disfrutar an ms, para mi su precio debera ser arriba de 250 dlrs y es una verdadera ganga lo que cuestan. Sonido premium, excelente comodidad, excelente volumen y conexin bluetooth fantstica.

Je ne suis pas un expert mais voici les quelques lments qui m’ont surpris en bien et en moins bien.
les + :
La qualit de fabrication globale, particulirement les connections : mini jack vissable, le mini XLR du cot casque qui semble durable dans le temps, les cbles conus pour des usages qui se compltent bien, le son.
L’isolation au bruit (je suivais une formation en ligne avec le volume d’une conversation normale faible, ma femme tait deux mtres j’entendais qu’elle me parlais mais j’ai du retirer le casque pour la comprendre. Les enfants courraient et jouaient 4-5m, pas de problme pour suivre la formation)
Les – :
J’ai une tte plutt grande donc serre un peu et chauffe lgrement les oreilles. Pour couter une formation de 3h va Pour une coute musicale, il faut peut tre un ampli spcifique pour ne pas ressentir rapidement une fatigue. Avec mon quipement hifi (HP Dynaudio/ Ampli Rotel) je peux couter avec les HP de la musique classique 2-3h sans ressentir spcialement une fatigue. Pour mon essai, trs rapide, j’ai branch le casque directement sur la platine CD Marantz qui a un potentiomtre de rglage spcifique pour le volume de la prise casque. Mme en baissant trs significativement le volume l’exprience n’tait pas agrable. Sur un imac couter de la musique classique Flac (qualit CD ou plus) le rglage du volume est de l’ordre de 2 5%. Idem pour la musique Jazz : vous pouvez monter le volume mais ds que les aigus sont prsents (cymbales, guitare lectrique, …) ils vont vites vous rappeler l’ordre. Donc il faut un environnement calme.
Enfin si vous tournez la tte, le bruit de frottement du cble au niveau du col de chemise sera amplifi sur votre oreille gauche

Tried a lot of over ear headphones, likes of Philips 802, Audio Technica, Sennheiser within 10k range, trust me nothing fitted like this AKG ones, really love the comfort it offers and the sound quality is great for BT headphones. If you want monitoring buy the wired ones or use a wire, it does gives a little difference in the audio quality which makes the difference for audio engg/monitoring.

Just a lilttle con >> BT connection goes to sleep after 10min of no use. Have to switch off and on again to connect devices. Hope if AKG can fix this. Wrote an email to AKG but its been 6 months with no response.

These headphones are a great buy for the price.
The sound quality is decent and is well balanced in all aspects. The mids are especially prominant.
The base is accurate but can prove to be a little hit or miss for certain genres.
These are good listening headphones and are portable too. However, I cannot verify their use for professional monitoring as I am not an audio professional. All I can say is that after connecting them to a 1.5 W amp, there was a considerable increase in the wideness of the sound stage however my 15 year old sony MDR-XD200 studio monitors benefitted more from the amplification(they are 80 ohms and the akg are 32 ohms so it isn’t a fair comparison)
In conclusion, if you’re looking for a good pair of listening headphones for day to day usage and critical listening, buy the akg k371bt and don’t look back. You could also consider the audiotechnica ath m40x but keep in mind that they are not portable. The akgs are also good for gaming and provide decent directional audio. The bluetooth connectivity is also decent but nothing exceptional. You will notice a slight delay( about 0.2-0.3 seconds) while gaming with these on bluetooth. However it is recommended that you game with these using wires. I hope this review benefits whoever is hoping to enter a new level of audio listening.
I would also like to say that the build quality of these headphones is also decent, the piece I got had no build related problems whatsoever. Hope this review benefits you, Thank You.

AKG have been a long trusted name in the professional audio market for many years now. If you’re looking for headphones with accentuated bass response then these are NOT for you. I am a music producer running a studio since 2002 so I was looking for something neutral sounding with Bluetooth connectivity. These are very nice and natural sounding.

The supra-aural design helps them sit comfortable over the ears which is good for longer listening periods. If you need to connect them with wires, then they come with two types of cables. Since they use a proprietary connector at the headphone side, you will need to connect with the supplied wire. The wire has a standard 3.5mm TRS connector so in wired mode I don’t think you can use them to answer calls, which is one feature in blue-tooth mode.

They do not have noise cancellation, but the closed back design offers decent isolation from the outside world.

The only CON to my mind is that these headphones are heavy. This is perhaps due to the battery and other circuitry. I have not really evaluated the battery life, but about 5-6 hours of listening time is easily manageable. It is rare that I would use headphones for too long.

UPDATE 21.09.2021: after less than 1 year the mounting mechanism give way. The plastic headband cracked rendering the headphone unusable, therefore 4 stars. But the sound and comfort were superb.

I’m not a HI-FI enthusiast, but I was surprised by the sound quality compared to any other headphones I had before (including Sennheiser RS 165 which are supposed to be decent).

The Bluetooth adds considerable latency, so for gaming wired mode can be recommended (I just use my “analog” wireless headphones for gaming instead). But for music K371-BT are completely next level. If using on Linux make sure to install AAC codecs though!

The only issue is the mounting mechanism, we’ll see how it holds over extended period of use…

I need something i could used for mixed purposes like studio works/gaming ect. and it’s fine for all plus the mic and wire or wireless feature is also great! Not for casual music listing use it wired for that or on high volume.

Excelente calidad de sonido. No he podido encontrar esta precisin sonora en ninguna otra marca a este precio, ni incluso en otros de precios ms elevados, de marcas reconocidas. Graves profundos, ntidos y controlados, medios muy naturales y agudos claros y brillantes sin llegar a molestar. Baja impedancia de 32 ohms, as que funcionan incluso con reproductores mviles sin necesidad de amplificador. Muy cmodos, incluso con largas sesiones de escucha. Aunque estn diseados como auriculares profesionales de estudio, los uso para escuchar msica y pelculas, y estoy encantado con ellos. Se escuchan todos los matices y detalles que te pierdes con otros auriculares baratos. Incluye dos cables que se ven resistentes, uno de tamao normal, y otro largo, de 3 metros en espiral. No se enredan, y son extrables del auricular, para poder reemplazarlos en el futuro si fuese necesario. Incluye bolsa de transporte y la caja donde vienen tiene aspecto premium. Sper recomendados!

You are not going to get a better product for this price.

Pros:
Bluetooth is kinda handy
Mic works well enough
Sounds good enough for the price.

Cons:
Sounds half as good over Bluetooth when compared to over cable.

Bluetooth functions are kinda garbage but you can make do.

Spare Cables and earpads dont really appear to be available in the Indian market.

Initial impressions:-
1)Very good quality
2)Flat signature sound
3)Not for a bass lover
4)All in one headphones
5)good quality carry bag i prefer to buy a universal hard case

Now i have been using these for almost a year the headphones perform really good.

First impressions about the headphones for wearing it almost from the moment it was delivered to me (8-10 hrs ago)

Super Comfortable.
Decent Call quality.
Music Quality off the Charts and as expected.
Great Build Quality.
Good quality Accessories.
Passive noise cancellation is good enough.

A little heavy and it should be coz material used is not cheap. Loved the matte finish.

Based on my previous IEM’s (KZ ZS10) which I have been using from 2008, I must say these are not loud. Sound signature is almost comparable with better vocals. Frequency graph seems flatter here. Since I don’t have reference monitors and due to brain burn-in caused by prolonged use of KZ’s, I can’t comment if it can be used for monitoring.

Don’t buy if

You are a gamer.
You are a basshead.
You are looking for Active Noise Cancellation headphones.

What I don’t like.

Missing AptX HD driver.
Touch controls are laggy.

Update Aug 31:
I am not sure what prevented the fatigue when I first used these for 4-5 hours to test comfort. (Probably my excitement to wear these).
After an hour of continuous listening your ears will be fatigued despite being comfy and soft. A little disappointed here.

Value for money! Sound quality is far better than what I have assumed. It is foldable and consumes very little space. It does justice to all genres of music, I must say. Let it be heavy metal or light classical or retro, this headphone is super cool to use. Noise isolation is another super good feature of this set. It takes very less amount of time to get fully charged and stays up to 40 hours. In short, If it works fine for me. sure a professional will be really happy and enjoying this.

I replaced some ancient Behringer headphones with the K371-BT. I was afraid that, at my advanced age, I would notice no difference as I had always been happy with the old phones. As soon as I put them on, I was amazed at the improvement in clarity. I felt right there with the performers. I don’t like the modern trend of excessive bass boost on ‘phones and these deliver realistic, clearly defined bass without boost. Bass can always be added with no distortion if desired. The mid range is similarly clear and there is plenty of ‘air’ at the high end, or at least as high as I can hear. Voices are very present and natural, and pianos sound wonderful – the two tried and true tests of speakers or ‘phones.

I concur with some reviewers complaints about the Bluetooth DAC, but I would never listen to music critically via Bluetooth, it’s more of a convenience feature to use with a phone or for mobile easy listening. Bluetooth is not really designed for audiophiles or pro sound engineers. I can’t grade the build quality because I haven’t had them long enough, but they seem sufficiently rugged. They are very comfortable in spite of being on the heavy side. External sound rejection is good, I can barely hear my cat complaining!

Don’t trust the negative reviews, the build & sound quality is good. Compared to my Sennheiser 280 pro (64 ohms version), AKG K371BT sounds a bit different sometimes even though both are studio quality headphone. Giving 4 stars because I received opened box item, but the headphones and the accompanying accessories were intact. Since this is a studio quality type headphone, don’t expect loud/deep boom bass. Studio quality type headphones are neutral (or flat) and will sound good only with good quality source like lossless codecs etc.

They’re brilliant once earpads are replaced. I got replacement oval angled Brainwavz pads and now there is enough room for my ears and low end is properly accentuated. Best gift I’ve ever received. Now using as monitor headphones for mixing and mastering but also just for pleasure listening.

Pros:
– great frequency spectrum
– connectivity, super fast bt
– comfort (once earpads are replaced

Cons:
– shallow ear pads
– practically no noise cancelling

I’m very new to headphones. I always used earphones prior to this purchase. After using these headphones for the first time, I felt they are sounding same as my earphones in a cleaner tone.

Later upon listening to various music tracks, got the hang of these headphones. They sound good. My opinion is relative, as I didn’t use use any other headphones before.

I was thinking what is great about these headphones and headphones in general?
I started playing GTA 5 and then I got to realise its true potential. Los Santos came to live. The game felt really different than I played earlier. I could literally feel the vibe of car radio from Franklin’s house. While driving, the engine beat felt really great.

I tried listening to audiobooks and it is good experience to listen. In general, while listening to any sound I get this lively feeling. Vocals are great on this headphones.

They are comfortable to use, the padding over top for head and cushioning for ears is good. I felt sweat after using for half an hour but it didn’t felt uncomfortable. For the first time looking at the headphones felt premium. Liked the design and build.

The gestures work fine and call quality is also big thumbs up. Mic and gestures work only during bluetooth connection. Aduio via bluetooth is also great but dips compared to wired.

A big go for gaming, listening to audiobooks and to feel the music.

Worth of every penny sound is amazing by BT and not so much by 3.5mm jack if you have seperate dac then sound quality is amazing by 3.5mm.
Two drawbacks I notice ie.,not much comfort we have to adjust while wearing & right side cup is not so comfortable than left side cup

Almost in the same league as HD 280 pro, Sony MDR etc. Good for listening to and working with metal, Rock, but won’t replace monitors anytime soon, not very heavy, should be good to work with for long periods.. thanks AKG & Amazon!

Update (09-Jun-2020)
Bluetooth mic does not work anymore!
On one laptop mic and speaker worked only the first time. Next time onwards it did not work at all. Tried deleting and adding the bluetooth device again, reboot, update driver and what not, but nothing helped.
On another laptop, mic and speaker worked the first time. After that deleting the bluetooth device and adding again worked for about 8 times. After that only speaker is working.

I’m assuming this is a (hastily released) driver issue and once AKG updates their drivers, it should work properly.

The headphone jack does not support mic. i.e. if you use the cable, then it acts like a speaker only and you have to use the phone’s/laptop’s mic.

Both speaker and mic works without any issues with the phone. Tried ‘forget’ and ‘add’ about 10 times and it works nicely.

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Original review (06-Jun-2020)
First Impression: Awesome

Whats in the box:
* Headphone
* USB cable – for charging
* 2 Audio cables – 1.2m and 3.0m
* Pouch for storage
* 1/4″ adapter

Whats so great:
Sound quality is great!!
Mic is great! It picks up all the sound in the room and not just close to it. May not be desirable in all situations.
Earpads are very soft. My earlobes don’t feel any pressure at all.
Connecting via bluetooth to laptop and phone was a breeze. There was no break in the streaming either
The battery/bluetooth led is tiny and is hidden next to the power button

Surprise features: Guesture Control !!
You can do Volume up/down, Play/Pause, Play next/prev by moving a finger on the left earcup.
The left earcup is not visible. So it took a couple of tries in front of a mirror and then I could do it easily without looking!

Not so great: (actually I’m nit picking here)
The battery was not charged even a bit when I got it. I thought I got a dud!
A quick start guide is nice. But it took me a while to understand what the lights mean.

TODO:
Wear it for a longer continuous duration (about couple of hours) and see how it works
Test battery backup time. Is it really 28 hrs?

I’ll post an update after using it for a while…

For the price point, these are some of the finest headphones I’ve ever used. They hug your head like a soft pillow and are incredibly easy on the ears. The sound is perfectly balanced, the highs are sweet, the mid-range rich, and the bass crisp and not overpowering. If you are looking for comfort and sound quality, these headphones tick all the right boxes.

These AKG K371 studio headphones are no-nonsense headphones that deliver accurate high quality sound reproduction over a frankly astonishing range of frequencies; from 5 Hz to 40 kHz, described as “best-in-class” and you’ll be hard pressed to find anything to match it in this price range. The dynamic drivers enable such a low end response.

The immediate appearance of the headphones is not hugely impressive, though better looking that the advertising images might suggest. In handling them however the impression becomes more favourable as it becomes apparent that flashy logos, colour schemes, Wireless, LEDs, and even a microphone have been eschewed in favour of simple quality.

Unusually the headband is not of the suspension type, and the headband is black metal with a very soft and resilient air-filled silicon padded band. Each earcup has a small degree of motion, but lacks complete articulation – the sliders rather than the earphones themselves swivel in order to fold the ‘phones. The adjustment slider, made of the same matt black finished metal, is simple and effective, with just the right amount of resistance. I found I could wear the earphones for hours without the headband ever chafing on any part of my somewhat less that hirsute head.

The manner in which the earcups are attached via the sliders to the headband makes the headphones look a little ungainly in use, but I find the arrangement allows the earcups to sit over the ears in a perfect alignment for both complete enclosure (essential to benefit from the full range of sound) and for comfort. And the leather pads are very soft and comfortable over long periods of use, and fully encompassing and enclosing even when wearing spectacles.

Enclosed in the drawstring bag which seems obligatory with all new headphones these days, are three high quality leads; one short, one long and one coiled lead. They all have mini-XLR jacks on one end, as the headphones themselves have a utilise a mini-XLR socket. While it means you can’t swap out with your standard 1/4 or min-jack cables it does have the benefit of being a more secure and higher quality connection.
A notable lack is the absence of a microphone, either on the headphones or as a separate attachment; there are no concessions made here, these are quality cans for the accurate reproduction of sound and do not compromise them with a head-mounted mic. Professional users will assuredly have their own standalone microphones particular to their purpose.

As then, the sound reproduction is the raison d’etre of this product, how does it shape up? Well it has an amazingly flat response across most of the frequency spectrum, rendering an neutral reproduction of sound as accurately as possible. The 5Hz to 40KHz range is far beyond human hearing at both ends, but it means that the section we do hear is going to be the most faithful part, as the fidelity will naturally drop off at the extreme ends of the range beyond our hearing. The response and clarity across the entire range is exceptional, the upper mid-range sounding particularly bright without ever being shrill.

The noise cancelling is very effective I might add… I failed to hear my doorbell ring during one session – though I was I confess listening at a high volume. And speaking of volume, I found the sound reproduction to be clear and undistorted at very high volume.
I would warn audiophiles that while these will render superb low end and sub-bass, they are balanced to be neutral so will not perhaps be the bowel shakers you might expect. However, the possibilities allowed by adding EQ will cover any sound setup you wish.

I wouldn’t recommend them for gamers; not because they aren’t good, but because the particular qualities of these phones are, in gamer parlance, “OP” for gaming and it lacks some of the features desirable for gamers, most particularly an attachable mic. But as studio reference headphones, for content providers, editors, producers and mixers, and a whole host of other end-users who just want accurate sound reproduction with no added colour these are ideal headphones. No flashiness or extraneous frippery here, just well-made quality headphones with excellent range and response that you’d be hard pressed to match anywhere at this price.