AKG K371-BT Professional Closed-Back Bluetooth Studio Headphones

These are great sounding headphones. The frequency response is flat and uncolored. Bass is tight, deep and articualate. The mids are smooth and flat. The highs are accurate and clear. They're a bit hard to drive with a phone, though. They sound much better driven from a receiver or headphone amp, so if you're going to plug them into a phone you won't realize their true potential.

These Bluetooth headphones are breath taking. Here is why, they are Bluetooth, with all the bells and whistles, yet simplistic to use. Their portability is great. The build quality, to me is like a tank. The materials used are tough. Comfort is extremely important to me and these can be used for hours and hours. I have the Sony 1000x4 and these feel a bit more comfortable and the sound coming from these is absolutely, stellar. I have all sorts of headphones from Bowers and Wilkins P7 over ear, Beyerdynamic 770 pro 80 ohm, Shure 940, Sennheiser 600 pro, these AKG 361 BT are blowing my mind. I paid 125$ at my local Guitar Center. A little less than half of the other ones listed. These have the flattest, yet full bodied sound. The amount of clarity and detail rivals the 400$ BW P7. I know that's hard to beat. The bass and sub bass is perfect. The mids and highs are right on point. I have been listening to high quality recordings to my vinyls with the chord they provide. It's hard to describe the sound of these. The price point for sound is a steal. The way the bass resonates deep in your bones is amazing. One thing I love is picking up all the little nuanced sounds in my music. The singer breathing, the string slide on a guitar. The dash of a high-hat. The piano pedals, the reverb percussion from deep bass. This pick up every detail. Warning though, if the production was trash it will show up. Some muddier sounding headphones will hide the imperfections, not these bad boys. What are you doing, still reading this.. get you a pair, you won't regret!!

These headphones are built absolutely fine. Nothing crazy but they are adequate, and their ability to fold is really nice. The sound quality is great. They are maybe a bit leaning towards analytical as I could do with more bass by default but vocal clarity is on point. They can slam a bit so it's more a preference than something I find objectively wrong with their sound signature. That's all there really is to it - they are built decent and sound clear while being just fun enough to not be overly analytical. Probably the cans to beat at $100 or so. I'm not disappointed at all in the purchase.

Bass was regulated, the lyrics were crisp and clear. the quality of the build is also amazing. The perfect headset for listening to music, games, work, etc.

I tried the K361 first. It sounded okay but was muddy sounding to me. Also, the cable is no where to be found if replacement needed. Even AKG doesn't have one. Weird. The Sennheiser cable looks like it will work but it doesn't. So I returned the K361 and ordered the K371. It sounded much better to me. More flat sounding but all freq ranges tuned well. Has bass but not too much. Mids good. Highs good and didn't make my ears hurt. Comfortable and built well. Definitely recommend the K371. It's a keeper for me.

Where do I even start with the AKG K371. When you listen to these, it's like everything disappears, leaving nothing between you and the music. It's arguably the best closed back headphone that you can easily drive with mobile devices, like cell phones. The only closed-backs (headphones that don't leak sound everywhere) that are a significant improvement start at around 900 dollars, and you can only get the most out of them with a bulky amp, which cost a few hundred. For most people, this is as good as you'll ever need. And once you consider the price of around 150 dollars, it's arguably the best overall.Now the sound. Oh lord the sound. These are quite frankly, beyond words to describe. If you're going from crappy earbuds or even mid tier headphones like the ATH-M50, it feels like listening to your songs for the first time all over again. It feels like there's nothing between you and the music. As for the actual sound signature, it's one of the best tuned headphones period. The slight bump in the sub-bass adds a subtle but fun kick. The bass is impressively detailed and controlled. The mids are well balanced without being reduced into the shadow realm. And finally, the treble is detailed and fun but without being too bright. Overall, it's very detailed and the tuning is to die for. Soundstage is rather impressive, and although it's not quite the best in that regard, it's nonetheless great. Noise isolation is okay, not great but good enough. Imaging (left-right differentiation) is very solid.These headphones excel at pretty much whatever you throw at them. I listened to a mix of Pop, Hip-hop, classic rock, metal, classical, electronic, jazz, synth, you name it. It's not just a jack of all trades, it masters then all. Gaming with these is also pleasant. I played Minecraft and Team Fortress 2 with these, and you have a pretty easy time discerning the direction of in-game sounds.Finally we get to the overall physical build of the headphones. This is where the only real flaws show up. Some people online reported QC issues, but they seem to be resolved at this point, and indeed my pair is fine. The top of the headband has some soft plastic imitating leather. This is actually a good thing, since it feels like it probably won't start flaking off in a few years. The inside of the headband is some sort of padded silicone material, which should make it real easy to clean. The headband adjustment mechanism is odd. It combines the function of adjusting the headband and letting the earcups rotate inward for storage. It's a little more loose that I'd like, making it hard to get an exact position while holding it, but it holds in place flawlessly once on your head. Fortunately, there's an easily accessible screw once you remove a soft pad on the inside of the pivot, so tightening the whole thing is no problem. the bottom part of this mechanism is made of metal. The earcups are hit and miss. They're comfy leather, but can have trouble sealing, especially with glasses. Furthermore, AKG does not seem to offer replacements on their website. I've found that Shure SRH1540 earpads function as a suitable replacement, albeit an expensive one. But I could not perceive any difference in sound between different earpads, other than an improved seal using the Shure earpads. The included accessories are nice, including the drawstring carrying bag. The cable is slightly microphonic (noise gets transmitted through the cable when you touch it), but you don't notice it at all with music. The cables themselves though (you get three, none with mic, just a 1m, 3m, and coiled cable, with a screw-on 3.5mm to 1/4in adapter. Having detachable cables is a very nice touch.So despite all the minor issues with the build, you might wonder why I'm still rating it 5 stars. Well, it's because they just sound that good. I couldn't recommend these enough. And for 150 dollars, it's a no-brainer.