Thanks for saying, I’m not sure I mentioned it in the video. I do think matching the Harman curve is precisely why these sounds so balanced and neutral. I mean unless you are making music for dogs or bats or something. Maybe Brian Eno could come up with another curve for airports 😂

hey thanks for your comment- you inspired me to do the full thing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZy3haeZfManaNk hope you enjoy :D

Hey thanks for clarifying about the leather, like I said very convincing 😂. I do still think these are budget headphones but that’s just for my application. In your experience with them (I’m assuming you own these too) where have you found wear? For example did the self adjusting strap ever loosen for you? Thanks!

@@tbhv Not much wear. I have them for 4 years now. The clamping force is slightly less compared to when they where new. The self adjusting strap did not loosen as far as I can tell. The fabric of the earpads gets ugly over time, so I recently bought some new earpads from the brand 'Dekoni' (just Google) they are available in leather and suede. I have not used them yet, so I can not describe how they change the sound. All in all: sturdy headphones.

@@tbhv Strange... I just replied to you, but my post is gone (??). I try again: I have this headphone for 4 years now. Holds up nicely. The strap did not loosen as far as I can tell. The clamping force is now slightly less than when I bought it (which is a good thing). The fabric of the earpads got a bit ugly (after 4 years), but I have ordered some replacements from Dekoni Audio. All in all I can conclude that the build quality is good. Not much to complain about. The X2HR's are IMO mostly fun headphones to listen to. For analytical (recording and monitoring) purposes I think Sennheisers are more neutral, but for fun I like the X2's more. But that is just my subjective opinion 😉

hey thanks for your comment and support :D

Thanks ! Yeah honestly it’s tricky to make a video that’s the most accessible and to still be sure to keep in all the stuff that really matters. I still think I could edit some parts of this down, but thank you for saying that! It means a lot :)

@@Kawa_chaki I don’t know the movie but I’ll check it out. Blue grass is definitely one of the styles that I have been in awe of for a while but never attempted

@@Kawa_chaki I’ve never seen that movie. Bluegrass is one of the styles of music. I’ve always admired, but never attempted.! definitely on my to do list

Novice guitar player here, what chords are you playing?

AKG is unfortunately not the same anymore after samsung acquired them. I used to have the akg k550 mkiii, which uses the same drivers. Unfortunqtely after years of use, they're now broken in an unfixable state, already fixed them with epoxy multiple times. Now that no stock is left of the 550 series I was actually considering the 371, good to know about their flaws. Maybe I should actually get the audio technica m50x. I honestly feel like there's nothing in the market that can replace the 550's, which is a shame.

​@@4liceD_ Thanks for sharing. I liked the K141 I bought some 20 years ago. For a wireless option to replace the (two) K371 at work, I got the M20 from Audio Technica. Personally I think it is great and I used it every workingday nonstop from 7 to 5 since I got it. I got the M50 you mentioned and the DT990 at home for music production. While the M50 is also great I'd personally prefer the M20 because its weight: For only 50 bucks it is the lightest over-ear providing the best performance (sound, durability, batterylife). Being so light, comfortable and unnoticeable is important to me. I used it hundreds of hours since I wear it 10 hours each day at work - my absolute favorite.

@@khizararif1355 hey thanks for your comment and sharing more about what you have been working on! You have a great point- mixing and mastering so things sounds good on the most popular listening sources is a great idea. I think the problem is you can’t guarantee people will listen with AirPods specifically , despite how popular they are. Ideally our music gets played in lots of places. Realistically people might show someone else a song through their phone’s speakers first and foremost. So we could extend the question, why not mix just using our phone speakers? And so this exercise confronts a lot of the rudimentary aspects of mixing. For one, consistency; we need whatever tool we use to mix, to be reliable, not only in frequency response but also performatively. So one reason mixing on phone speakers won’t work is the difficulty hearing good frequency response; good stereo response; and also sounds interference between the speakers and your ears with ambient noise around you. As you mentioned we ultimately need to learn whatever sound profile we are listening to. Assuming you are generally careful with your equipment I might recommend the AKG 371’s. This is because while they may not be durable or quite as comfortable they have 2 or maybe 3 big advantages which out weigh those cons. 1) the detachable and extra cables which improves longevity and is more convenient for different applications 2) the neutral sound profile is better all around for mixing and yielding the most translatable mixes- even for mixing to AirPods and 3) the low impedance means you will be able to drive these headphones very easily. That is practically important where you actually need to be able to hear lower signal in order to mix and master. The 371’s are comparable in terms of comfort and probably more versatile in terms of use. My only real gripe was the build quality and the fact they failed in less than a year. I want to assume that doesn’t always happen, but if you are concerned about that- then I might recommend the dt770’s instead only because they will likely last longer. If you can afford it however, I might recommend the dt700 pros instead which are only slightly more expensive than the 770’s but have fixed the various shortcomings of the 770’s (more neutral sounding, lower impedance, detachable cables.) All with the added benefit of the critical frequency response and confidence boosting build quality. I am using the DT 700’s now and I am very happy with them. Still not as neutral as the 371s but certainly a useful frequency response. Best of luck and let me know how it goes!

@@khizararif1355 I might add, I know it is easy to assume everyone is listening on junky earbuds. But please consider, is that your target audience? Consider you might want someone like Rick Reuben to listen to your music and he certainly will be able to hear with the most critical equipment. The way I think of it, it is better to over compensate quality then under represent it. For example, when you get either of these higher quality headphones, I implore you to listen to your favorite songs of all time once more, try to notice how much more information is there and become reacquainted with the value of good audio fidelity!

Hey thanks for watching! I am grateful you found the video helpful! What I can say is if you are tracking I think the 700’s kill it for that purpose specifically! 371’s do a great of isolation but the build quality means you might not be able to rock out quite as hard- the trade off is that I think the 371’s will be useful for the mixing phase. My best advice is to try them out and see what you prefer since the object interaction plays a big role too! Good luck!

Dt 700 os definetely better fro tracking, the 371 since they seal is wonky (depending on your head size/shape) they might bleed sound into the mic while tracking.

So what is your verdict in comparing the two!?

@@CSVO138 Both good, more clamping with the 371's (but still OK even with my TMJ), and they have heavier bass.

Update: Now I had the HD 280 Pro, the DT 770 Pro, the AKG K-361 and the t.bone HD 815 (another DT 770 Pro knockoff) on my desk as well. Both the HD 280 Pro and the K-361 were far too lean sounding for my application. Very detailed, but mid-focused (especially the HD 280 Pro) without much width, depth and sparkle. The HD 815 had surprisingly great mids, but they were too bass-heavy and didn't have great treble (low-treble peak, very little detail and no air). I found that for practicing and recording bass, I don't want/need the most neutral sound but I prefer a little V-shaped tuning. The DT 770 Pro provide exactly that, still with a lot of clarity in the mids and mostly accurate timbre. Adding the rugged build and serviceability, I quickly made the decision to keep them.

Thank you!! Also I saw you subscribed to my channel - thank you so much it really means a lot :) If you are interested, I do also make my own music which is available here on KZbin or Spotify etc … now all I need to do is write a song like Alex G haha