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Updated April 11, 2024·
If budget is a major consideration, the AKG K361 being significantly less expensive could be more appealing. For dedicated music listening, the Sennheiser IE600, with its best in class sound quality, may be worth the premium price. The AKG K361 offers very good general sound quality and is better suited for watching TV and videos, but it's less portable and doesn't excel in call quality or during exercise. The Sennheiser IE600 has excellent build quality and is very portable, making it great for air travel and its sound quality is exceptional for books and podcasts. Neither option is ideal for gaming due to potential latency issues, and both have poor mic quality, which might affect calls or online multiplayer games. If noise isolation is important, both provide fair to good performance, but without active noise cancelling. Choose the AKG K361 for a more affordable, comfortable over-ear experience that's great for longer listening sessions, or the Sennheiser IE600 for a portable, premium listening experience with superior audio quality. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the AKG K361
- Good for air travel
Advantages of the Sennheiser IE600
- Very good for music
- Excellent for TV and video
Key differences
Music
7.5
8.3
The Sennheiser IE600 is very good for music, while the AKG K361 is good.
TV and Video
7.8
9.3
The Sennheiser IE600 is excellent for TV and video, while the AKG K361 is good.
Noise Reduction
6.0
7.0
The Sennheiser IE600 is good for noise reduction, while the AKG K361 is only fair.
Cost
$99
$600
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$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
$400
The AKG K361 has a price of $99 and the Sennheiser IE600 costs $600.
Build Quality
8.5
9.0
The Sennheiser IE600 has excellent build quality, while the AKG K361 has very good build quality.
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Key similarities
Gaming
6.3
6.7
The Sennheiser IE600 and AKG K361 are both only fair for gaming.
Phone Calls
3.2
3.5
The Sennheiser IE600 and AKG K361 are both poor for phone calls.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
5.0
5.4
The Sennheiser IE600 and AKG K361 are both poor for podcasts and audiobooks.
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How the AKG K361 and the Sennheiser IE600 compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
 |  | |
| AKG K361 | Sennheiser IE600 |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$99 | $600 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | AKG | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | July 1, 2018 | June 1, 2022 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Headphones | Earbuds | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired | Wired | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 7.5/10 | 8.3/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 3.3/10 | 3.5/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 6.4/10 | 6.8/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.9/10 | 9.3/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 4.3/10 | 4.6/10 | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | No | No | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 6/10 | 7/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | No | No | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | N/A | 2.5/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 8.5/10 | 9/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 7.6/10 | 8.4/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | N/A | Large | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 219 Grams | 6 Grams | |
Waterproof Rating | |||
Waterproof Rating | 0 | 0 | |
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AKG K361
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Alex Rowe | November 2019
"The K361 retains much of what makes the K371 such a winner, though it has a leaner sound, and the build changes made to trim the price down are immediately apparent. Still, it’s another excellent offering from AKG, and other companies in this fight should either be very worried or quickly designing updates to their old models."
Sennheiser IE600
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Jasper Lastoria | August 2023
"If you've got the bucks, the Sennheiser IE 600 is a nice, upscale set of in-ear monitors made of a lightweight metal with an unusual texture. It comes with a suite of extras, and performs well at virtually every task."
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About Sennheiser
A family-owned company, Sennheiser is a German, high fidelity, audio equipment manufacturer founded in 1945. Their consumer audio division is now owned by the Swiss hearing aid and cochlear implant manufacturer Sonova. Sennheiser offers a wide variety of, very high quality, audio equipment solutions, from headphones to earbuds, full sets of monitoring speakers, amplifiers and microphones. They also make what is widely regarded as the best, and most expensive, headphones in existence, the HE-1 Orpheus, costing a whopping $59,000 dollars.
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