want something for casual listening and music
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welcome to HFG person with a really long confusing name for someone with dyslexia!
I have not heard either, but Iām pretty sure the K361 is going to be the better buy. all that said, how about you tell us how much you can spend and what music genreās you listen to and whether youāve got a DAC or headphone amp and weāll be happy to help you find the best value for your monies.
you can call me laksh, and i like pop and hip hop for the most part.And i really like to listen to theme songs from john williams and the other guys. i consume a lot of content on youtube too. and no i do not have any dac or amps but i am thinking to get one of those dongle dacs. and if k361 is your recommendation then how do they stand up against the yamaha mt5 (these are my first headphones)
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Welcome to HFGF 
Would you consider IEMās?..both the sets youāre asking about are closed backā¦for the same 
and no Dac/Amp needed, IEMās would offer you way better bang for buck when it come to sound quality 
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tbh my knowledge toward IEM is little (gonna start my research about them now) but i would not mind some recommendations .
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hey Laksh, thanks for the answer with those details. if you go with IEMās the dongle options will work very well, but not so much for larger headphones. it will work, but it wonāt be as good as it could and should be.
what is your budget and where do you live? do you have any preferred stores or websites you can buy from?
@Ohmboy I would disagree with your DAC / Amp ānot neededā comment. needed? a must? absolutely! sometimes theyāre just built into the device youāre using them with, LoL! on a more serious vein though, I think a proper external DAC and Amp are a must as they will enhance your sound, but as mentioned, there will be cases / circumstances itās not as important as othersā¦with the others being more often than not, though.
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Most modern phones and motherboards have enough power to drive āmostā IEMās well, but yes adding a Dac/Amp will help with the overall sound quality thatās why when Iām adding a new official IEM thread I put āAmp Needed : No but better withā 
@lakshyabhati1 You really donāt need to spend much above $50 especially this being your first set hereās Chrisās recs around that priceā¦
If you are wanting more advice regarding IEMās in general then maybe start a thread in the IEM section as there are plenty of knowledgeable and friendly folk there that can help, just give them a budget, genres you listen to and preferred sound sig etc
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i live in india and my budget was a $100 but i think now iāll buy an iem and next year maybe a good closed back
@Ohmboy i have gone through some IEMs and i will move the conversation in the iem forum
thank you
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I have the K361 and the MH752 and I like the MH752 way more than the K361. Better fit and feel on my head, more balanced sound and better soundstage. If you ask me, buy the MH752/MH751 instead of the K361
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yeah i would wanna buy those but they are really expensive over here
@Ohmboy i have done more research and have decided to go back to my prev budget and then came across the danu titans and the aria what do you think is better the titan s is a little cheap here
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Oh ok I found them refurbished on ebay fĆ¼r 40ā¬ here in Germanyā¦
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My knowledge of budget IEMās is pretty limited tbh new sets come out on a daily lol, I could tag a few folk that would be able to help but youāll get a better response if you ask in the IEM section
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if you can order from Linsoul, go check out their BF sale, lots of affordable IEMās that are well thought of, like the Sparks.
i checked them but the site i am buying from (headphone zone) do have the budget options too and i am going for something wired cause past tws experience was very bad. i dont wanna buy anything expensive from outside because import taxes.
Thank you
I am not keen of the TWS either and honestly, wired is almost always the better solution. wireless is all about convenience and big strides have been made in increasing the audio quality over Bt, but wired still beats em.
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I finally bought the 7hz salnotes zero and they are brilliant
Thank You all for your support.
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Cool glad you like your new set
Edit: PS you saved a few too
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Have the HD 280 Pro. Very accurate sounding with wide fequency response and good soundstage. If you need a cheap quality headphone these will do the job, especially if you produce music. However I find them too bland sounding thanks to itās monitoring nature and I strictly used them on tubes as tubes adds warmth and soundstage, making them not bland.
Also they are very well build and might able to survive the Russo-Ukrainian war, and that sound isolation will dampen the constant explosions and gunfire. They do clamp tho, but I like headphones that clamp a little bit more.
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Interesting first post lol! 
Welcome to HifiGuides! It looks like youāll fit right inā¦
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I personally have a soft spot in my heart for the HD280 Pro. This was the first real headphone I ever had and used them for years and years before that fateful day in 2020 when my old Marantz receiver went poof, thus launching me into this crazy world of audiophilia. I still have them, though I donāt really use them anymore because I now have a small collection of headphones that sound better to me. The fact that I still have them is a tribute to their build quality and toughness. These things have taken a beating and are still truckin!
The Sundara may have been the one that made me go āWhoaā, but these 280s served me with honor and distinction.