Paramount Recording Studios, one of the most legendary recording studios in LA, has long been recognized for its technical excellence and creative output, serving major labels, iconic artists from Jimi Hendrix to The Beatles, and film/TV productions since 1969. With an ever-increasing demand for speed, accuracy, and collaboration across multiple rooms, the studio sought to enhance workflow by unifying its headphone monitoring experience. The goal was to equip every space, from control rooms to vocal booths, with a solution that delivers studio-grade sound, all-day comfort, and consistent performance.
Paramount Recording Studios selected the AKG K371 as its go-to headphone across all production rooms, citing the model’s accuracy, comfort and reliability. Designed with a closed-back architecture and a neutral frequency response, the AKG K371 provides engineers and artists with consistent reference monitoring regardless of the acoustic environment.
“There hasn’t really been a standard headphone across studios in our tenure in the industry,” said Eli Smith, General Manager of Paramount Recording Studios. “The K371s are a breath of fresh air.”
The studio now relies on the headphones in a wide range of applications, from vocal tracking and mix-checks to late-night edits when loudspeaker monitoring isn’t practical. “They strike the right balance between studio-grade clarity and practical comfort and help solve the sonic challenges of spaces that are not acoustically designed or treated,” Smith added. “You know exactly what you’re hearing, which helps us move quickly without second-guessing balances or tonal decisions, which is essential in a fast-paced, high output environment like ours.”
The AKG K371 headphones are now deployed in every room at Paramount, ensuring a unified and trusted audio experience across the entire facility.
“We have them in all of our rooms now,” Smith said. “They’ve become an essential part of the way we work.”
By standardizing on the AKG K371, Paramount Recording Studios has strengthened its commitment to creative precision and technical consistency. In an industry where decisions are made in real-time and quality must never be compromised, the AKG K371 delivers the clarity, confidence and cohesion that high-level production demands.
