#1
Sennheiser
HD 599 SE
$159.95
positive
neutral
negative
Sennheiser
HD 490 PRO
6 positive 0 neutral 8 negative
Based on 14 Reddit mentions
$429.00
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Why do people give Sennheiser such good rep when - in my experience - their top headphones have build quality issues, specifically CREAKs. E.g. HD 490 pro
Background noise on a lot of media like pod casts and stuff was just amplified vs all the other headphones i have used. Very distracting, i don't know if this is due to how warm the sennheisers i've used are but it's like any audio like fan noise in the background was just louder and overpowering th
...Notwalkin in r/sennheiser
February 4, 2026 2:12 PM
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Tried yet another hd 599se - first pair in 2026, distorts during bass as per usual.
I feel like it. I used to use razer electra headsets for my pc - then in 2016 experienced the hd 598 - amazing, no issues, 10 years later, i'm struggling to replace them with NEW headphones that do the SAME job. The hd 490 pro is the one headphone everyone tries brainwashing you to think is "the one
...Notwalkin in r/sennheiser
February 15, 2026 8:31 PM
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