HD 490 PRO

Sennheiser

HD 490 PRO

6 positive 0 neutral 8 negative

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HD600 Setup

I am probably not the most helpful in this question - but I tend to listen to all types of music (metal, rock, EDM, pop, dance, classical, jazz, soundtracks) - and I usually and exclusively prefer the HD660s2 for that for it's warmer analytical sound. HD490 pro are a bit more exciting and bit more b

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night13x in r/sennheiser

March 23, 2026 12:14 AM

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Never Buying Sennheiser Again.

Sorry i can't comment on the MTW 4, But to share my experiences as of late: in 2016 i purchased hd 598 from Amazon, they still work to this day, they've been dropped, mishandled and all sorts, i have slammed them (Stupidly first few years, thanks league of legends), they work almost fine, they rattl

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Notwalkin in r/sennheiser

September 18, 2025 11:07 PM

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How’s this for a gaming audio setup? (Will be upgrading from my old gen 4 Astro A50)! Am I missing anything?

The A50’s are the only headset that I consider to be good pair of gaming headsets. I used to use them before I upgraded to a pair of Sennheiser HD 599’s and actually do kinda miss them to the point I’m on second hand marketplaces trying to find a good deal on a gen 3. After upgrading again to a pair

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Cough-A-Mania in r/elgato

April 9, 2026 3:24 PM

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Which Sennheiser tuning do you prefer?

My expectations and preferences shifted over many, many years. From crappy on-ear headphones used for listening to cassettes and CDs on the go as a kid, over free included earbuds in a phone box, bluetooth headphones, all the way to studio reference open-back headphones. For a long time I was always

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multiwirth_ in r/sennheiser

December 31, 2025 7:42 AM

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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

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Notwalkin in r/sennheiser

February 4, 2026 2:12 PM

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HD 620S vs HD 599 opinion

I think you have the same "issue" as me. Most people dismiss warm sounding headphones are wrong it seems and prefer the neutral audio. I, personally love the hd 598, 599, 660s2 sound, which is WARM sounding headphones. I also tried the hd620s - they're not bad but they aren't warm sounding, they can

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Notwalkin in r/sennheiser

February 7, 2026 3:45 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

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Notwalkin in r/sennheiser

February 15, 2026 8:31 PM

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HD 599 SE

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HD 599 SE

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