Sennheiser HD 490 Pro Headphone Review

[Audiophilia]

Ha, yeah, I've got a K702 with an aftermarket cable that has a long steel mini-XLR connector and on rare occasion with certain head movement I sometimes feel something, but rare - as the others have said it depends on your anatomy - how close your ear is to your shoulder & how much your shoulders slope, all that crazy stuff! Munchkins with short necks & square shoulders are most affected!

AKG is def not a good example since the connector is placed slightly outward/upward, but those that has the connector at the bottom of the cup will cause issues depending on how you sit and position your head. The point is, why cant Sennheiser slap the same connector from HD560S/HD400 Pro or 2-Pin from HD6XX,the market is already flooded with many of those cables (balanced/unbalanced).

BTW I placed the order today, got it for 250 USD in my country. Coming from DT880 Edition, comfort is my 1st priority so returned the 560S and bought this instead. I can handle this little annoyance as long as it sounds as good as 560S.

 

[Robbo99999]

AKG is def not a good example since the connector is placed slightly outward/upward, but those that has the connector at the bottom of the cup will cause issues depending on how you sit and position your head. The point is, why cant Sennheiser slap the same connector from HD560S/HD400 Pro or 2-Pin from HD6XX,the market is already flooded with many of those cables (balanced/unbalanced).

BTW I placed the order today, got it for 250 USD in my country. Coming from DT880 Edition, comfort is my 1st priority so returned the 560S and bought this instead. I can handle this little annoyance as long as it sounds as good as 560S.

Looking at K702 the connector is slightly forwards on the cup compared to HD490 (and is attached to the "central hub" of the cup rather than the very bottom), so yeah that would mitigate the issue vs 490. Yeah, strange design choice on 490, probably should have had a shorter connector on it.

 

[Audiophilia]

Alright, i take my words back. Sennheiser used Low profile Mini-XLR cable with the HD490 Pro, hence there is no rubbing shoulders/collarbone issue whatsoever. Also this is probably the first ever Sennheiser Headphone under 250 USD that was made to fit nice and comfy.

 

[Robbo99999]

Alright, i take my words back. Sennheiser used Low profile Mini-XLR cable with the HD490 Pro, hence there is no rubbing shoulders/collarbone issue whatsoever. Also this is probably the first ever Sennheiser Headphone under 250 USD that was made to fit nice and comfy.

Ah right, I thought you already had the headphone when you mentioned collarbone rubbing earlier - no issues with it then - good!

 

[Leonm771]

can someone tell me how to remove the pad lol
I read the manual then you can see WTF in my face.

edited: OK I found a video of how to do it .

jesus christ dude sennheiser please add some hashtag in your video or clip it to the homepage of hd490pro.

 

[Leonm771]

I like both producer and mixer pad , I can call it is a real upgrade of 560s.
Happy to recommend it .

 

[trolliferous]

Anyone try using an impedance adapter to tune these? I picked up a cheap 220ohm adapter off of amazon and I find that coupled w/mixing pads these sound quite good. Brings the bass up a bit -- which while not as good as an actual bass shelf -- is definitely a noticeable improvement. And the comfort on these is to die for.