Sennheiser HD 490 PRO | Open-back Studio Monitoring Headphones for Modern Music Production
Professional Open-back Monitoring Headphones Designed for Precise Mixing and Mastering
The Sennheiser HD 490 PRO is a professional open-back monitoring headphone from Sennheiser, featuring an open-back architecture and neodymium drivers, offering a wide frequency response of 5Hz - 36,100Hz (-10 dB). These studio headphones, designed specifically for modern music production, mixing, and mastering, aim to deliver an extremely neutral, uncolored sound, allowing for the most precise judgments. Combining excellent ergonomics with the included dearVR MIX-SE spatial simulation plugin, they bring unparalleled clarity and comfort to professional audio engineers.
Compared to traditional monitoring headphones that offer only a single acoustic characteristic, the Sennheiser HD 490 PRO achieves high flexibility by providing two sets of interchangeable ear pads (for mixing and for producers), allowing for two different monitoring perspectives on a single pair of headphones, making the precise mixing workflow more comprehensive.
Quick Facts
- Brand: Sennheiser
- Model: HD 490 PRO
- Headphone Type: Open-back, circumaural
- Frequency Response: 5Hz – 36,100Hz (-10 dB)
- Impedance: 130 Ω (1 kHz)
- Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): <0.2% (1 kHz, 100 dB SPL)
- Included Software: Dear Reality dearVR MIX-SE Plugin License
- Applications: Studio Mixing, Mastering, Music Production, Podcast Monitoring, Spatial Audio Production
Who should buy the Sennheiser HD 490 PRO?
Sennheiser HD 490 PRO Core Technologies and Features
- Precise and Neutral Soundstage Presentation: Equipped with advanced neodymium drivers and a low-frequency cylinder system, ensuring balanced, dynamic, and clear sound across the entire frequency range, providing you with the most authentic sound foundation.
- Open-back Architecture Design: Offers a wide, three-dimensional, and deep soundstage, minimizing Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) and internal resonances, presenting the most accurate sound details, allowing you to precisely judge spatial effects and instrument positioning.
- Two Sets of Interchangeable Dedicated Ear Pads: Includes velour ear pads designed for mixing (providing a flat response) and fabric ear pads designed for music production (providing a slightly warmer tone), meeting monitoring needs for different work stages.
- Excellent Ergonomic Design: Lightweight construction and carefully calculated clamping pressure, combined with geometrically angled ear cups, significantly reduce fatigue during long listening sessions, allowing you to focus on creation.
- Detachable Left/Right Cable Connection: The headphone cable can be freely connected to either the left or right ear cup according to your studio setup, offering maximum flexibility.
- Patented Coil Noise Reduction Structure: Through Sennheiser's patented technology, structural noise generated by cable friction or movement is effectively reduced, ensuring the monitoring process is free from any physical interference.
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