You haven't seen the latest HD600. The cable is thin and cheap, and the plastic housing has hard edges around the adapter. And, the holes around the adapter is not precise. On some units the holes are too small, so the thicker HD650 cables don't even fit. I suppose sound is still the same, but...

I personally think HD490 Pro is better than HD600/650. Especially HD600, which now days is built like a $30 headphones. The recent cables Senn include is a joke. A real joke. Personally, I'm quite sure it does not cost more than $25 to produce it these days. HD490 Pro on the other hand is built...

I returned my HD490 Pro. As I've written before, I still think all in all it's a decent headphone. It has an amazing build quality, light on the head, the new cable connection is much better than anything Senn offered yet, and it sounds good - for the most part. It has an even and balanced sound...

I received my HD490 Pro today. Without any burn in, my initial reaction is about exactly what I expected. My primary usage will be to monitor the voice work. The secondary usage is to 'casually' listen music. I think it fits all the bills for my purpose. It is light and comfortable on my head...

Looks great! Do you sell a matched pair or a matched quad?

Thank you for sharing!!

That's amazing! Gotta keep looking. :sunglasses: How do you like your NDH 30 by the way?

Thanks for sharing your impression! Have you tried both SE and XLR outs? My amp v281 really has only SE inputs. There are XLR inputs, but they are re-routed to SEs - so it's really just SE inputs, (actually XLR input actually sounds slightly worse to my ears because XLRs go through conversion)...

Got it! I thought [M] meant mini. It means male, which completely makes a sense! Male/female with these connectors are clearly tricky for me. lol A couple more questions please since I have your attention. :) What is the length of your stock HC-8 cable? And, do you personally hear a sound...

Hi Hart Audio, You have almost the exact cable I need, and they look beautiful. Do you offer a male 4-pin mini XLR (I suppose this goes into HD 490 Pro I suppose) a female regular 4-pin XLR (to connect to to a XLR balanced amp) cable? In your website, I don't think I saw a full size 4-pin XLR...

EF500 has a great spec! I will look forward to read some comparison against the DACs from Topping and Schiit.

Thanks for the amazing review and the comparison! Looks like HD 490 Pro is a no brainer for me since it's meaningfully cheaper than NDH 30. But, it makes a perfect sense that Senn or its parent company made NDH 30 a more refined version for true pros. HD 490 Pro appeals to lower the entry point...

Great review! Have you compared against your NDH 30? I was thinking of a new headphone for a voicework. NDH 30 was on my radar, and now HD490 Pro as well. I will look forward for your impression.

When a company who usually produces budget priced products to launch something like this, the purpose usually is Marketing. Let's say they spent $200k in the development and research cost for it. That's a well worth the news coverage they get for it. So, their money isn't entirely wasted. If the...

That's great. Can it decode Dolby Atmos as well?