Sennheiser HD 490 Pro

RR_91 February 24, 2024


Sennheiser India launched the Sennheiser HD 490 PRO, the company’s top-of-the-line professional studio headphones for mixing, mastering, and producing. It features a lightweight, ergonomic design that eliminates any pressure points, as the headband does not press on the sensitive parts of the head.

The headphones feature an extremely wide, dimensional sound staging for precisely localizing the components of a mix, neodymium magnets for superior driver performance, voice coils ensuring fast and authentic sound reproduction, and a special low-frequency cylinder for an accurate frequency response.

The company offers two different sets of ear pads – Velour for a slightly warmer response and Fabric for a very flat, neutral sound that helps dive into detail when a sound reference is needed in finishing off a mix. The HD 490 PRO includes a free license for the Dear Reality dearVR MIX-SE plugin, turning users’ DAW into the ultimate virtual mixing environment via advanced spatial audio technology.

There’s also a Plus variant of the headphones called the Sennheiser HD 490 PRO Plus that includes a case, an additional 3 m headphone cable, and an extra fabric headband pad.

Sennheiser HD 490 Pro Specifications:

  • Accoustic principle: Open
  • Transducer principle: Dynamic; 38mm transducer
  • Max. sound pressure level: 128dB
  • Impedance: 130 Ω (1 kHz)
  • Weight: 260 g (without cable)
  • Dear Reality dearVR MIX-SE plugin included
  • Two unique sets of washable, replaceable ear pads
  • Box Contents (HD 490 PRO): 3.5 mm jack plug to 6.3 mm adapter,
  • 1.8 m cable, mixing ear pads, producing ear pads, Quick Guide,
  • Safety Guide
  • Box Contents (HD 490 PRO Plus): 3.5 mm jack plug to 6.3 mm adapter, 1.8 m cable, and 3 m cable, mixing ear pads, producing ear pads, extra headband pad, case, Quick Guide, Safety Guide
  • Power rating: 300 mW

The Sennheiser HD 490 Pro and HD 490 Pro Plus retail for an MRP of Rs. 34,500 and Rs. 41,300, respectively. These are available via Amazon.in at discounted prices of Rs. 27,590 and Rs. 32,990, respectively.

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