FiiO KA5 USB DAC Headphone Amp with 3.5mm and 4.4mm Outputs vs HD 490 PRO Open-Back Professional Headphone
Side-by-side comparison based on Reddit community data
#7 in Gaming Headsets
FiiO
FiiO KA5 USB DAC Headphone Amp with 3.5mm and 4.4mm Outputs
$119.99
100/100Excellent
100% positive0% neutral0% negative
Pros
- +Can drive aune ar5000
“This FiiO may not be able to drive a HE-6 or something, but definitely the AR5000.”
#8 in Gaming Headsets
Sennheiser
HD 490 PRO Open-Back Professional Headphone
$429.00
100/100Excellent
100% positive0% neutral0% negative
Pros
- +Comfortable
- +Light
- +Soft and pleasant pads
- +Precise noise placement
- +Not hard to drive
Cons
- -Poor vocals
- -Poor treble
- -Cable on the 490's is terrible
- -Not a substantial upgrade (over r70x for mixing)
“Keep it on low gain for HD 490... this setup is pretty dang amazing. Legit endgame setup for a lot of people. ... Also the cable on the 490's is terrible in my opinion.”