Koss Porta Pro Classic On-Ear Headphones, Retro Style, 3.5mm Wired Plug, Durable, Black/Silver vs HD 490 PRO Open-Back Professional Headphone
Side-by-side comparison based on Reddit community data
#3 in Gaming Headsets
Koss
Koss Porta Pro Classic On-Ear Headphones, Retro Style, 3.5mm Wired Plug, Durable, Black/Silver
$39.99
100/100Excellent
100% positive0% neutral0% negative
Pros
- +Much better than they look (implies good sound/performance)
- +Look cool (to the user)
Cons
- -Get made fun of
- -Look goofy (to others)
- -Associated with call centers
“I think they look cool and when someone laughs at them I join and tell them about how they're much better than they look.”
#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.”