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Sennheiser HD 490 Pro Headphone vs Sennheiser HD 560 S

Both products have identical sentiment scores on Reddit.

Sennheiser HD 490 Pro Headphone
#3 in Gaming Headsets

Sennheiser

Sennheiser HD 490 Pro Headphone

$429.00

100

Pros

  • +Comfortable
  • +Light
  • +Soft and pleasant pads
  • +Precise noise placement

Cons

  • โˆ’Poor vocals
  • โˆ’Poor treble
  • โˆ’Cable on the 490's is terrible
  • โˆ’Not a substantial upgrade (over r70x for mixing)
โ€œKeep 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.โ€
Sennheiser HD 560 S
#5 in Gaming Headsets

Sennheiser

Sennheiser HD 560 S

$149.99

100

Pros

  • +Takes well to eq for bass (low shelf around 70hz)

Cons

  • โˆ’Lacks bass without eq (implied)
โ€œthe 560s takes well to a low shelf say around 70hz to give it some bass.โ€