HD 490 PRO Open-Back Professional Headphone vs Sony / MDR-M1ST Wired High Resolution Monitor Headphones
Side-by-side comparison based on Reddit community data
#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.”
#11 in Gaming Headsets
Sony
Sony / MDR-M1ST Wired High Resolution Monitor Headphones
$319.00
100/100Excellent
100% positive0% neutral0% negative
Pros
- +Fun sound signature
- +Deep bass
- +Easy to listen high frequency
- +Spot on mid range
- +Plays loud distortion-free
“Hey, I have the Sony m1, it’s a really interesting headphone. Traditionally a headphone made for studio work shouldn’t be this fun! That’s what the headphone is, it’s got loads of deep bass, easy to l”