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Sennheiser HD 490 PRO Professional Reference Open-Back Studio Headphones

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Sennheiser HD 490 PRO Professional Reference Open-Back Studio Headphones
Key Features
  • For Mixing, Producing & Content Creation
  • Accurate and Precise Sound Reproduction
  • Open-Back Design for Natural Soundstage
  • Comfortable for Long Listening Sessions
Engineered to deliver accurate mixes for demanding professionals, the Sennheiser HD-490 PRO Headphones provide musicians, producers, engineers, and content creators with an open-backed headphone monitoring solution that's ready for today's workflows. Everyday mixes now routinely demand massive computing power, surgically precise parameter automation, and dramatically enhanced audio resolutions. With this increased creative horsepower comes increased complexity and the potential for audio blind spots like crowded, muddy mixes with competing frequencies—making your choice of headphones critical. The HD 490 PRO advanced headphones are designed to capture all the subtleties that could make or break your mix, ensuring your work sounds as good to listeners in the real world as it does in your production studio.
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Good day B&H. Can these headphones be used for ...

Good day B&H. Can these headphones be used for HIFI music enjoyment listening like my HD650? Is the soundstage wider as well?
Asked by: Gary and Eleanora
Yes, the Sennheiser HD 490 PRO Professional Reference Open-Back Studio Headphones can be used for music listening. "Soundstage" is not a technical or measurable concept. The HD 490 PRO have an open-backed design, similar to the HD 650, which provides a more natural listening experience than closed-back headphones, due to the lack of a proximity effect.
Answered by: Calvin M
Date published: 2024-10-28
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