beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO vs Focal Elear

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DT 1990 PRO compared with Elear

	beyerdynamicDT 1990 PRO	FocalElear
Overview
Released
Released	September 2016	2016
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	45 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	Open	Open
Impedance
Impedance	250 ohms	80 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	45 mm Tesla dynamic drivers, open; 5 – 40,000 Hz; 102 dB SPL (1 mW, 500 Hz); max. 125 dB SPL (200 mW, 500 Hz); THD < 0.05% (1 mW, 500 Hz); rated power handling 200 mW	40 mm aluminium/magnesium 'M'-shaped dome, full range with no crossover; 5 Hz – 23 kHz; sensitivity 104 dB SPL (1 mW, 1 kHz); THD < 0.3% (1 kHz, 100 dB SPL); impedance 80 ohms on Focal Naim North America's page, 32 ohms on Focal's 2016 product data sheet
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	370 g (better)	450 g
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Circumaural, open-back; nominal contact pressure approx. 6.6 N; replaceable headband padding and ear pads, two sets supplied ("analytical" for a neutral sound, "balanced" with slightly more bass)	Circumaural, open-back; 20 mm memory foam ear pads covered in microfibre; leather headband with length adjustment and ear cup rotation; aluminium yoke
Works with
Works with	3 m straight cable and 5 m coiled cable (extended), detachable, with a 3-pin mini-XLR connector on one side; gold-plated 3.5 mm stereo jack with 6.35 mm adapter (the manual; beyerdynamic's product page lists a 6.35 mm jack plug)	OFC cable with a 6.35 mm stereo jack and two self-locking 3.5 mm jacks at the ear cups; 3 m on Focal Naim North America's page, 4 m on the 2016 data sheet
In the box
In the box	Headphones, two sets of ear pads, 3 m straight cable, 5 m coiled cable, hard case	Headphones, OFC cable (6.35 mm to 2 x 3.5 mm), rigid carrying case with magnetic lock