beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO vs Sennheiser HD 599

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DT 1990 PRO compared with HD 599

	beyerdynamicDT 1990 PRO	SennheiserHD 599
Overview
Released
Released	September 2016	September 2016
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	45 mm	38 mm
Back
Back	Open	Open
Impedance
Impedance	250 ohms	50 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	38 mm dynamic transducers, open, with Ergonomic Acoustic Refinement (E.A.R.) design that channels sound directly into the ears; 12 – 38,500 Hz; 106 dB SPL (1 kHz, 1 Vrms); THD < 0.1% (1 kHz, 100 dB SPL)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	370 g	250 g (better)
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)	Over-ear, open-back; large ear cups with soft replaceable ear pads
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)	Detachable cables, 3 m with 6.3 mm straight plug and 1.2 m with 3.5 mm straight plug; 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter
Colours
Colours	–	Ivory
In the box
In the box	Headphones, two sets of ear pads, 3 m straight cable, 5 m coiled cable, hard case	HD 599 headphones, 3 m cable with 6.3 mm straight plug, 1.2 m cable with 3.5 mm straight plug, 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter