beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO vs Sennheiser HD 800 S

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DT 1990 PRO compared with HD 800 S

	beyerdynamicDT 1990 PRO	SennheiserHD 800 S
Overview
Released
Released	September 2016	January 2016
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	45 mm	56 mm
Back
Back	Open	Open
Impedance
Impedance	250 ohms	300 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	56 mm Ring Radiator dynamic transducer with 40 mm voice coil and acoustic absorber; 10 – 44,100 Hz (–3 dB), 4 – 51,000 Hz (–10 dB); 102 dB SPL at 1 kHz (1 Vrms); THD ≤ 0.02% (1 kHz, 1 Vrms); diffuse-field equalised; max. 500 mW long-term input power
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	370 g	330 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 (circumaural), open-back; contact pressure approx. 3.4 N; microfibre ear and headband padding; metal headband and dual-axis earcups
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)	3 m silver-plated OFC cables, para-aramid reinforced, with 6.35 mm unbalanced or 4.4 mm balanced plugs
In the box
In the box	Headphones, two sets of ear pads, 3 m straight cable, 5 m coiled cable, hard case	HD 800 S headphones, cable with 6.35 mm plug, cable with balanced 4.4 mm plug, instruction manual, storage box