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Why Sennheiser HD 480 Pro Plus is

the red pill of studio monitoring

where an artist sings or records instruments right
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next to a highly sensitive condenser microphone,
I passive isolation is paramount.
noticed that when it comes to consumer tech,
for most of us, design is all about aesthetics. But
I realised that after listening to tracks using
in the professional world, I think design is pure-
this driver, casual music listening started feeling
sterile, dry, and uninspiring. Old or poorly mas-
ly utilitarian, engineered to solve the brutal laws of Login|Register with your eMail then
physics. The HD 480 Pro Plus weighs 272 grams tered songs like 70s rock or lo-fi indie tracks sound
with an exceptional chassis balance, but I wanted to flat. This means that if you want to chill and relax
focus on how this physical structure dictates acous- while listening to your favourite tracks, the HD
tic parameters. 480 Pro Plus will disappoint you. It is brutally clin-
ical. I could hear all the background hiss, bad mic
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cially bloat the mid-bass to let you feel that power. placement, and mixing errors. After a point, I felt
It’s not the case with the HD 480 Pro Plus, which that I was not enjoying but auditing these songs.
behaves with absolute, disciplined restraint. The Though built for professionals, the Sennheiser
sub-bass extends cleanly down to a subterranean HD 480 Pro Plus is a much-needed reality check
3 Hz, resulting in the low-end bringing immense for anyone who is trapped in the loop of all these
texture and physical presence. consumer audio marketing gimmicks. So look
somewhere else if you’re looking for a casual, cozy
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digital surround tricks. It brings out a soundstage headphone to romanticize your music and hide the
that is intimate and mimics a tight, well-treated flaws of a poor recording.
control room. Its imaging and instrument sepa- ing vocal, and ambient effect in the mix, making it MY RATING: 4/5
ration are precise. The lateral panning across the a definitive tool for diagnosing phase relationships
and tracking placement.
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The author is an expert in the fields of consumer technol-
exact spatial coordinate of every instrument, back- Since these headphones are built for tracking, ogy, lifestyle, and auto. Views shared here are personal
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