AKG K490NC

Head-Fi user/editorial impressions were generally positive, praising the sound, style, and noise cancelling. Because this is a community review page rather than a standard professional lab review, it should be treated as less authoritative than the major editorial sources above.

Reviewed found the K490NC to be competent at both sound and noise reduction, but not especially impressive for the price. Their testing noted a balanced overall response with some weaknesses in the high mids and sub-bass decay, and the ANC performance was solid rather than class-leading.