Yamaha YH-C3000
Yamaha closed-back wired hi-fi headphones with wooden earcups and armodynamic transducers, designed for detailed and immersive listening.
Description
The YH-C3000 is a wired closed-back hi-fi headphone from Yamaha, featuring earcups crafted from wood by skilled artisans. This choice of material, combined with an over-ear design, positions the unit as a home listening headphone intended for attentive use rather than mobile use.
The heart of the YH-C3000 lies in its armodynamic-type transducers, a technology unique to Yamaha. Its frequency response spans from 5 Hz to 55 kHz, a wide range that goes well beyond the human audible spectrum and aims to reproduce the finest harmonics of instruments and voices. Its sensitivity of 94 dB/mW at 1 kHz and its impedance of 34 ohms at 1 kHz make it a headphone that remains reasonably easy to drive, without necessarily requiring a powerful headphone amplifier.
The earpads were specifically developed for this model: they combine domestic silk protein leather, in contact with the skin, with memory foam padding. This combination aims for both comfort and good air-tightness, an important parameter for isolation and bass performance on a closed-back headphone.
Weighing 330 g, the YH-C3000 is aimed at music enthusiasts who value relaxed listening at home, on a hi-fi system or a quality source, rather than portable or sporting use. Its closed-back design limits sound leakage to the outside, which also makes it suitable for evening listening without disturbing others nearby.
Technical specifications
| Frequency response | 5 Hz to 55 kHz |
| Sensitivity | 94 dB/mW (at 1 kHz) |
| Impedance | 34 ohms (at 1 kHz) |
| Type | Closed-back - over-ear |
| Transducers | Armodynamic |
| Weight | 330 g |
What to check before buying used
The silk protein leather and memory foam earpads may compress or stiffen over time: check their suppleness and the absence of cracking, as a loss of air-tightness directly affects bass performance on this closed-back headphone. Also check the joint between the wooden earcups and the headband, as well as the headphone jack and its cable, common weak points on this type of handcrafted construction. Finally, test both armodynamic transducers separately to rule out any imbalance or crackling.
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