The Yamaha YH-E700A delivers Consistent, high-quality sound, with or without active noise cancellation enabled. Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) headphones are a modern marvel with one major drawback: ...

Yamaha continues to be one of the premium names in home theater systems and stereo receivers. That said, the venerable Japanese audio maker is no stranger to audiophile-grade headphones, either, with ...

Buzzy, lackluster noise canceling. Awkward fit. Inconsistent auto-pause. Missing some features. Pricey. Within this fierce market, Yamaha’s new YH-E700B wireless headphones arrive feeling underpowered ...

When it comes to noise cancelling headphones, there are several effective options that will get the job done. It’s putting together great audio quality with powerful noise blocking abilities and other ...

No ANC or transparency modes. No included case. Not great for calls. 20 hours of battery life is on the low end of modern over-ears. Analog mode requires a charged battery. Yamaha’s newest wireless ...

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With proprietary Sound Field technology, the Yamaha YH-L500A wireless headphones provide personalized cinematic audio for $229. Yamaha YH-L500A: Your Personal Theater in a Headphone The YH-L500A ...

Yamaha are jumping back into the high-end headphone market with the $5,000 YH-5000SE which are being made in Kakegawa, Japan. The high-end headphone market has been dominated over the past decade by ...

Spatial audio is all the rage right now. It’s the most coveted headphone feature next to noise cancellation, and we have Apple to thank for that. This technology made a big splash on the AirPods Pro, ...

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