The one exception to this excessive stage of construct high quality is the controls, which give a barely low-cost vibe because of the means they rattle a bit within the housing. Nonetheless, they’re (largely) intuitive, straightforward to make use of even with gloved fingers, and provide wonderful tactile response.
None of this prepares you for the YH-L500A’s unbelievable consolation. These massive ear cups swallow up your ears because the plushly padded (and replaceable) ear cushions give your head a giant, heat hug. The mixture of clamping drive, wonderful headband padding, and their featherweight mass makes these cans an distinctive selection for lengthy listening classes, even whereas carrying glasses. My solely notice is that these with very small heads could have bother. If my head have been any smaller, the ear cups would sit too low, even on the headband’s shortest setting.
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A part of what offers these cans such a comfortable match is their seal, which additionally creates substantial passive noise isolation. When strolling down busy city sidewalks, visitors and development sounds have been nonetheless fairly audible however not annoyingly so. At house it was the same story, with mildly intrusive sounds stored at bay however louder ones getting by.
I wouldn’t go as far as to say it obviates the necessity for ANC (particularly for journey), however it’s not the deal-breaker I anticipated. What I missed greater than the absence of ANC was the shortage of a transparency mode. With out one, voices (each yours and others’) have been muffled; I needed to routinely pull the headphones all the way down to my neck even for fast conversations.
Sadly, which means although the YH-L500A’s twin built-in mics have respectable voice pickup and background noise canceling (particularly indoors), utilizing these cans for wi-fi calls might be exhausting. I rapidly bored with not having the ability to hear my very own voice clearly. At house, you may get round this through the use of the wired analog reference to a desktop USB mic.
Extremely Detailed Sound
Headphone Management through Simon Cohen
Headphone Management through Simon Cohen
Geared up with a pair of 40mm dynamic drivers, the YH-L500A ship exact, extremely detailed sound, with wonderful readability. The manufacturing unit tuning is conservative on bass and a bit too vibrant within the highs for my liking, although the midrange is nearly excellent.
The Yamaha Headphones app offers you 5 EQ presets to mess around with (Power, Light, Vocal, Groove, and Openness), however none gave me the tweaks I used to be in search of. Fortunately, you’ll be able to roll your individual presets (as much as two might be saved) through a five-band equalizer, and you can also make your changes from impartial, or from any of the manufacturing unit presets. By lowering the degrees of the best frequencies, whereas giving a small increase to the bottom, I discovered a combination I actually loved.