[mtoc]

wrong forum, this $5000 headphone should be in the high-end forum

 

[voja]

wrong forum, this $5000 headphone should be in the high-end forum

Technically speaking, it's not a $5000 headphone. It's a $5000 special edition package.

Still, it absolutely deserves to be under the High-End section of Head-Fi! I instead opened it under the normal section, this way more people can tune in and discuss it. A lot of us don't check the High-End section regularly, so it's easy to miss anything new. The Meze Empyrean thread is also here, and I think it's for that very same reason.

 

[up late]

^ i don't think it's an issue as i see that folks who frequent the high-end forum have managed to find their way to this thread, myself included

 

[537778]

https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/11lvh86/spending_some_time_with_the_yamaha_yh5000se/

 

[HA-1]

Hobby headphones-enthusiast Fidelio from Musicalhead.de has also a review (in German) of the Yamaha YH-5000SE.

 

[jlbrach]

that review is less than enthusiastic, I read it earlier today...you have to learn to read between the lines on different reviewers

 

[ApertureSilence]

that review is less than enthusiastic, I read it earlier today...you have to learn to read between the lines on different reviewers

The only part that felt less than enthusiastic to me was the initial impression, in stark contrast to the actual impressions once the reviewer gave the Yamaha the time and attention needed. In the end, the reviewer calls it ingenious, thinks it comes closer to electrostats than any other planar, puts it on the same level as the D8000 Pro, and gives it full marks on every evaluation criteria. His biggest complaint, in fact, seems to be the weight of the cables.

 

[adrianm]

The only part that felt less than enthusiastic to me was the initial impression, in stark contrast to the actual impressions once the reviewer gave the Yamaha the time and attention needed. In the end, the reviewer calls it ingenious, thinks it comes closer to electrostats than any other planar, puts it on the same level as the D8000 Pro, and gives it full marks on every evaluation criteria. His biggest complaint, in fact, seems to be the weight of the cables.

Knowing how enthusiastic Fidelio usually gets about stuff, the review does seem pretty "meh" tbh. I'm still kind of interested in the Yamahas, but impressions are super polarizing.

 

[ApertureSilence]

Knowing how enthusiastic Fidelio usually gets about stuff, the review does seem pretty "meh" tbh. I'm still kind of interested in the Yamahas, but impressions are super polarizing.

I've never read the guy before, but if a review this florid and overwritten, that ends by putting this "new milestone towards audio nirvana" on its "well deserved space on Mount Olympus," is an example of a "meh" review, then I can hardly imagine what a glowing review would read like.

 

[jlbrach]

The only part that felt less than enthusiastic to me was the initial impression, in stark contrast to the actual impressions once the reviewer gave the Yamaha the time and attention needed. In the end, the reviewer calls it ingenious, thinks it comes closer to electrostats than any other planar, puts it on the same level as the D8000 Pro, and gives it full marks on every evaluation criteria. His biggest complaint, in fact, seems to be the weight of the cables.

read reviews he has of other HP's that he really likes...this review was tepid at best

 

[ApertureSilence]

read reviews he has of other HP's that he really likes...this review was tepid at best

I tried but I honestly don’t enjoy this guy’s writing, so I’ll take your word for it.

 

[Zhanming057]

read reviews he has of other HP's that he really likes...this review was tepid at best

If a 5/5 in every category means "tepid"...what is even the point of having a score in the first place?

 

[jlbrach]

read the most recent review of the raal ca-1a and then read this review...pretty stark...that said it is one mans view so it isnt worth a big argument

 

[paradoxper]

read the most recent review of the raal ca-1a and then read this review...pretty stark...that said it is one mans view so it isnt worth a big argument

Ha. Even better, listen to the CA-1a and then listen to the YH-5000.

 

[jlbrach]

I own the CA and listened to the YH-5000...with all due respect no contest..no offense