Yamaha RH1C Headphones

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"Tin cans on a string!"

Feature:
At least they are very light and comfortable, with no sound hurting my ears.

Sound:
Huge midrange chasm. At least they are icy cold to the ears in summertime. Fairly low sensitivity (91dB) means low sound level on portable devices, even dialed to the max. I didn't expect perfection, but I did expect much better performance, from experience with Yamaha YH-1 phones. I compared RH1C with YH-1 on several sources to eliminate the possibility of substantial impedance mismatch from cheapo portable gear, but no real improvement. I also have experience with Stax and Sony eletrostatic headphones.

User: a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 7/19/2005

Style of Music: Professional

Location: Portland, OR