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- 34 Ω
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- Black
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Should you buy it?
Buy the YH-4000 if you want open-back planar headphones with standout detail: Best Buy lists them at $2,499.95 (Oct 7, 2026), half the $4,999 YH-5000SE, and What Hi-Fi gave them five stars for sound and build, finding them close to the pricier model in character. The 50mm planar magnetic driver is rated 32 ohms and 97 dB/mW, and the 320 g frame stayed comfortable over long sessions in What Hi-Fi's test. Skip them if you listen from a phone or laptop jack, want punchy bass or need isolation: What Hi-Fi recommends a DAC/amp at the Chord Hugo 2 level, found the bass taut rather than weighty and the sound analytical at times, and the open back leaks sound. Yamaha also dropped the balanced cable from the box.
