YH-C3000 Premium Closed-Back Headphones

With a name derived from the Italian term “armonia,” referring to musical “harmony,” the ARMODYNAMIC driver was newly developed specifically for the YH-C3000. The driver utilizes a unique diaphragm molded into a three-layer structure featuring composite materials such as paper and resin, and includes ZYLON, the same material also used in diaphragms of our HiFi flagship speakers. By harmonizing the important elements for a diaphragm, such as light weight, rigidity and optimal internal loss, the driver achieves exceptionally smooth sound with high resolution and fast response.

*ZYLON is a registered trademark of TOYOBO MC Corporation. (MHC25029)

In order to properly harmonize the sound with the newly developed diaphragm, the driver unit has also been carefully conceived and developed. The ventilation on the back and the patented Y-shaped reinforced mesh damper provide extraordinary clarity and minimal distortion while maintaining low-frequency volume. In addition, the pure iron pole piece, which is crucial to the speaker unit's driving force, enhances the specially fast sound response and powerful punchiness.

The wooden housing of the YH-C3000 is made of premium-quality beech, which is also employed in Yamaha grand pianos. Being light in weight and highly rigid — with a natural and uncolored sound  — beech wood fully maximizes the strength of the Armodynamic driver, contributing to its excellent sound resolution and speedy response.

Being natural, organic materials, each type of wood has its own personality, and it takes a wealth of experience and skilled craftsmanship to identify and shape it into a headphone housing. The wooden housing of the YH-C3000 is crafted with long-standing expertise and technical know-how, applied throughout the processes from wood procurement and processing to painting and polishing. With the painting in particular, the craftsmen carefully sand, paint, and polish multiple layers over an extended period, resulting in a beautiful black mirrored finish befitting a fine musical instrument, while still remaining semi-transparent, allowing you to enjoy the formation of the natural wood grain beneath.

All parts of the YH-C3000, such as the black mirrored wooden housings and the driver unit, are extremely delicate, and its manufacturing and assembly require a very high level of technical skill and precision. For this reason, this model is produced at a Yamaha factory in Japan that produces flagship grand pianos and audio products. Under strict quality control, the headphones are carefully and exquisitely assembled by skilled craftsmen having extensive expertise in both musical instruments and audio.

To achieve a dense midrange and tight, punchy low-end while preserving a spacious and open sound, Japanese-made PET mesh filters are used to precisely regulate internal housing pressure. After evaluating a range of finely woven materials with varying airflow characteristics, we selected the filters with ideal permeability to match the vision for the YH-4000. The result is a sound that fully conveys the passion and energy of every song.

To eliminate bias in localization from air leakage and ensure rich volume in the low range, it is essential that the headphone housing fits snugly into the space behind the ear. The design of the YH-C3000 smoothly stabilizes surface pressure by tilting the swivel’s rotation axis to provide a degree of vertical mobility, firmly fitting the headphones to the ears and head. Combined with a sealed yet lightweight body of 330 grams (11.6 ounces), it provides comfortable, fatigue-free listening even for long periods of time.

In order to attain the highly immersive sound we aimed to give the YH-C3000, the headphones come with dedicated ear pads that have been developed through prototyping. The materials that touch the ear are made of high-quality silk protein leather that is comfortable to the touch and possesses excellent airtightness, with cushioning material comprised of memory foam. With this, you can fully enjoy the remarkable sonic density and the vast amount of audio information contained inside the music. In addition, by improving the grip and stability of wearing, they provide a highly immersive feeling that makes you forget that you are wearing them. Moreover, the deep crimson inner mesh perfectly complements the black mirrored finish of the housing, creating an exquisite appearance like a fine musical instrument.