SeekerYamaha YH-L700A
Even though it’s big and costs $499, the Yamaha YH-L700A is a good alternative to the AirPods Max when it comes to spatial audio.
-- As reviewed by CompsMag
Product details
- 3D Sound Field with head tracking: experience movies and videos on your mobile device with cinema-like sound that immerses you in the action, at home or on the go
- Listening Optimizer: optimizes the sound in real time, adapting to you and your environment
- Advanced ANC: Cut the noise, not the music with this Yamaha-exclusive Active Noise-Cancelling technology that leaves your music pure and untouched
- Ambient Sound: choose when you need to be aware of your surroundings
- Listening Care: intelligent equalization for full-range sound at lower listening volumes, including dynamic monitoring of content and background noise levels
- Bluetooth 5 with aptX Adaptive: stable wireless connectivity and premium streaming quality
- Simple controls: make phone calls, activate Siri/Google Assistant and control your music with easy-to-find buttons on the earcups
PROS
+ Powerful audio performance with deep bass and crisp highs
+ Excellent mic clarity
+ Comfortable
CONS
- Overpriced
- Poor noise cancellation
- Noise cancellation affects audio performance
- 3D effect needs work
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Expert reviews and ratings
By CompsMag on April 07, 2023
Even though it’s big and costs $499, the Yamaha YH-L700A is a good alternative to the AirPods Max when it comes to spatial audio.
90
By PCMag on November 23, 2021
Yamaha's YH-L700A headphones offer decent sound quality, but their noise cancellation capabilities aren't impressive and they're simply too expensive for what you get.
50
By Tom's Guide on September 30, 2021
Despite its large form and price point, the $499 Yamaha YH-L700A is a worthy spatial audio competitor to the AirPods Max.
85
By TrustedReviews on January 19, 2022
The Yamaha headphones are by turns great, good, and underwhelming. A terrifically assertive and rich audio performance is complemented by an intriguing 3D feature and disappointing ANC. Those with small heads may want to look elsewhere, too.
80
By TechRadar on October 13, 2021
If spatial audio is your thing, then Yamaha has some big, bold headphones that will show you a good time. The performance-to-price ratio could be better though.
80