Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks to Yamaha for sending the YH-4000 for review!

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Test Gear...

All music was lossless or hi-rez FLAC files played locally or streamed from Qobuz, or DSD files played locally. All through Roon (unless source was a DAP).

Chain 1...

Sonore opticalRendu Deluxe (review coming) into Berkeley Alpha USB (youtu.be/94AvDeeRjHA) into Berkeley Alpha S2 DAC (youtu.be/JY3c4HEyH0s) into LTA Z10e amplifier (youtu.be/Bft6HUsYDhE)

Chain 2...

Same as Chain 1 except swap out Alpha DAC for Lampizator Baltic 3 (youtu.be/QShvh2rqETc)

My YH-5000SE review: youtu.be/pSXKdoYg0Tc
My HiFiMan HE1000 Unveiled review: youtu.be/N9UlBOGOZWU
My Effect Audio Code 23 & 24 MKii Review: youtu.be/9l-iIoQPRj4

Timestamps...

00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:33 Shameless Self Promotion
02:00 Takeaways
02:44 About the YH-4000
07:04 Test Gear in Description!
07:24 Sound
16:34 Comparison to HiFiMan HE1000 Unveiled
20:18 Final Thoughts