Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks to Yamaha for sending the YH-C3000 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...

Chord 2Go+2Yu Streamer/DDC (youtu.be/S3O7JNOJIqI) into Ferrum WANDLA GSE (review coming!) into Ferrum Oor (youtu.be/xUsRyoBPdyk) - both powered by Hypsos

Chain 3...

FiiO M21 DAP playing local FLAC and DSD files (youtu.be/22bHTUv3G8k)

Chain 4...

FiiO SR11 (youtu.be/YuagbK8p0FA) into Fosi ZH3 dac/amp (review coming!) into Fosi GR70 (review coming!)

Compared Headphones...

Dan Clark E3: youtu.be/wzUqM7OJlTk
Focal Radiance: youtu.be/rXnmlXCf_bA
SJY Horizon Closed Carbon: youtu.be/8UOM3K_VLDc

Sound Leak Demo Recording Gear...

Austrian Audio OC16 condenser mic (affiliate link): amzn.to/4pw9CBs
IK Multimedia iRig Pro audio interface (affiliate link): amzn.to/4pnL51f


Timestamps...

00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:10 Shameless Self Promotion
01:37 Use Timestamps!
01:46 Takeaways
03:44 About the YH-C3000
07:56 Cable & Carrying Case
11:51 Sound Isolation
13:08 Sound Leak Test
22:33 Sound
36:09 Where Does It Fit in the Market? (comparisons)
39:20 Final Thoughts