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Yamaha

HPH-MT5

headphones

$100

Used market: $80*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

3 of 6 values have a recorded source
Connector
3.5 mm stereo with 6.3 mm screw-on adapter, 3 m straight cable·
Form Factor
Over-Ear·
Is Closed Back
yes·
Impedance ohms
51✓
Transducer Type
Dynamic·
Sensitivity dB mW
100✓

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal Profile

Yamaha prints both numbers with their conditions — 51 Ohms at 1 kHz and 100 dB/mW — which is more than most of this price class manages. The 51-Ohm load is the useful part: high enough that a mixer or interface output impedance of a few Ohms is irrelevant, low enough that 100 dB costs 1 mW, or 0.23 V. Closed and circumaural, so it is a tracking headphone before it is a mixing one.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~80% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026