8 New Models
Yamaha just announced eight new wireless headphones for 2020 priced from $60 to $350. The new models include three true wireless earbuds, three wireless neckband style earphones, one over-ear and one on-ear wireless headphones. All models feature new technology from Yamaha that optimizes the listening experience for each person and many feature active noise cancellation. The top models within each style contain the number 7, 70 or 700. Each step-down model decrements the model number by 2, 20, or 200.
Listening Care
All models offer Listening Care, a technology that allows listeners to hear full-range sound – from high to low frequencies — even at low volume settings. This overcomes a challenge faced by typical headphones, where low volume listening goes hand-in-hand with a pronounced reduction to certain frequency ranges, resulting in listeners cranking up the volume to levels that may affect hearing health. The long-term impacts may be especially compounded by daily wear. Listening Care solves for this, encouraging lower volume listening by intelligently adjusting sound frequencies to maintain the full-range sound.
Listener Optimizer
The top models (YH-E700A, EP-E70A, TW-E7A) feature Listening Optimizer which analyzes music and background noise in real time to automatically achieve the optimum balance at a listener’s selected volume setting. Unlike alternatives that take a single measurement at one moment in time, Listening Optimizer works in real time, making ongoing measurements and subtly adjusting if the fit or wearing conditions happen to change, to ensure the best sound.
Advanced ANC
The top two models (YH-E700A over-ear headphones, EP-E70A neckband earphones) feature Advanced ANC, which goes beyond standard active noise cancelling by incorporating a new proprietary technology from Yamaha. Unlike typical noise-cancelling, which can often “color” or degrade sound, Advanced ANC analyzes and removes background noise while keeping the music signal pure and untouched. For situations where a listener wants to stay aware of their surroundings or communicate with another person, these and other noise-cancelling models include an Ambient Sound mode.
“By adapting to each person and his or her surroundings, our headphones allow listeners to stay true to themselves and truly enjoy the music that shapes them.”
Alex Sadeghian, director, Consumer Audio, Yamaha Corporation of America
All of the new headphones feature app control, in addition to simple controls to make phone calls, activate your favorite voice assistant and control your music with easy-to-find buttons. Each model offers a carrying case, charging cables and extended battery life between charges. Additional features and accessories vary by model.
YH-E700A Wireless Noise-Cancelling Over-Ear Headphones
- Featured technologies: Listening Optimizer, Advanced ANC, Ambient Sound, Listening Care
- Additional features: Bluetooth 5.0 with aptX Adaptive, simple controls (phone / voice assistants / music), up to 35-hours of wireless battery life, folding and swiveling earcup design
- Included accessories: carrying case, USB-C charging cable, audio cable, flight adapter
- $349.95 MSRP, available in black and white, Dec. 2020
YH-E500A Wireless Noise-Cancelling On-ear Headphones
- Featured technologies: Active Noise Cancelling, Ambient Sound, Listening Care
- Additional features: Bluetooth 5.0 with aptX-HD, simple controls (phone / voice assistants / music), up to 38-hours of wireless battery life
- $179.95, available ins black and white, Dec. 2020
EP-E70A Wireless Noise-Cancelling Earphones
- Featured technologies: Listening Optimizer, Advanced ANC, Ambient Sound, Listening Care
- Additional features: Bluetooth 5.0 with aptX Adaptive, simple controls (phone / voice assistants / music), up to 18-hours wireless battery life, travel-friendly design
- Included accessories: soft carrying case, USB-C charging cable, USB C-to-3.5mm audio cable, flight adapter and eartips (5 sizes)
- $269.95, available in black and white, Oct. 2020
- Additional wireless earphone models:
- EP-E50A ($159.95 / Nov. 2020)
- EP-E30A ($59.95 / Sept. 2020)
TW-E7A True Wireless Noise-Cancelling Earbuds
- Featured technologies: Active Noise Cancelling, Ambient Sound, Listening Care
- Additional features: Bluetooth 5.0 with aptX, IPX5 water- and sweat-resistant, simple controls (phone / voice assistants / music), up to 20-hours wireless battery life (5 hours charged, 3 recharges from case)
- Accessories: Qi wireless charging case with pouch, USB-C charging cable, silicone sleeves (3 sizes), eartips (5 sizes)
- $229.95 MSRP, available in black and white, Oct. 2020
- Additional true wireless earbud models:
- TW-E5A ($159.95 / Dec. 2020)
- TW-E3A ($129.95 / Aug. 2020)
Price & Availability
- YH-E700A ($349.95 / Dec 2020) Wireless Over-Ear Headphones w/ Advanced Noise-Cancelling
- YH-E500A ($179.95 / Dec 2020) Wireless On-Ear Headphones w/ Noise-Cancelling
- EP-E70A ($269.95 / Oct 2020) Wireless Neckband Earphones w/ Advanced Noise-Cancelling
- EP-E50A ($159.95 / Nov 2020) Wireless Neckband Earphones w/ Noise-Cancelling
- EP-E30A ($59.95 / Sept 2020) Wireless Neckband Earphones
- TW-E7A ($229.95 / Oct 2020) True Wireless Earbuds w/ Noise-Cancelling
- TW-E5A ($159.95 / Dec. 2020) True Wireless Earbuds
- TW-E3A ($129.95 / Aug 2020) True Wireless Earbuds
