Yamaha RH3C Noise Reducing Headphones

I purchased these headphones as in my line of work I constantly have to be listening to something. My work did provide me with headphones, but there seemed to be getting cheaper and cheaper and just didn't fit very well so I decided to look for my own.I have to say I am impressed by the quality of these headphones. They do a great job of muffling most of the background noise of the office, but not so much so that if someone needs to get your attention you won't be able to hear them. I took these home to try out with a couple of my games and to my surprise they sound almost as good as my $200 wireless 7.1 simulated surround headphones. You simply cannot beat the price and the quality is really good.for me, only drawback is the cord. Sure it expands to 7 or 8 feet, but "training" it to do so is proving to be a pain. I just hope that stretching the coils out over time will not cause the cord to become a tangled twisted mess, but we shall see. Defiantly not a reason to not purchase.Very happy with the purchase.

I like these headphones mostly for the very accurate and full sound I get from them. When I play my keyboard, I occasionally have to take them off to make sure they were plugged in because the sound is that real. What I am finding very annoying and a feature I would never get again is the spiraled cord. It does not lend to a very freeing feeling. There is always that little bit of pulling and heaviness because the whole length of cord dangles from the side of your head in a spiral. I am buying a separate extension cable to see if I can alleviate some of this bulky feeling. The phones themselves are very generous in size and are also very soft and rich feeling against your head. It is nice that the phones are movable I guess, but I am not finding any real use for that feature. So overall, they are a quality set of headphones and I would have given them a five star rating if that cord was not spiraled.EDITED on Sept. 26th 2011Now that I have had these for a couple of months. I just wanted to add that my main concern about these phones was that the coiled cord on the side would weigh too heavy on the one side of the head. This is not the case. I have found no discomfort from this cord and actually am preferring to others because it is giving me free range of motion without a cord being plugged into something in front of me eg. piano. These are great headphones.

I love these headphones - this is actually the second pair I have bought and first pair is still going strong. They sound fantastic -yet fairly balanced. I use them for recording music and they let very little sound out.They seem sturdy enough -although I am not very rough with them. The first pair I bought a few years ago is still pristine and are used constantly. I've used a lot of expensive headphones in the past and have since switched to these. I could be mistaken, but I think these are the best at this price point. The sound is pretty realistic but still has good deep bass and pleasant highs without sounding too thin. I've used headphones that had 'fantasy sound' and/or over driven bass and I still prefer listening whether I'm working on music or just listening for pleasure.Another thing I love about these headphones is the curly cord stays out of my way nicely and the jack feels really solid.Lastly, these head phones may not look very comfortable, they aren't like the 'giant pillows on your ears' style -but I find them just right. They aren't too fluffy and they aren't too rigid. They flex nicely and I can wear them for hours before my ears get tired.

They feel comfortable and I can definitely imagine myself wearing them for an extended period of time. One thing I didn't realize until recently was that the earpieces can be pulled down away from the headband to accommodate larger heads. I felt really stupid when I figured it out as I thought it was only meant for tiny-headed people. Isolation is alright, but I think it could've been better if the headphone was slightly tighter.

Mostly bought them because of the coiled cord. No excess to stuff in pocket, etc. Sound much better than I expected for the money. Good clarity and bass response. A little tight when pulled down around the neck (chokey). I was worried their high impedance would make them unable to produce good volume from my phone, but no worries there. Plenty loud.

I purchased my pair more than three years ago to do amateur audio recording - I loved them for that application. I was aware that some users considered them fragile.I now use them constantly, and have for 16 months. I am astounded at how well they have lasted. My only issue is that the jack tends to come out of the audio port on my laptop - which could be the port, not the headphones. I have recommended these to my friends before, and am again now - the price is lower than when I originally purchased them, which makes them an even better value!

I already have some good quality headphones, but they have long chords that get in the way. I wanted some good quality, reasonably priced phones that collapse. I saw these and was pleased to also see that they collapse.The sound is a good quality. I would recommend these.

I play the drums and my wife plays the base. We both wear them so we can plug in and hear the music being played to without loosing our hearing. Their noise cancelling ability work well. We are not really using them for high fidelity listening quality, however I don't doubt that would be okay for that purpose as well.