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Your cart is empty.The Portable Sound Reference - The NDH 30 is a circumaural, open-back headphone with outstanding detail resolution and high-precision stereo imaging with razor-sharp localization. Its linear soundstage and superior transient response recommend it for the most demanding applications such as mixing and mastering.
John K.
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2025
These headphones really are an incredible source of true monitoring for mixing engineers who want amazing detail in a really wide stereo stage. I honestly have found that details in songs I've listened to for years have been newly discovered in these headphones.If your intent is to mix in headphones then these will definitely be an excellent choice.
Jacques
Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2024
Eargasm at every street corner. Reproduces any sound accurately in a way that's indescribably soothing to the ear. You just know that's how sounds should actually sound and you can rest in peace for eternity knowing you have been blessed with that angle of perception. People complaining about this product might have marked biases towards a given type of headphone having them used for an extended period of time. Their response is flat, but they reproduce the sound so well that it's actually better than, let's say, a bass boost. One thing though, the cable is straight (not coiled) and absolutely horrible. You will step on it with your foot, disconnecting it from the headphones themselves at some point in time. Fortunately, the connector is made in a way that will prevent damage. Purchasing a coiled cable is unacceptably expensive and should come as a spare.
CFortC
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024
I have several good dynamic headphones (Beyerdynamic, AKG) but they shared a characteristic sweetness and slightly passive sound that I've found common to dynamics. When I got my Audeze LCD-X at the end of 2021, I found the sound of the dynamics relatively pale.But the LCD-X is weighty and bulky and although within my comfortable wearing range, I still wanted an alternate of normal dynamic scale/mass that could stand up to the planar magnetic's absolutely right-on sound. After considerable research (and based on my experience with Neumann powered speakers and MA-1 DSP alignment), I zeroed in on these Neumann NDH 30.For the first evening and morning that I had them, the sound was not satisfactory. After puzzling about it several hours, I decided to check the plug as inserted into the right earpiece. Sure enough, I hadn't fully inserted it. This is slightly tricky - the plug must be firmly inserted so that it seats in the receptacle and the plug is turned clockwise to lock it.After that fix, I then compared the NDH 30 with the LCD-X by alternate listening to the same passages and tracks. If there's a dynamic headphone that could pass for planar, the NDH 30 is one of them. I perceive the main difference is that the LCD-X seems to highlight the sound in an attractive audiophile-friendly manner, whereas the NDH 30 comes across "straight", as you'd expect from a mixing/monitoring headphone.
José Alberto
Reviewed in Mexico on October 3, 2024
Trataré de señalar cada aspecto de la primera escucha al sacarlos de su caja. Le doy 5 estrellas como herramienta de trabajo para mezclar y masterizar, pero 3 estrellas como audífonos para producir y escuchar música.La única fuente que tengo para hacer una comparación auditiva son unos PreSonus HD9 y JBL LSR305 MKI junto a una interface Antelope Audio Zen Go. Probablemente no es el equipo más adecuado pero si el que la mayoría de la gente que no es profesional puede permitirse.Estos audífonos destacan cada detalle de la pista al grado que se pueden escuchar cada instrumento y permite identificar fácilmente el efecto de reverberación en cada uno. Al igual que se escuchan fácilmente las voces sobre todo cuando son armonías o coros permite prácticamente distinguir cada una de ellas. El posicionamiento de los sonidos (atrás, enfrente, a los lados) es muy bueno. Pero el sonido que reproducen estos audífonos no es muy bueno si tu intención es para escuchar música o producción musical ya que los agudos son opacos y los medios suenan acartonados, esto hace que los graves sobresalgan y puedan causar un poco de molestia después de un tiempo.Lo que me gusto es que las mezclas en otros dispositivos se escuchan muy bien en términos de transparencia e imagen estéreo (quede muy sorprendido), los medios son una delicia ya que se escuchan con claridad y profundidad, por último los graves suenan muy definidos y con buena dinámica.Pros:•Graves con buen cuerpo y respuesta dinámica•Excelentes materiales de construcción•Excelentes acabados•Muy ligeros para el tamaño•Cable muy resistente•Se puede escuchar a detalle cada instrumento, voz o señal de audio•Las mezclas hechas con estos audífonos se escuchan excelenteContras:•Agudos opacos•Medios acartonados•Los graves algunas veces son un poco molestos ya que no están tan balanceados los agudos y medios así que sobresalen de las otras frecuencias•La imagen estéreo no es tan abierta como lo esperaba•No sirven para producir o escuchar música
Sherif Moneer
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on October 10, 2024
The Big name and a great brand in sound and audio technology production is the 1st choice for me as a professional sound and audio engineer always support me and my work And I rely on it
Nearly Normal
Reviewed in Canada on May 3, 2023
I got an NDH 20 to be able to carry it on travel as the isolation is so good without all the “active noise cancellation” (ANC) rubbish. But it is indeed a little heavy, the cable is long and ordinary, although the sound quality is stellar. So it became a home listening option, naturally.If it is a home option, I thought I might as well get the open back NDH 30, for all the additional advantages such as more open sound stage, less boomy bass, and so on. The reviews suggest it’s even better than the closed 20 sibling.Love love love the NDH 30. More comfortable. Better cable. Perhaps a little better velvety pads on the headphones. Most importantly the sound is gorgeous. I’ve had Beyerdynamic DT1990, DT 770, and the utterly overrated Audio Technica MX50. None of them match the sound of this Neumann. (I also invested in a Mark Levinson 5909 noise cancelling thing for travel only, but found it way too subpar for my tastes — not sure what the fuss is about.)Mind you, I don’t use these headphones for mastering. They’re for pure consumer style pleasure. And they truly excel at that too. No need to invest in the way too strangely priced layers of “hifi” from Meze, Audeze, Hifiman. All consumer grade brands with random YouTube reviewers spewing words like amazing warm sound, or how the audio hugs you. All balderdash.All in all - this German quality pro level gear is absolutely top notch. If you’re into open backs get the NDH 30. Brilliant piece.
SOHAIL ALHAJAJ
Reviewed in Canada on May 25, 2023
Neumann, what else ? Really digging the sound and quality of this pair.I recommend this for mixing and mastering.
Johnny L.
Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2023
First things first. Your right earcup is the one with the cable attached to it. Not many people know this or even bothered looking at the indicators but yeah... Just a heads up xDThese things look beautiful! The silver ano is reallllly great and then that polished edge is chef's kiss. They feel incredibly well built and I haven't experienced any creaking when I swivel the cups or stretch them out when I put it on my head.Comfort is a toss up. Pads are comfy albeit I have relatively small ears and my ears don't rub against the drivers so it's got some depth to it. Downside for me is that the padding on the top is too thin for me head and I get a hotspot about 30 minutes of wear and readjust them around to relieve it. I am willing to buy something that will help add more comfort to it but I do know that some argue why spend so much on something if it's not perfect. Well nothing is ever perfect from an objective standpoint xPSound signature based on what I hear is essentially:- Treble that doesn't bite--nearly sounding dull but still has lots of detail- Midrange that is I think is neutral and doesn't sound forward nor lacking- And a little bit of extra kick in bassPowering these with the FiiO K9 Pro ESS, at high gain at 12 o' clock with the provided cable with FLAC files. About 1 o' clock for something like Spotify or content on the web.Listening to music and consuming content with the Neumann NDH30s, it's anti-climatic but I can only summarize it as: everything sounds right to me. The soundstage isn't large but isn't in my head either like some of the Sennheiser's. The space is just enough distance and the instruments and vocals are placed juuuuust right. Everything sounds natural and not out-of-place. I would note that poorly mastered music will still sound poor. But I still have a fun time with these. Imaging is spectacular I can locate where sounds are and just how close or far it is. But yeah I do not have a single complaint for how these sound. Everything blends so well together it is pretty magical for my experience.It's a 5/5* for me since I am willing to pay for something like a ZMF Crescent Snap to help alleviate the hotspot I get all the time. But a 4/5* would be understandable from an objective view.I have multiple of flavours of headphones in my collection and yet I still pick these. It's sooooo easy for me to get lost into the music for hours and hours. They are really something special to me :D
Mykhailo Sitiuk
Reviewed in Canada on November 27, 2023
The best headphones on the market right now at any price point. Insane sound for only 650 ever greens. A lot of false information about these headphones. Some reviews mention that they sound thin, it's false, they sound close, thick and detailed, with insane base, insane mids and the highs are just right. Everything is detailed and well controlled. I love Neumann NDH 20 but they are uncomfortable I could not tolerate them on my head for more than 30 min, NDH 30 sound similar to NDH 20 but they are more way more comfortable and they have less emphasis on base and more emphasis on mid, overall it's NDH 20 with perfect comfort and more linear sound.Also some people spreading false information that these headphones use a driver from Sennheiser HD 560s, this is false. 560s sounds thin, distant, cold and unpleasant. NDH 30 sounds close to you just like HD600, thick, warm and very very pleasant. NDH 30 sounds simlar to HD600 but it has better details in base, mids and highs, much much better base and it sounds great overall. I owned almost everything but the only 3 headphones I can recommend are Neumann NDH 20, Neumann NDH 30 and Sennheiser HD 26. If you are an audiophile like me, do not hesitate, buy NDH 30, it has no problems, negative reviews are false.
Rafael
Reviewed in Mexico on October 7, 2023
Una maravilla d audífonos. Y la entrega, muy bien también
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