Yamaha HPH-MT8
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Essential Information About the Yamaha HPH-MT8 Studio Headphones
Essential Information About the Yamaha HPH-MT8 Studio Headphones
- Closed-back monitoring reference: precise and balanced reproduction for mixing, producing, and monitoring your recordings in demanding environments.
- Long-lasting comfort: circumaural design, protein leather padding, and carefully engineered fit for extended sessions.
- Professional construction built to last: thick ABS housing and die-cast aluminum support arms, with a foldable design for portability.
- Studio-ready: 45 mm dynamic CCAW drivers, single-sided cable, and included accessories (cables + adapter + pouch).
Manufacturer Information
Yamaha
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From the NS-10M Legacy to the MT Series: A Shared Obsession with Accuracy
Yamaha has established itself in studios with a simple philosophy: providing reliable work tools capable of highlighting the details that matter. After the speakers that have become essential in many professional environments, the MT series brings this spirit to studio headphones. The HPH-MT8 follows this tradition with a "signal truth" approach: a transparent sound for making quick and consistent decisions, whether in the control room, home studio, or on the go.
A Headphone for Mixing, Recording, and Monitoring Without Compromise
Thanks to its closed-back design, the HPH-MT8 is particularly suited for recording (limiting bleed) as well as mobile monitoring. Its circumaural design helps maintain stable and comfortable listening while providing enough isolation to focus on bass balance, vocal presence, and transients. It is ideal for sound engineers, producers, and musicians seeking a reliable headphone for studio work, music production, and everyday listening.
Technical Specifications
Type and Design
- Closed-back studio headphones
- Circumaural
- Suitable for studio, music production, and casual listening
- Foldable
- Three-dimensional arm construction
- Removable ear pads, allowing one-ear listening
Drivers and Audio Performance
- 45 mm dynamic CCAW drivers with voice coil
- Impedance: 37 ohms
- Frequency response: 15 - 28,000 Hz
- Rated power: 1600 mW
- SPL: 102 dB / mW
Construction and Comfort
- Thick ABS housing and die-cast aluminum support arms
- Protein leather (synthetic) padding
- High-quality leather
Connectivity, Cables, and Accessories
- Single-sided cable
- Included: 1.2 m straight cable, 3 m coiled cable with 3.5 mm mini-jack plug (6.3 mm adapter included), and carrying pouch
Dimensions, Weight, and Finish
- Weight with cable: 350 g
- Color: Black
Technical specifications
| Format | circumaural | Impedance | 37 Ω |
| Power handling | 1600 MILLIWATT | Color | Black |
| Design | closed | ||
Customer reviews
What customers say
Summarized and selected by AI from recent customer reviews
Customers praised this professional closed-back headphone for "pure, clean sound" with "precise spatialization." Reviews highlight "tremendous power" and exceptional build quality. Multiple shoppers noted it outperforms competitors at 2-3x the price. Comfortable for extended use with accurate, uncolored audio reproduction.
Review highlights
- âPure sound, precise spatialization, clean definition - beats headphones 2-3x the price!â
- âTremendous power and very clean sound. Professional quality build!â
- âVery pleasant and comfortable, sound lives up to the brand. Bravo!â
Based on 6 reviews
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Helmet purchased after the defection of a SHURE SRH 940.
The SRH 940 is powerful, the sound is clean, but the plastoc it's made of is really deplorable. So I let myself be tempted by this HPH-MT8.
Thanks Yamaha. The headphones are incredibly powerful and the sound is clean, very clean.
In terms of manufacturing quality, nothing to say. It's pro! It's serious! Apart from the impeccable carrying case of the SRH 940 that the HPH-MT8 does not have, it is almost day and night between the two helmets. Thanks Yamaha.Automatically translated
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Really superb, a clear reproduction, no color, pure sound, precise spatialization, a
Definition clean, I have several hifi headphones, monitoring, 2 to 3 times the price, and well Yamaha did a great
work, not to mention price, you must know. Well done... finally cleverly clean sound.Automatically translated
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Hello, what to say...
Good advice/Good product/I use it to listen to music on a small mp3 and on a PC and I don't regret the detour. A+ JFAutomatically translated
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A closed-back pro helmet of very good quality. Very pleasant and comfortable, the sound lives up to the brand. Bravo!
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Great product.
Great sound and very good rendering.
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Questions frequently asked
Is the Yamaha HPH-MT8 suitable for mixing and recording?
Its closed-back design limits sound leakage during recording sessions. The 45 mm dynamic transducers with CCAW voice coils are engineered to examine transients, compression, and reverberation. The stated frequency response ranges from 15 Hz to 28 kHz.
Does this headphone provide good isolation for vocal recording?
The closed circumaural design helps isolate listening and minimizes microphone bleed during recordings.
What connectivity and cables are included?
Two cables are provided: a 1.2 m straight cable and a 3 m coiled cable, both fitted with a 3.5 mm mini-jack plug. A 6.3 mm jack adapter is included for connection to various studio headphone outputs. A carrying pouch is also included.
Can this headphone be used with a 37-ohm headphone output?
The headphone impedance is 37 Ω and its sensitivity reaches 102 dB/mW. Its rated power handling is 1600 mW.
Can the headphones be folded and used on one ear?
The foldable design facilitates portability, while the removable ear cups allow single-ear monitoring.



