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Dan Clark Audio Stealth vs Yamaha YH-5000SE

The Stealth is a planar magnetic closed-back headphone and the YH-5000SE is a planar magnetic open-back one.

The YH-5000SE is 95 g lighter, at 320 g against 415 g.

The Stealth needs 8 dB more power to reach a loud 110 dB peak, so it asks more of the amplifier.

The Stealth lists for $500 less.

Dan Clark AudioDan Clark AudioStealth

$4,499.99

$4,999.95

Side by side

StealthYH-5000SE
Driver
Planar magnetic
Planar magnetic
Diaphragm
v-Planar knurled planar diaphragm, new tensioning system; thickness unpublished
Thin film with etched coil on both sides, concentric corrugation, outer-edge mount
Driver size
76 mm x 51 mm
Not published
Enclosure
Closed-back
Open-back
Weight
415 g
320 g
YH-5000SE is 95 g lighter
Impedance
23 ohms
34 ohms
Sensitivity
~90 dB/mW
98 dB/mW at 1 kHz
Power for 110 dB
100 mW, 1.52 V
15.8 mW, 0.73 V
Stealth needs 8 dB more
Drive
Moderate drive
Easy to drive
Frequency response
Not published
5 Hz – 70 kHz
Made in
USA (San Diego, California)
Japan
Released
2021
2023
List price
$4,499.99
$4,999.95
Stealth is $500 less
Materials
Carbon fibreAluminiumTitaniumLeather
MagnesiumStainless steelLeather
Both use leather

From each maker’s published figures; sources are on each headphone’s page. Power for 110 dB is worked out from sensitivity and impedance.

Amplifiers that drive both

How the matching works

Each of these has 10 dB or more in reserve above a loud 110 dB peak on both headphones, so one amplifier serves either.

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Where to buy the Stealth

List $4,499.99

Retailer prices checked 2026-10-21. We may earn a commission on purchases. How this works

Where to buy the YH-5000SE

List $4,999.95

Retailer prices checked 2026-10-21. We may earn a commission on purchases. How this works

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