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Meze Audio ARTA vs Yamaha YH-5000SE

Both are planar magnetic open-back headphones.

The YH-5000SE is 175 g lighter, at 320 g against 495 g.

They need about the same power to reach a loud 110 dB peak, so an amplifier that suits one suits the other.

The YH-5000SE lists for $1,000 less.

$6,000

$4,999.95

Side by side

ARTAYH-5000SE
Driver
Planar magnetic
Planar magnetic
Diaphragm
Rinaro Parus ARTA [MZ5 HΩ] film, 0.10 g
Thin film with etched coil on both sides, concentric corrugation, outer-edge mount
Driver size
102 x 73 mm ovoid, 4,650 mm² active area
Not published
Enclosure
Open-back
Open-back
Weight
495 g
320 g
YH-5000SE is 175 g lighter
Impedance
225 ohms
34 ohms
Sensitivity
98 dB SPL/mW at 1 kHz
98 dB/mW at 1 kHz
Power for 110 dB
15.8 mW, 1.89 V
15.8 mW, 0.73 V
About the same
Drive
Easy to drive
Easy to drive
Frequency response
3 Hz – 115 kHz
5 Hz – 70 kHz
Made in
Romania
Japan
Released
2026
2023
List price
$6,000
$4,999.95
YH-5000SE is $1,000 less
Materials
Carbon fibreLeather
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 ARTA

List $6,000

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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