RODE NTH-100 Headphones Review

In this week’s episode, we have a look at the RODE NTH-100 headphones. These headphones include several interesting comfort and convenience features. Let’s run through the features and talk a bit about how they sound.

Copyright 2022, Curtis Judd

#RODE #NTH-100 #Headphones

Index
00:00 Start
00:11 Summary
00:21 Introduction
00:59 Specs
01:15 Ear cups
01:30 Cooling gel
02:01 FitLock
02:19 Clear markings for L&R
02:58 Replaceable cable and break-away plastic
03:34 Build quality
03:44 Storage pouch, 3.5mm and 1/4” connectors
03:56 Impedance and compatible devices
04:11 Price
04:16 Cable movement transfers to ear cups
04:45 Sound quality and resolution
05:39 Resolution and distinguishing frequencies
06:36 vs. Sony MDR-7506
06:49 The bottom line
07:33 Summary
08:11 Frequency measurements
09:50 Please buy my courses

[curtisjudd]

Recommendation: Try a bunch of headphones at your local music gear store and take a device with some reference audio on it — tracks you've heard a bunch of times so you know how it should sound. Headphones are super subjective as to which works well for each person. We all have different sized and shaped heads, different ears, different states of health in the nerves between our ears and brain, differently shaped ear canals. So a great set of headphones for me, may not work well for you and vice versa.

[tombuck]

Awesome review, even considering how tough it is to communicate headphone quality via video. These are absolutely my favorites! 🎧

[Brucelabvideos]

Very nice review, straight, to the point, evenly modulated and thorough. I've been using these for about 2 weeks now and love them in the studio for mixing/editing, etc. Another fine product from "down under" and another excellent review from you Curtis. Thank You.

[mattwruff]

My son got his in already! He loves them. It fit great, sounded great, and what he really liked is how cool it kept his ears!

[Deeper-Trends]

Thanx for this review. With all the hype that follows the Rodes you are the first YT reviewer to mention that these cans sound a bit veiled and not having so much good clarity. That was my initial impression too when I first audition them. Thank you once again for not being biased by what others think about these and thank you for giving us an objective point of view, as objective it can be ofcourse.

[seattlesix]

Impressive for Rode’s 1st attempt into the headphone market. Pretty sure the other makers are noticing some of those features like interchangeable cables and the ear cup lock.

[MarkHarmer]

Got these last week. Love them! The isolation is pretty good and definitely good enough if you want to listen while you mic up an instrument without having to have them loud to overcome the acoustic bleed from the instrument. Great to have a choice of sides for the cable entry. I found the headband a bit intrusive on the top of my head, but it’s ok once you get used to it. They seem a good price for the high quality of the sound / design of them. The sound is a good match for my studio monitors. Definitely a good production tool. Would be great to have a hard case for them.

[Mr.Ovolov]

i bought these yesterday and i can say these fit "me" perfectly and the audio for "me" is exactly what i was looking for so im more than happy with these, love the locking adjustments, always a perfect fit and never have to readjust

[paulgero]

such a thorough and fair review Curtis as I have always come to expect from you....thank you!

[lumanegichenn]

Great review! As a NTH-100 owner I would say this is one of the very few reviews that's accurate and covers the major cons about the headphone.

[Ali_ReBORN]

Very smart of Rode to get in the headphone business! They’ll do well hopefully 👍🏻

[cli]

Good stuff! Especially the commentary on the difficulty in reviewing headphones.

[dwylhq]

These are definitely our next headphones. Look superb! Thanks for making this Curtis. ❤

[GaryStockton]

I’m looking forward to my pair of NTH-100’s arriving this week. This was excellent feedback Curtis. Gosh those Senheiser headphones Curtis 🤑🤑

[shayrocket]

I have to say, I really appreciate the summary at the beginning of the video 🙏🏽
Great review 👌🏽

[carlosq]

Another terrific review! Thanks for bringing balance to the world of YouTube. 🙌🏽🙏🏽

[theaudioroom]

Thanks Curtis, always a professional fully fledged informative review. Am interested to see what Rode can do in the Headphone space, might pick up a pair for the studio.

[TravelingTaylorsontheroad]

I am a full time audiobook narrator. I received my Rode headphones this week. I love them so far. Very comfortable and I love the flat frequency response. I’ve retired my Sony 7506’s.

[KarenPeterson]

Thank you for your honest review. I’m an entry-level podcaster, content creator & translator, and I’ve been struggling to find quality headphones at an affordable price point which remain comfortable for extended wear. Just wanted to say thank you for your honest review.

[ajw]

Good review! I have some Neumann NDH20 phones which are marvellous (once you get used to them), but also have the problem with mechanical cable noise being transferred to the earcup. The headphone amp is also a very important consideration, although the Rode's relatively low impedance should be quite accommodating.