Røde NTH-100 ₹4,900
There’s a lot of choice in over-ear headphones at this sort of money, but wired headphones are harder to come by – and wired headphones that claim to be equally at home in the studio as in the living room are rarer still.
The NTH-100 use a combination of plastic and metal, with Alcantara fabric at the contact points. A lot of attention has been paid to the headband and hanger, and the clamping force is very nicely judged – so the NTH-100 don’t really feel their 350g weight and stay comfortable for long sessions. A little ‘twist/lock’ control on either side of the headband locks the position once you are happy with the fit.
‘Purity of purpose’ is probably the most charitable way to describe the NTH-100, with 40mm full-range dynamic drivers and a claimed frequency response of 5Hz-35kHz, which is more than adequate.
Headphones are either for the purposes of casual entertainment, or they are for critical, business-like purposes such as monitoring or mixing. It’s unusual to find a pair of headphones that are able to fulfil both roles adequately; and it’s even rarer at the sort of money Røde is asking.
Rapid and punchy listen
Wired to a USB DAC and taking receipt of a 24-bit/96kHz file of Nick Drake’s Pink Moon, the Rødes waste no time in establishing that they are an almost fanatically insightful and revealing listen, happy to dish all the details no matter how minor and/or fleeting. They are a balanced and poised listen too; not exactly analytical for the sake of it, but they will describe the whole picture for you.
This story is from the December 2023 edition of What Hi-Fi Sound and Vision India.
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