Studio Grade Monitoring – Wherever You Go
The Neumann NDH 20 is a closed-back headphone combining excellent isolation with the carefully balanced sound image and outstanding resolution you’d expect from a Neumann product. The NDH 20 is thus ideally suited to monitoring and mixing tasks, even in loud and noisy environments. Circumaural memory foam ear pads offer high long-term comfort. Now also available in a Black Edition.
Critical Listening and Mixing – In the Studio, At Home, On the Road
While many other closed-back headphones are marred by nasty resonances in the midband, making it difficult to come to reliable mix decisions, the NDH 20 offers an astonishingly detailed, well-balanced sound image, similar to Neumann’s acclaimed studio loudspeakers. Superior sonics along with large memory foam ear pads make the NDH 20 a pleasure to wear for long periods without fatigue.
The NDH 20 uses newly designed drivers (38 mm/1.5”) with high-gauss neodymium magnets to ensure high sensitivity and minimized distortion, thus allowing the user to listen to the pure audio signal without unwanted coloration. The mechanical construction, too, meets the highest standards. The adjustable headband is made of flexible steel while the ear cup covers are machined from lightweight aluminum. For easy transportation the headphone is foldable and can be placed into the supplied soft cloth bag. Two detachable cables (one straight, one coiled) and a 6.3 mm (1/4”) adapter are also included.
Applications
The NDH 20 is suited to all applications that require high sound isolation such as monitoring for musicians and engineers in the tracking room as well as FOH work. It is also an excellent choice for critical listening, free from disturbance from the outside world and, vice versa, without causing disturbance to people nearby due to leakage. Thanks to its extended frequency response ranging from 5 Hz to 30 kHz the NDH 20 is particularly helpful to check the upper and lower extremes of the audio band.
Unlike most other closed-back headphones, the Neumann NDH 20 is suited to mixing purposes too. An unusually even frequency response and natural stereo image allow for mixing with confidence and ensure compatibility to all playback systems. The NDH 20 is thus an indispensible tool for working on the road. Of course, it is also an excellent headphone for audiophile entertainment.
The NDH 20 is also available in black.
Features
- Studio quality sound with outstanding resolution
- High sound isolation in loud environments
- Excellent comfort for extended listening sessions
- High quality metal construction
- Foldable design for easy transportation
- Two detachable cables (straight/coiled)
| Acoustic principle | Dynamic Closed |
|---|---|
| Wearing style | Headband |
| Foldable | Yes |
| Ear coupling | Circumaural |
| Transducer diameter | 38 mm (1 1/2") |
| Transducer magnet | Neodymium |
| Diaphragm material | Duofol |
| Transducer protection | Cloth covered grille |
| Nominal Impedance | 150 Ohms |
| Frequency response | 5 ... 30,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity at 1 kHz/1 Vrms | 114 dB SPL (1 kHz, 1 Vrms) |
| Max input power handling | 1000 mW |
| Continuous input power handling | 200 mW |
| THD at 1 kHz and 100 dB SPL | <0.10% |
| Sound isolation | >34 dB (>4 kHz) |
| Cable entry | Single sided, right ear cup |
| Connectivity | 3.5 mm (1/8") TRS jack plug (straight), adapter for 6.3 mm (1/4") |
| Cable length | Spiraled 1.5 - 3.0 m (5' - 10'), Straight 3.0 m (10') |
| Cable weight | Spiraled 100 g (3.5 oz), Straight 60 g (2.1 oz) |
| Ear cup contact pressure | 5.5-6.8 N |
| Weight excluding cable | 390 g (13 3/4 oz) |
| Detachable cable | Yes |
| Replaceable earpads | Yes |
| Colours - headband | RAL 9006 White Aluminium / RAL 7016 Anthracite Grey |
| Colours - ear cups | RAL 9006 White Aluminium |
| Colours - ear pads | RAL 7016 Anthracite Grey / RAL 2011 Deep orange |
| Colours - cable | RAL 7016 Anthracite Grey |
| Materials - headband | Spring steel strip, aluminium and plastic fittings, plastic trimming |
| Materials - ear cups | Aluminium |
| Materials - ear pads | Cloth covered memory foam |
| Operating conditions | +10° C to +40° C (+50° F to +104° F); <90% RH, non-condensing |
| Transport/storage conditions | -25° C to +70° C (-13° F to 158° F); <90% RH; non-condensing |
| Packed dimensions (height x width x depth), mm | 245 x 255 x 85 mm (9 5/8" x 10" x 3 3/8") |
| Packed weight | 1.22 kg (2 lbs 11 oz) |
| Packed cube | 0.005 m³ |
NDH 20
Color Silver, anthracite, orange
CAT. NO. 508585
- NDH 20 Headphone
- Straight cable
- Spiral cable
- 6.3 mm (1/4") adapter
- Cloth pouch
- Quick guide
- Safety guide
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Reviews
Geschlossener Studiokopfhörer - Der Herausforderer!
bonedo.de, 02/2019, German
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Field Report: Neumann NDH20 Headphones
AudioTechnology.com
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Review: Neumann NDH 20
audiomediainternational.com, 2019
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NDH 20 Testbericht
kopfbox.de, 08/2019 (German)
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Recording, Mix - alles mit dem Kopfhörer
amazona.de, 03/2019 (German)
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Neumann’s NDH20 headphones rock — both in and out of the studio
thenextweb.com, 09/2019
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At last!
Sound & Recording, 03/2019, English
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Was lange währt ...
Sound & Recording, 03/2019, German
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Studio-Kopfhörer Neumann NDH 20, German only
mobilefidelity, 05/2019
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Neumann NDH 20 Test: Das Gebot der Neutralität
delamar.de, 02/2019, German
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Studio-Over-Ear mit edlem Auftritt und analytischem Klangbild
kopfhoerer.de, 02/2019, German
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Neumann NDH20 Monitor Headphones
mixdownmag.com, 04/2019
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诺音曼 (Neumann) NDH 20 封闭式录音室耳机评测
Midifan, 12/2022
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WHAT OTHERS SAY
WARNING (for California residents only): This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and other reproductive harm. For more information go to: www.p65warnings.ca.gov.
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