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TechRadar Review: Beyerdynamic Aventho Y Excels Outdoors but Stumbles on Sound

TechRadar praises the $149.99 Beyerdynamic Aventho Y's noise cancellation and 90-hour battery but faults its sound quality.

AI News Feed · 2026-10-24 03:41

The review described the active noise cancellation as "impactful," a level of performance it said is rare at this price, and found the Transparency mode similarly effective outdoors. Battery life is rated at more than 90 hours, or more than 60 hours with ANC engaged, and the cell can be replaced by the user when it eventually wears down. TechRadar also credited the headphones with a cool, comfortable design and an IP53 rating.

The sound drew the sharpest criticism. The reviewer wrote that the tuning "crumbles under scrutiny," with lackluster bass and barely-there dynamics when listening in a quiet room. Adjusting the Beyerdynamic app to reintroduce low end helped, but the review said songs still did not sound as they should. The absence of hi-res Bluetooth codec support was listed among the drawbacks, along with paid add-on improvements.

The Aventho Y represents a consumer-facing push by the German brand, which built its reputation on studio monitor headphones used by audio engineers and producers. Marketing for the model carries the tagline "What is your why?", and it is sold in four color options. TechRadar framed the headphones as a younger, more accessible relative of the Aventho 300, which it said remains the more advanced option on specs and price.

The spec sheet lists 45mm dynamic drivers, a 20Hz to 20kHz frequency range, Bluetooth 6.0, USB-C and 3.5mm mic inputs, a weight of 316g and a 1m USB-C to USB-C cable in the box. At its price, the review noted, the Aventho Y lands in an already crowded field of affordable wireless headphones.

The reviewer concluded that the headphones shine in loud environments, cutting through traffic and crowd noise, but do "not quite cut the mustard for at-home or hi-res listening." TechRadar called the result "a real shame for a promising pair of affordable headphones," saying the model was not an automatic pick for its best noise-canceling headphones guide despite the strength of its ANC.