https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRpElKxalfk If someone had told me a few years ago that an unknown man from Romania would come out with one of the world’s best high-end headphones, I wouldn’t have believed it. But as I’m sitting here listening with the Empyrean and I think that Antony Meze may have just achieved what many others have aimed for, but didn’t quite reach, at least not without some kind of compromise. The Empyrean arrived in what would most easily be described as a suitcase inside a cardboard box. Inside, along with the headphones there is a fairly standard cable, which I’d describe […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P1ZDMX2_Hg A few years ago a company from Romania caught my attention with some wood headphones that had attracted a few members. They quickly spotted that they were a rebrand of some Chinese wood headphones and nothing much came from it. However in the intervening few years after that initial bad start, Antonio Meze was hard at work on making a pair of well-designed, good sounding, and most of all, unique headphones. The result of his toil were the Meze 99 Classics, which are now joined by the black 99 Neo being reviewed here. The eye-catching design is intended to […]
When Anthony Meze revealed the 99 Classic full-sized headphones, he surprised everyone with their unique design and good sound. Not content to stop there, he turned his attention to IEMs, the result of which is the 11 series and the latest metal Meze 11 Neo. Like the 99s, he sought both a classy design and good sound, and from my initial impressions has managed to pull of both. Out of the box they are elegant, from the aluminium earpieces, splitter and plug, to the translucent cable through which you can see the braided shield of the high-quality cable. A small, round […]
A few years ago a company from Romania caught my attention with some wood headphones that had attracted a few members. They quickly spotted that they were a rebrand of some Chinese wood headphones and nothing much came from it. However in the intervening few years after that initial bad start, Antonio Meze has been hard at work on making a pair of well-designed, good sounding, and most of all, unique headphones. The result of his toil are the Meze 99 Classics. Suffice to say the new design is certainly eye-opening with dark wood cups, black steel arcs, black leather […]