Meze 99 Classics Walnut Silver Headphones (Silver & Black)
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Meze 99 Classics Walnut Silver Headphones (Silver & Black)
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Not happening to me, but I have rather small ears and I’ve heard that some users had this kind of problem.
We’re taking headphone design to a new level by combining modern with handcrafted design, using natural materials and focusing on delivering the best premium sound.
I am not being paid or influenced in any way to review the product; all thoughts and opinions are my own. Utilising convertor plugs will lower sound quality on this system fine enough to illustrate the effect. The Bass on the Meze 99 classics is full ranged and while powerful it isn't fatiguing or in the way. We aimed for perfection in every component we designed: CNC-carved wood ear cups, cast zinc alloy hardware with electroplated coating, stamped manganese spring steel headband, memory foam and soft PU leather are the materials your hands and eyes will get to enjoy.
I have seen lots of comments to that effect and these headphones are in need of some pad swapping, in my view. At the same time, the headphones do quickly become fatiguing and "in your face" at high volume levels due to the V-shapedness (that highly depends on the individual properties of a listener's ear though).
It should be mentioned that the music above is rendered by the quite wonderful alliance of Meze’s 99 Classics and AudioQuest’s DragonFly Cobalt. Jazz and classical music are handled easily, and the 99 classics seem to smooth out rough tones and blend them with the midrange. Aside from that, Meze has included an airline adapter as well as a quarter jack adapter with the 99 Classics. Bought these over-the-ear headphones as I wanted something with better sound quality and greater comfort than my wireless earbuds, and I'm really pleased with them! The walnut wood earcups, soft earpads, and the spring steel headband will make the 99 Classics an heirloom rather than just a pair of headphones.
Really for a home Hifi style headphone, the Meze 99 Classics are right up there with some of the comfiest closed-back headphones I have ever worn.
Instead, these headphones are fully-wired with two Y-shaped cables in the box: one 3m cable for use in a studio setting or at a desk, and one for use with portable devices. If you’re looking for parametric filters, you’re going to have a rough time boosting the underemphasis between 1-3kHz, as it will require some hefty gain close to the cuts you’ll be making. Essentially styling and build quality are excellent, and the changes can be seen in the materials for the earcups and the sound signature. I hate getting carried away with hype, but I will admit I do enjoy the Meze Audio 99 Classics more than my conservative values should really allow me.
There’s also an included hard shell case if you don’t feel like putting that warranty to the test anytime soon. It’s an interesting and lightweight system that contrasts intriguingly with the usual expanding, telescopic headphone system. There’s a slight warmth for the midrange but that seems to be endemic to the nature of the headphone sound. There is a decent amount of details within the bass, though it can get a little muddled on busier tracks.Toting Neodymium magnets that are contained within the CNC-created, solid walnut earcups, the headphones are connected to a metal band flexible inner band that offers the head adjustment.
- Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
- EAN: 764486781913
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