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Meze Audio
Website:https://mezeaudio.com/
Est. year: 2011
Location: Romania
Meze Audio is a Romanian headphone company founded in 2011 by industrial designer Antonio Meze and based in Baia Mare, in the northwest of the country. Meze began shaping the idea in 2009 while travelling for design work. The brand makes dynamic and planar magnetic headphones as well as in-ear monitors, and it sells worldwide through its own online stores and a network of retail partners.
Range & what it's known for
The entry line is built around the 99 series, with the closed-back 99 Classics in walnut and the simpler 99 NEO. The 105 family includes the open-back 105 AER and 105 SILVA, while the 109 PRO is an open-back dynamic model, and the Strada is closed-back. The planar magnetic tier holds the Liric together with the Empyrean II and the open-back Elite at the top. In-ear models include the Alba, Advar and Astru, plus the earlier Rai Penta. The brand puts visible emphasis on industrial design, ergonomics and comfort, and many models combine wooden or metal parts.
Who owns it and where it's made
Antonio Meze still heads the company, which operates from Baia Mare. In 2018 it began working with Rinaro Isodynamics, a Ukrainian firm that has developed planar magnetic transducers since the 1980s. That partnership produced the Empyrean and gave Meze its planar magnetic tier, which later grew to include the Elite and Liric. The company describes itself as a Romanian brand and carries out design and development work in Romania.
The lineup in this catalog
Headphones across several categories. On the maker's own store prices currently start at USD 199 for the 99 NEO and reach USD 4,000 for the Elite.
Who it's for
Meze suits listeners who care about how a headphone looks, feels and wears over long sessions as much as about the specifications. The 99 NEO and 99 Classics are a low-cost way in for portable and home use. Buyers who want an open-back design can move to the 105 or 109 PRO models. The Liric brings planar drivers to a lower price, and the Empyrean II and Elite are the end point for desktop systems with a capable headphone amplifier.
Range & what it's known for
The entry line is built around the 99 series, with the closed-back 99 Classics in walnut and the simpler 99 NEO. The 105 family includes the open-back 105 AER and 105 SILVA, while the 109 PRO is an open-back dynamic model, and the Strada is closed-back. The planar magnetic tier holds the Liric together with the Empyrean II and the open-back Elite at the top. In-ear models include the Alba, Advar and Astru, plus the earlier Rai Penta. The brand puts visible emphasis on industrial design, ergonomics and comfort, and many models combine wooden or metal parts.
Who owns it and where it's made
Antonio Meze still heads the company, which operates from Baia Mare. In 2018 it began working with Rinaro Isodynamics, a Ukrainian firm that has developed planar magnetic transducers since the 1980s. That partnership produced the Empyrean and gave Meze its planar magnetic tier, which later grew to include the Elite and Liric. The company describes itself as a Romanian brand and carries out design and development work in Romania.
The lineup in this catalog
Headphones across several categories. On the maker's own store prices currently start at USD 199 for the 99 NEO and reach USD 4,000 for the Elite.
Who it's for
Meze suits listeners who care about how a headphone looks, feels and wears over long sessions as much as about the specifications. The 99 NEO and 99 Classics are a low-cost way in for portable and home use. Buyers who want an open-back design can move to the 105 or 109 PRO models. The Liric brings planar drivers to a lower price, and the Empyrean II and Elite are the end point for desktop systems with a capable headphone amplifier.
