Headphones — Meze Audio ASTRU

The ASTRU is an accomplished wired in-ear headphone from Meze Audio, a well-established Romanian manufacturer known for accomplished, elegantly engineered headphone driver technology, built with an exceptionally wide bandwidth and extraordinary sensitivity. The ASTRU brings Meze's considered engineering to a serious wired in-ear format.

Key specs that matter

Frequency response spans an exceptionally wide 5Hz to 35,000Hz within plus-or-minus 10dB. Connection uses a 4.4mm balanced jack. Sensitivity is an extraordinary 111dB SPL at 1kHz/1mW. Weight is a remarkably light 13.4g.

Sound and use context

Expect explosive dynamic headroom reflecting the extraordinary 111dB sensitivity, meaning this in-ear reaches satisfying volumes readily from virtually any source, consistent with Meze's broader elegantly engineered Romanian catalogue.

Pairing

The extraordinary 111dB sensitivity makes the ASTRU compatible with virtually any source, including the most modest portable devices.

Alternatives

Meze's own ELITE ALUMINIUM offers a considerably more accomplished flagship-tier alternative within the same broader headphone catalogue.