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Mar 22, 2023 · 8.3. Meze Audio is a relative newcomer to the high end personal audio space, but has built itself a reputation for quality headphones, starting with the Meze 99 Classics in 2015. The Meze Empyrean is the result of the company’s partnership with Rinaro Isodynamics, a Ukrainian company involved in planar magnetic development since the 1980s.
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Apr 22, 2024 · Meze clearly understands comfort and these headphones are up there with the class leaders in this respect. They may not be unusually light but the wide leather headband, easy adjustability of the well-shaped earcups and nicely-judged cushioning of the earpads make the Empyreans a joy to wear.
Nov 8, 2023 · New is the mention of “II” on the headband. Where the original Empyrean had a glossy yoke and ear cup finish, the Empyrean 2 this time round has a matte black finish. The vertical rod on the head band is now in shiny black and it has a grey accent on top. The side plate on the yoke now is silver and it’s showing the Meze Audio logo.
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The Empyreanis Meze Audio’s flagship, open-back headphone, and it’s the first planar-magnetic headphone using Rinaro’s Isodynamic Hybrid Array Driver. With the Empyrean, which retails at $2,999, Meze seeks to deliver an unparalleled Hi-Fi experience that revolves around top-tier planar-magnetic performance coupled with an aesthetically daring and s...
The Empyrean’s design is undoubtedly one of the most sophisticated I’ve seen on a headphone thus far. Its hand-assembled chassis beautifully blends premium materials like carbon fibre, leather, and solid aluminum; with the result being a headphone that not only looks like a sophisticated work of modern art, but is also extremely durable. Comfort on...
As previously mentioned, the Empyrean is the world’s first planar-magnetic headphone using an Isodynamic Hybrid Array, which uses two independently shaped voice coils on one diaphragm to handle different frequencies, and to improve acoustic delivery to the listener’s ears.
As is usually the case with planar-magnetic headphones, the Empyrean’s bass is exceptionally well extended into the lowest registers, with plenty of depth and sub bass rumble. Additionally, the Empyrean’s bass is controlled, and tuneful; it’s adept at nuancing and texturing low tones in a way that makes the bass feel detailed and adequately contour...
Because of the slight upper-bass bleed, the midrange can unfortunately feel a little overwhelmed from below. Due to the slight swelling at around 250hz-300hz, I found that vocals or instruments like acoustic guitars and pianos could sound a bit congested in their lower registers. It’s a bit of shame that the upper bass sort of muddy’s up the lower ...
The treble range on the Empyrean is both very interesting and a little strange. The highs on the Empyrean sound–for lack of a better word–glassy. Between 6K-10K it’s actually pretty even with no dips or peaks making the highs fatiguing, but for me, the treble on the Empyrean had a pretty unnatural and artificial-sounding gleam. This “shiny” sound c...
Whilst it feels very detailed and articulated in the bass region, the Empyrean didn’t really impress me when it came to reproducing individual vocal or instrument lines, and instead I felt as though it came up short. In the midrange and treble region the Empyrean didn’t feel anywhere near as capable as I expected it to be for its detail retrieval a...
For staging capabilities, the Empyrean delivers outstanding performance. It wasn’t quite as wide-sounding as the HD 800 S, but it still made for an incredibly open-sounding listening experience that conveyed a good sense of space and distance. Imaging was also very good, with an even and precise distribution across the stage. Furthermore, the Empyr...
The Empyrean is utilizing an extremely lightweight planar-magnetic array, so I didn’t really expect to have an outstanding sense of punch slam. However, I found that in the lows it still had a bit of kick to it. It may have been because of the accentuated mid-bass, but bass notes carried a bit more impact than on other headphones with a lightweight...
As mentioned earlier, the Empyrean includes two different sets of pads, one of them being genuine leather and the other one being Alcantara. Sincerely there weren’t many differences that I could discern from the two sets of pads, but the Alcantara ones seemed to have marginally more pronounced air above 10K. Again, for me they weren’t all that diff...
Dec 6, 2023 · Meze Audio Empyrean II Review. The Meze Audio Empyrean II takes a huge chunk of what made the original Empyrean headphones so good such as looks and comfort and integrates a new sound signature that should appeal to a much wider audience than before. Slide here to add your score on the gear! 105 Votes. 8.7. Pros.
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Nov 8, 2023 · Pads conclusion. It’s good that Meze Audio is continuing to play and shape their headphone tuning by using different styles and types of ear pads. For me, the hybrid aka Duo pads are the best performing. You get a nicely bodied, dynamic and rich sound, with a musical delivery and a somewhat smoother and slightly warmer tuning.
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Mar 17, 2019 · March 17, 2019. In today’s review, we cover the Meze Audio Empyrean which is the company’s brand new flagship isodynamic hybrid array open-back full-sized headphone. It is priced at $2999. Disclaimer: This sample was bought by us and does not need to be returned.
