Meze Audio Elite Flagship Open Back Planar Magnetic Headphones

Name: Meze Audio Elite Flagship Open Back Headphones
SKU: 339434

CNC'd aluminum, leather, and carbon fiber come together in this hand-crafted headphone

Elite is hand assembled with care and painstaking attention to detail in Baia Mare, Romania. The drivers are made specifically for this headphone by Rinaro Isodynamics.

From the complex geometrical imprint accentuated through the silver finish of the CNC aluminum frame, to thecarbon fiber headband with leather headrest, this high-end headphone offers comfort as well as stellar sound.

The patent-pending suspension wings support system is elongated and curved at both ends, descending further on the side of the head and distributing the weight of the headphone evenly, forthe most comfortable listening experience.

The process of making a single aluminum frame for the Elite takes about 20 hours. To that,Meze adds days of inspecting each part of the headphone, assembling the parts and making sure the final productmeets its high standards. This cant be achieved through mass-production and that means delivery times can be longer, butMeze and Upscalepromise its worth it.

The Rinaro Parus driver is an innovative low mass acoustic diaphragm constructed on an ultrathin biaxially oriented semi-crystalline film. It is very easy to drive, offering a sensitivity of 101 dB and a 32 Ohm impedance.

The Meze Elite headphone comes with two uniquely shaped earpads developed by Rinaro to allow for personal calibration of the sound signature. The standard one is thewell-known 30mm deep Alcantara ear pad originally developed for the Empyrean headphone in 2018. The other option is the Hybrid, withaperforated Alcantara interior and a leather exterior.

With a soft, yet durable outer finish, theHybrid ear cushions are a new addition tothe earpad family that perfectly balances the qualities of Alcantara and leather into a single design. Besides the high wearing comfort, this unique combo lowers the bass pressure and delivers an airy sound signature.

The headphones come in a high-strength ABS case with foam inserts. The Meze Elite Tungsten will now ship with a mini-XLR to 6.3 mm silver-plated PCUHD premium cable.