Meze Audio Elite

The "wow" factor begins when you unpack the Meze Elite headphones from their heavy-duty traveling case. As attractive as the Meze Audio Elite headphones are in pictures, they are even more stunning in person. Master-of-his-craft Antonio Meze and his team of engineers and artists built them on the backbone of their acclaimed Empyrean planar magnetic headphones . I spent less than thirty minutes with these premium open-back headphones, but it was clear even in that brief audition: Meze has enhanced an already deluxe multi-sensory experience. These Elite headphones feature a completely revamped driver system. Meze teamed up once again with Ukrainian research team Rinaro who created thinner, lower mass diaphragms to deliver more accurate sound, particularly in the highs and upper mids. All while preserving the authoritative bass that Meze planars are known for. The Elite headphones boast a design that's beautifully sculpted, with the same textured, machined-aluminum earcups as the Empyreans. But Meze has re-im...