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Meze Audio ELITE Tungsten, three-quarter view
Meze Audio ELITE Tungsten, side view of the earcup
Meze Audio ELITE Tungsten, front view
Meze Audio ELITE Tungsten, close up of the yoke arm in profile
Meze Audio ELITE Tungsten, close up of the lyre badge on the yoke over the grille
Meze Audio ELITE Tungsten, close up of the carbon fiber headband and the Elite badge
Meze Audio

Meze Audio ELITE Tungsten

Price$4,000.00

Meze's flagship planar, in the tungsten finish.
Ordered from the maker when you order, then shipped usually inside two weeks and always inside thirty days. Shipping
Thirty days from delivery to send it back. Returns
Specifications
  • Type Open-back planar magnetic
  • Driver Rinaro Isodynamic Hybrid Array MZ3SE
  • Impedance 32 ohms
  • Sensitivity 101 dB SPL/mW at 1 kHz
  • Weight 433 g
  • Pads Angled Alcantara and Hybrid included
Why it is here

Rinaro's MZ3SE driver in a CNC aluminium frame with a carbon fibre headband, and the whole thing weighs 433 grams, which is light for what it is. Two sets of pads come in the box, the Angled Alcantara and the Hybrid. Live with both before you decide. At 32 ohms and 101 dB it does not demand a heroic amplifier, which is unusual this far up and saves you a second decision.
What it is for

Long evenings. Listeners who have decided comfort is not a secondary concern. Anyone who wants a flagship that does not also force an amplifier purchase.
Meze Audio ELITE Tungsten, three-quarter view
Meze Audio ELITE Tungsten Price$4,000.00
Before you buy
How I Listen, and What a Measurement Will Not Tell You

How I listen

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