If you’ve read my past reviews, you’ll know I’m a huge fan of Meze. My journey with them started when I wrote my first review for the Meze 99 Classics.
From that point, I knew this team was something special with lots of potential. The amount of detail they paid attention to in certain areas was impressive. I’ve listened to and even owned the Meze Empyrean, and they were fantastic. Why? They gave me a sound that I just loved. It was like the Sennheiser HD650, but on steroids. Yes, there were headphones that were more technically able, but the Empyrean reminded me of the joy of listening to music for hours with no discomfort.
Sure, the Empyrean fell a bit short when it came to details, speed, microdetails, and dynamics, but the Meze Elite fixed all these issues while keeping what made the Empyrean so great in terms of tonality/tuning and overall musical experience.
For an in-depth review and comparison between the two, you can check out my article here.
The success of Meze was evident during my visit to the High End München Audio Show, where most headphone-related stalls showcased Meze headphones paired with their systems.
But let’s return to our main focus. Meze has not just undergone immense evolution over the past few years, but they’ve also accomplished something remarkable. I’m referring to the introduction of a closed-back version of the Elite. Having owned these headphones for more than a year, I can confidently say I adore them. It’s akin to owning a “mini” Elite or experiencing a different flavor of Elite headphones.
Not only are they exceptionally enjoyable, but they also retain most of the technical qualities of the Elite, while presenting a sound signature that is a bit more fun. They are among my favorite closed-back headphones so far and certainly one of my top headphones in general.
I will transfer you to my video review here.
Measurements
I will also post some measurements here of how Elite compares to Empyreans and Liric.
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