Which one though? But than again , i prefer these over some hifiman at this price or lower for both sound and build. Subjective
Hey @nurmbms, welcome to the forums. do you get any sibilance or fatigue from the treble? When you say āairyā Iām assuming thatās a good sound for you?
Hi @alphamarshan . Thanks for the warm welcome. To be honest yes āairyā means good sound for me . Some tracks (1-3 tracks) the vocals are a bit sibilant . Some instrument like the guitar sounds are abit too much. Not by alot . But it is the obvious ones . But mostly it is airy. It is pretty solid. To be honest, certain treble details, this thing captures so well than my Arya stealth. But that is just the treble side of things.
Thanks for the response - Iām relatively sensitive to treble so these will probably end up being a pass for me since Iāve now heard several reports where it was a little too sibilant on some songs; that means itāll probably be too much for me too often.
@alphamarshan you can put it on tubes if you find it too sibilant . For me itās great with solid states. Maybe due to my age. Iām in my 30s . But then again yes I admit on the sibilant side of things but to me thatās on super obvious tracks where they emphasise the āSā super close to the mic. Or a loud cymbal. But most tracks like eg, audiophile tracks like yosi horikawa fluid and timbre plus chocolate chip trip by TOOL, these have no problems at all. But yeah to each their own . U can try audition it.Iāve auditioned it and Iām surprised by how well meze tuned it with their in house dynamic driver that is fast , accurate yet precise on the imaging , airy treble , plenty yet reasonable bass details . Sound staging is great. With a good midrange qualities and ear gain.
Hmmmā¦ I do like the way these look. Will be nice to hear what Zeos has to say about them when his review releases.
Heāll love them and post an affiliate link below, just like every product he reviews. But the āreviewā will be entertaining, as always, so thereās that.
Iām taking odds of -200 that Z will say, āThese are f*cking great ā just buy them,ā at least once during his 109 Pro review. Sorry for the juice, probably not worth the squeeze, but it is the proper line.
To be fair to zeos his taste is a lot more āpleasureā, which is what Meze are known for.
its a balancing game, never trust a single reviewer, always listen to a bunch, But unlike tech stuff its a lot more taste, the whole point is figuring out which reviewers suit your taste and comfort (for example i dislike crinacleās taste, the man is no doubt a professional but i disagree on taste)
Problem with zeos is that he always listens to random music through all kind of genres.
Thatās why I like our residential iem guy hbb
You know his music and can at least extrapolate how it sounds
Merciful heavens they look great!
Still burning them in but they sound great too!!!
That has been the general consensus Iāve read so far. Many have said it sounds great, maybe not worth itās full price, but still great none the less. Others have said itās in the league of HD800s and Arya. I doubt itās that good, but I havenāt heard anyone say they didnāt like it yet.
Iāve never gotten to hear the 800 or the arya mostly because I donāt want to buy them lol.
So far what I can say is itās not far off from my Aeolus.
Still listening and will give some final thoughts after a week. Iāll be comparing directly to the other dynamic I have right now a th900 mk2.
Interesting comp to the Aeolus. Can you give some specifics on that comparison? Where is the Aeolus better? Where is the 109 better? How do the sound signatures, soundstage and imaging compare?
Thanks.
I wish I could give you a detailed breakdown but I wonāt have my Aeolus back till February, Iām on a work trip. Right now Iām going from memory, so with that said itās a smooth like butter smooth. Itās a low-end, mid heavy headphone that is really really enjoyable to my ears. It still has some sparkle up top but I wouldnāt call them airy.
I also wouldnāt say they are better than the Aeolus just a good option for the price.
Iām still breaking them in so the should change a bit. People have reported hot treble but I definitely donāt have that issue with my set.
Thank you, sir. Safe travels!
For me personally, this is the headphone of the year 2022.
Yes, there have been very good products from Focal, Audeze, Dan Clark and Hifiman, most of which are extremely expensive, technically superior and outstanding in specific sound regions.
But none of these bolides captivated me so much from the first note, plus this outstanding comfort and frugality in the selection of the drive source.
A dream for purists, for owners of powerful, expensive amplifiers, the 109pro causes a crisis.
There is almost no improvement in the sound of the Meze on a FELIKS Audio Envy (an outstanding amplifier).
The Meze sounds extremely good on an Audioquest Dragonfly Cobalt and I always find it difficult to take off the headphones and forego their sound and comfort qualities.
None of the other new releases this year triggered that for me.
@hit_the_right_note I admired the classic from afar, then drooled when
this 109 hit the market, but have resisted.
Then I read THIS. Drat!
The 109pro is outstanding, you should buy it, The 109pro is outstanding, you should buy it, The 109pro is outstanding, you should buy itā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦