Meze 99 Classics Walnut Gold Headphones (Gold & Black)

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The box is pretty big with the image of the headphone printed on the front with the specs mentioned on the back. Editorial Note: Yes, we flaunt the song titles in quotations dictate, as we find our treatment— italicization—a good bit more, well, elegant.

In this way Meze Audio embodies a renaissance philosophy and ethic, and eye, that has, seemingly, all but passed from the world. Nevertheless, the bass does a good job overall, as it is not outrageously overloaded or overpowering despite the clear elevation.And most important of all, the Meze 99 Classics will perform its magic with smartphones, computers, DAC-dongles, DAC/Amps, DAPs, etc. Speed in the low end is good for such a big driver, and distortion is almost negligible in this frequency; it remains composed even on challenging and complicated compositions. They tend to gloss over the rhythmic punch and enthusiasm of more upbeat tracks, stopping just short of a wholeheartedly good time.

Using the same driver as the award winning 99 Classics, the Meze 99 Neo strives for precision in every component just as much as its counterpart. For violin or piano, this will sound perfect, it will had impact in note and extra body, wich is something I crave for as piano can feel thinely rendered sometime, decay will be good too and realist, but if its bass heavy jazz with authoritative bass and toms, again, well, it can warm it a little too much. Patricia Barber’s Dansons La Gigue (Verse, Premonition Records) plays and brushes across cymbals are just that, decidedly so. So, let’s conclude that the Neo are as much enjoyable for basshead than audiophile, if we choose right music to pair it with.What hit your eyes first is the quality protective case you have, it is made of hard material that take perfectly the shape of Meze headphone, with not extra space. So overall, the 99 Neo’s are a warm headphone, though their large soundstage prevents congestion and separation remain quite commendable even when compared directly to some of the best headphones within this class. This outstanding comfort begins with those swivelling earcups and absolutely fantastic earpads that are roomy even for those with large ears such as myself and stuffed with extremely plush memory foam. Now, the Ibasso DX90 is my favorite DAP, and it have dual ES9018 dac, delivering powerfull and ultra clear and precisely layered sound. Well, I did a quick spin through several of the“Ten Songs That Will Blow Your Speakers (Yahoo)” lists to see if the 99 Classics could remain unblown, up to the task, and boomy-free.