ARTA
- Driver
- Planar magnetic
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Weight
- 495 g
- List
- $6,000
Meze's newest flagship, first shown at High End Vienna in June 2026. It runs a 225 ohm version of the Rinaro driver behind a grille of angled acoustic blades that cut internal reflections.
Where to buy
List $6,000
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Title block
- Maker
- Meze Audio
- Model
- ARTA
- Made in
- Romania
- Released
- 2026
- Transducer
- Planar magnetic
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Driver
- 102 x 73 mm ovoid, 4,650 mm² active area
- Weight
- 495 g
- Impedance
- 225 ohms
- Sensitivity
- 98 dB SPL/mW at 1 kHz
- Frequency response
- 3 Hz – 115 kHz
- List price
- $6,000 USD
Drive requirements
Match an amplifier in the synergy calculator| Level | Power | Voltage | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 dB | 1.58 mW | 0.60 V | 2.65 mA |
| 110 dB | 15.8 mW | 1.89 V | 8.39 mA |
| 120 dB | 158 mW | 5.97 V | 26.5 mA |
Most headroom at 110 dB
- ampsandsound Bigger Ben (Rev 3, 2026)+26.2 dB
- SPL Phonitor xe+22.3 dB
- Ferrum OOR+21.3 dB
Rated 98 dB/mW into 225 ohms. Estimated from published amplifier output.
Assembly drawing
Parts
- 1HeadbandPadded leather headband with pressure-spreading suspension
- 2GrilleAngled acoustic blades
- 3Ear cupPrecision-machined metals, carbon fibre and leather; driver casing fibreglass-reinforced polymer
- 4Magnet arrayHybrid magnet array (magnet material unpublished)
- 5DiaphragmRinaro Parus ARTA [MZ5 HΩ] film, 0.10 g
- 6EarpadsDuo Angled (perforated lambskin and Alcantara) or Slim Alcantara; magnetic
Schematic planar magnetic assembly, annotated with the Meze Audio ARTA’s published materials. Not to scale.
Engineering notes
- MZ5 HΩ high-impedance isodynamic hybrid array driver, 225 Ω average, run on high voltage and low current
- Angled acoustic blade grille to reduce internal reflections
- Distortion below 0.05%, rated 3 Hz to 115 kHz
- Every component serviceable; two earpad sets included
Design language
Architectural louvres. Angled blades form the grille, set in machined metal with carbon fibre and leather around them.
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Sources
- mezeaudio.com/products/arta
- mezeaudio.com/blogs/news/meze-audio-unveils-arta-a-new-reference-headphone-at-vienna-high-end-show-2026
- headphones.com/products/meze-audio-arta-headphones
- audio46.com/products/meze-audio-arta-open-back-planar-magnetic-headphones
- channelnews.com.au/meze-unveils-ultra-expensive-arta-headphones-tipped-to-cost-close-to-a10k/