Elite
- Driver
- Planar magnetic
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Weight
- 433 g
- List
- $4,000
Meze's planar flagship, running a Rinaro isodynamic hybrid array driver with dual switchback and spiral voice coils. Hand-assembled in Romania on a CNC-machined aluminium frame. Specifications here are for the current Tungsten version.
Where to buy
List $4,000
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Title block
- Maker
- Meze Audio
- Model
- Elite
- Made in
- Romania
- Released
- 2021
- Transducer
- Planar magnetic
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Driver
- 102 x 73 mm ovoid, 4,650 mm² active area
- Weight
- 433 g
- Impedance
- 32 ohms
- Sensitivity
- 101 dB SPL/mW at 1 kHz
- Frequency response
- 3 Hz – 112 kHz
- List price
- $4,000 USD
Drive requirements
Match an amplifier in the synergy calculator| Level | Power | Voltage | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 dB | 0.79 mW | 0.16 V | 4.98 mA |
| 110 dB | 7.94 mW | 0.50 V | 15.8 mA |
| 120 dB | 79.4 mW | 1.59 V | 49.8 mA |
Most headroom at 110 dB
- ampsandsound Bigger Ben (Rev 3, 2026)+35.1 dB
- Woo Audio WA33 (2nd generation)+31.0 dB
- HeadAmp GS-X mk2+30.7 dB
Rated 101 dB/mW into 32 ohms. Estimated from published amplifier output.
Assembly drawing
Parts
- 1HeadbandCarbon fibre headband, real leather headrest on suspension wings
- 2YokePatent-pending pressure-distribution wings (material unpublished)
- 3GrilleDeep black grille with intricate carvings
- 4Ear cupCNC-machined aluminium frame; driver casing fibreglass-reinforced polymer
- 5Magnet arrayNeodymium Hybrid Array, 0.35 T
- 6DiaphragmRinaro Parus MZ3SE ultra-thin polymer film, 0.11 g
- 7EarpadsAngled Alcantara, or hybrid perforated Alcantara/leather; magnetic attachment
Schematic planar magnetic assembly, annotated with the Meze Audio Elite’s published materials. Not to scale.
Engineering notes
- Rinaro Isodynamic Hybrid Array driver with Parus MZ3SE diaphragm, 102 x 73 mm
- Dual switchback and spiral voice coils
- Isomagnetic earpad coupling; ferromagnetic pads reduce the stray magnetic field by 95%
- Replaceable, serviceable components including earpads
Design language
Ornamental and precise: carved black grilles over an ovoid driver, a carbon fibre headband, and leather on pressure-spreading suspension wings.
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Sources
- mezeaudio.com/products/elite-tungsten
- mezeaudio.com/products/elite
- mezeaudio.com/collections/headphones
- audio46.com/pt/products/meze-elite-isodynamic-hybrid-array-planar-magnetic-headphones
- moon-audio.com/products/meze-elite-headphones
- headphones.com/blogs/announcements/meze-audio-empyrean-elite-new-flagship-headphones-from-antonio-meze-and-his-team-at-meze
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meze_Audio