[sov73811]

Fascinating. Here's my pair of 99 Classics:
 

 

[PinkyPowers]

Wow. Mine do not have that.

 

[Dobrescu George]

Wow. Mine do not have that.

 
Mine neither 

 

Why do you think I said what I said.

 

Oh, because 99Neo treble feels a tad more energetic than 99Classics by default 

 

[Dobrescu George]

  Fascinating. Here's my pair of 99 Classics:
 

 
This makes me wonder if it changes sound in any way, or it is there to protect the driver 

 

[PinkyPowers]

Oh, because 99Neo treble feels a tad more energetic than 99Classics by default 

Nope. The exact opposite.

 

[PinkyPowers]

This makes me wonder if it changes sound in any way, or it is there to protect the driver 

It's called a damper. That one will almost certainly subdue the treble.

 

[Dobrescu George]

Nope. The exact opposite.

 
Hm... Interesting 

 
I gotta do more tests. 

Until now, it seemed to me like 99 Neo are a bit more energetic in the treble, but it has only been a few listening hours and there's many variables I have to get out before being sure. 

I guess I'll have to do the blindfolded test method to be sure  

 

[PinkyPowers]

Hm... Interesting 

I gotta do more tests. 


Until now, it seemed to me like 99 Neo are a bit more energetic in the treble, but it has only been a few listening hours and there's many variables I have to get out before being sure. 


I guess I'll have to do the blindfolded test method to be sure  

Considering what you do to the treble in EQ, I just assume your perspective has gone so far askew, up is down, and down is cheese.

 

[Dobrescu George]

Considering what you do to the treble in EQ, I just assume your perspective has gone so far askew, up is down, and down is cheese.

 
LOL 

 
I sometimes ask my own sanity regarding the treble things I do to treble 

 
Nevertheless, what I am actually doing is trying to match the signature everything to my idealistic signature, which is something close to an ie800 

 Liking a different signature is entirely fine. The technical performance of 99C, instrument separation, low distortion, good transients let me play with things so I do
 
Both Classics and Neo have very good soundstage and instrument separation btw. I'm sure we can both agree on this 

 

 

[Dobrescu George]

I'm still using 99 Classics as my daily headphone. Snatched a picture today 

 
I love the detail and color on the wood!
 

 

[PinkyPowers]

I think the mid-bass of the Neo might cloud some of the amazing separation found with the 99C. But it's still pretty good.

 

[jstps]

I'm still using 99 Classics as my daily headphone. Snatched a picture today 

I love the detail and color on the wood!

Which pads do you use? I now have the Brainwavz leather pads on them, and they are more comfortable, but my ears still touch the drivers(big ears). The sound is a little bit better with the original pads(more lower mids), because you're closer to the driver etc, but I can't have painful ears all day. If Meze in the future makes a bigger headphone with pads like the Senn hd 800 or Audioquest Nighthawk, I'm buying instantly, but whe'll see.

 

[Dobrescu George]

Which pads do you use? I now have the Brainwavz leather pads on them, and they are more comfortable, but my ears still touch the drivers(big ears). The sound is a little bit better with the original pads(more lower mids), because you're closer to the driver etc, but I can't have painful ears all day. If Meze in the future makes a bigger headphone with pads like the Senn hd 800 or Audioquest Nighthawk, I'm buying instantly, but whe'll see.

 
I'm actually using 99C original big pads and they work out well for me. I'm trying to get my ppaws on a brainwawvz HM5 but didn't get to yet 

 
Still, 99C original big pads are plenty comfy for me after I got used to them. I also wish they would make bigger pads as I'm a fan of huge pads since my ears are big as well. I think that I simply got used to Meze fit. 
 
Dj1P that I used before has larger pads, but the ear is touching the inside from time to time, depending on ear size. On 99C, this doesn't happen yet 

 

[Dobrescu George]

I've added my review of 99 Classics to Audiophile Heaven! 

It includes a few new photos! Will update the one on head-fi as well very soon!
 
https://audiophile-heaven.blogspot.ro/2017/04/meze-99-classics.html

 

[jstps]

I'm actually using 99C original big pads and they work out well for me. I'm trying to get my ppaws on a brainwawvz HM5 but didn't get to yet 

Still, 99C original big pads are plenty comfy for me after I got used to them. I also wish they would make bigger pads as I'm a fan of huge pads since my ears are big as well. I think that I simply got used to Meze fit. 

Dj1P that I used before has larger pads, but the ear is touching the inside from time to time, depending on ear size. On 99C, this doesn't happen yet 

On the picture it looks like you have bigger pads on them, optical illusion probably.

I can't get used to the default pads because my ears are getting squashed against the drivers. But the Brainwavz pads help. When putting something between the pads so that they don't get as flat when using them also helps.