Pharmaboy
Headphoneus Supremus
I heard the new Meze Elite three times at CanJam in NYC the other day. Wasn't expecting much: I half-expected it to hear an overly bright tuning, the usual manufacturer overshoot after a previous TOTL has a warm, spacious tuning. But it wasn't anything that simple. I thought the bass was far better (deeper and more impactful) than the 1st Empyrean, and the mids & treble sounded more straightforward and less diffuse than the original. IMO the sound seemed better than the original overall.
Show conditions being what they are, I can't be sure of what I was hearing; also don't know whether the Elite comes with 2 differently voiced earpads like the Empyrean did (or which pad I was hearing which time).
Nevertheless, I'd love to compare the Elite to my Final D8000K w/"G" pads IMS. I suspect that would be a real horse race, as the tuning seems relatively similar now.
And FWIW, in no way did hearing the Elite make me think any less of the D8000. I love its sound, especially on the Monoprice Liquid Gold X amplifier...
Show conditions being what they are, I can't be sure of what I was hearing; also don't know whether the Elite comes with 2 differently voiced earpads like the Empyrean did (or which pad I was hearing which time).
Nevertheless, I'd love to compare the Elite to my Final D8000K w/"G" pads IMS. I suspect that would be a real horse race, as the tuning seems relatively similar now.
And FWIW, in no way did hearing the Elite make me think any less of the D8000. I love its sound, especially on the Monoprice Liquid Gold X amplifier...
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