cjc
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I'm really enjoying my new Meze 99 Noir. Has anyone ordered a second set of the "smaller" pads? Where from and how much?
I'm really enjoying my new Meze 99 Noir. Has anyone ordered a second set of the "smaller" pads? Where from and how much?
Just ordered 2 more sets of pads and an extra cable (minus mic). Great product at a very reasonable price.Apparently Meze is selling both styles of 99 pads in their online store for $20 a pair. I love it when companies make these consumable parts easy to replace, and it's a big part of Meze's brand that they make it so simple. It's partly why I've grown so fond of the company in such a short time. Also, their headphones sound GREAT.
ETA:
The Noir is on sale right now. One of the best deals in audiophile-dom, imho. Even with the Aeolus in my collection, the 99 Noir still is a great semi-portable set.
If your budget is around $500, I'd just keep your classics and save some money for something around the $1K mark as @vodanhkhack suggested.
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I use mine with the Meze balanced cable to my Radsone ES100 (AK DAC). The ES100 receiving LDAC has made DAPs irrelevant for me personallyam a new member of the "Meze99" family and wanted to say hello
got mine used for 160euro and I love this can ... its so damn engaging .. I am tapping along, singing along, almost jumping around in the underground when on the go (yes, I use them on the go every day) .. for that money it is unbeatable.
running them of the LG V30, which I use as DAP only (cleaned up android, no background running apps) with UAPP - got the plugin parametric EQ - it´s almost ridiculous how well the driver responds to EQ. I would post some EQ settings but at the moment I am still just fooling around: different genres - different settings -- and yes, the LG v30 drives the Meze99 very well
2 Questions: ( might have been discussed before, but could not find)
- 1) cable:
I like the stock, think its ok, but the microphone bothers me -- and I have another cable (has been posted here before, new fantasia- available at amazon) which has a too big metal! connector, using this on the go plugged in the player is risking damaging the plug of the player -- any experience with replacement cables? with soft or angled connectors?
-2) DAPs
the V30 uses an ESS DAC - so I am wondering which none-ESS DAC players people have tried to pair the Meze with? I think I have just owned too many ESS based systems, ( I mean home HiFi - I am fairly new to headphones), but ESS has a certain signature that I almost start to recognize in any device, whichever model used - so, I am just wondering
cheerio
Quite a few cables available on eBay from overseas - nice ones. What is the plug in EQ you're referring to?am a new member of the "Meze99" family and wanted to say hello
got mine used for 160euro and I love this can ... its so damn engaging .. I am tapping along, singing along, almost jumping around in the underground when on the go (yes, I use them on the go every day) .. for that money it is unbeatable.
running them of the LG V30, which I use as DAP only (cleaned up android, no background running apps) with UAPP - got the plugin parametric EQ - it´s almost ridiculous how well the driver responds to EQ. I would post some EQ settings but at the moment I am still just fooling around: different genres - different settings -- and yes, the LG v30 drives the Meze99 very well
2 Questions: ( might have been discussed before, but could not find)
- 1) cable:
I like the stock, think its ok, but the microphone bothers me -- and I have another cable (has been posted here before, new fantasia- available at amazon) which has a too big metal! connector, using this on the go plugged in the player is risking damaging the plug of the player -- any experience with replacement cables? with soft or angled connectors?
-2) DAPs
the V30 uses an ESS DAC - so I am wondering which none-ESS DAC players people have tried to pair the Meze with? I think I have just owned too many ESS based systems, ( I mean home HiFi - I am fairly new to headphones), but ESS has a certain signature that I almost start to recognize in any device, whichever model used - so, I am just wondering
cheerio
am a new member of the "Meze99" family and wanted to say hello
got mine used for 160euro and I love this can ... its so damn engaging .. I am tapping along, singing along, almost jumping around in the underground when on the go (yes, I use them on the go every day) .. for that money it is unbeatable.
running them of the LG V30, which I use as DAP only (cleaned up android, no background running apps) with UAPP - got the plugin parametric EQ - it´s almost ridiculous how well the driver responds to EQ. I would post some EQ settings but at the moment I am still just fooling around: different genres - different settings -- and yes, the LG v30 drives the Meze99 very well
2 Questions: ( might have been discussed before, but could not find)
- 1) cable:
I like the stock, think its ok, but the microphone bothers me -- and I have another cable (has been posted here before, new fantasia- available at amazon) which has a too big metal! connector, using this on the go plugged in the player is risking damaging the plug of the player -- any experience with replacement cables? with soft or angled connectors?
-2) DAPs
the V30 uses an ESS DAC - so I am wondering which none-ESS DAC players people have tried to pair the Meze with? I think I have just owned too many ESS based systems, ( I mean home HiFi - I am fairly new to headphones), but ESS has a certain signature that I almost start to recognize in any device, whichever model used - so, I am just wondering
cheerio
am a new member of the "Meze99" family and wanted to say hello
-2) DAPs
the V30 uses an ESS DAC - so I am wondering which none-ESS DAC players people have tried to pair the Meze with? I think I have just owned too many ESS based systems, ( I mean home HiFi - I am fairly new to headphones), but ESS has a certain signature that I almost start to recognize in any device, whichever model used - so, I am just wondering
cheerio
I purchased a pair of (new) small ear pads and the difference between these and the larger ones is considerable (imo) the bass is less boomy, much tighter and intrudes less on the mids, altogether money well spent.
btw i am happy with smaller pads as my ears are relatively small and i can fit e.g. oppo pm3 over my ears
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Did you ever try the original earpads? If so, how do they sound compared to the new small ones?