[JeroenNietDoen]

Received the OpenHeart cable, very happy with it!

 

[Quadfather]

Colour certainly goes with it

I had to pick chocolate brown and black. It seemed the perfect match.

 

[marekm]

Received the OpenHeart cable, very happy with it!

OpenHeart is my go-to brand. Reasonably priced, good quality cables

 

[pavoni]

Yes, that's what I'm referring to. Tapping it creates an audible ping/ring. For me, this also happens when I talk and/or move my head.

Sorry to resurrect an old topic - but I was wondering what the conclusion of your ringing investigation was?

I bought a 109 from Meze at CanJam London a couple of weeks ago, and noticed a slight ringing when I moved. Like you I found it was the same as I could reproduce by tapping the ear cups / headband.

It’s about 350 Hz, but I think it resonates through the wood, so is louder when wearing the headphones

I’m a sound-engineer - so I ended up recording it and sending to Meze - who are arranging to get the headphones back.

A cable strap between the metal struts solved the issue - but is a bit ugly. I’ve attached a photo of my recording rig also showing the strap.

Given my job I’ve become quite good to listening for ringing sounds - so I perhaps find it more distracting that others!

 

[peterinvan]

Sorry to resurrect an old topic - but I was wondering what the conclusion of your ringing investigation was?

I bought a 109 from Meze at CanJam London a couple of weeks ago, and noticed a slight ringing when I moved. Like you I found it was the same as I could reproduce by tapping the ear cups / headband.

It’s about 350 Hz, but I think it resonates through the wood, so is louder when wearing the headphones

I’m a sound-engineer - so I ended up recording it and sending to Meze - who are arranging to get the headphones back.

A cable strap between the metal struts solved the issue - but is a bit ugly. I’ve attached a photo of my recording rig also showing the strap.

Given my job I’ve become quite good to listening for ringing sounds - so I perhaps find it more distracting that others!

I cannot detect this ringing of which you speak.

 

[marekm]

Neither can I

 

[pavoni]

Thanks @marekm and @peterinvan + that’s good to hear.

Sounds like it may be a construction fault in mine (and @Quadrangulator and a few others). Easy to imagine some type of damping isn’t working properly.

Meze are arranging to collect mine (after they listened to the recording) - so expect the problem will be solved!

 

[Jackpot77]

Hi all - hope everyone is well.

Just in case anyone is interested, have just posted a review of the 109 Pro - a little late to this party, but these are a great set of cans for the price. Comparisons with two other woody cans (Altiat Cal.1H and ZMF Bokeh) in there is well for any wooden headphone afficionados.

https://audioprimate.blog/2024/08/03/meze-109-pro-wooden-wonder/

 

[MD Rohit]

I love this beauty

 

[Nick24JJ]

Hi all - hope everyone is well.

Just in case anyone is interested, have just posted a review of the 109 Pro - a little late to this party, but these are a great set of cans for the price. Comparisons with two other woody cans (Altiat Cal.1H and ZMF Bokeh) in there is well for any wooden headphone afficionados.

https://audioprimate.blog/2024/08/03/meze-109-pro-wooden-wonder/

Thanks for the review and your impressions.

Would you consider Austrian Audio, The Composer, as the next logical step after the 109 Pro?

 

[pavoni]

Hi all - hope everyone is well.

Just in case anyone is interested, have just posted a review of the 109 Pro - a little late to this party, but these are a great set of cans for the price. Comparisons with two other woody cans (Altiat Cal.1H and ZMF Bokeh) in there is well for any wooden headphone afficionados.

https://audioprimate.blog/2024/08/03/meze-109-pro-wooden-wonder/

Interesting that you highlight the headband resonance that I mention above (which it seems not everyone has).

 

[csch92]

i just love these headphones
even if really enjoy the s2 i always go back to the 109 it just sounds more alive in my opinion.

 

[Jackpot77]

Interesting that you highlight the headband resonance that I mention above (which it seems not everyone has).

It's not a problem with normal listening, it is just noticeable that when I ping or scrape the headband it goes off like a tuning fork in my ears. These aren't headphones made for lots of moving around though, so it's a non issue for me.

 

[Jackpot77]

Thanks for the review and your impressions.

Would you consider Austrian Audio, The Composer, as the next logical step after the 109 Pro?

Not had the pleasure of heading the Composer yet - I'm much more of an IEM guy, so have heard a lot less higher end over ears in comparison.

It's a bit of a price jump, but from distant memory, I'd say something like the Elite is a logical step forward from the 109 Pro, or one of the bassier Spirit Torino open back models.

For my own curiosity, if anyone has compared the 109 and Composer, I'd be interested in those results too.

 

[MixMasterMan]

I just got these 109's. They are close to perfect for me. The only things I'd want are more bass extension and quantity, dynamics, and a smidge more overall resolution. Can anyone recommend the next step up after the 109, with these qualities?