[Andrew DiMarcangelo]

Hey friends. This is personally the headphone release I've been most excited about all year. The new flagship summit-fi headphone from our friends at Meze Audio. ELITE takes everything you love about Empyrean's heirloom-worthy craftsmanship, comfort, and musicality and brings a huge leap in detail and technical performance.

Man alive, it's an incredible headphone. Antonio Meze and his team are truly masters of their craft. We have a very limited amount of initial units in stock for immediate shipping today with more trickling in over the coming weeks.

Want to learn more? Our boy @stephenkostas has you covered with both a written and video review. https://bloomaudio.com/blogs/articles/meze-empyrean-elite-review







Feel free to ask us if you have any questions about its sound signature, how it pairs with different DAC/amps we've tried in our office, and anything else you might wanna know more about!

 

[ThanatosVI]

Feel free to ask us if you have any questions about its sound signature,

How does it compare in tonality ro the Empyrean.
Is it still a warm full bodied sound with strong Bass presence?
Did it Lose Bass quantity?

I heard conflicting Information about that

 

[John Massaria]

Nice review but the crazy trend of $4k for headphones lately seems like the new trend I find hard to jump on

 

[DAPpower]

$$$$

I also wonder on tonality. If the treble detail is improved, the it will be a no brained for some.

The comfort alone is worth some money.

 

[stephenkostas]

How does it compare in tonality ro the Empyrean.
Is it still a warm full bodied sound with strong Bass presence?
Did it Lose Bass quantity?

I heard conflicting Information about that

In listening side by side, I don't hear loss in bass quantity in the mid bass down to the sub, Elite definitely matches Empyrean in slam. I do hear a difference in the upper bass/lower mids though, where Elite is not as warm as Empyrean.

 

[ThanatosVI]

In listening side by side, I don't hear loss in bass quantity in the mid bass down to the sub, Elite definitely matches Empyrean in slam. I do hear a difference in the upper bass/lower mids though, where Elite is not as warm as Empyrean.

Exactly what I wanted to hear.
Can't wait to receive them.

 

[buenahora]

The original Empyrean pairs well with tubes. Thoughts on the Elite? How much does the Elite scale up with better amplification?

 

[stephenkostas]

The original Empyrean pairs well with tubes. Thoughts on the Elite? How much does the Elite scale up with better amplification?

I didn't get a chance to listen with tubes, though I recall listening to the original Empyrean with an Auris amp and felt that it was a little bit TOO warm, so I'd expect the Elite to do better with a warmer amp. It definitely scales up – I listened with a range from iBasso DX160 to the Burson Conductor 3XR on up, and there were huge improvements in the 3D image and in the level of detail presented along the way. I really liked the pairing with Chord DACs as the Elite can handle the balance getting tipped a little further into the analytical direction without losing its musicality.

 

[Rcr]

I didn't get a chance to listen with tubes, though I recall listening to the original Empyrean with an Auris amp and felt that it was a little bit TOO warm, so I'd expect the Elite to do better with a warmer amp. It definitely scales up – I listened with a range from iBasso DX160 to the Burson Conductor 3XR on up, and there were huge improvements in the 3D image and in the level of detail presented along the way. I really liked the pairing with Chord DACs as the Elite can handle the balance getting tipped a little further into the analytical direction without losing its musicality.

Supposedly Empyrean + Auris amp was a match made in heaven...

 

[Rcr]

Hey friends. This is personally the headphone release I've been most excited about all year. The new flagship summit-fi headphone from our friends at Meze Audio. ELITE takes everything you love about Empyrean's heirloom-worthy craftsmanship, comfort, and musicality and brings a huge leap in detail and technical performance.

Man alive, it's an incredible headphone. Antonio Meze and his team are truly masters of their craft. We have a very limited amount of initial units in stock for immediate shipping today with more trickling in over the coming weeks.

Want to learn more? Our boy @stephenkostas has you covered with both a written and video review. https://bloomaudio.com/blogs/articles/meze-empyrean-elite-review







Feel free to ask us if you have any questions about its sound signature, how it pairs with different DAC/amps we've tried in our office, and anything else you might wanna know more about!

Nice review and nice pictures.