Meze Audio Elite Flagship Planar Magnetic Headphone

The goal of Meze Audio's ELITE is to transform each listening session into a multi-sensory experience you can get lost in. With a "no-compromise" mindset, driven by Meze's love for art and sound, the Elite features innovative designs and technologies that perfectly complete each other to create pure emotion.

Elite is available in two finishes, chosen not just for the exciting sensory experience their raw texture provides, but also for comfort and durability.

Naturally found on various mineral deposits, tungsten ore becomes one of the toughest metals on earth, when processed. The color Meze Audio chose for this headphone is similar to what tungsten looks in its final form, and was chosen as a visual metaphor for our commitment to making things that are reliable, things that last well through the years. Meze achieved this stone-like texture by coating each piece of the frame with Cerakote®, one of the best types of finishes out there.

Traditionally used for the automotive, aerospace, defence, and healthcare industries, Cerakote® coatings are renowned for their high resistance, unmatched hardness and outstanding UV resistance. The unique structure of Cerakote® not only offers a beautiful finish and a significant increase in durability, but does so without adding any unnecessary weight to the headphone chassis.

Creating a flagship headphone takes time and patience to do well, and it’s that kind of craftsmanship that separates the average from the great.

Take a closer look to discover the highly complex geometrical imprint accentuated through the silver finish of the CNC aluminum frame. The process of making a single frame takes about 20 hours. A deep black grill with intricate carvings completes the look, turning ELITE into a futuristic take on personal audio design.

With a custom Rinaro-designed driver, Elite delivers a powerful, lifelike and immersive experience that awakens the senses of the listener. Combining the outstanding mechanical design and ergonomics from Meze Audio with the signature technology of Rinaro, ELITE sets a new standard in top-of-the-line performance.

ISODYNAMIC is a registered trademark of Rinaro Isodynamics Limited

The driver behind ELITE features Rinaro Parus®, a low-mass acoustic diaphragm made of an ultra-thin polymer film. This film, when combined with Isodynamic Hybrid Array Driver tech, produces natural sound and a wide soundstage, improving definition and speed across the frequency range. The polymer is made using a process of sequential biaxial lengthening that improves its structural performance, resulting in remarkable strength, stiffness, and stability, with an extremely low acoustic mass.

The Isodynamic Hybrid Array enhances sound intensity distribution at high frequencies, resolving issues with traditional arrays where reflected signals negatively affect 3D sound imaging. Dual coil arrays provide better frequency targeting within different ear areas, improving auditory perception of higher frequencies.

An innovative design feature developed by Rinaro is the Isomagnetic® earpad attachment, which utilises the demagnetizing field generated by the driver to hold the earpad in place whilst also redirecting the magnetic field back into the driver and improving efficiency.

Switch between two ear pad types for the ultimate customization.

• Angled Alcantara: These earpads are designed to enhance the acoustic personality of your Elite, revealing new, exciting sound nuances. The angled shape creates more space inside the ear pad, which translates to an airier sound signature, with cleaner bass and improved presence in the mid-range frequency. Made of soft foam coated with Alcantara, with a fine protective mesh on the grill, the angled ear pads provide increased wearing comfort for most ear shapes.

• Hybrid (Perforated Alcantara® Interior + Real Leather Exterior): With a soft, yet durable outer finish, the HYBRID ear cushions perfectly balance the qualities of Alcantara® and leather into a single design. Besides the high wearing comfort, this unique combo delivers an airy sound signature, in which sound waves appear to trancend the space around you to create an immersive experience.

Taking long-term sustainability to a new level, Elite is also fully serviceable: from the replaceable earpads to the high-performance materials used, every part of the headphone chassis is easily disassembled and serviced.