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What listeners keep saying · from 16 reviews

comfortable6great value6warm4detailed1great bass1harsh treble1

The 105 AER took them by surprise and is a great choice, full stop.

positive

Finds the 105 AER about 90% of the 109 Pro, their favourite under $1k.

positivegreat value

Owns the 105 AER and others and still finds the HD 650 the best of the list.

mixed

Has the HD 650 and 105 AER; the AER is by far the most comfortable and best looking.

positivecomfortable

The 105 AER's V-shape was too big a shift for them, but it's more comfortable out of the box than their other set.

mixedcomfortable

Owns the HD 650 and tried the 105 AER; its treble is fatiguing for them.

negativeharsh treble

Got a used 105 AER with a 4.4mm cable for $300 and loves the sound with slight EQ.

positivegreat value

Their new 105 AER order from Amazon arrived with snowboard shoes inside instead.

negative

Compared the Sony MDR-MV1 with the 105 AER, AR5000 and HD599 they had.

mixed

Went from the XM4 to the 105 AER: they sound so good and are so comfortable.

positivecomfortable

Has the 105 AER and it sounds great connected to pretty much anything.

positive

Got the 105 AER for 300 euros and finds it amazing, a great step up from the Neo.

positivegreat value

Has the 99 Classics as a fun headphone and finds the 105 AER the step forward.

positive

Just bought the 105 AER; owns the 99 and Bathys and finds the AER great for the money.

positivegreat value

Loves their 105 AER after a couple of months with nothing bad to say.

positive

The 105 AER with a Shanling EH1 are their first wired headphones after the Momentum.

positive

Has the 105 AER and absolutely loves it after moving away from Sennheiser sound.

positive

Adores their Meze 105 AER; with a better cable and a FiiO K11 R2R it sounds incredible.

positive

Their Meze 105 AER is a very good little brother to the Empyrean: like warm, bassy honey.

positivewarm

Chose the 105 AER over the 109 Pro after a demo: much cheaper, warm and non-fatiguing, definitely not muddy.

positivewarmgreat value

Their first hi-fi headphones, the 105 AER on an Apple dongle: remarkably clear, bright yet warm, with present bass that never masks other instruments.

“The sound is remarkably clear, bright, yet warm at the same time. Personally, I could even handle a bit more brightness, but this tuning is very pleasing.”
positivedetailedwarm

Got the 105 AER two weeks ago and finds them fantastic and extremely comfortable; they make older 60s and 70s recordings sound great where an Arya would be too revealing.

positivecomfortable

Just received the 105 AER: lively with real slam and impact on metal and J-pop, yet surprisingly natural, and very sensitive, so a FiiO BTR7 drives it well.

“They sound really good in terms of slam and impact, very lively pair What really surprised me is that they also sound fairly natural, I could probably get them to sound even better with some minor but proper eq”
positivegreat bass

Just got the 105 AER and would keep it over their Audio Zenith and Grado: smooth, warm, great bass and mids with non-fatiguing highs and rare cohesion, and the most comfortable cans they've had.

“they are so smooth musical warm great bass and mids non fatiguing high but most of all have a cohesiveness I’ve never heard anywhere else. Everything just fits so well together sonically.”
positivewarmcomfortable