Elite

Loves their second-hand Meze Elites, absolutely endgame, but doubts any pair is worth the new price.

Had the Elite: a step up from the Empyrean but technical performance lags similarly priced headphones; liked the vocals.

Recently acquired the Elite: comparable clarity to the HD800S with the bass impact they missed; 100% satisfied.

Travels with their Meze Elites and a FiiO M15 all the time with no customs issues.

Owns the Elite with a Stax X9000 and ZMF Caldera; the Elite is their favourite and most used.

Owns the Elite among many headphones and likes it by far the most.

Compared the Elite against Susvara, Utopia and HD800S; it stole their heart: extremely comfortable, gentle and technical.

Bought the Elite second hand for around $2000 as a present to themselves, as a newcomer to the hobby.

Used the Elite before moving to a sharper headphone; described the Elite as soft, smooth and creamy.

Has mixed feelings about the Elite Epoque: great quality and relaxing, but unsure about the price.

Found their Meze Elites out-resolved by a local-store IEM they later bought.

Misses the premium luxury look and feel of the Meze Elites after moving to the HE1000.

After a couple of days with the Elite they were blown away: deceptively huge soundstage and great layering, compared with the Arya.

Enjoyed their Elite on a FiiO BTR17 with external power; it scales with power but plays nicely with modest gear.

Finds the Elite ridiculously easy to drive; a DAP like the SP2000 is overkill.

The Elites ended their headphone search: everything sounds great, scales with the rig, angled pads improved resolution.

Picked up the Meze Elite and loves it, far better than their HD650, HD800S, LCD-5 and DT 1990; easy to drive.

Owns the Elite and notes it scratches very easily, with surface marks appearing.

Plugged their Meze Elite into a HiFiMan EF400 balanced output and heard electrical noise at the end of tracks.

Pairs their Meze Elite with a good setup.

Tilts their Elites to mimic angled pads, which sounds much better; hopes Meze makes leather angled pads.

Owns the Empyrean Elite, 109 Pro and a third Meze; a smooth, crystal-clear sound on a Burson amp.

Calls the Meze Elite their number one pick, above the Empyrean 2 and HE1000 they also own.

Owns the Meze Elite: some of the best-built and finished headphones of all time, pairing fantastically with a Bassö amp at around 300 mW.