Meze 99 Classics 

You’re one of the best reviewers for headphones, thanks for the great work.

They look great. A piece of Art. Thank you👍

Thanks nice review and a fair assessment. I tried them out at Singapore canjam and was surprised by how good they sounded. Have ordered a pair to replace my Audeze EL8C which go on sale :-)

I am looking for an audiophile sounding headphone which has good bass performance. Which would you recommend between the Meze 99 Classics or the AKG K712, Sennheiser HD650 or even the Hifiman HE400i? I am looking for one that has nice balanced mids/bass but still has very good bass performance, decent soundstage and one that can render vocals with some weight. I have a Schiit Bifrost/Asgard 2 combo and would like something darker to tame the dryness of the sound a bit from them. Which would you recommend between these headphones? Thanks.

i have a pair of momentums and i fear they are about to die. great how you gave a quick comparison between then cause i've been interested in the meze 99 for about 6 years now

Hi Amos, excellent review, I just bought them, did you had any problems with AK100 with the 22 Ohms output and freqs.? or that's why you use the Chord Mojo with AK100?, I will play them with AK100 and Leckerton UHA-4 OPA209, do you think I will enjoy them with this setup?

Great review thanks! Have you experienced any improvement in sound quality by using any of your headphone amps?

Great review Amos! I've had Momentums for the past 2 years and really loved the sound they produced, how do these compare? I know you said these sound a bit darker overall...is there any other difference in terms of sound stage, bass response, clarity?

Meze 99 Classics Gold ===> Made in Romania ;) region Maramuresi :)

Hey, nice review. May I know what is this headphone right next to AKG Kxx (I presume) at 6:50? Looks like tank. :P

how do they compare to b&p play h6?

Does Meze 99 give any 3D presentation like in expensive headphones? Or it is flat in terms of depth?

What are the best sounding headphones for hip hop? Thank you so much!

What are the closest competitors to these headphones for the Hardstyle music?

Hello, Athw1000z and this one, which one is better? thanks

for about the same price range, I would suggest "JVC HA-SW01" (not only the housing is made of wood, the speaker units are made of wood, too. It really gives an unique sound). However, both MEZE 99 and JVC HA-SW01 have the same faults in real world usage, which is not able to be used in outdoor environment. **I had to return both units. in outdoor, the wood case offers no sound isolation even they are closed back design. They can only be used indoor/home/office. Living in a dense population city like Hong Kong, it is just a nightmare to use these pairs. **For indoor, I prefer Open-Back design for a much wider sound stage signature.

Hi Amos! Do you get to keep the products after you review them?

meze 99 classics or he400s.which one will be better for chord mojo(scaling wise).other iem's i use are etymotic er4s and hf2 or should i increase my budget for 400i or maybe audeze el8.i prefer neutral and open sound with good instrument separations.

Hi! Very good review! Would you have a pair of closed audiofile headphones around 800$ to suggest? Thanks

When you mentioned Momentums being brighter, is it the 1st generation or the M2s?

I've heard these, and there are better headphones in that price range (for my own personal taste). But they are perfect, as in the perfect gift. Even for someone as well versed in audio gear as you. If you hadn't had these for review and I gave you a pair for your birthday, you'd be super excited. People like the name, the looks, they're comfortable, and sound fine, and are correctly priced.

simply put, an amazing pair of headphones...who needs a new Orpheus?;)

In that price range (+50$ approx) , what closed headphones would you suggest? (old retro rocker, n prefer neutral sound)

Nice review! Could you tell me, please , if they can play "annoying" loud?

Hello, i need all around headphones, what do you think, ath msr7 or this ones? Thanks for answer

does pink noise help tightening up the bass for z7?

Is the 99neo as good ?

Are these better than the Fidelio X2s and Oppo PM-3s?

by time it will get better because of the wood

Two years of research on how to make headphones that are good, and they managed to make them too small to fit 80% of human ears properly. In fact, of all the wrong sizes a headphone can be, they somehow managed to pick the worst size of all, because this headphone is neither small enough to properly fit on the ears as an on-ear style headphone, nor is it big enough to properly go around the average sized human ears without touching them, so to most people with average or bigger than average ears, they will sit on the edges of the ear, which is very uncomfortable, no matter how soft the earpads are. Only people with really, really small ears (and 4 cm tall ears are really really small) will get a proper comfortable fit with these. My ears are 7 cm tall, and while they fit perfectly into headphones like HD5xx and HD6xx series from Sennheiser, or any full sized Beyerdynamics, don't fit into any of these modern "portable" headphones. Meze is not the only manufacturer to blame, Sennheiser, Audio Technica, B&W, NAD, etc. are making the same mistake with some of their models as well. It's really sad to see so many great sounding headphones on the market that are ruined for a lot of potential costumers just because they're slightly too small.

One question: are they open-backed or closed-backed headphones? Your review omitted to mention.

Can you comment on sound leakage? In a room full of co-workers, will anyone be bothered if I have the sound up to 11? :)

If Meze were an English word, perhaps your pronunciation would be correct. However, it isn’t; it’s Romanian, and pronounced “mehzay.”