Meze Empyrean II vs Elite Headphone Review - Two Different Flavors!

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The new Meze Empyrean II open back headphone is making waves amongst the community for its new and more energetic sound profile. This is all in addition to the stunning design and excellent comfort typically found with Meze headphones. In this video I talk about the Empyrean 2 in great detail, while also discussing how it compares against the Elite and what I like about both.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
01:51 - Specs and Driver Info
03:51 - Cases and Cables
05:12 - Build and Comfort
10:32 - Sound Quality (Objective)
15:00 - Subjective Sound by Songs
22:03 - Comparisons to Caldera and HE1000SE
25:31 - Sources
26:49 - Final Thoughts
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Комментарии : 48

@taidee 5 месяцев назад

Beautiful headphones, great comprehensive review, thank you.

@Krixpps 5 месяцев назад

You deserve more subs!! Keep grinding

@Mastermnd1 5 месяцев назад

Nice video! Also, thanks for the EDM song rec, I don't usually listen to stuff like that, but I liked it

@efrainsandoval3883 5 месяцев назад

I traded my Elite for the Empyrean II . I found it to be a better all rounder. Also finally someone does a comprehensive comparison for these two! Awesome video 👌🏾👌🏾

@zxSwifty Месяц назад

How did you trade them? I'm wanting to do the same.

@PantsaBear 5 месяцев назад

Fantastic review, thanks very much. Like another person suggested though, hearing what these sound like for gaming would be great too. FPS would probably have all of these as amazing, but namely normal single-player stuff would be good to hear more on. A lot of these high-end headphones dont do well for that purpose because they're either too forward or too recessed in the mids for example. The Caldera is definitely one of them (I owned them for music and gaming, and may very well sell them for that reason)

@antonristo1096 5 месяцев назад

Awesome review? Did you try the Elite hybrid pads on the Empyrean II? How did they measure in the upper-mids and the treble?

@asan1050 5 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@DJSIDDERS 5 месяцев назад

Are you still using the Turtle beach stealth pro EQ settings from your previous video or have you fine tuned further? Always love your reviews, very detailed and you are the only one i trust for audio!!!

@Jkills86 5 месяцев назад

Would like to know as well

@Luci-kun 2 месяца назад

Love the comparisons with the he-1000se as I’ve been thinking of going for that as my detail monster headphone. I have an Empy 2 and a Caldera currently. So anyway, great job!

@mikylenaidoo1779 Месяц назад

May I ask, what are your use cases for both The Caldera and empy 2 ? I have the Caldera and contemplating empy 2 but not sure what I would use them for over the Caldera

@Luci-kun Месяц назад

@@mikylenaidoo1779 I honestly couldn’t find one. I wanted to give the Empys a try and while that are a great set, I got rid of them cause the Caldera does virtually everything better. Empy II wins in bass slam and comfort, but it’s Caldera in everything else.

@akoskolok Месяц назад

Great review man! Personally my favorite is the OG Empyrean, (I wish you make a review with the OG Empy to….🙂🙏🏻) very unique, organic and lively sound. With Gustard R26 dac is even better, huge soundstage. For gaming what pads is the best for Meze Elite?

@tylerworkman9394 5 месяцев назад

Could you possibly do a video of some good IEMs?

@bgclurix 5 месяцев назад

Test the hamonicDyne zeus elite, for me it's great for gaming

@LSDScreen 3 месяца назад

Having heard both of these at CJ, the Elite beats it handily for being more unique and more technically impressive. Empy II is too safe relative to the rest of their lineup, and it still doesn't warrant the price point technically.

@MrDjillest303 4 месяца назад

I am eagerly anticipating the moment when I will be able to save up $3,000 and finally acquire mine. You also answered my question. If I could connect this to an xbox controller 👍🎮 really appreciative 😊

@MrSaproling 5 месяцев назад

Great video as always. if you had to keep one, which one would it be?

@GadgetryTech 5 месяцев назад

Empyrean 2 was better for me for some of my music.

@LakerTriangle 5 месяцев назад

I have nothing Meze - one day I'll change that. Love that Rezz song... Try "Centipede" by Kermode one of my favorite test tracks.

@RocketLauncherwithInfiniteAmmo 5 месяцев назад

May I ask where those headphone stands come from please?

@thomaspitz302 5 месяцев назад

The sensitivity of the Elite is 101 dB (1 mW / 1 kHz), the specifications of the Empyrean II relate to 1V and you will find 105 dB SPL @ 1 kHz, 1 V on the official Meze Homepage. If you calculate this to mW, you will receive 90 dB (1mW / 1 kHz), so it is clear that the Empyrean II is not so loud as the Elite at the same level.

@thesho21 7 дней назад

So I recently got the Empyrean 2's and am wondering if the Elite's are different enough to justify having both?

@MegaBlueboi 5 месяцев назад

Any idea how the Empyrean II compares to the ZMF Atrium?

@amaya897 4 месяца назад

Nowhere close. Slightly more resolving but Atrium has an addictive timbre wich you want to hear again and again. Empy 2 will not do that.

@RX-rd4sc 2 месяца назад

Please review denon d7200

@nitraM321 Месяц назад

the driver in the Emp2 is actually the MZ3V2, the Elites use the MZ3SE and the original Empyrean uses the MZ3, i have no idea what the differences are.

@acfzzzzz 5 месяцев назад

I know people buy these expensive cans not exclusively for gaming, but since I discovered your channel through gaming content, why isn't there a gaming section? I mean if I have the money, I want to know the endgame upgrade path and don't want to spend that much if these are comparable with cheap gaming headsets in that area.

@MatusHaw 3 месяца назад

which one has better detail retrieval; Empy 2, Elite, or HE1000SE ?

@blejzerosamigos6115 2 месяца назад

He1000se

@AssafMuller 3 месяца назад

Regarding the Emp II. being quieter despite being more sensitive - it’s likely because the ears are farther from the drivers due to deeper earpads.

@GadgetryTech 3 месяца назад

Interestingly even when I pad swapped to thinner ones it was still difficult to pick up the sensitivity gains

@bonanzabrandon6877 5 месяцев назад

I'm surprised that you didn't cover gaming performance

@GadgetryTech 5 месяцев назад

I'm debating on making a video for it but both are good for gaming. I like the Elite for racing games, but the Empyrean 2 for everything else. Mild 6-8k reduction and it's excellent

@bonanzabrandon6877 5 месяцев назад

The question becomes, now that there is Empyrean 2, are they working on Elite 2?

@PantsaBear 5 месяцев назад

There will probably always be something in the pipeline, cant really fall for the FOMO especially when the Empy 1 is still a valid option. Also Meze has been dropping 1 big release per year essentially, so I wouldn't expect and Elite 2 for at minimum 1-2 years

@kajetan9550 5 месяцев назад

The he1000se is 2000$ since a while which is a bargain

@alanbenyamin487 5 месяцев назад

My man said $4000. Immediately stopped watching😂. Liked the video nonetheless 😁. Any update on the EQ video for Warzone 2? The Community needs you Brother.🍻

@hiviber 4 месяца назад

the "new" oval pads are so much better... Elite's

@divacroft1034 4 месяца назад

thats not a case...thats a whole briefcase which is way worse since now everyone gonna think you carry 1 million in cash there in public with no security