A Romanian luxurious audio model has simply introduced its newest pair of audiophile headphones the Meze Audio 109 Professional Primal. Meze has an enviable repute for creating headphones that look pretty much as good as they sound. Based on a press launch issued right now to announce the brand new 109 Professional Primal, Meze says that its newest mannequin blends “woodworking mastery” with audio excellence.
The 109 Professional Primal is a particular version of Meze’s award-winning 109 Professional headphones and the most recent addition to the corporate’s unique Meze Audio Artwork Gallery assortment. The 109 Professional Primal headphones are handmade by artisans with a wooden crafting heritage. The woodworking talent combines the most recent audio expertise in a sustainable design with a timeless look.
The founder and lead designer of the corporate, Antonio Meze, says: “As locals of Maramures, our philosophy of life is intertwined with the traditional forests that encompass us, and we’re taught to understand and respect this craft from the youngest age. With Primal, we took up this deep-rooted talent and formed it into a brand new perspective on headphone design.”
The 109 Professional Primal has walnut earcup frames which were chiseled groove by groove and are then finely sanded to a wonderfully easy really feel earlier than being given a coat of linseed oil. The oil gives the wooden with a pure, matte texture that brings out the wooden’s pure grain and divulges its pure coloration.
All of the fashions within the Meze vary of headphones are crafted with the precept of “Graba strică treaba.” This Romanian expression interprets into English as “Haste ruins the work.” The philosophy emphasizes the significance of taking sufficient time to supply a product and guaranteeing that the result’s one thing to be pleased with.
This newest addition to the Meze Audio vary is constructed round sustainability. The headphones are designed to be taken aside and serviced endlessly if ever wanted. This strategy can lengthen the lifetime of the headphones nearly infinitely. All the pieces, from the cables to the ear cups, could be simply changed and upgraded by the consumer.
The 109 Professional Primal makes use of the identical dynamic drivers as the unique 109 Professional, which I reviewed a yr in the past and thought had been the perfect headphones I’d ever examined. You possibly can learn my assessment right here. The 109 Professional had been additionally named Greatest Headphones of 2023-2024 by audio specialists within the international EISA Awards.
Pricing & Availability: The Meze Audio 109 Professional Primal headphones can be found for pre-order from mezeaudio.com, mezeaudio.eu and from chosen stockists. The value is $999 / £899 / €999.
Extra data: mezeaudio.com
Tech Specs:
- Driver diameter: 50mm.
- Frequency response: 5 – 30,000Hz.
- Sensitivity: 112dB SPL @ 1kHz 1mW.
- Impedance: 40Ω.
- Weight: 375g / 13oz (with out cables).
- Earcups: Black walnut wooden.
- Equipment: 1.5m and 3m TPE cables with 3.5mm black terminations, 6.35mm adapter.
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