Meze Audio EMPYREAN Gun Metal Headphones

A blend of premium materials, exquisite craftsmanship and detailing that’s unmistakably Meze, Empyrean is one of the most technologically innovative planar magnetic headphones in the world.

Empyrean is the product of two passionate companies coming together to explore what is possible beyond their individual capabilities. The result is a no-compromise headphone embodying Meze’s daring aesthetic and user-cantered design approach and Rinaro’s experience in research and development within the field of planar magnetics. 

Rinaro, a progressive audio company, has at the heart of its technology an R&D team that has been at the forefront of planar magnetic development since the 1980’s. What originally started as a state-funded initiative with a focus on innovation has now entered into a new chapter of audio progression with the opening of a cutting-edge industrial facility in Ukraine.

FEATURES

• Open-back, Circumaural headphones
• Aluminium CNC frame
• Isodynamic Hybrid Array Driver
• Carbon fibre headband
• Pressure distribution wing
• Isomagnetic earpads
• Anthropometric earcup shape

EMPYREAN SPECIFICATIONS

Driver Type  Rinaro Isodynamic Hybrid Array
Operating Principle  Open
Ear Coupling  Circumaural
Frequency Response  4 - 110,000 Hz
Impedance  31,6 Ω
Nominal SPL  100 dB (1 mW / 1 kHz)
Maximum SPL  > 130 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)  < 0.1%
Weight  ~ 430 g

MZ3 DRIVER SPECIFICATIONS

Geometrical Shape  Ovoid
Size  102 mm x 73 mm
Weight  82 g
Casing  Fiberglass Infused ABS

DIAPHRAGM
Type  Rinaro ISOPLANAR®
Active Area  4650 mm2
Weight  0.16 g
Acoustic Mass  10.7 kg/m4
Lower Frequency Limit  4 Hz
Upper-Frequency Limit  110.000 Hz

MAGNET ARRAY
Type  Isodynamic
Size  75 mm x 49 mm
Magnetic Flux  0.35 T

ACCESSORIES 

• Case: High-strength aluminium suitcase with foam inserts
• Cable options: 3m OFC cable, ending with 6.3 jack, 1.3m OFC cable, ending with 3.5 jack, 3m OFC cable, ending with XLR connection.
• Headphone termination: 2x4pin Mini -XLR
• Two sets of earpads included: one real leather, one Alcantara