EMPYREAN

The Meze Empyrean II is almost exactly what I expected it to be, and somehow it still had me floored with its exceptional performance.

The Meze Audio Empyrean II takes a huge chunk of what made the original Empyrean headphones so good...

The emotional involvement was incredible, the refinement a delight and the soundstage placement remarkable.

There’s a feeling that you’re hearing this music exactly as its creators intended. Every frequency band is perfectly reproduced, at just the right level.

For their second-generation model, Meze Audio’s specialists have further refined the exceptional Isodynamic Hybrid Array driver design from Rinaro Isodynamics, delivering a step-change performance.

With the Empyrean 2, Meze Audio is walking into a new direction. In this new tuning, neutrality, clarity, speed and spaciousness are keywords.

The Empyreans hit the headphone sweet spot and beg the question, “How much better can headphones get?”

Regardless of music genre, we still find the Empyrean II a pleasure to listen to.

It’s a pretty hyped release, and once you experience Meze’s latest highest offering, you’ll immediately understand where it’s all coming from.

The headphones make a fantastic impression on basically everything, except for the soprano.

The Empyrean II are a more refined version of its 2018-released predecessors. Offering almost hypnotic imaging and midrange resolution.

Now that the Empyrean II boasts improved detail retrieval and a more neutral tonal balance, it could be a runaway hit.

Pander to them just a little and the Meze Audio Empyrean II prove smarter than your average audiophile-orientated passive hard-wired over-ear headphones…

Empyrean II improves on the original [...], making Empyrean II a true flagship for those who are happy to trade a little bit of accuracy for a little more fun.

It has a sound character that skillfully balances between bold reference and sheer enjoyment making it an ideal choice for both the discerning audiophiles and the casual listeners alike...

The Empyrean II shows us what sonic improvements and technological advancements can to to an already stellar-sounding headphone, but such is the case with product generations.

Beautiful in both form and texture, Empyrean II is an experience for the senses.

The first time I saw them I was mesmerized by how beautiful they were. Listening to several models I found they weren’t just a pretty face.

The Empyrean II is like a hot and heavy summer romance that fills you with longing and heartbreak.

The headset is designed around one-piece shells made entirely of machined aluminum, a double carbon fiber headband, and a leather headrest.