Looking for top-notch sound quality without breaking the bank? Check out the Audeze MM-100 planar headphones, available at $399 retail.
Audeze, a leading audio technology brand and premium headphone manufacturer, has announced the launch of its latest MM-100 lightweight and affordable full-size open-back headphone.
Drawing from their highly successful MM-500 model, which professional recording engineers have applauded since its release in 2022, the MM-100 provides lifelike sound and effortless comfort. With Audeze’s latest planar magnetic drivers and a lightweight yet robust design, the MM-100 is crafted in the U.S.A. and will retail for $399, with initial shipment set for May.
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The MM-100 headphones feature a newly-designed chassis with gel-filled leather earpads, a suspension strap, and a spring-steel headband to ensure comfort. These headphones are assembled in the U.S.A. and weigh only 375 grams, which should make them easy to wear for an extended period.
With this new headphone, Audeze aims to raise the standard in affordable headphone performance, highlighting features such as Audeze’s Ultra-Thin diaphragm film, Uniforce diaphragms, Fazor waveguides, and Fluxor Magnets, which work together to create clear sound with minimal distortion.
Audeze’s MM-100 has been utilized by seventeen-time Grammy award-winning engineer/producer Manny Marroquin, who has mixed records for celebrated artists such as Lizzo, Kendrick Lamar, and Bruno Mars.
For more information, follow Audeze on social media, view their Youtube channel for product demonstrations, or visit their website.
Specs from the press release:
MM-100 SPECIFICATIONS:
Physical
- Style: Over-ear (circumaural), open-back
- Transducer Type: Planar Magnetic
- Transducer Size: 90 mm
- Diaphragm Type: Ultra-Thin Uniforce™
- Magnetic Structure: Fluxor™ Magnet Array
- Magnet Type: Neodymium N50
- Phase Management: Fazor™
- Earpads: Synthetic Leather / Foam
Audio Performance
- Frequency response: 10Hz-50kHz
- THD: <0.1% (@ 1 kHz, 1mW)
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