Meze Audio Empyrean II

True to our philosophy of thoughtful design, the Empyrean II stands as a symphony of art, sonic innovation and craftsmanship. Our goal was to improve the headphones' ability to reproduce the finest details and achieve a more neutral sound signature, while preserving its original, “easy to listen to” character.

Rinaro Isodynamics was founded in Ukraine during the Cold War to study acoustic technology and has been innovating in the field of planar magnetism for over 30 years. The company has grown with new R&D and manufacturing facilities in Ukraine and Poland, which have played a decisive role in the development of the Isodynamic® Hybrid Array technology used in the EMPYREAN, ELITE, LIRIC and Meze Audio POET headphones.

The Empyrean II was born from the fruitful collaboration between two passionate companies, united by the desire to explore new territory. Our engineering team masterfully harnessed the power of Rinaro's Isodynamic® Hybrid Array transducer to reach a new sonic universe. Our efforts have revealed new possibilities in terms of resolution and detail retrieval, offering a purer and more precise representation of sound than the original Empyrean.

Total harmonic distortion (THD) measures less than 0.05% across the entire frequency range.Reduced transducer weight designed to create headphones suited to extended listening sessions.Anatomically designed transducer structure.The upper frequency limit of audio reproduction is 110,000 Hz.

Driver type: Rinaro Isodynamic Hybrid Array®Geometric shape: OvoidOperating principle: OpenEar coupling: Circum-auralDriver weight: 82 gFrequency range: 8 Hz – 110 kHzHousing: Fibreglass-infused ABSImpedance: 32 ΩDiaphragm type: Rinaro Isoplanar® [MZ3]Sensitivity: 90 dB SPL/mW at 1 kHzActive surface area: 4,650 mm2Maximum SPL: >130 dBDiaphragm weight: 0.16 gTotal harmonic distortion (THD): <0.05%Acoustic mass: 10.7 kg/m4Lower frequency limit: 8 HzUpper frequency limit: 110,000 HzInput connector: dual 4-pin mini-XLRWeight: 449 g