I love those copper Meze cables, I have a couple sets. Real nice build quality and connectors.The cable pictured on the MM-500 was a Meze PCUHD Copper 4.4mm.
The cable pictured on the LCDX 2021 is a Meze PCUHD Silver 4.4mm.
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Introducing the Audeze MM-500!
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Anyone knows when it will be available in EU?
fabiocrest
New Head-Fier
Hi, has anyoke tried lcd-5 pads on mm-500 ?
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baseball8793
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Does the mm500 offer much more detail/clarity than the 2021 LCD x?
mikecheck95
100+ Head-Fier
Does the mm500 offer much more detail/clarity than the 2021 LCD x?
Call me crazy but I’d take the X with EQ over the MM-500.
That being said, if reading the word “EQ” triggered your gag reflex, then get the MM-500.
baseball8793
Head-Fier
Can someone here compare this with the Fostex TH909? Looking for instrument separation/clarity comparisons as I know the th909 has alot more bass
DiscoSucker
New Head-Fier
Hi everyone, I’ve recently bought the MM-500 and have been using them for mixing/general listening through my MacBook Pro M1 Max headphone port and they sound great! I’ve done some research regarding suitable DAC/AMP options, including trying a friend’s iFi xDSD Gryphon, and surprisingly I noticed basically no difference from them being plugged straight into my MacBook. From what I understand the newer MacBook Pro models have particularly good built-in DAC/AMPs that equal or surpass a lot of external portable options.
So my real question is this - what rough price point would I have to reach with a DAC/AMP to discern any noticeable differences? Or is even a moderate setup with some balanced cables going to be a decent upgrade? As I only tried my friend’s Gryphon with the standard cable
So my real question is this - what rough price point would I have to reach with a DAC/AMP to discern any noticeable differences? Or is even a moderate setup with some balanced cables going to be a decent upgrade? As I only tried my friend’s Gryphon with the standard cable
MidFiMoney
500+ Head-Fier
If you're happy with them straight of the MacBook, I wouldn't buy anything specifically for them. I've listened to the MM-500 on the iBasso DX320 Max Ti, DC-Elite, Chord Mojo 2 and I can't hear much of a difference between them. If I recall correctly, Josh Valour said that the MacBook/MM-500 pairing was one of the best. I also don't hear much difference between balanced and unbalanced cables. I have the copper and silver plated Meze cables and they sound the same to me on the MM-500.Hi everyone, I’ve recently bought the MM-500 and have been using them for mixing/general listening through my MacBook Pro M1 Max headphone port and they sound great! I’ve done some research regarding suitable DAC/AMP options, including trying a friend’s iFi xDSD Gryphon, and surprisingly I noticed basically no difference from them being plugged straight into my MacBook. From what I understand the newer MacBook Pro models have particularly good built-in DAC/AMPs that equal or surpass a lot of external portable options.
So my real question is this - what rough price point would I have to reach with a DAC/AMP to discern any noticeable differences? Or is even a moderate setup with some balanced cables going to be a decent upgrade? As I only tried my friend’s Gryphon with the standard cable
DiscoSucker
New Head-Fier
Thanks for that reply! Very useful experience shared, I saw that Josh Valour review too and he did say that, I guess they really did concentrate on making these easy to run. I actually just today saw a recent video from The Headphone Show where they tested a number of high-end headphones straight off the newer MacBook Pro and the ones that came out on top were the MM-500, peaking at 99.3db!If you're happy with them straight of the MacBook, I wouldn't buy anything specifically for them. I've listened to the MM-500 on the iBasso DX320 Max Ti, DC-Elite, Chord Mojo 2 and I can't hear much of a difference between them. If I recall correctly, Josh Valour said that the MacBook/MM-500 pairing was one of the best. I also don't hear much difference between balanced and unbalanced cables. I have the copper and silver plated Meze cables and they sound the same to me on the MM-500.
The MacBook Pro tends to have a lack of gain. 99.3 dB is quite low, once you account for peaks in music that has a large dynamic range. Still, I agree the headphone out is pretty good.Thanks for that reply! Very useful experience shared, I saw that Josh Valour review too and he did say that, I guess they really did concentrate on making these easy to run. I actually just today saw a recent video from The Headphone Show where they tested a number of high-end headphones straight off the newer MacBook Pro and the ones that came out on top were the MM-500, peaking at 99.3db!
I've got a pair of MM500s in for review, and I'll include my impressions out of my MacBook Pro. So far, the imaging from them is excellent, though the treble may be a bit dull for some tastes. I find a cable upgrade to help them, but I was brought up around musical instruments, so I'm pretty sensitive to small differences. Other people may not be.
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