* Full disclosure, my Auditor is currently on sale, therefore one may understandably be led to think my reference to it is purely out of vested interest. However, I hope this review will offer an honest representation of my graduation experience from one generation to the other, while acknowledging the positive traits of an amplifier that has long remained under the shadow of its newer siblings. ** A version of this article is presented in Greek at Audiohub.gr After my successful coexistence with the excellent Auditor from the German company SPL...

The background Meze Audio is a Romanian company that has long been well-known in the Head-Fi circles through its affordable and widely used on-ear closed headphones 99 Classics and their variants, which were later followed by the equally accessible 11 Neo and 12 Classics IEMs. In recent years, Meze has shaken the waters with their €3,000 open-backed orthodynamic Empyrean, followed by their €1000 hybrid IEM Rai Penta. As these lines were being written, Meze also introduced their entry-level Rai Solo, which is a more accessible version of this new IEM...