It's a Melgeek cable, weave looks almost identical to Meze audio cables. The SZRico quick connector is not as good as LEMO, but overall the quality is pretty good for a custom USB-C cable. Quite like the WA7 (3rd gen, Mullard tubes) with the Atrium, just all around pleasant. It's the one setup...

Resin stabilized maple from the last summer drop. One of the first gunmetal sets.

Working from home.

Current build: Mekanisk Fjell, DZ60, Gateron Oil Kings, AEBoards Staebies, SA Mizu, MelGeek cable and lots of foam.

I can't get over the fact that none of the reviewers so far have mentioned that the Empyrean II uses the same drivers as the original Empyrean. It very much changes the value proposition for anyone looking to upgrade. Wonder how close one could get with Duo Pads and some EQing. Perhaps the new...

Looks like Meze have corrected the product page, and the Empyrean 2 uses the same MZ3 drivers from the original Empyrean after all.

Nope, the Meze website for the Empyrean 2 says that it uses the MZ3SE driver now. Pictures of the drivers do look like MZ3 though. Who knows...

Seems strange that the Elite prices have not been adjusted down with the release of the Empyrean 2, considering that they both use the same MZ3SE drivers. Aside from tuning there is very little differentiation now. Is there maybe an Elite 2 about to be released with completely new drivers?

If it really uses the MZ3SE driver as shown on the Meze website, that would be the same as the Elite. Quite an upgrade over the original Empyrean.

Available early from headphone.shop as well, with full spec sheet: https://headphone.shop/product/meze-empyrean-ii/ Looks like the Lower Frequency Limit went from 4 Hz to 8 Hz, otherwise mostly identical. And they still call the driver MZ3. The MZ3SE from the Elite goes down to 3 Hz.