Meze Empyrean

Un mélange de matériaux haut de gamme, de savoir-faire exquis et de détails qui caractérisent sans équivoque Meze, Empyrean est l’un des casques magnétiques magnétiques les plus innovants au monde sur le plan technologique.

 

“Empyrean was born from passion, curiosity and innovation. As a business, we have allowed ourselves the freedom to experiment and take risks in search of the perfect sound. To generate something truly remarkable, one must dare to explore, and that’s what we did with Empyrean. We pushed and refined industry’ standards and achieved a true game changer for audiophiles.”

Antonio Meze, Lead designer and Founder Meze Audio

 

 

Empyrean is the product of two passionate companies coming together to explore what is possible beyond their individual capabilities. The result is a no-compromise headphone embodying Meze’s daring aesthetic and user-centered design approach and Rinaro’s experience in research and development within the field of planar magnetics.

 

 

 

 

 

Rinaro, a progressive audio company, has at the heart of its technology an R&D team that has been at the forefront of planar magnetic development since the 1980’s. What originally started as a state-funded initiative with a focus on innovation has now entered into a new chapter of audio progression with the opening of a cutting-edge industrial facility in Ukraine.

ARCHITECTURE OF THE ISODYNAMIC® HYBRID ARRAY DRIVER

FRAME 
Fiberglass infused ABS

RINARO ISOPLANAR® DIAPHRAGM 
Weighing only 0.16 g while 
having 4650 mm² of active area.

HYBRID MAGNET ARRAY 
Symmetrically placed on each side of the diaphragm, our neodymium magnets are specifically arranged into a Hybrid Array to create efficient Isodynamic magnetic field required for a uniform activation across the whole diaphragm surface.

HYBRID ARRAY DRIVER ADVANTAGES

 

ACCURATE REPRODUCTION 
Total harmonic distortion (THD) measures under 0.1% in the whole frequency range

 

LIGHTWEIGHT 
Reduced driver weight designed to create a headphone that offers prolonged listening sessions

 

ERGONOMIC SHAPE 
Ergonomically shaped driver structure with an increased active area

 

ULTRA-HIGH-RESOLUTION AUDIO 
Upper-frequency limit of audio reproduction is 110,000 Hz

 

ULTRA EFFICIENT 
100db@1mw/1kHz High performance without needing amplification

 

PATENT PENDING ISODYNAMIC HYBRID ARRAY DRIVER 
World's first in planar magnetic headphones

 

Over 30 years of research and development have led to the creation of the first Isodynamic Hybrid Array driver. Meze Audio have collaborated with Rinaro to create a new standard in planar magnetic audio, the resulting technology being one of the lightest and most advanced planar magnetic drivers on the market.

AUDIBLE BENEFITS OF A DUAL DRIVEN SYSTEM

 

 

ISOPLANAR® DIAPHRAGM MATERIAL 
The diaphragm is manufactured from a custom developed isotropic thermally stabilized polymer with a conductive layer. Through unique processing methods, an ultralight yet rigid diaphragm has been achieved.

 

SWITCHBACK COIL 
The switchback coil is more efficient at reproducing lower frequencies and is positioned in the upper part of the driver.

 

SPIRAL COIL 
The spiral coil is more efficient at reproducing middle-high frequencies and is positioned directly over the ear canal enabling more direct sound waves to enter the ear without any time delays.

AN ERGONOMIC APPROACH LEADS TO A NEW WAY OF THINKING

Anatomically designed ovate earcups
Anthropometric earpad design

 

To create an audiophile headphone that is powerful yet light the driver needed to maximize power output while reducing weight as much as possible.

 

 

Weight was minimized by optimizing a magnet structure around an ovoid shape that fits the ear more closely. Power output was increased through the use of a completely bespoke coil and magnet array design that optimized the active usable area of the driver within its ovoid shape.

ISOMAGNETIC® EARCUP TO EARPAD COUPLING TECHNOLOGY

 

An innovative feature is the Isomagnetic® ear cup attachment which utilizes the demagnetizing field generated by the driver to hold the ear cup in place whilst also redirecting the magnetic field back into the driver and improving driver efficiency.

 

 

Magnetic field shielding

The ferromagnetic ear pads decrease the magnetic stray field affecting the listeners head.

 

Increase in driver efficiency

Patented ferromagnetic plates channel the magnetic field back into the driver, increasing output.

 

Invisible locking system

Innovative use of the magnetic field of the drivers to fix the earcups in place.

 

STRAY FIELD REDUCTION FROM ISOMAGNETIC® PLATE COUPLING

Patented ferromagnetic plates channel the demagnetizing field back into the driver increasing efficiency by 1db or 12% and deflect 95% of stray fields away from the head.

ISODYNAMIC DRIVER MANUFACTURED BY RINARO

DESIGN DETAILS

PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION WINGS

 

 

Patented suspension wings increase the leather headrest’s contact surface area with your head and relieve uncomfortable pressure points.

LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON / ALUMINIUM SKELETON

CARBON FIBER HEADBAND

LEATHER HEADREST

SCULPTED ALUMINIUM SKELETON
CNC milling time: ˜20 hours.

High precision CNC sculpted chassis,
milled from a single piece of
solid aluminum.

 

Weight: ˜ 430 g

AIRFLOW CONTROL

CNC MILLED ALUMINUM GRILL
ensures a natural sound transparency
and is a work of art in its own right.

DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED
IN BAIA MARE, ROMANIA

HAND ASSEMBLED

We carefully hand assemble each headphone in our facilities in Baia Mare, Romania.

FULLY SERVICEABLE

 

ACCESSORIES

• Case: High-strength aluminum suitcase with foam inserts
• Two sets of earpads included: one real leather, one Alcantara
• Cable options:
- 3m OFC cable, 4pin mini XLR plugs ending with 6.3 jack
or
- 1.3m OFC cable, 4pin mini XLR plugs ending with 3.5 jack

EMPYREAN 
SPÉCIFICATIONS TECHNIQUES

Type de conducteur
Principe de fonctionnement
Couplage d'oreille
Fréquence de réponse
Impédance
SPL nominal
SPL maximum
Distorsion Harmonique Totale (THD)
Poids

Tableau hybride isodynamique de Rinaro
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Circumaural
4 - 110 000 Hz
31,6 O
100 dB (1 mW / 1kHz)
> 130 dB
<0,1%
G 430 g
SPÉCIFICATIONS DU PILOTE MZ3
PHYSIQUE
Forme géométrique
Taille
Poids
Enveloppe

DIAPHRAGME
Type
Zone active
Poids
Masse acoustique
Limite de fréquence inférieure
Limite de fréquence supérieure

RÉSEAU D'AIMANTS
Type
Taille
Flux magnétique

Forme ovoïde
102 mm x 73 mm
82 g
ABS infusé de fibre de verre

Rinaro ISOPLANAR®
4650 mm²
0,16 g
10,7 kg / m4
4 Hz
110.000 Hz

Isodynamique
75 mm x 49 mm
0,35 T