Audeze MM-500 Open-Back Planar Magnetic Headphones

VSG · Jul 18, 2024

The Audeze MM-500 is a debuting entry from a new product line of open-back planar magnetic headphones designed with the working professional in mind. Developed in collaboration with renowned mixing artist Manny Marroquin, the MM-500 offers highly detailed and accurate playback paired with excellent build quality too.

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Scrizz · Jul 19, 2024

Thanks for the review. I enjoy the build quality of Audeze and Focal. :toast:

Onasi · Jul 19, 2024

Not bad. And I see that Audeze finally figured out the whole “headphone with a reasonable weight” thing.

theglaze · Jul 19, 2024

Clamping force on my MM-100 is diminishing over time and usage. Or my thick skull is getting thicker :ohwell:

Onasi · Jul 19, 2024

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mechtech · Jul 19, 2024

Onasi said:
Not bad. And I see that Audeze finally figured out the whole “headphone with a reasonable weight” thing.

Almost 500g, I thought that was on the heavy side!!

Nice to see something made on this side of the globe though.

As for the clamp force, I've been slowly stretching out my Senn HD6xx now for 6 months on progressively larger boxes. Hopefully in another 2 months they will be ready for use lol

unwind-protect · Jul 19, 2024

My LCD-XC is so heavy I feel it is like one of those weighted blankets for better sleep.

If I wear it on the beach it changes the tides.

SOAREVERSOR · Jul 20, 2024

1500 isn't that "expensive" for Audeze and it's a great company. Though small soundstage is odd for open backed cans.

Onasi said:
Not bad. And I see that Audeze finally figured out the whole “headphone with a reasonable weight” thing.

Agreed.

mechtech said:
Almost 500g, I thought that was on the heavy side!!

Nice to see something made on this side of the globe though.

As for the clamp force, I've been slowly stretching out my Senn HD6xx now for 6 months on progressively larger boxes. Hopefully in another 2 months they will be ready for use lol

I actually sold off ALL my CiFi stuff recently. I'm out of that. It's fun to try. It's a great deal. But the build quality and the rest doesn't stack up.

System Name	:)
Processor	Intel 13700k
Motherboard	Gigabyte z790 UD AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	64GB GSKILL DDR5
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC
Storage	960GB Optane 905P U.2 SSD + 4TB PCIe4 U.2 SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DW 175Hz QD-OLED + Nixeus 27" IPS 1440p 144Hz
Case	Fractal Design Torrent
Audio Device(s)	MOTU M4 - JBL 305P MKII w/2x JL Audio 10 Sealed --- X-Fi Titanium HD - Presonus Eris E5 - JBL 4412
Power Supply	Silverstone 1000W
Mouse	Roccat Kain 122 AIMO
Keyboard	KBD67 Lite / Mammoth75
VR HMD	Reverb G2 V2
Software	Win 11 Pro

System Name	The Workhorse
Processor	AMD Ryzen R9 5900X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus B550 Pro
Cooling	CPU - Noctua NH-D15S Case - 3 Noctua NF-A14 PWM at the bottom, 2 Fractal Design 180mm at the front
Memory	GSkill Trident Z 3200CL14
Video Card(s)	NVidia GTX 1070 MSI QuickSilver
Storage	Adata SX8200Pro
Display(s)	LG 32GK850G
Case	Fractal Design Torrent (Solid)
Audio Device(s)	FiiO E-10K DAC/Amp, Samson Meteorite USB Microphone
Power Supply	Corsair RMx850 (2018)
Mouse	Razer Viper (Original) on a X-Raypad Equate Plus V2
Keyboard	Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid TKL keyboard (Cherry MX Black)
Software	Windows 11 Pro (23H2)

System Name	The Workhorse
Processor	AMD Ryzen R9 5900X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus B550 Pro
Cooling	CPU - Noctua NH-D15S Case - 3 Noctua NF-A14 PWM at the bottom, 2 Fractal Design 180mm at the front
Memory	GSkill Trident Z 3200CL14
Video Card(s)	NVidia GTX 1070 MSI QuickSilver
Storage	Adata SX8200Pro
Display(s)	LG 32GK850G
Case	Fractal Design Torrent (Solid)
Audio Device(s)	FiiO E-10K DAC/Amp, Samson Meteorite USB Microphone
Power Supply	Corsair RMx850 (2018)
Mouse	Razer Viper (Original) on a X-Raypad Equate Plus V2
Keyboard	Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid TKL keyboard (Cherry MX Black)
Software	Windows 11 Pro (23H2)

Processor	Ryzen 5700x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aero G R1.1 BiosF5g
Cooling	Noctua NH-C12P SE14 w/ NF-A15 HS-PWM Fan 1500rpm
Memory	Micron DDR4-3200 2x32GB D.S. D.R. (CT2K32G4DFD832A)
Video Card(s)	AMD RX 6800 - Asus Tuf
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB & 2TB & 4TB Corsair MP600 Pro LPX
Display(s)	LG 27UL550-W (27" 4k)
Case	Be Quiet Pure Base 600 (no window)
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220-VB
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex V Gold Pro 850W ATX Ver2.52
Mouse	Mionix Naos Pro
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe with browns
Software	W10 22H2 Pro x64

Audeze MM-500 Open-Back Planar Magnetic Headphones

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