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Audeze Releases New MM-100 Professional Studio Headphones with Manny Marroquin

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Audeze, the leading audio technology brand and premium headphone manufacturer, today announces their newest headphone made in collaboration with 17-time Grammy-winning engineer/producer Manny Marroquin. The MM-100 features Audeze's latest planar magnetic driver design, and a new lightweight chassis to bring unprecedented levels of quality and reliability to a wide range of audio professionals and enthusiasts. Audeze's MM-100 is assembled in the U.S.A. and will retail for $399, with first shipments expected in May.

The MM-100 is based on the highly successful MM-500, which has earned praise from acclaimed recording professionals since its debut at NAMM 2022. The MM-100 carries forward the highly regarded tuning from Audeze's 90 mm planar magnetic drivers. These efficient, low-impedance drivers make the MM-100 easy to drive from any console, interface, or laptop. The newly-designed chassis features premium materials ensuring comfort over long sessions.



Audeze MM-100 Key Features:
  • Industry-tested and refined by top recording artists at would-famous Larrabee Studios in Hollywood
  • Carefully tuned for accuracy across the audible frequency spectrum to deliver consistent results professionals can rely on
  • Audeze's Uniforce diaphragms, Fazor waveguides and Fluxor Magnets provide great clarity with class-leading low distortion, and high efficiency to excel with a wide range of audio equipment and techniques
  • Lightweight, premium chassis with magnesium/aluminium housing, gel-filled leather earpads, suspension strap, and spring-steel headband for long-term durability and comfort; folds flat for storage or travel

"I'm so excited to make studio-quality sound available to a broader audience," stated Manny Marroquin. "Everyone working in audio needs a headphone they can rely on, inside or outside the studio," he added. "The goal of the MM-100 is to set a new standard in headphone performance for a wide range of users," stated Audeze CEO Sankar Thiagasamudram. "We worked with Manny to ensure that our professional products work optimally in the most demanding situations," he added.

MM-100 Specifications:
  • Style: Over-ear (circumaural), open-back
  • Transducer Type: Planar Magnetic
  • Transducer Size: 90 mm
  • Diaphragm Type: Ultra-Thin Uniforce
  • Magnetic Structure: Fluxor Magnet Array
  • Magnet Type: Neodymium N50
  • Phase Management: Fazor
  • Maximum SPL: >120dB
  • THD: <0.1% @ 100 dB SPL, 1kHz
  • Sensitivity: 98 dB/mW (at Drum Reference Point)
  • Impedance: 18 ohms
  • Max power handling: 5 W RMS
  • Min recommended power: >100 mW
  • Recommended power level: >250 mW
  • Earpads: Gel-filled Leather
  • Weight: TBD

For more information on the Audeze MM-100, visit the website at www.audeze.com.

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@VSG will you be reviewing these to see if they can beat the king of Hifiman Edition XS at $499?
 

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@VSG will you be reviewing these to see if they can beat the king of Hifiman Edition XS at $499?
If Audeze can send one for review, sure. They've been having issues making enough of their recent two releases (MM-500 and Maxwell) to get review samples out my way.
 

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The specs are on their site:
https://www.audeze.com/en-eu/products/mm-100
https://www.audeze.com/en-eu/products/mm-500

MM-500
Specifications
StyleOver-ear, open-back
Transducer typePlanar Magnetic
Magnetic structureFluxor™ magnet array
Phase managementFazor™
Magnet typeNeodymium N50
Diaphragm typeUltra-Thin Uniforce™
Transducer size90 mm
Maximum SPL>130dB
Frequency response5Hz - 50kHz
THD<0.1% @ 100 dB SPL, 1kHz
Sensitivity100 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point)
Impedance18 ohms
Max power handling5W RMS
Min recommended power>100mW
Recommended power level>250mW
Weight495g

MM-100
Specifications
StyleOver-ear, open-back
Transducer typePlanar Magnetic
Magnetic structureFluxor™ magnet array
Phase managementFazor™
Magnet typeNeodymium N50
Diaphragm typeUltra-Thin Uniforce™
Transducer size90 mm
Maximum SPL>120dB
Frequency response20Hz - 25kHz
THD<0.1% @ 100 dB SPL, 1kHz
Sensitivity98 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point)
Impedance18 ohms
Max power handling5W RMS
Min recommended power>100mW
Recommended power level>250mW
WeightTBD

Edit:
I'm sure MM-500 sounds better than MM-100 considering the price.
FR is different, cable is different, headband looks different in the pictures.
 
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The specs are on their site:
https://www.audeze.com/en-eu/products/mm-100
https://www.audeze.com/en-eu/products/mm-500

MM-500
Specifications
StyleOver-ear, open-back
Transducer typePlanar Magnetic
Magnetic structureFluxor™ magnet array
Phase managementFazor™
Magnet typeNeodymium N50
Diaphragm typeUltra-Thin Uniforce™
Transducer size90 mm
Maximum SPL>130dB
Frequency response5Hz - 50kHz
THD<0.1% @ 100 dB SPL, 1kHz
Sensitivity100 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point)
Impedance18 ohms
Max power handling5W RMS
Min recommended power>100mW
Recommended power level>250mW
Weight495g

MM-100
Specifications
StyleOver-ear, open-back
Transducer typePlanar Magnetic
Magnetic structureFluxor™ magnet array
Phase managementFazor™
Magnet typeNeodymium N50
Diaphragm typeUltra-Thin Uniforce™
Transducer size90 mm
Maximum SPL>120dB
Frequency response20Hz - 25kHz
THD<0.1% @ 100 dB SPL, 1kHz
Sensitivity98 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point)
Impedance18 ohms
Max power handling5W RMS
Min recommended power>100mW
Recommended power level>250mW
WeightTBD

Edit:
I'm sure MM-500 sounds better than MM-100 considering the price.
FR is different, cable is different, headband looks different in the pictures.

Specs doesn't tells the whole story, for example this is LCD-5

StyleOver-ear, open-back
Transducer typePlanar Magnetic
Magnetic structureFluxor™ magnet array
Phase managementFazor™
Magnet typeNeodymium N50
Diaphragm typeNano-Scale Parallel Uniforce™
Transducer size90 mm
Maximum SPL>130dB
Frequency response5Hz - 50kHz
THD<0.1% @ 100 dB SPL
Sensitivity90 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point)
Impedance14 ohms
Max power handling5W RMS
Min recommended power> 100mW
Recommended power level>500mW
Blazingly low weight420g

And the price difference is huge in comparison with MM-500
 

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Yes, I know the specs don't help much.
In my first reply I was trying to make a joke, unsuccessful apparently. There's a wink after my answer.
I guess you'll have to wait for reviews.
 
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Yes, I know the specs don't help much.
In my first reply I was trying to make a joke, unsuccessful apparently. There's a wink after my answer.
I guess you'll have to wait for reviews.

Sorry for not being as funny as Jim Carrey, but anyways here's your wink

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