Meze Headphones Review and Giveaway (No, Really, You’ll Want to Enter!)

I’m a fan of Meze Headphones, indeed a very big fan ever since Antonio Meze contacted us two-and-a-half years ago asking if we’d like to test his new line of high-quality and high-design headphones. Antonio has sent me four different sets now, and each one has been a winner, but the most recent are my favorite.

The 66 Classics are an on-the-ear headphone, which means they don’t quite have the same sound-isolating quality of the over-the-ear 88s, but they have two major plusses over ANY earbuds: their drivers are large, and you can actually feel the air they push against your ears. That sensation, when the bass is pumping and there’s a noticeable ripple of pressure accompanying the sound, tells you you’re wearing the real deal. I can’t explain what all the tech specs mean, but I do know that larger drivers are better, and that these sound great.

-Frequency response: 16Hz – 24KHz
-Sensitivity:109+/-3dB at 1KHz,1mW.
-Impedance:30 Ohm
-R&L balance:<3dB(50Hz-6KHz,1mW)
-detachable cable
-Plug:3.5mm gold plated
-Wood grain and pattern varies

I’ve owned some nice Grado’s, and worn some excellent Bowers & Wilkins, two brands that I feel bracket the good to great range of headphones. A mid-range set of Grados will cost around $200. And the B&Ws upwards of $400. I think these Meze 66 Classics are better than the Grados, and come pretty close to the B&Ws, and they only cost $149. Oh, and they fold up for portability, which neither of the others do.

And the best thing is that Antonio wants us to give away a set! So if you’d like a nice pair of headphones just in time for the holidays, enter in the form below, and cross your fingers. Or just go ahead and pick yourself up a set now!

Link to the form if you can’t see it here.

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Ken Denmead

Ken is a husband and father from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he works as civil engineer. He became the Publisher of GeekDad in 2007, and the owner in 2010. He also wrote the NYT bestselling GeekDad series of project books for parents and kids to share.