Audeze MM-500 vs Dan Clark Audio EXPANSE

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MM-500 compared with EXPANSE

	AudezeMM-500	Dan Clark AudioEXPANSE
Overview
Released
Released	June 2022	September 2022
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	90 mm	–
Back
Back	Open	Open
Impedance
Impedance	18 ohms	26 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	90 mm planar magnetic; Fluxor magnet array; neodymium N50 magnets; Fazor waveguides; ultra-thin Uniforce diaphragm; 5 Hz – 50 kHz; sensitivity 100 dB/1 mW (at drum reference point); maximum SPL over 130 dB; THD < 0.1% at 100 dB SPL, 1 kHz; max power handling 5 W RMS; minimum power over 100 mW, recommended over 250 mW	76 × 51 mm single-ended 4th-generation v-Planar planar magnetic; Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS); ~90 dB/mW; THD < 0.03% 20 Hz – 20 kHz (ref. 1 kHz at 94 dB), < 0.1% ref 80 dB white noise; driver matching 0.25 dB weighted 20 Hz – 10 kHz
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	495 g	418 g (better)
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Over-ear, open-back; extra-plush leather ear pads; adjustable spring steel headband; machined aluminium structure	Over-ear, open-back; synthetic suede and protein-leather ear pads; self-adjusting suspended leather strap on a nickel-titanium headband; carbon fibre baffle; aluminium and titanium frame; folding gimbals
Works with
Works with	Braided cable; 6.3 mm (1/4") to 3.5 mm adapter	Detachable VIVO cable, chosen at purchase - 2 m or 3 m with 6.35 mm or XLR plug, or 1.1 m or 2 m with 2.5 mm, 4.4 mm or 3.5 mm plug
Colours
Colours	–	Black with blue stitching
In the box
In the box	MM-500 headphones, braided cable, standard travel case, 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter, certificate of authenticity and warranty cards	EXPANSE headphones, carrying case, VIVO cable, certificate of authenticity, manual