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MM-100
The MM-100 are Audeze's most affordable open-back planar magnetic studio headphones, developed with mix engineer Manny Marroquin, suited to home studios, musicians and students.
- Type
- Over-ear
- Noise cancelling
- No
- Battery
- –
- With case
- –
- Best codec
- Wired
- Weight
- 475 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree the MM-100 is solidly built and easy to power. Headfonia found it transparent, fast and musical, and excellent value with a good source; Headfonics praised its speed but heard a veiled lower treble; SoundGuys found the mid-focused tuning disappointing for most listeners. Headfonics and SoundGuys found the clamp firm or the headphones heavy.
From headfonia.com, headfonics.com and soundguys.com
Specifications
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- Type
- Over-ear
- Noise cancelling
- No
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- Back
- Open
- Impedance
- 18 ohms
- Bluetooth codecs
- None (wired)
- Drivers
- 90 mm planar magnetic; Fluxor magnet array; neodymium N50 magnets; Fazor waveguides; ultra-thin Uniforce diaphragm; 20 Hz – 25 kHz; sensitivity 98 dB/1 mW (at drum reference point); maximum SPL over 120 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
Battery
- Listening time (maker's claim)
- No battery (wired)
Design
- Weight
- 475 g
- Headphone cable
- Yes
- Fit and ear tips
- Over-ear, open-back; gel-filled ear pads; adjustable suspension strap; spring steel headband; magnesium yokes and grilles
- Works with
- 2.5 m braided single-ended cable, connecting to either ear cup, with a 6.3 mm (1/4") TRS plug and a 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter; Audeze's spec page gives the headphone end as both 3.5 mm TRS and TRRS
- In the box
- MM-100 headphones, braided headphone cable, soft storage bag, 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter, certificate of authenticity and warranty cards
Pros and cons
Pros
- 90 mm planar magnetic drivers with Fluxor magnets and Fazor waveguides
- 18-ohm impedance and 98 dB/mW sensitivity are easy to drive
- Single-sided cable plugs into either ear cup
Cons
- Narrower 20 Hz to 25 kHz frequency response than the MM-500
- Heavy at 475 g
- Open back leaks sound and lets outside noise in
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Noise cancelling | Battery | With case | Best codec | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over-ear | No | – | – | Wired | 455 g | Dec 2023 | |
| Over-ear | No | – | – | Wired | 419.6 g | May 2023 | |
| Over-ear | No | – | – | Wired | 440 g | May 2023 |
Sources
- audeze.com/products/mm-100
- audioxpress.com/news/audeze-releases-mm-100-professional-studio-headphones
- headphones.com/blogs/announcements/audeze-announces-new-mm-100-professional-hea…
Photo: cdn.shopify.com
- MM-100, front view with cable on the right of the photograph: audeze.com/cdn/shop/products/Gallery2.png
- MM-100, front view with cable on the left of the photograph: audeze.com/cdn/shop/products/Gallery3.png
- MM-100, side view: audeze.com/cdn/shop/products/Gallery1.png
