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POET
The POET are Meze's compact open-back planar magnetic headphones, using Rinaro's MZ6 driver with the Elite's Parus diaphragm in a magnesium chassis, for home listening.
- Type
- Over-ear
- Noise cancelling
- No
- Battery
- –
- With case
- –
- Best codec
- Wired
- Weight
- 405 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree the sound is smooth, balanced and detailed, and praise the build and long-session comfort. Both regret that no balanced cable comes in the box; Headfonics found the soundstage slightly restricted, and T3 warns the fit may not suit smaller heads.
From headfonics.com and t3.com
Specifications
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- Type
- Over-ear
- Noise cancelling
- No
- Back
- Open
- Impedance
- 55 ohms
- Bluetooth codecs
- None (wired)
- Drivers
- Rinaro Isodynamic Hybrid Array MZ6 planar magnetic, ovoid, 92 × 63 mm; Rinaro Parus diaphragm (0.06 g, 3,507 mm² active area) with switchback and spiral voice coils; 0.3 T hybrid magnet array; Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System; driver weight 73 g; 4 Hz – 96 kHz; 101 dB SPL/mW at 1 kHz; THD < 0.05%; maximum SPL > 130 dB; acoustic mass 6.5 kg/m⁴
Battery
- Listening time (maker's claim)
- No battery (wired)
Design
- Weight
- 405 g
- Headphone cable
- Yes
- Fit and ear tips
- Circumaural, open-back; detachable magnetic ear pads; suede leather headrest on a titanium alloy headband; magnesium chassis with steel grille
- Works with
- Dual 3.5 mm TS inputs; 2.5 m hand-braided Furukawa PCUHD copper cable with 6.3 mm jack
- In the box
- Headphones, 2.5 m copper cable with 6.3 mm jack, PU leather cable pouch, ABS suitcase with foam inserts
Pros and cons
Pros
- Low distortion (THD under 0.05%) and a 4 Hz to 96 kHz range
- 101 dB/mW sensitivity is easy to drive for a planar
- Magnetic ear pads and a hand-braided copper cable
Cons
- Heavy at 405 g
- Only one cable, with a 6.3 mm plug
- 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 | 207 g | Jan 2025 | |
| Over-ear | No | – | – | Wired | 237 g | Feb 2025 | |
| Over-ear | No | – | – | Wired | 237 g | Apr 2025 |
Sources
- mezeaudio.com/products/poet
- mezeaudio.com/pages/poet
- hifitrends.com/2025/02/20/meze-audio-introduces-poet-compact-planar-magnetic-he…
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- Meze POET, side view (official product gallery): Meze Audio
- Meze POET, rear view (official product gallery): Meze Audio
- Meze POET, AMTS driver detail (official product gallery): Meze Audio
- Meze POET, earcup grille macro (official media kit): Meze Audio
- Meze POET, headband leather and embossed name (official media kit): Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, worn by a seated man using a handheld device: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, worn by a seated woman in a cream sweater: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphone housing manufacturing scene: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphone housing, headband, driver and earpad components laid out on a white surface: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, paired earcup grilles in a studio detail photograph: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, side profile in a studio photograph: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, earcup front profile in a studio detail photograph: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, earcup and earpad in an angled studio photograph: Meze Audio
- Meze POET headphones against their case on a reflective table, close framing: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, copper yoke and earcup joint close-up: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, copper grille and silver housing edge macro: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, headband height adjuster close-up: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, embossed name on leather headband close-up: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, earcup grille and copper yoke joint detail, close framing: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, leather headband and copper adjustment rod detail: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, earcup housing and ear cushion close-up: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, connected braided cable and earcup detail: Meze Audio
- Meze POET headphones, case and audio player on a table, close framing: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, earcup yoke and copper joint frontal macro: Meze Audio
- Meze POET headphones resting at an angle in a studio photograph: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, earcup grille and copper yoke joint detail: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, height adjuster and earcup shoulder detail: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, copper headband rod and yoke mechanism detail: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, leather headband and embossed name, wider detail: Meze Audio
- Meze POET, grille, housing and ear cushion macro: Meze Audio
- Meze POET headphones with connected braided cable in a studio photograph: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones inside an open carrying case: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones visible inside a partly closed carrying case, three-quarter view: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones visible inside a partly closed carrying case, front view: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones and connected cable on a studio surface: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones beside a stand on a wooden table, wide scene: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones beside a stand on a wooden table, closer view: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones beside a carrying case on a wooden table, overhead view: Meze Audio
- Meze POET headphones, case and audio player on a table by curtains: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones resting on a carrying case beside curtains: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones and case on a wooden table beside curtains, wide scene: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones on a wooden table beside curtains: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones visible in a partly open case on a wooden table: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones inside an open case on a wooden table, close view: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones hanging on a stand beside a wood slice, wide scene: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones hanging on a stand near a plant: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones hanging on a stand on a marble-topped cabinet: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones resting beside an audio player on a marble surface: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, earcup grille detail on a marble surface: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, side yoke and earcup detail on a marble surface: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headband attachment and earcup detail on a marble surface: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones on a stand on a round table beside a chair: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones on a stand on a dark cabinet, wide scene: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones on a stand beside an audio player on a dark cabinet: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones on a stand on a dark cabinet, three-quarter view: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones on a stand beside an audio player in a dark interior: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones resting on a dark reflective table: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones beside a carrying case on a dark reflective table: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones resting beside an upright case in a dark interior: Meze Audio
- Meze POET headphones against their case on a reflective table, wider scene: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones on a green table in a living room: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones on a green table in a living room, wide vertical scene: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones worn by a seated woman indoors: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones worn by a woman indoors beside a mirror: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet, headphones worn by a woman indoors, closer portrait: Meze Audio
- Meze Poet headphones worn in the maker-supplied seated portrait: Meze Audio
