Meze actually sent me Empyreans.

[@laviris]

"Yes mum, i need them to study"

[@marco7030]

"Mom the teacher on zoom wont hear me without them...ill take them in black"

[@lnwjump]

Bruh relatable

[@AJ16ZMango]

same reason i asked my parents for an rtx 2060 except i actaully fooled them

[@jakecartereditz9318]

@@AJ16ZMango lmao 2060 yikes

[@laviris]

@@AJ16ZMango damn

[@TheoHiggins]

Meze is singlehandedly doing more PR for Romania than its entire tourism board.

[@cangilll]

LMAOO

[@infernox1099]

What I know about romania: 1. It's called romania 2. The flag is basically identical to chad's 3. Meze is doing solid work there

[@forotheman]

@@infernox1099 chad's identical to romania, they stole it

[@sephrosemary]

As a proud romanian, I love them

[@JunohProductions]

@@infernox1099 Resident Evil 8 seems to take place in Romania.

[@SG-bp4lg]

The fact that Meze ACTUALLY SAW your previous video as opposed to just sending these out to anyone who discusses headphones on the internet is something special.

[@Lambda_Ovine]

Yeah, and it wasn't about Meze specifically, it was just a showcase of Dank's (then) most beautiful headphones.

[@no-man_baugh]

Reminds me of the good ole days when Meze did just sent their cans out to anyone vaguely shaped like a reviewer and also were accused of having their products manufactured by a Chinese oem I ain't saying that's what they're doing now, current year Meze seem pretty legit. But that was just them from the before-times

[@selfloathinggameing]

Cant wait for the Aftershow where he 1grits these

[@suppersdinner119]

Next up the Sennheiser Orpheus?

[@sammyguy9910]

he is the chosen one, holy and righteous, and ever pure.

[@elmomertens]

Romanian viewers when dank mentions meze: oh yeah I'm so proud Me, a Korean, when dank mentions samsung: oh no not the *b e a n s*

[@nyxobs7198]

le beans are elite

[@davidtm420]

why did i read that EXACTLY in his voice lmao

[@aagp2]

@@davidtm420 same here lmao

[@deykuzor]

As a Korean, I absolutely feel that too.

[@sentinelprimegaming1465]

@@deykuzor not da B E A N S (Not Korean)

[@semukoMAI]

The funny Australian sound wizard has come to review airbending technology again

[@hoodiekid8439]

Gold

[@CantankerousDave]

With his faithful familiar, Frank.

[@waynecroalka]

And his loyal golem, 1 grit.

[@RyanBoddy1]

This is amazing

[@BannanaOverlord]

And his trusty steed, pkcell.

[@bloxxer420]

"is that your suitcase?" "no, its my 3 thousand dollar meze empyrean headphones flight case."

[@mitchellsheridan5252]

Now that’s a flex.

[@whollymindless]

The only bad news is that it SCREAMS it on the side of the case. No stealth.

[@karelsticka9137]

@@whollymindless Package should come with a potato sack to hide the suitcase in for general travel. "yo king what's that rectangle thing in your sack?" "eh, romanian po-tay-toes?"

[@titanspirit7238]

Checking into coach on a cheap airline...

[@Maximum_777]

@@mitchellsheridan5252 dude even the Meze 99 Classics case is a flex, and that thing, just next level.

[@ManLink]

Meze, being the Chads they are, just sent a beautiful set of cans to a man who screams about nuggets

[@username-yr8qc]

NO, NOT CHAD, NOT CIAAHSHSHSHSSHSHSH (romania and chad have similar flags)(joke)

[@achidupite3616]

Idk if that joke was intentional lmaooo

[@wallyabaya]

CHADE )PENOCMEogm gfdbwuot si itsn a wthe same )pflahg WOW TORDNIAJNBOAU _KM AHIID MTHAC EMNTHE UCGSAME VFK

[@kentuckycryptid]

I feel like there's a joke here.

[@ManLink]

@@username-yr8qc I ACTUALLY DIDNT KNOW LOL! Funny how that works out

[@confusioned2249]

"Every time i bring up romania, all the romanians in the comment section go "ooo that's us"" Well i mean, you're not wrong

[@itsTyrion]

That’s NOTHING compared to mentioning Germany

[@flumpledorf]

Murica! HELL YEAH!!!!!!!

[@LilDefuseKit]

@@itsTyrion you ever seen Brazilians in youtube comment sections?

[@33screamingfrogs34]

@@LilDefuseKit can't forget "🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 turkey numbar one!!"

[@psyc3561]

Bruh try mentioning Indians.

[@Croatilillious]

OOOOHH MAATE ITS TIME TO LOOK AT A GREEN IPAD FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES IM EXCITED!!!

[@flmana3304]

IKR ITS MY FAV PART

[@lizardofoz8289]

What about frank?

[@repa1redbr1ckx83]

Dank: *Loves MEZE* Grados: ‘Ye nah ye nah ye nah ye nah’

[@taylorbrown7426]

you know its a turning point for all of life when dankpods throws something around the ears and compares it to the Sennheiser and the Sennheiser sounds as crunchy as uncooked noodles

[@michaelnajoan5104]

honestly, I almost barf listening to the bass of the Empyreans, and I'm listening through a $3 dirty bud (yes, *a* , I only have the right one that for some reason plays the sounds on the left side)

[@depressedfalconsfan2338]

@@michaelnajoan5104 bro you can’t compare if you listening through a dirty bud

[@michaelnajoan5104]

​@@depressedfalconsfan2338 that's the whole point of my comment, even I can tell the big difference

[@sinenomine8101]

I audibly gasped when I heard it

[@hotmojoe2483]

when I heard the Meze’s i was listening on my speakers for the first time in a Dank vid, so I immediately came over to my phone (how i normally watch) and I was still shocked at how much better they are

[@CherryDKaya]

For 5k, the headphones better clone the musicians Im listening to and make them play in my room

[@siccoblue2112]

yes thats kinda the whole point mate

[@KariIzumi1]

Amen!

[@Cockalicious]

@@siccoblue2112 that's not the point

[@TriggoViggo]

which is what they do

[@cowhydrodynamics]

@@Cockalicious he means it is meant to sound like that.

[@ZONEofTECH]

Proud Romanian here 😅

[@frogman3738]

That be a check mark

[@toadtoddler]

@@frogman3738 ayo nice pfp

[@frogman3738]

@@toadtoddler am feog. You have a better pfp tho dawg

[@toadtoddler]

@@frogman3738 you know, i have that pfp too used in my steam xd

[@toadtoddler]

@@frogman3738 we are both frogs

[@Azeria]

You know a product is on another level when every angle looks like a work of art!

[@Azeria]

*that level is “I can never afford them”

[@Chirrpy]

oi first

[@TheSpannerJNR]

@@Azeria Same I'm saving for the Samson sr850's 🤣😂

[@rylinyt]

wiw a verified youtuber 3 replys and only 19 likes, hmm

[@skurd721]

they look great on a stand and stuff but they make your head look like a science experiment when you wear them

[@necro_nova]

Dankpods raving about a set of cans is like Lockpicking Lawyer taking longer than 30 seconds to open your lock. At that point, you know you've succeeded.

[@felipearias5622]

That man could probably break into Fort Knox

[@DJ_Kuroto]

What a world we live in where we get these eccentric personalities to talk about obscure high-end tech to us, and give a rating purely by virtue of their context.

[@lunawatanabe5311]

Was just watching LPL's videos and then saw this pop up in my recommended, thought I'd watch it. And then there's this comment, lmao.

[@DJ_Kuroto]

It's the birth of a new subgenre, I tell you.

[@genesisgaming3756]

yes. i think everyone who watches this guy also watches LPL. also, I think like 90% of us don't actually know what either of them are talking about. its just: "I like your funny words, magic man"

[@iqcq2063]

You know he was a teacher when he uses gifs at every opportunity

[@whollymindless]

I want to cry "Shill!", but I've watched enough to know that if a 3k$ set of cans walked in and struggled, he'd call it out. Congrats to Meze for making a work of art that works.

[@jordananderson2728]

I know the FEoaS aren't the most accurate thing in the world, but... the Empyreans made the Six Hundos sound tinny and cold, and that shocked me more than anything.

[@joshk.]

@@jordananderson2728 had the exact same thought. the hd600s sounded almost bad in comparison. i’m lowkey pissed i watched this video because now i want a pair of 5k headphones

[@SupahDoesTech]

@@joshk. i just got the 58x's. Yesterday. Time to save up! They're only 3 grand in American dollars!

[@app0the]

@@joshk. I was not watching but rather listening to the video, and when the comparison time came in and the Meze's started playing I thought for a second "wait, is he giving us a direct line capture of the tune as a reference, or do they really sound this way?"

[@bcc5701]

@@SupahDoesTech which if they’re holding up to what he says that’s a bargain for the ohms and responsiveness

[@Rid13y]

I’m not an audiophile, I’m not even interested in this hobby, but this guy is just so damn likable I can’t not watch these videos. Keep up the good work!

[@5ki]

im pretty sure thats 90% of his audience. yes, including me

[@D3m0manTF2]

Atleast youre not the other phile. The PDF file. :GWbruhTrolled:

[@Jhitch19]

I think most of his audience own one pair of reasonably decent headphones and then let him have fun with the rest, it doesn't take much to enjoy music, but it can take a lot if you want it to.

[@LyK0sa]

Give it time.

[@wynkss]

He also provides reviews on quality headphones that are cheap

[@tyyahraus925]

3:30 no lie I deadass thought he said “over 400 GRAND” I just about had a heart attack

[@Bucktard8]

same

[@reel2real5]

I audibly gasped at that part cause I thought the same

[@drawapretzel6003]

like that fucking southpark episode "oh, GRAMS!"

[@oddprimemusic]

I mean, they're 3 grand, which is still REALLY expensive for headphones..

[@osamabeanladen734]

Same

[@2miligrams]

i love listening to this guy enthusiastically talk about something he loves

[@redexxx]

*typing intensifies* WOOOOOHHHHH ITS US ROMANIANS LOOK AT THOSE HEADPHONES OMG I'D HAVE TO SELL A FUCKING KIDNEY TO BUY THEM IM SO PROUD OF ROMANIA

[@forotheman]

IM ALSO VERY PROUD OF ROMANIA AND BEING A ROMANIAN WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 🇷🇴

[@ColonelPenguin]

YEAHHH WOOO

[@tusk_]

cine are nevoie de rinichi?

[@forotheman]

@@tusk_ mama are 3, pot sa iau unu de la ea si il pun in locu lu ala vandut

[@ThunderbolttheFox]

Then sell one :3

[@wofi784]

Next month: “Sennheiser actually sent me HE 1”

[@Bayofthe91st]

Maybe as a farewell gift for one of their loyal user, RIP Senny consumer division :(

[@markifi]

"Hifiman actually sent me HE6SE-s"

[@minhk1206]

man he hearted it so it might actually happen

[@varunnarain50]

@@Bayofthe91st from what I've gathered they still want to make high end audiophile gear, just not the super cheap consumer stuff they were also making. I don't think any Sennheiser products will change at all, though I do think Sennheiser will start to make more exotic solutions under their own brand. Idk, let's see.

[@freevbucks8019]

Review: Oi m8 they are absolute chonksters, have a listen in between the meze's and the hurr durr divorce-ones

[@donutplays9124]

DankPods: Has headphones worth more money than I have as a person Also DankPods: Hanging up a pair of $10 headphones as part of the collection

[@robokaos69]

I love that he has the sammies up right next to his big chonk audeze pair.

[@Szef4715]

Its very typical for enthusiasts For example I got my 1000+$ modified Kinera Nanna sharing case with KZ EDX worth mind-breaking 0.01$ after Aliexpress discounts exploit...:D

[@StefanoFierros]

@@Szef4715 excuse me but how does that even work?

[@Szef4715]

@@StefanoFierros what exactly

[@richardmillhousenixon]

@@Szef4715 the AliExpress exploit I'm guessing

[@user-su9fh6ct4d]

I appreciate how you bring out a product to talk about it again instead of just recycling old footage and talking over it

[@jerrysanchez5453]

It's crazy how nice the meze sound over my junko head phones.i bet it's mind blowing in person

[@DerDrecksack87]

Yes they are, i was in one of the few HiFi stores left in my city a while back that sells almost only really high tier & expensive stuff and they had several headphones on display to try on a couch, these things are awesome, makes you feel like you have been listening to music through a cord in a can until you try headphones in these price brackets of 3k usd and above. But to be honest, i think it takes a lot of time to adjust & train ur ear to even pick up the nuances they offer, sadly way outside of my budget, gonna stay with my TIN T4 until then .

[@marcusj17]

I've tried the elites last month in a hifi show and yes, it's mind blowing

[@Djungelskog69]

Now I can hear my teammates in the sound equivalent of 8K yelling at me for being S***

[@vse7327]

lol

[@Xlijkee]

Improbable, because the chance your teammates has shit mic is infinitely bigger than you have supreme audio system. You can't make it better by having expensive equipment :) Maybe in the future where AI will filter out and improve it on the fly?

[@sued_]

@@Xlijkee Exactly, nothing can make my friends' broken microphone kept in a glass to function sound better.

[@walmorcarvalho2512]

On the flipside... with these cans and a nice gaming setup you'll have the God-tier RDR2 experience

[@1Phase1]

smh, hate when I get yelled at for being Sith

[@yoshaboy6737]

Imagine being a former student of Dank, then one of your mates sends you his channel.

[@milkywaydotmoe]

"Hey, that iPod helped me get my degree-"

[@keepout2268]

what did he teach?

[@Takon_pilot]

@@keepout2268 music

[@joearnold6881]

@@keepout2268 human anatomy

[@keepout2268]

@@joearnold6881 makes sense.. i heard he also taught criminology and physics

[@raulbrandao720]

I am not even romanian, but these headphones make me proud of Romania

[@mohammedaliclay1524]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Alex-wp5lx]

I am Romanian and I'm still not proud

[@hisenburger84]

@@Alex-wp5lx și eu

[@polarisation]

@@Alex-wp5lx you're looking in all the wrong places

[@Alex-wp5lx]

@@polarisation I don't think so

[@Horsedogz]

Even with my cheap earbuds, holy shit those sound soooo good. I thought the Sennheiser sounded amazing, and then all of a sudden it sounded like I was at a jazz concert LIVE. Can't imagine how amazing they'd sound IRL. Not an audiophile, but I love your attitude. If I ever become a millionaire imma buy these haha.

[@indexclone8130]

Well I have them and honestly they arent quite what you'd expect. Its the law of diminishing returns. Any good cheap headset might instantly blow you away and each time you take the next step it gets smaller and smaller and smaller till you have to strain for that feeling again. Its also the audio recording that will make that difference. Go for KPH30i when you can get a discount around $20. Then just picture it sounding 10% better in general and you have your emyperean. Few exceptions are there on things the emyperean can do but not that much. The only thing that probably will meet your hype is the look and build quality. Thats my 2 cents on it. Have it for over 2 years now

[@homer289]

@@indexclone8130 facts.

[@marian-gabriel9518]

​@@indexclone8130 You forgot the "getting used to them" factor. Try not using them for a couple months and then go back to them...then notice the differences. (I don't say that what you've already said isn't true), but usually people compare high end stuff to "lesser" stuff from memory which isn't the best way to compare things. It's usually the case that coming from high end to lesser things shows more of a difference than the other way around, is what I'm getting at...otherwise what you said is perfectly valid.

[@honaldjason]

@@indexclone8130 that’s the basis of addiction as well. You get addicted to cigarettes because the first time (or maybe the second time) you feel a lot of euphoria from it. So you keep doing it again and again and again. Each time you’re looking for that feeling of intense happiness. But each time you do it. It starts to fade away. And it becomes more about regret.

[@Just_Ben_YT]

Bro you're the main reason I pay attention to audio quality nowadays

[@jellomaker4799]

Not even gonna lie here thats my thoughts exactly

[@DonnieX6]

Life's too short for crappy sounding cans! ;)

[@temp0ra]

General audio quality has majorly spiked in the recent ages. The quality stared raising in 2018 to the point almost all good cheap consumer stuff starts to sounds great. The chinese market in AMP/DACs has turned all the old crappy expensive stuff on it's head and starts to sound and perform alot better. People finally start to believe in measurements! Schiit made their products much better after being measured bad. I can't stress this enough, there are so many super transparent Amplifiers and DACs now its amazing. There are tons of super good headphones on the market today, harman has showed the world what good sounds and the world realized. You don't even have to spend alot to get really good sound. If you wanna learn about audio and audio measurements, i recommend you visit a site named "Audio Science Review" or ASR for short. Once you fall down the rabbit hole, these reviewers will just appear as fun personalities whose videos to look but not good audio advice. Idk how he finds those headphones better than the HD600s, as those empyreans sound way too warm the tuning is bad, those would turn probably amazing with some EQ. But for the price it's not worth it. The dude likes wacky stuff anyway.

[@ammarqureshi2347]

@@temp0ra Have you used those empyreans in real life?

[@lorenz2418]

dankpods is the actual reason why i bought expensive earbudsss

[@RafaelPaul]

Living in Romania 🇷🇴 since I was born and I never heard this brand. I'm very glad to hear that my country did something with good quality.

[@nagesy4077]

Ah I was hoping to see one of you in the comments! The funny aussie who lives in the spider hole brings the world together and that makes me happy

[@asanezz1111]

I heard Romania has one of the best Internet in the world, I think that's something to be proud of

[@peternrdstrm]

Not bad for Romania. I'm also from here, and never heares from it. Like wtf can Romanians make quality products?😳

[@evelyndeleon7234]

Bruh, I think it is not just good.. It is.... SPLENDID! (Idk what word is better)

[@duffo_tube]

Yeh, it's absolutely baffling how I found out about a RO company from someone that lives tens of thousands of km away. I can't even pose as an audiophile but I'm definitely making an informed decision after watching Wade's videos. Forget about the latest greatest smartphone. I wanna sell my liver for a pair of Meze.

[@VacantSilver]

I love how dank manages to do videos on 5000 dollar products but never feels like he's flexing.

[@rarepika]

Probably because he has the excitement of a 5 year old 🤣. Like instead of "i own really expensive headphones 😎", it's more like "OMG OMG OMG THESE ARE SO COOOOOL 😲"

[@discopotato4673]

@@rarepika How? How did you put into wors the exact feeling I wanted to express?

[@AssassinYTLive]

5k dollars is not close to audiophile flexing money😁

[@clashdevil2925]

@@discopotato4673 we all are same vro, we live in a society....🤣🤣

[@BennyCo13]

It's because he always says the price last, or he says it once or twice, and you don't hear about it again. He doesn't rub it in our face

[@adisipunct9562]

When he said "romanians", I was like : "That's literally me"

[@nordoodle]

Me too

[@Bastonul]

si virgula daca si punct

[@adisipunct9562]

@@Bastonul Si semnu exclamarii impreuna cu semnul intrebarii ca sa ma lamuresc si cu mine. Si daca tot suntem lacomii poate bagam si niste doua puncte si punct si virgula daca tot e

[@M4j0rZ3r0]

Zacuscaaaaa

[@username-yr8qc]

you? here in romania, it is *us*

[@kimg9676]

New life goal: own a pair of Mezes. They don’t even have to be the $5000 ones. I’ll take the beautiful wooden backs, I’m not fussy.

[@Tatrabbit]

I have them, I watched this video on them. They're lovely and I can highly recommend them. Edit: I own the walnut back ones.

[@kimg9676]

@@Tatrabbit Lucky you! I have the Samson 850e but they are a far cry from Mezes!

[@nolanfaught6974]

I bought my Meze Classic 99's as my first audiophile pair on recommendation from Dankpods, great purchase. I was ecstatic when I saw a video about the empyrean and my new goal is to eventually own a pair of these

[@CaitiffFTW]

The 99s are about 300 on Amazon. They even have a pair that prices at the sub-200 point.

[@spoopydoctor]

I brought the Meze Neo ones. They are the same as the classics, just without the walnut and $100 cheaper. They were my first audiophile purchase and they are so good. Most comfortable and greatest sounding headphones I've ever had. Highly recommend.

[@napoleon2564]

I know dank could just go to a store and buy these, but it feels like he's showing them to us like he just robbed a truck or something. Fucking love that energy.

[@brandonellerby5126]

I don’t think he can walk into a store and get them(serious) but I do think he flew to Romania and robbed the shipping van

[@torbenmayer]

@@brandonellerby5126 don’t underestimate ad revenue and Patreon, he does a great job and earns every dollar he gets, and he pretty sure does get a lot every month. There is a reason why KZbinrs can live from their videos starting with like 100k subscribers.

[@TheSpannerJNR]

@@torbenmayer yeah he can but he still does the drumming (when he can) and where he doesn't put midrolls in and gets demonitized often so he only really earns of patreon

[@tSp289]

It's a side-effect of being an Aussie.

[@brandonellerby5126]

@@torbenmayer hey buddy wasn’t saying he can’t afford it. I’m saying they most likely don’t sell $5kaud headphones in stores

[@_FrozenPotato_]

Lmao, I honestly don't care for audiophile headphones, but hearing this guy talk is so interesting.

[@thatcarguydom266]

And funny

[@Alecu-kx6by]

I use his videos since theyre cool and also good for background like a podcast

[@gameseeker6307]

I just want nice headphones bruh

[@5WIM]

Lmao, lower intelligence individuals tend to not care about things they don't understand

[@gameseeker6307]

@@5WIM you hear that? No? That's the sound of people who asked. No one.

[@RangerOfTheOrder]

I'm not an audiophile by any means, but I am a huge proponent of buying something good, buying it once and having it forever. I'm putting these on my wishlist

[@thunderbolt10031]

The fact that these headphones on the freakish ears on a stand literally sound like it’s just the raw recording dubbed over it really paints the picture for how clear and detailed they truly are. I wish I could try this piece of art.

[@mr.rimmer]

mate, Ive never been more convinced to sell my kidney just to get these

[@saple3688]

With good headphones you don't listen to the headphones, you listen to the music

[@Foostini]

I love how he goes through all the effort to tear up the headphones to show us the driver and then puts up a diagram anyway.

[@aydomac]

Yay it’s the Australian guy who yells at me about headphones and nuggets ❤️🤘🏼

[@bingusshimgus4761]

And tells you to call your nan

[@kimsmothers819]

Literally the exact thought that went thru my head. Haha

[@aydomac]

@@bingusshimgus4761 always call your nan ❤️

[@Ollay245]

Don't forget great catch phrases like "ahh, my pkcell"

[@stronggaming4611]

@@Ollay245 how could you forget such an amazing phrase

[@matthewlui1004]

The thing about expensive headphones, is that you can hear how crap KZbin audio actually is. So sometimes, save some money to save your sanity.

[@rhysjenkins9019]

Honestly, I love the fact that he started off as just a small iPod channel and now he gets sent thousand pound headphones from the manufacturer, I love your work man, don’t stop

[@bipeline]

Actually they are only 400 grams heavy

[@ikanderson]

@@senk7365 nah, they're just that heavy.

[@vaelsto4078]

@@senk7365 Pretty good observation, you could make a joke out of this difference in definitions

[@hedgeearthridge6807]

Normally the HurrDurr Six Hungos sound so much better than every other headphones on the freakish ears. But the Empyreans absolutely blew them out of the water!

[@ianhermansson7191]

Well they better blow them out of the water for being 17x more expensive

[@ianhermansson7191]

@CringeLord4000 there are plenty of headphones that might sound better than the hd600 in your opinion. Dank just hasn’t really covered headphones at a similar price point as the hd600.But at the end of the day it’s all subjective. headphones don’t sound better, just different

[@MrRogi999]

🇹🇩 Wooooah, that's us! 🇹🇩 Edit: Due to an oversight, my cover has been blown, I'm actually a Serbian spy :(

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

That's Chad flag

[@insert_username_here]

@@ranjanbiswas3233 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Romania

[@supernova2958]

@@ranjanbiswas3233 We literally have the same flag

[@karotgamin790]

yes

[@insert_username_here]

@Аьзоно “I don’t know how you guys can’t tell them apart” “very slightly darker”

[@terrierlovesyou]

i can literally hear him smiling in this one this makes me irrationally happy

[@adamgreenhill110]

Somehow, the Meze demo made MY headphones sound better. That's impressive

[@Bayofthe91st]

It is! My decade-old edifier 5.1 system suddenly sounds better when the mezze part started

[@johnyoutubegaming]

Those empyreans even made my shitty earphones sound good man it's unreal

[@Pyrohawk]

Then you need an equalizer! Boost 3.8khz up 8 db with a gentle rolloff. The Mezes have great bass characteristics (which adds much "body" to the tone) but an 8 db spike at 3.8KHz is really significant; the human ear is very sensitive to 2-5 KHz so 8dB there is a big deal (for the worst if you ask me; i prefer my response flat)

[@2sense802]

It's so weird to hear the "hurr durr six hunge-o's by old mate senny" get absolutely smashed! They sounded tinny! The HD600's sounded TINNY!

[@temp0ra]

Tonality wise i like those sennheisers alot more. But that planar bass is amazing, only sad thing that dosen't boost in 2-4k region upwards making it sound muddy and closed in.

[@someguystudios23]

I am heavy audio guy, and this is my audio. She weighs less than one kilogram and fires epic beats using magnetic science. It cost 400,000 dollars to listen to these headphones for 12 seconds.

[@shared29]

Those phones are worth more than my soul

[@Mournful3ch0]

"Who touched Sasha? WHO TOUCHED MY CANS?"

[@itscraft2241yt]

sandvich

[@Toasteeei]

sandvich

[@gumbilitous2804]

sandvich

[@Trinescity]

this is the most rewatchable video i've encountered. this is the 5th time ive watched this video because it keeps getting recommended and i enjoy the enthusiasm you put into your videos. keep it up

[@Vladut9091]

We, romanians, get so exicted when a youtuber talks about us because people usually don't talk about Romania and most of the time we are seen as thieves or gypsies...

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

Romania gets a bad rap. But I like them. They get past it and live their best.

[@juliangrigoriciuc]

@@adu0148 :))))

[@L7vanmatre]

I always knew them as the country that had the "Myahee"/"Numa Numa" band.

[@StuD44]

I can totally relate.

[@thedoctor8527]

And vampires

[@austinarnold4460]

I had to pause the video when he started recording the ears on a stand because when the star of this episode started playing on them I was like "wait... this just sounds like Im playing the music file directly" and that kinda says a lot about how good these sound

[@zoomzabba452]

Even on my phone in the SHOWER, I thought "that sounds way more true to life"

[@tyrosine87]

I mean... the sound came from my HyperX Cloud II... but i don't think i've ever heard this little distortion in one of those tests. I remember always being disappointed by the noise over the actual track. There was none this time. What a trip.

[@temp0ra]

@@tyrosine87 the distortion is basically the exact same on both of those headphones except for Bass that's different but it's still at a very low level. I don't know what you are hearing or are you just hearing placebo?

[@austinarnold4460]

@@temp0ra I think they are referring to (and I am referring to) how the cymbals sound. In the Huh Dur 600does a lot of the cymbals audio feels spread out? It sounds like im hearing their audio through a sock. where as on the Meze's its a clearer and tighter experience. I think it has more to do with the shape of the cans themselves. the huh dur's are open backs after all.

[@temp0ra]

​@@austinarnold4460 the mezes are also open back. But no, the headphone sounds veiled in comparison to the HD600. Only massive thing being the difference in bass repreduction. Those headphones don't have the diffuse field/harman rise in 2.5k to 6k making the headphones sound super muddy and closed in, making the mezes sound like they have less detail and overall tonality is not good. the Audeze tuning has not been popular check the research Harman has done, they had alot of headphones on the test, including LCD-2 (a headphone i have tried and listened to) which is close in the tuning to the Empyrean, they weren't popular and harman found that the harman target was audio wise the best.

[@Dave_Just_Dave]

Every time he uploads, it makes everything better

[@patrickzhao9072]

saw you video 3 years ago when i was in high school that this video introduced me to hifi. Now 3 years later, I'm using this exact headphone , the meze empyrean rewatching this video lol.

[@emypony]

Heck yeah!! Romania here!! I cant resist not coming in here and letting people know we are here and we're watching! Typing on my little keyboard. I absolutely love this channel and I'm glad to see you talking about Romania!

[@joeyjoeanu4910]

Hell yeah we here

[@ionelmacesaru]

Hee yea we here we here

[@harrisons62]

Funny that Australia only has 6 million more people than you guys.

[@amino-acid]

I always love seeing people so happy about their country being mentioned, it's so cute now if only I could the same

[@coffeetexas]

hell yeah i’m american

[@TheTomco11]

Me listening on my phone speakers: mmm yes, they sound amazing

[@DeLorean4]

You should hear how good they sound on my BlackBerry's mono loudspeaker.

[@clblanchard08]

Same as watching monitor reviews. Oh, that 4K looks absolutely stunning on my 1440 display. So crisp and clear that I really need to upgrade.

[@discopotato4673]

@@clblanchard08 Hmm look at the crisp and clear 4K Display on my 1080p display that's running the vid on 360p because my Internet is *SUCC*

[@justincogdill7335]

I have the note 10 + and they have a noticeable different when hearing the headphone tests as they have a left and right sound to it not just play sound

[@noxxspire2680]

These+VR = literally living in another world

[@NoName-SEC-B]

Yes

[@classicbandgeek]

@@NoName-SEC-B - Y E S -

[@st1220]

yes

[@alloutsavage2450]

@@classicbandgeek _ - Y E S - _

[@thaghost909]

No. Sorry, Had to.. =3

[@Soulsplitfreak]

Man you inspired me to save up for these, I finally got enough and ordered them today. Super excited to listen to them

[@indexclone8130]

I hope you get as much enjoyment from these as this reviewer did. I'm curious to hear your opinions. For me its mostly collecting dust and used as a standard for measuring and judging other headphones rather than enjoyment which is the whole reason i too saved up to purchase these

[@GoombaNL]

@@indexclone8130 so which pair of headphones do you prefer as your daily driver?

[@indexclone8130]

@@GoombaNL ppl probably gonna laugh and maybe thats something to be said on music being subjective, but my KPH30is signature and sound are just about where I like it. Something light and fun to listen to

[@Cockalicious]

@@indexclone8130 what about the sennheiser orpheus ?

[@indexclone8130]

@@Cockalicious Diminishing returns

[@goast_cuard]

It's kinda hilarious that you can hear the static from the other pair right after switching from these bad boys

[@NEEDbacon]

When it went from the Hun dun six hundos to these, and it's like going from a portable radio to listening to a master mix on a full stereo system. Just the Bass hitting and no buzz. Like got damn

[@SapunMan]

I mean, I could always hear it. Even in the old comparison videos.

[@datutturugang666]

owning multiple pairs of headphones, huh-duh- six-hundge-O’s included, working as an audio engineer, i can assure you that that static you hear is due to the mic inside the thingy, so it’s just that who’s distorting. i tried the mezes, they’re absolute gold, but the 600s don’t have static

[@goast_cuard]

@@datutturugang666 Yeah I get that, it's just the weird audio from the mic really stands out when the video swaps back to the first pair. Hard to notice the buzz without that drastic difference

[@ph4ntom701]

The "static" is cymbals...

[@delborne3384]

dankpods: huh duh- me: six hungos? dankpods: too aeitees me: *intense confused screaming*

[@skididigg7892]

When he said “400 grams” I heard grand... which immediately made me think “Freedom Bucks or Dollary-Doos?”

[@NcWcN1]

"TOBIAS!!!"

[@jayshofner1936]

SAME. I heard that and immediately opened Google trying to find the price because that's nuts

[@diristovski]

Freedom Bucks for life!

[@nathanalexander1701]

Haha same here

[@redflthcui]

I may be in the u.s. but thanks to my you tube viewing habits I tend to think Canuckistan Kopeks

[@Ki113r210]

one of my favorite things is whenever dank needs a driver to explain how standard headphones work, he doesnt just keep one in the hoard, he has to sacrifice a pair of dirty headphones each time XD

[@HOGhunter1289]

“You can take these anywhere” lmfao rolling up to Redfern station with a briefcase with your $5000 headphones

[@BigKarl519]

Congratulations Romania, for making the best headphones on the planet.

[@Tungsten_10]

Ye

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

Ukraine 🇺🇦 also helped with the planer tech

[@abhishekms9472]

@@tsuyune3443 I mean, you are right. He is just one guy, But he is also one of the og's in the audio scene. He has the worlds largest collection of frequency response graphs which are used by many in headfi when reviewing. He has tuned earphones for companies like moondrop(blessing 2) And also remains one of the most trusted reviewers for eg in r/headphones subreddit. Dank pods has a bias to meze, He also ranked the rai pentas from meze highly while it remains an average earphone.

[@abhishekms9472]

@@tsuyune3443 It was not that kind of response dude. The above guy said a blanket statement "congratulatons meze on making the best headphones in the world" So i replied those senhs were better.. I haven't listened to both of them so i can't critically explain their respective sound profiles. So the next best thing is the words of a reviewer i trust most so i linked his website. Its up to them if they want to learn more or not.

[@AndroidSTheOfficialKnight]

You mean Germany?

[@kylerclarke2689]

I love this relationship he has with Meze and Fiio. KEEP SENDING THIS MAN ABSURDLY PRICED AUDIO STUFF

[@cometchris1090]

Imagine using these while gaming and streaming. That is one hell of a flex if I ever heard of one.

[@dontatme5106]

Fun Fact: Meze means a selection of dishes usually octopus and other foods and usually eaten with ouzo or any other type of alcoholic beverages

[@robertsteel3563]

That's an Interesting fact!

[@lovrencic2055]

Fun fact: Antonio Meze is the CEO

[@metaforth]

@@lovrencic2055 You correct people for using who instead of whom don't you?

[@quantumfluffyflapjack]

@@lovrencic2055 Maybe he invented the little food too.

[@arthurmiklaszewski6217]

Are you Greek or something? Get the the heck out of here... I was born and raised in Greece, still living here unfortunately, can't wait for the meteorite to hit and simply deleting this country out of the map with me inside! Yes, end our misery please!

[@phroggu]

When DankPods says "believe me, that's where MOST INSTRUMENTS are" i say "yes, i believe you, I've heard it so many times"

[@ilkoallexandroff]

Damn, these are beautiful! I am searching for beautiful everyday headphones… but probably these are not about that! Checking their website… lol Cheers from Japan!

[@astral1506]

The price is also "beautiful" 😅

[@lazywriting7044]

Hi checkmark

[@samarthbhat7889]

their classics are pretty "beautiful" as well , for like 10% of the price

[@cookiecraze1310]

Cheers from the UK.

[@cozymoss]

Depending on your budget I’d say the best looking bang for your buck are the AThm50x, the Bluetooth are more expensive and they have Bluetooth of course but they sound a little worse

[@eternaIdivinity]

i like how in every other video the hd600 puts the other headphones to shame but this... this is just flipped on its head

[@LightrifyClips]

I am Romanian and I can safely we have one of the cheapest car brands all around (Dacia) and apparently one of the most expensive headphones manufacturer (Meze). I could get myself a decent second hand Dacia for that money!

[@andrewduong2740]

Good news!

[@amichiganboiwhosereallazy1544]

Wait Dacia is Romanian? I thought it was Spanish.

[@EpicB]

@@amichiganboiwhosereallazy1544 No, Dacia is Romanian.

[@amichiganboiwhosereallazy1544]

@@EpicB well I know that now.

[@Finallybianca]

@@andrewduong2740 nice Capt Slow reference

[@Jirudoggu]

from working on old nugget pods, to recieving thousands of dollars worth of eargasm that's character development right there

[@eekeey]

I'd have to respectfully disagree. He hasn't changed, the rest of the world just discovered his awesomeness.

[@Jirudoggu]

@@eekeey fair enough, he sticks to his guns and more people are just seeing god himself

[@bonkbook9346]

We call that a plot arch. He's still his lovely self

[@godzamoongus]

Seeing the pride in the Romanian comments is simply incredible. Y'all are precious

[@RomaniaOverpowered]

Man, for us knowing people see anything good about us is weird: most ever only concentrate on the nasty so often, you'd be hard-pressed not to notice that many of my folks end up feeling miserable about their original birthplace.

[@XGamin1]

"If I could only have one pair of headphones on this planet, here they are." Meze: "Hold my Elite's."

[@Kurukururin12]

Meze is like that anime protagonist that challenges the boss/referee in a fight and wins

[@RomaniaOverpowered]

Gambaru!

[@phryg2035]

That’s... literally every anime protagonist

[@youshimimi]

I'm not even an audiophile, I'm just glad he found his one true love :)

[@HOMlECAT]

My new favorite quote of the year: “I don’t have a problem, you’re the one with the problem with my problem!”

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

The HD600's sound good every time you use them as a starting point, but his time, wow. The Meze cans sounded BEAUTIFUL. After hearing them, the Sennheiser set almost sounded like it was playing over the phone in comparison.

[@GingerNingerGames]

Engineer: “so where do we want the 3db roll off to be? Meze: “the what? ” Super sub bass is something I want to experience

[@GingerNingerGames]

I would like to know where I can get cheaper planar headphones, if such a thing exists. I can't justify paying 5k for headphones that get double duty for games and music, my hd7s are nearly up for retirement though

[@milkywaydotmoe]

@@GingerNingerGames You're gonna have to pay a lot for planar magnetics. Unless you have an audio engineering degree, then maybe you might be able to make your own Meze or Grado.

[@GingerNingerGames]

Electric engineer is a good start probably

[@JackOfHarts96]

@@GingerNingerGames I'm planning on buying myself the Hifiman X Drop HE-X4

[@chronovore7234]

RIP Sennheiser, they sold their entire consumer headphone division 😭

[@spencerphillips6617]

old mate senny will be missed

[@TheVentu17]

WHAT?!

[@Sudakaz]

what do you mean?

[@testek3053]

yes, bought by sonova.

[@kori228]

@@Sudakaz my comment got deleted, so I'll just quote the title "Sennheiser’s headphone business has been bought by hearing aid manufacturer Sonova"

[@xm-5178]

Finally, someone mentions my brothers of the low brass. Sousaphones, rise!

[@selfloathinggameing]

Naw m8 string section superiority

[@justhaden3825]

I'm percussion but I still appreciate low brass.

[@justhaden3825]

Thank you for sacrificing the fun parts to keep the music together. Your sacrifice is greatly appreciated

[@maxcohen62]

former sousaphone player here!

[@CathLexio3]

Sousaphone here!!

[@daltonmcghghy9215]

It’s nuts to actually be able to hear something that sounds better than hd600s, since I at least can tell quite well the difference in EQs and whatnot with the recording, but it sounds so much clearer and better even with just the ear microphones

[@BroManAndSkatePunk]

As a sousaphone player myself, I appreciate the acknowledgment.

[@Feedback105]

I like the fact, that with this guy, it's either the piano jazzy music, or scarlet fire

[@ytcer]

Aww man I was really happy about this video until you pointed out we didn't hear scarlet fire on them. FFS

[@Drybones898]

@@ytcer scarlet fire is typically played on the nuggets I think while headphones get the jazzy piano.

[@ytcer]

@@Drybones898 I'm not sure these qualify as headphones? I think they might be some sort of eargasm toy from the future, and I wanna hear them vibin'

[@shelbymurphy3579]

It’s called Walk in the Park

[@tomdragamer]

This channel is turning me into an audiophile and now I'm sad as I'm broke :)

[@idkanymore3382]

stop touching animals

[@imgladnotu9527]

@@idkanymore3382 cant agree more.

[@ConWolfDoubleO7]

Same here man. I did invest in the Kbears though and gotta say, I really enjoy them and its going to be hard to go back to my dirty bud ways.

[@dreamsoda897]

Same, I bought the Samson SR850 and KZ ZSN Pro because of Dank. Now, I really wanna buy the Fiio BTR5 and the Grado.

[@tomdragamer]

@@idkanymore3382 That's zoophile, and I'm firmly against zoophilia.

[@AgneDei]

It's interesting how the top end on the HD600 still sounds like it has way more high frequencies clearly audible, most notably the sort of hissing sound in the background, almost not audible at all in the Mezo. Interesting.

[@saamo1423]

That's because Meze can't tune headphones

[@billymcnichols2342]

Meze just showed up and sat down the competition. Excellent work on their part!

[@Glace88]

"You are now entering boring time." Oh boy who's ready for: "The real low end stuff" "Three quarters of the band lives" "Cymbals, percussion, tt-tt, ph-ph noises" "Roll off in the bass"

[@milkywaydotmoe]

i hate when he says "roll off in the bass" I WANT TRUE BALANCE-

[@magusperde365]

@@milkywaydotmoe trying the grados I've discovered that a roll off in the bass is what I want. I litteraly can't hear the music with too much bass and subass. Its just "BRRRRRRR" TO ME

[@adamismail2883]

@@magusperde365 same man

[@StuD44]

Glad Romania has done this, looking forward to buying Meze when I can. Greetings to all romanians out there, right from Costa Rica!

[@Linthux]

:0 otro tico?

[@javiernavarro3949]

Mae? :D

[@StuD44]

@@Linthux Los ticos sabemos apreciar el contenido de calidad mae.

[@StuD44]

@@javiernavarro3949 Sí señor.

[@Linthux]

Re épico, y además es que Dankpods tiene unos vídeos UFFF y al chile si me saca buenas risas 💙 Es contenido de calidad al 100%

[@altaccount9203]

Holy hell, I'm wearing those headphones right now.

[@demirkafasutlac2343]

You know these are good headphones cause you can hear the childlike excitement in his voice.

[@blyby]

You know these headphones sound great when I can distinctly tell how clean they are through my phone loudspeaker. Holy shit

[@puff9534]

You know they're immaculate when I can tell theyre clean through my phone speaker

[@justin.campbell]

If I had the money, 100% would pick some up. These are insane. To me products are one thing, but "made in Romania" and hand written notes, spare parts, carrying case and all that is a whole other bit. Incredible company!

[@immortuipraebibo910]

6:49 hd 6 hunge, sen 6:56 empyreans 7:03 Haycht Dee six hungedred 7:09 empies

[@spookmeister4528]

Every Thursday I can come here without fail

[@benschelp2386]

Is it not Friday for you guys yet

[@spookmeister4528]

@@benschelp2386 no, I live in Canada

[@wayveyx]

@@benschelp2386 North Americans are pretty much 12 hours behind

[@kimg9676]

Yep, and then I go straight to Patreon to watch the second video!

[@stellategull8884]

It hurts my soul hearing him talk so highly about a pair of headphones I really want now, knowing full well I'll never be able to afford them :(

[@notgray88]

These headphones cost more than my car!

[@crooked9210]

@@notgray88 where did you find a car cheaper than 3k usd?

[@notgray88]

@@crooked9210 It's not hard if you live out in the country. I got a '98 Ford Ranger from my neighbor for $2500 cash. I had to do about $1000 of repairs after I bought it though.

[@JulianA-tr6pt]

@@crooked9210 Got an old 94 Taurus (wanted one, mom had one years ago) with 46K miles for 1 grand. Rust free, in PA. Stunned the inspection shop. Sub 3K is for those who don't mind pulling on wrenches and know what to look for when buying.

[@acreativename7999]

@@crooked9210 where do you live where you *aren't* tripping over sub 3k cars?

[@madbros-r-us4549]

"These are over 400 grand" "These are $5,000" Me: yes

[@petethefreak40]

I think he said 400 grams

[@FBG_SOLDIER]

holy shit fucking 3600 usd that’s crazy

[@planetearth8044]

@@FBG_SOLDIER I live in Canada so it's $5000 ._,

[@jacksonmontgomery1220]

400 grand to college students

[@THE_REAL_BALLER21]

I love learning about headphones and mp3s and Im so glad its really entertaining to! Thank you so much for making your channel! 🙏❤🙏❤🙏

[@peter_fbx]

here is an idea, every time you do the freaky ears you should maybe have a visualizer to go along with it on screen to help us have a visual representation of it. love your content!

[@GuitarSlayer136]

Your supposed to close your eyes

[@colosseer4184]

I used the Meze 99 Classics as my first audiophile headphones while my mates bought active noise-cancelling beats and B&O's and stuff. The Classics had no features whatsoever, you couldn't carry them around but...Holy shit the sound is gorgeous for the 300 Euros they cost.

[@lingonberryjam320]

Ironically the 99 classics are just as bassy as some beats

[@blumthomas3783]

​@@lingonberryjam320bassy maybe, but comparing them to beats is just wrong, the clarity is from another planet

[@alexandrucatalinmacovei2429]

Its 1 am in Romania when you posted this, but damn is it worth it waiting for your videos! Love your videos m8!

[@blepdelle]

2:10 i looked away to take a sip of water, then looked back and thought u ripped the meze headphones