Audeze - MM-500

Planar Magnetic Open Backs

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In case you receive the Audeze - MM-500 with a manufacturing defect, please raise a return request within 7 days of delivery.

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Don't sweat it, this Audeze - MM-500 comes with a 3 Year warranty on the driver and a 1 year on the rest of the parts from Audeze that covers manufacturing defects. All products featured on Headphone Zone are backed by an original manufacturer's warranty.

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Designed & Made
in the USA

Flat Sound Signature

A Flat sound signature offers an accurate presentation of sounds without adding colour to your music. Simply put, this sound signature presents audio without boosting any frequencies. As a result, it’s the most natural-sounding signature and provides the closest reproduction of how a track was recorded and produced. Due to their accurate sound reproduction, flat sound signature headphones are preferred by Music professionals, Sound Engineers and used in professional studios for mixing and mastering music tracks and are also loved by audiophiles for immersive listening sessions. You can listen to Classical, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Folk & possibly every genre in music.


3 Years
Warranty On Drivers

Ideal for Audiophiles

These headphones are designed for discerning music lovers. If you are someone who cares about audio quality "deeply," you'll want a pair of headphones like these.


You can expect them to present a refined listening experience. The audio quality exhibited by these headphones is a beautiful mix of musicality, technical brilliance and high precision.


These headphones deliver a spacious and open soundstage with utmost clarity and detail. Delve into pure sonic bliss with these headphones!


Ideal for
Indoor Use

For Studio & Professionals

As the name implies, anything branded as studio headphones is designed especially for a studio setting with a particular focus on accuracy and transparency for monitoring and mixing.


These headphones present an accurate image of your music than ordinary headphones, allowing you to hear every nuance and aspect of your music. Therefore, having a good set of studio headphones is just as important as any other gear in your studio.


These headphones provide a fresh perspective to that mix you’ve spent hours mastering and recording, essentially giving you another set of ears.


Metal
Build

Planar Magnetic Drivers

Planar magnetic drivers combine characteristics of several driver types. They employ magnetic fields akin to dynamic and balanced armature drivers. However, planar magnetic drivers, like electrostatic drivers, use a flat, thin diaphragm in contrast to a coil. The planar drivers are known for their quick transient response.


Replaceable Cables

A pair of headphones with a replaceable cable has many benefits, and one of them is if the connecting cable has a problem, it doesn’t mean that you have to buy a new one. If the connecting cable gets pulled or damaged, you can replace it and keep using your good-old headphones or IEMs. This way, your headphones will be protected and will last longer. With the advancements in cable manufacturing, you now get a variety of replacement cables with various termination options, lengths and quality.


Open-Back Design

Headphones with an open-back design, allow air to pass through the earcups. This means that Open-Backs do not block any noise from around you, as closed-backs do, and music being heard will also leak outside to people around you. So they can only be heard in a quiet environment.


However, Open-back headphones do sound more natural and open. Open-back headphones create a feeling of space, presenting audio as if you are sitting at a live concert. Audiophiles swear by open-back headphones, and they sound quite different to closed-backs.


These headphones are perfect for critical listening sessions, mixing and mastering music. They have an accurate soundstage presentation and precise imaging.


Needs Amplification

Headphones and IEMs require a certain level of power to sound their best and work at their full potential. When your headphones or IEMs are underpowered, they can sound thin or muffled.


Amplifiers are required to provide adequate power to your headphone or IEMs to perform at their best. Simply put, amplifiers allow a weak audio signal to be boosted to a powerful one.


To put it into perspective, devices such as your phones and laptops come with an amplifier, but they offer very limited output power. This output may not be sufficient to power headphones and IEMs to shine at their best. This is where a dedicated amplifier is required to deliver adequate power to hear your music in all its glory.


Audeze In Collaboration With Manny Marroquin Presents The All-new MM-500 

The MM-500 headphones offer a high-end audio experience comparable to leading global sound systems. Audeze is broadening its offerings with the MM-500, a premium headset created in partnership with their new head of professional products, designed to deliver studio-quality open-back sound. Manny Marroquin, an accomplished engineer and producer with eleven Grammy wins, played an active role in developing the MM-500. 

The Answer To Elevate Your Professional Audio Game 

The MM-500 represents the next evolution in professional audio performance, delivering studio-grade sound that's always accessible. Similar to near-field monitors, its purpose is to craft mixes that consistently maintain their essence. Designed with a specific goal, the MM-500 is tailored to craft mixes that consistently convey the artist's intended emotions.

Equipped With Proprietary Tech For Accurate Sound

The Audeze MM-500 incorporates acclaimed Audeze Technology, featuring a 90mm Planar Magnetic transducer equipped with a FLUXOR™ magnet array. The magnet type utilised in the MM-500 is Neodymium N50, combined with an Ultra-Thin Uniforce™ diaphragm. Exclusive Fazor™ technology manages the phase. The MM-500 was meticulously developed to provide mixing engineers with a studio reference sound for monitoring purposes. 

Essential Tool For Mixing And Mastering Engineers

Crafted to accommodate extended daily listening sessions in nearly any setting, the MM-500 is engineered as a top-tier monitor, offering swift referencing while on the move. Simply connect them to your laptop and drive. With the MM-500, your laptop and cable are your essentials for embarking on your mixing journey. The MM-500 serves as a reliable extension to your toolkit, ensuring an unparalleled mixing experience.

Reference-grade Sound For Critical Or Casual Listening

While the MM-500 serves as a reference headphone, it remains versatile for both casual enjoyment and meticulous listening. You'll be pleasantly surprised by the delightful listening experience they provide. Tackling the complexities of headphone mixing, the Audeze MM-500's flat response is your ally. As evidenced by Manny Marroquin's endorsement, "I trust my MM-500 as much as my main studio monitors," attesting to their unwavering reliability.

Extraordinary Definition, Clarity, And Compatibility 

The MM-500's low impedance ensures compatibility with various studio interfaces and consoles. It offers exceptional definition, clarity, and depth, providing an immersive experience with any music selection. The planar magnetic drivers in the MM-500 deliver a level of realism that audio professionals find indispensable. The MM-500 excels in audio quality due to Audeze's exclusive technologies, offering swift transients, precise frequency response, and consistent mix translation. 

Handcrafted In Southern California 

The MM-500 is meticulously handcrafted in a workshop based in Southern California, following the tradition of their flagship headphones. This craftsmanship ensures enduring comfort over the years, presented in packaging that invites admiration and listening. Slimmer and notably lighter than the renowned LCD-X, the MM-500 boasts a sleek and robust frame that offers comfort throughout extended usage. It's both durable and lightweight, compatible with nearly all audio interfaces or consoles. 

The Answer To Elevate Your Professional Audio Game 

The MM-500 represents the next evolution in professional audio performance, delivering studio-grade sound that's always accessible. Similar to near-field monitors, its purpose is to craft mixes that consistently maintain their essence. Designed with a specific goal, the MM-500 is tailored to craft mixes that consistently convey the artist's intended emotions.

Equipped With Proprietary Tech For Accurate Sound

The Audeze MM-500 incorporates acclaimed Audeze Technology, featuring a 90mm Planar Magnetic transducer equipped with a FLUXOR™ magnet array. The magnet type utilised in the MM-500 is Neodymium N50, combined with an Ultra-Thin Uniforce™ diaphragm. Exclusive Fazor™ technology manages the phase. The MM-500 was meticulously developed to provide mixing engineers with a studio reference sound for monitoring purposes. 

Essential Tool For Mixing And Mastering Engineers

Crafted to accommodate extended daily listening sessions in nearly any setting, the MM-500 is engineered as a top-tier monitor, offering swift referencing while on the move. Simply connect them to your laptop and drive. With the MM-500, your laptop and cable are your essentials for embarking on your mixing journey. The MM-500 serves as a reliable extension to your toolkit, ensuring an unparalleled mixing experience.

Reference-grade Sound For Critical Or Casual Listening

While the MM-500 serves as a reference headphone, it remains versatile for both casual enjoyment and meticulous listening. You'll be pleasantly surprised by the delightful listening experience they provide. Tackling the complexities of headphone mixing, the Audeze MM-500's flat response is your ally. As evidenced by Manny Marroquin's endorsement, "I trust my MM-500 as much as my main studio monitors," attesting to their unwavering reliability.

Extraordinary Definition, Clarity, And Compatibility 

The MM-500's low impedance ensures compatibility with various studio interfaces and consoles. It offers exceptional definition, clarity, and depth, providing an immersive experience with any music selection. The planar magnetic drivers in the MM-500 deliver a level of realism that audio professionals find indispensable. The MM-500 excels in audio quality due to Audeze's exclusive technologies, offering swift transients, precise frequency response, and consistent mix translation. 

Handcrafted In Southern California 

The MM-500 is meticulously handcrafted in a workshop based in Southern California, following the tradition of their flagship headphones. This craftsmanship ensures enduring comfort over the years, presented in packaging that invites admiration and listening. Slimmer and notably lighter than the renowned LCD-X, the MM-500 boasts a sleek and robust frame that offers comfort throughout extended usage. It's both durable and lightweight, compatible with nearly all audio interfaces or consoles. 

Metal Build 

The MM-500 is built with a lightweight chassis featuring machined aluminium and spring steel.

Earpads 

Featuring extra-plush premium leather earpads for optimum comfort.

Headband

Sports an adjustable spring steel headband for enhanced comfort by alleviating clamping pressure.

Accessories To Get You Started

1. Braided Cable
2. Standard Travel Case
3. Certificate Of Authenticity
4. Warranty Cards

The Audeze MM-500 headphones are incredibly versatile and suitable for various applications such as studio monitoring, mixing, mastering and personal listening. With its effortless drivability, comfortable fit, and reliable sound reproduction, the MM-500 is a headphone that can meet all your requirements.

RAGHAV SOMANI

Founder, Headphone Zone


Audeze has really nailed it again with the MM-500. It looks great, is well built to last a lifetime and it reminds me of when they launched the original LCD-2 back in the days. And that is a big compliment.
The MM-500 is going to appeal to a much wider audience beyond the pro-audio user with an enjoyable, high-energy tuning that works wonders with my own preferences such as hard rock, and, a design aesthetic.
There are many reasons to get a pair of open-back headphones for mixing, and the MM-500 gives you all of those reasons packed into one magnificent tool. Accurate soundstage, Incredible build quality.
If you’re into the incredible detail that high-resolution music files can reproduce, the Audeze MM-500 is specifically designed to highlight that kind of listening. Spectacular reproduction of musical detail.
As far as mixing headphones, the MM-500 is a serious piece of equipment. It lays out everything in a concise and easy-to-digest manner, while still sounding great for listening.
If you’re looking for a fantastic pair of mixing headphones, look no further than these beauties. They are quite a step up from many other mixing headphones that I’ve heard and reviewed through the years.

All You Need To Know About The Audeze MM-500

Transducer type

Planar Magnetic

Transducer size

90 mm

Diaphragm type

Ultra-Thin Uniforce™

Wired Connectivity

6.3mm

Connectors

Mini XLR



3 Year Warranty

Don't sweat it, this Audeze - MM-500 comes with a 3 Year warranty on the driver and a 1 year on the rest of the parts from Audeze that covers manufacturing defects. All products featured on Headphone Zone are backed by an original manufacturer's warranty.

Read more about Audeze's warranty in India.

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Customer Reviews

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Vishwesh Jirgale (Pune)
Wonderful headphones

I'm very impressed with how these headphones sound. They are neutral and resolving but still produce beautiful, highly engaging sound. Not very difficult to drive. I've been using them with my A&K SE-300 and Fiio M17 and they pair well with SE-300 (R2R)

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Roshan Sebastian (Chennai)
Amazing headphones

Loved it so much ! Best choice

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Chaitan Bharadwaj (Hyderabad)
Design and Comfort:
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Sound Quality:
Awful
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Value for Money:
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Rock Solid Headphones

I am Chaitan Bharadwaj, a Music Composer/Producer from Hyderabad. In terms of Clean & Natural Sounding, it is an extraordinary Headphone. The Detailing is so Perfect. The Design of this headphones appears very stylish and solid.

Hey Chaitan, thank you so much for your amazing review! We're delighted to know that you're happy with your purchase!

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