A new era for the open audiophile helmet

Romanian manufacturer Meze Audio continues to delight audiophiles with a new product that should please us a lot and will soon be available: the 105 Silva.

Voyage to the heart of Meze: Romanian crafts in the spotlight

There are marks that invite themselves in our ears with the discretion of a craftsman, but the efficiency of a goldsmith. Audio mesesthat’s it. Created in 2011 by Antonio Meze, an industrial designer rocked by rock and the quest for pure sound, this Romanian manufacturer has carved out a solid reputation in the universe of Hifi helmet. Against the background of the mountains of Baia Mare, each helmet, each pair of intra, is the fruit of a passion for music and noble materials: natural wood, carefully polished metal, the assembly made to last with elegance.

From the bestseller 99 Classics-this helmet closed with an incredible charm-to the hallucinating Empyrean, via the Alba on the intras or the LIRIC and the POET in nomadic version, Meze makes no concession: each product, from the most accessible to the most exclusive, draws from the art of combining ergonomics, timeless aesthetic and high-flying sound performance.

105 Silva: worthy heir to the Meze know-how

There was a surprise 109 pro, then the aerial elegance of the 105 AER. Place today at the brand new Meze 105 Silva, announced at the last High End show in Munich: an open helmet that claims to enhance the best of both worlds, while forging their own identity. I can’t wait to find out!

A “signature” design, between retro and modernity

The 105 Silva is all that we love with Meze, enhanced with a breath “Mid-Century Modern” (wink assumed at the most beautiful decades of design). Unmissable: his walnuts in walnut around, an indisputable signature of the brand, are here reinforced by a high resistance technical polymer – the wedding of the heat of wood and robustness, for a whole announced both light (354 grams!) And resolutely durable.

The self-adjustable steel arch-already tested on the 105 AER-promises comfort on all heads, even marathonists. The thick and silky pads, and open architecture let the ear breathe, even after long hours of listening.

The concern for detail goes as far as repairability, a now essential criterion: here, each piece is disassembled, changes, is recovered. We are investing for a long time and it is not an ecological posture, it is loose common sense.

Under the hood, the promise of natural and immersive sound

On the acoustic side, the Meze 105 Silva claims advanced technology of its transducers:

• Dynamic transducer 50 mm: composite membrane cellulose and thin layer of titanium – alliance between reactivity, lightness and rigidity.

• Polymer semi-cristalline torus: stunned by titanium, for mechanical stability and harmonic distortion reduced to the maximum.

• Copper-Zinc stabilizer: mastery of vibrations, for a precise rendering even in micro-details.

On paper, the 105 Silva promises:

• Frequency response: 5 Hz – 30 kHz

• Sensitivity: 112 DB SPL at 1 kHz for 1 MW

• Impedance: 42 ohms: real versatility, capable of adapting both to your living room amplifier as well as a simple audiophile player.

Meze insists: here, make way for the clarity of the medium, the beauty of the voices and the richness of the string instruments. The grave promising to be robust textured, without heaviness; The treble, highlighting the voices well while maintaining a balance. For those who love realism without sterile analytics, generosity without ostentation, Meze promises a living helmet, warm, but which will not betray anything from the original mix.

Conclusion

On paper, this 105 Silva ticks all the boxes of the large open helmet : aesthetics, materials, innovation on the transducer, comfort cut for endless sessions … In short, pure juice meze, but injected with a technological dose that smells of the passion of those who “listen” to the sound as much as they make it.

So, a curious audiophiles, in a hurry to listen? Patience … I will publish a complete test of the Meze 105 Silva very soon, the time to assess it after a good running -in -law always essential with all the helmets, not to be missed under any pretext for any demanding music lover. The promises are great: go to a few weeks to find out if they keep the note, or even transcend it!

Until then, sharpen your playlists and prepare your ears!