High End Vienna 2026 Preview – Meze Audio
MEZE AUDIO UNVEILS ARTA: A NEW REFERENCE HEADPHONE REDEFINING THE SUMMIT OF HIGH-END AUDIO
ADVERTISING PROMOTION
The Meze Audio Arta will be previewed at the High-End Vienna (4th – 7th June), with availability to consumers expected later this summer.
THE SUMMIT OF ARTISTIC HEADPHONE CREATION
A truly special object has entered the world, ready to redefine high-end listening. The ARTA is a passion project years in the making, born from the desire to push the limits of conventional headphone sound and design. It combines a bold, naturally flowing design with a level of sound realism and immersion that is better experienced rather than explained.
Born from a years-long collaboration with Rinaro Isodynamics, the ARTA pairs a genuinely groundbreaking driver with a design philosophy rooted in sculpture, acoustic architecture, and longevity.
ARTA delivers a rich, speaker-like presentation with lifelike detail, offering the most immersive sonic experience we have ever created.
MAIN FEATURES
The MZ5 HΩ Driver: This is the single highest-impedance planar magnetic headphone driver to date, delivering exceptional linearity, stability, and signal purity through a high-voltage, low-current operation.
A New Dimension of Realism: Expect a warm-neutral sound signature. The soundstage expands naturally, projecting music with the organic spaciousness of an acoustically treated listening room, where instruments occupy real positions within a vivid, three-dimensional stage.
Art in Motion: ARTA’s design transcends conventional headphone aesthetics, blending futuristic, bionic fluidity with refined Art Nouveau elegance. We’ve transformed cold metal into a living, sculptural object that feels like a work of art in motion. The materials tell the same story: precision metals, carbon fiber, and leather, each one premium, each one purposeful.
Acoustic Innovation: Cleaner transients and a more open presentation are achieved through a grille composed of angled acoustic blades that minimize internal soundwave reflections.
Built for Generations: Engineered and hand-assembled in Baia Mare, Romania, the ARTA has been designed to endure, providing full serviceability and timeless design. Every component, from the earpads and headband to the drivers and earcups, can be fully disassembled, serviced, or replaced. Because an artistic headphone made to this standard should never become waste, but rather appreciated with the passing of time.
ACOUSTIC PHILOSOPHY
“ARTA came into existence from asking the same question over and over: what is there still between the listener and the music? Through our collaboration with Rinaro Isodynamics, we’ve arrived at something that doesn’t quite sound like headphones anymore, but simply music occupying real space.”
Alex Grigoras, Acoustic Engineer
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
ARTA will make its first public appearance at High End Vienna, on June 4th.
ARTA’s market availability will be announced soon through Meze Audio’s official channels, with a suggested retail price of $/€6000.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Driver Type: Rinaro High Impedance Isodynamic® Hybrid Array MZ5 HΩ
Impedance: 225 Ω average
Frequency Range: 3 Hz – 115 kHz
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): <0.05%
Headphone Weight: 495 g
ABOUT MEZE AUDIO
Meze Audio is a high-end audio brand founded in 2011 in Romania and renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship and commitment to sonic excellence. Blending timeless aesthetics with cutting-edge technology, Meze Audio crafts premium headphones and earphones that refine the listening experience. Each meticulously crafted product reflects a passion for art, comfort and superior sound, bringing musical emotion to audio enthusiasts everywhere. Winner of multiple audiophile industry awards, Meze’s current product range also includes: 99 Classics 2nd Gen, 109 PRO, 105 SILVA, 105 AER, STRADA, three open-back Isodynamic Hybrid Array headphones: Elite, Empyrean II, and POET; and two in-ear monitors: ASTRU and ALBA.
