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Audeze

MM-500

headphones

$1,699

Used market: $1,325*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

3 of 5 values have a recorded source
Form Factor
Over-Ear·
Is Closed Back
no·
Impedance ohms
18✓
Transducer Type
Planar Magnetic·
Sensitivity dB mW
100✓

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal Profile

Same 90 mm Fluxor driver and same 18 ohms as the MM-100, 2 dB more sensitive and rated to 130 dB peak instead of 120. The mixing headphone of the pair; the difference the datasheet actually documents is headroom, not tone.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~78% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026