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Meze Audio

99 Neo

headphones

$199

Used market: $155*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

2 of 7 values have a recorded source
Connector
dual 3.5 mm TS jack·
Form Factor
Over-Ear·
Is Closed Back
yes·
Impedance ohms
26✓
Transducer Type
Dynamic·
Detachable Cable
yes·
Sensitivity dB mW
103✓

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal Profile

The 99 Classics in ABS rather than wood: same 103 dB/mW, but 26 Ohms against the Classics' 16. Ten ohms of difference sounds trivial and is not — against a source with 10 Ohms of output impedance the Neo loses about 3 dB where the Classics loses 4.4 dB, and the frequency-dependent part of that loss is what people hear as 'the wooden one has more bass'.

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