Reborn – I didn't know that Meze's 99 Classic had died but here is its new Gen2 incarnation [€349]. The model's 10-year life span now reflects in 10 improvements. The tuning is said to be more balanced and neutral. Driver matching is better, ear-cup sizing enlarged for greater comfort. There's better sealing and a new bass port integrated with the jack shell. The grill geometry has been revisited as has the ear-pad shape with new clip-in attachment. The input socket is now 7mm long to interface with more cables. The stock cable has become a 1.8m dual-twisted Kevlar-sheathed affair. Finally there's a USB-DAC/amp dongle included to be off to the races even with sources sans headphone port. Otherwise the driver remains a 40mm dynamic for 15Hz-25kHz response with 16Ω impedance and 103dB sensitivity. The ear cups remain solid Walnut and weight is a low 290g.
