{"product_id":"meze-audio-arta","title":"Meze Audio ARTA","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Meze Audio ARTA is the brand's new summit-level reference, an open-back planar headphone developed over several years with Rinaro Isodynamics and built around a genuinely new transducer. Meze's own framing says it best: ARTA is meant to be experienced rather than explained. Listeners who sat with it at High End Vienna kept reaching for the same phrase, that it no longer sounds like headphones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eType and Technology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of ARTA is the Rinaro MZ5 HΩ, a High Impedance Isodynamic Hybrid Array and the highest-impedance planar magnetic headphone driver made to date. Operating on a high-voltage, low-current principle, it delivers exceptional signal purity, thermal stability, and distortion figures that read more like electronics than headphones. Angled acoustic blades in the open-back grille diffuse rear-wave energy, cutting reflections for cleaner transients and a more natural, open presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSound Character\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eARTA is voiced warm-neutral, with a speaker-like presentation rather than a headphone one. The soundstage extends well beyond the head, bass carries real physical weight, and instruments occupy their own space with precise imaging. With THD below 0.05% and maximum SPL above 130 dB, dynamics stay clean and effortless from the quietest detail to full scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuild and Comfort\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is sculptural, an Art Nouveau-meets-bionic fluidity crafted from precision metals, carbon fiber, and leather, hand-assembled in Baia Mare, Romania. Two sets of magnetic ear pads are included: Duo Angled in lambskin and Alcantara for a richer presentation, and Slim Alcantara for a smoother, more neutral balance. At 495 g with a circumaural open-back fit, ARTA is built for long reference sessions, and every component can be fully disassembled, serviced, or replaced. It ships with a 4-year warranty (2 years standard, plus 2 more when registered on My Meze). Note that ARTA's ear pads use a different magnetic system and are not cross-compatible with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/meze-elite\"\u003eElite\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/meze-audio-empyrean-2-headphones\"\u003eEmpyrean\u003c\/a\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBest For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListeners assembling a summit-tier desktop system who want a reference open-back with a speaker-like sense of space. ARTA sits above the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/meze-elite\"\u003eMeze Elite\u003c\/a\u003e as an entirely new tier rather than a replacement, and rewards a capable source: pair it with a desktop DAC and a headphone \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/amplifiers\"\u003eamplifier\u003c\/a\u003e delivering at least 200 mW into 225 ohms (500 mW or more recommended). Explore the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/meze-audio\"\u003eMeze Audio lineup\u003c\/a\u003e to compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the Box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eARTA open-back planar headphones (hand-assembled in Baia Mare, Romania)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuo Angled magnetic ear pads (lambskin and Alcantara)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlim Alcantara magnetic ear pads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 m silver-plated LC-OFC cable, 6.3 mm single-ended\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 m silver-plated LC-OFC cable, 4-pin XLR balanced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDriver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRinaro MZ5 HΩ, High Impedance Isodynamic Hybrid Array\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOperating principle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen-back, circumaural planar magnetic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSound signature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarm-neutral, speaker-like\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImpedance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e225 ohms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrequency range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 Hz to 115 kHz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSensitivity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e98 dB SPL\/mW (at 1 kHz)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum SPL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGreater than 130 dB SPL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTHD\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLess than 0.05%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e495 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInput connector\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual 4-pin mini-XLR\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRecommended amplification\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200 mW minimum at 225 ohms; 500 mW or more recommended\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded ear pads\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDuo Angled (lambskin\/Alcantara) and Slim Alcantara, magnetic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded cables\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 m silver-plated LC-OFC: 6.3 mm SE and 4-pin XLR balanced\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 years (2 standard plus 2 with My Meze registration)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandmade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBaia Mare, Romania\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Meze Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53604193370391,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0213\/4262\/files\/01-ARTA-transparent.png?v=1782936407","url":"https:\/\/www.mimic-audio.com\/products\/meze-audio-arta","provider":"Mimic-Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}