I'll be right up front about this, so strap in: the Audeze MM-100 is not for everyone. Nor, it must be said, is it designed to be. Audeze describes the planar magnetic drivers used here as "tuned for production-grade accuracy", and it really isn't kidding. But if pin-point audio precision is your goal, the Audeze set is one of the finest I've heard—and if you don't mind messing around with a software EQ, you can make it sound great for daily listening, too.
A pair of these magnesium and steel-chassised beauties will set you back $399/£399 a pop, and that's a huge amount of cash to spend on a set of cans. What you receive when you open the box, however, immediately feels like a quality piece of gear. It's rare I coo and crow over a chassis design, but there's something retro futuristic about the MM-100 that immediately demands comment.
