This level of technical performance is made possible through the use of an advanced new High Impedance Isodynamic® Hybrid Array driver developed by Rinaro Isodynamics: the MZ5 HΩ. It is the single highest impedance planar magnetic headphone transducer to date, delivering exceptional linearity, stability, and signal purity.
Meze Audio ARTA Open-Back Headphones
Our Price:£5,399.00
What HFL Thinks
Meze Audio Arta Open Back Headphones – For the past 10 years, Meze Audio has been developing audiophile headphones and earphones renowned for their timeless design, pure comfort and engaging, vivid sound. From looks to technology, Meze Audio products are designed to surpass all short-living trends and become heirlooms, rather than just headphones. We have a selection of Meze Headphones on demo so please feel free to come in to the HFL and get lost in the multi-sensory world Meze Audio provides.
ARTA
A truly special object has entered the world, ready to redefine summit-fi listening – combining a bold, naturally flowing design with a level of sound realism and immersion that is better experienced rather than explained. Using a groundbreaking high impedance planar magnetic driver developed by Rinaro Isodynamics, ARTA delivers a rich, speaker-like presentation with lifelike detail, offering the most immersive sonic experience we have ever created.
A NEW DIMENSION OF REALISM
ARTA delivers a rich, speaker-like presentation with lifelike detail, offering the most immersive sonic experience we have ever created. The soundstage expands naturally beyond the confines of the ear, projecting music around you with the organic spaciousness of an acoustically treated listening room. Bass carries physical weight, and instruments occupy real positions within a vivid, three-dimensional stage. The result is not just something you hear, it is something you inhabit.
A FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT PLANAR MAGNETIC DRIVER
225 OHMS OF IMPEDANCE* FOR EFFORTLESS CONTROL
Unlike conventional planar magnetic designs, which operate in a low-voltage, high-current mode, the MZ5 HΩ’s high impedance design allows it to operate in a high-voltage, low-current mode. This translates into unprecedented electrical linearity across the audible spectrum. Moreover, less current means less heat and stress on the diaphragm, allowing ARTA to deliver ultra-low distortion and dynamic compression at any listening volume.
UNIFORM FORCE DISTRIBUTION
The planar magnetic trace is 2.5 times longer, with a cross-sectional surface area 2.8 times smaller, achieving a higher-density trace geometry that spreads electromagnetic drive more evenly across the membrane. This results in incredibly consistent on-axis and off-axis response without localised stress points, and the membrane moves as a unified whole, preserving transient integrity and keeping distortion vanishingly low even at demanding listening levels.
EXCEPTIONAL THERMAL STABILITY
The new Rinaro Parus ARTA® membrane is made of a low-mass composite material, engineered to resist thermal drift during extended sessions. This keeps timbral accuracy and transient response consistent as the driver heats and cools, regardless of listening volume.
DUAL-SHAPED VOICE COIL ARRAY
Two coil geometries, each tuned to a specific frequency range. The switchback coil handles low frequencies from the upper driver position. The spiral coil reproduces mid-high frequencies directly toward the ear canal, ensuring the most direct path for sound, with no time delay.
- Sound signature: warm neutral
- Exceptional linearity, stability, and signal purity by using the highest impedance* planar magnetic headphone driver to date
- Design blends futuristic, bionic fluidity with refined Art Nouveau elegance
- Optimised fit for all head sizes and enhanced leather headband padding
- Comes with two (2) pairs of ear pads — Duo Angled & Slim Alcantara
- Includes two high-quality 2 m (6.6 ft) silver-plated cables — 6.3 mm & 4-pin XLR terminations
- Engineered and hand-assembled in Baia Mare, Romania, built to last generations with full serviceability and timeless design
- 4-year warranty (2 years standard + 2 extra when registering ARTA on MY MEZE)
*Requires powerful amplification (high-voltage sources) to achieve the best listening experience
Specification
Driver Type
Rinaro High Impedance Isodynamic® Hybrid Array MZ5 HΩ
Geometrical Shape
Ovoid
Operating Principle
Open-back
Size
102 mm x 73 mm
Ear Coupling
Circumaural
Driver Weight
84 g
Frequency Range
3 Hz – 115 kHz
Casing
Fiberglass reinforced polymer
Impedance
225 Ω
Diaphragm Type
Rinaro Parus ARTA® [MZ5 HΩ]
Sensitivity
98 dB SPL/mW at 1 kHz
Active Area
4,650 mm2
Maximum SPL
130 dB SPL
Diaphragm Weight
0.10 g
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
<0.05%
Acoustic Mass
4.7 kg/m4
Weight
495 g (17.46 oz)
Lower Frequency Limit
3 Hz
Input Connector
dual 4-Pin mini-XLR
Upper Frequency Limit
115,000 Hz