All products featured are independently chosen by us. However, SoundGuys may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links. See our ethics statement.
1 / 7@mellow_maple_87 · Owner-reported
Owned over 2 years · Still using it: yes, daily · Posted
Their price is high but in their time they were so good, I dont remember when I bought them but they are still rock solid after years, and it looks old too. You can EQ them to sound as you want, the drivers are good AF. Meze makes their products to last
Own it? Your review joins these
Three answers, four quick reads, one sentence nobody tells you before buying · Sign-in needed to publish · Photo optional
The Meze 99 Classics remains a mainstay in the audiophile community. We look at it years later to see how it holds up.
A 4.6 puts its noise isolation in the bottom third of over-ear headphones we've measured.
Measured on 92 of the 242 we've cataloged.
Would buy it again and still uses it daily.
Owned over 2 years.
Wired-3.5mm is the most common — on 47% of the 250 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 242).
below average for over-ear headphones — based on 200 of 242 we've cataloged.
The verdict
You get what you pay for, and the Meze 99 Classics is a gorgeous pair of headphones with good sound to match. The price hasn't changed since its debut and listeners who want more feature may turn to cheaper Bluetooth headphones. Still, for the audio enthusiast who puts sound and build quality first, the 99 Classics is a classic.
✓Liked: Wood ear cups and comfortable padding, Good sound quality, Above-average isolation, Multiple cables, one with in-line mic/remote
✕Could be better: Price, Few features
What a reader who owns the MEZE AUDIO 99 Classics reports after living with it. Owner-reported, checked before publishing; ordered photo-verified first, then newest.
Owner reviews are not paid for, not solicited from specific owners, and not rewritten by us: at most we proofread typos, which is shown on the review’s own page and which the author can undo. The commission SoundGuys may earn on this page comes from retail links, never from owner reviews.
1 owner review
Every author writes under a generated pseudonym. A signed-in author’s email is never shown. Read more · The reader says they own it. We have not seen proof, and we say so — no label here is proof of a purchase. Read more · Owned over 2 years · Still using it: yes, daily · Posted
Would buy againTheir price is high but in their time they were so good, I dont remember when I bought them but they are still rock solid after years, and it looks old too. You can EQ them to sound as you want, the drivers are good AF. Meze makes their products to last
Sign-in needed to publish.
What readers ask about the MEZE AUDIO 99 Classics, answered by the people who own it.
Nobody has asked the owners yet.
Ask the first question →Commentary and deep dives from the SoundGuys editorial team.
Adam BirneyManaging EditorI've reviewed headphones for over a decade: Here are 5 things I wish they did differentlyHeadphone companies: help me help you
Christian ThomasEditor-at-large5 ways headphones are going to change in 2027Here's where things are headed.Christian ThomasEditor-at-largeWired vs wireless headphones: Which should you buy?Wired headphones do not automatically sound better.
Tom TriggsContributor
1 of 1 would buy again
1 owner
Nothing surprising about comfort
2 of 3 would buy again
3 owners · owners report ~40 h per charge vs 40 h claimed
The battery beat their expectations
The noise cancelling beat their expectations
Expected more from comfort
0 of 1 would buy again
1 owner · 1 photo-verified
Expected more from comfort
0 of 2 would buy again
2 owners · 2 photo-verified
The noise cancelling beat their expectations
The battery beat their expectations
