AUDEZE - MM-520 Open-Back Professional Headphones
A Signature Tool for Mixing
Our most purpose-built headphone for recording and mixing just leveled up. Meet the MM-520, designed with our latest acoustic technologies for bass that digs deeper and hits tighter, and even more accurate midrange expression. Improved earpads with magnetic attachment upgrade the comfort and convenience of this reliable studio companion. Join 18-time Grammy-winning engineer Manny Marroquin and the thousands of professionals worldwide who trust our MM-Series with their mixes.
| Brand: Audeze |
| Product Type: Headphones |
Audeze MM-520
Open-Back Professional Headphones
Precision You Can Count On
Built for and tested in the rigors of everyday studio life, the MM-520 is your reliable partner for everything from deep listening to recording on-the-fly. Transform your headphone listening with the accuracy of world-class monitors in a well-treated room.
Expand Your Audio Horizons
Explore and create with newfound levels of depth and subtlety when you put on MM-520. Work with the confidence that your choices will always translate well.
Comfort and Convenience
Enjoy luxurious comfort for marathon mix sessions from MM-520's upgraded memory foam earpads. Magnetic attachment makes maintenance and cleaning easy as a snap.
Frequency Response
Engineered to Outperform
MM-520's planar magnetic drivers have been refined and perfected in our Southern California workshop, integrating our patent-pending SLAM technology to provide the low-end definition and midrange precision that engineers like Manny stake their work upon.
Manny Marroquin
Studio-Quality Sound, Anywhere
"I need a reference I can actually trust the second I step out of Larrabee. The MM-520 is that anchor for me. It’s the truth in my bag, wherever I'm working.”
Manny Marroquin
18-Time Grammy-Winning Producer/Engineer
Rich Music Services
“The MM-520 is more focused overall.
Everything translates a little easier — just more dialed in.”
Specifications | |
Style | Over-ear (circumaural), open-back |
Transducer type | Planar Magnetic |
Magnetic structure | Fluxor™ magnet array |
Phase management | Fazor™ |
Acoustic management | SLAM™ |
Magnet type | Neodymium N50 |
Diaphragm type | Ultra-Thin Uniforce™ |
Transducer size | 90 mm |
Maximum SPL | >130dB |
Frequency response | 5Hz - 50kHz |
Impedance THD | 18 ohms <0.1% @ 100dB SPL, 1 kHz |
Sensitivity | 102dB/1mW (@Drum Reference Point) |
Minimum power requirement | >100mW |
Maximum power handling | 5W RMS |
Weight | 555g |
Shipping Weight | 6 lbs. |
Package dimensions | 16 L x 14 H x 8 W in. |
Package Includes
MM-520 Headphone
2.5m (8.2ft) headphone cable
3.5mm to 6.3mm adaptor
Standard Travel Case
MM-Series Soft Carry Bag
Audeze
Audeze is a U.S.-based award-winning premium technology company designing and building some of the world’s most advanced audio solutions. With a user base including Grammy-winning recording engineers, audiophiles, top esports athletes, and specialized medical facilities, Audeze is one of the most respected audio companies in the world.
Working out of a Southern California garage underneath a poster for “2001: A Space Odyssey,” which inspired the company name, in 2008 Audeze began a quest to adapt NASA technology to incredible high-resolution audio products. In the years that followed, Audeze has become the most-awarded brand in premium headphones.
Audeze is led by its founders, CEO Sankar Thiagasamundram and CTO Dr. Dragoslav Colich, whose visionary ambition and technical knowledge synergize to bring our innovative products to market. Centered on science, innovation, and craftsmanship, Audeze’s Uncompromised Audio extends from proprietary planar magnetic technology and custom engineered transducers to A.I.-powered solutions for pristine sound reproduction and immersive spatial audio applications. Audeze’s innovations have led to 11 U.S. patents, and counting.
Every single Audeze planar magnetic and electrostatic driver is built in our Orange County, California factory. In fact, we have become the largest flexible printed circuit board manufacturer in the U.S. Our dedicated U.S. team hand-assembles and tests each and every one of our high-end headphones priced over $399.
