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Meze Audio STRADA
YOUR OWN SPACE WITHIN THE MUSIC
Meet the STRADA - a pair of closed-back dynamic headphones crafted for tonal balance and musical intimacy. With its full-bodied sound, excellent noise isolation, and natural sense of space, the STRADA delivers a harmonious acoustic experience where detail, texture, and dynamics come through with effortless precision.
IMPACTFUL AND CLEAR SOUND
A balanced tuning with a focus on control and precision.
The low end is tight and well-defined, with a slight bass emphasis that adds punch and body. The midrange remains neutral and transparent, preserving natural timbre and separation across instruments and vocals. The treble extends with subtle energy in the upper region, revealing fine textures and spatial cues while maintaining a smooth overall presentation.
CLOSED-BACK BLISS
STRADA inherits its design from our acclaimed LIRIC chassis, reimagined around a dynamic driver architecture. Hand-built from premium materials and shaped for a natural, adaptable fit, its lightweight closed-back construction distributes pressure evenly across the head and ears, delivering a thoughtful harmony of a consistent seal, isolation, and long-wear comfort in a more versatile form.
AN ADVANCED DRIVER AT ITS CORE
At the STRADA’s core is the dynamic driver first introduced in the 109 PRO, tuned to perform within a closed-back chamber. We kept the driver’s natural character fully intact while refining its behavior to meet the acoustic demands of a sealed environment.
W-SHAPED DOME
Made of a carbon fiber-reinforced cellulose composite, the dome can reproduce high frequencies with remarkable detail, clarity, and definition. More durable than conventional alternatives used in dynamic drivers, yet lightweight, this composite helps reduce resonances that may lead to harmonic distortion.
BERYLLIUM-COATED TORUS
The torus surrounding the dome is composed of beryllium-coated semicrystalline polymer. By applying the beryllium coating through Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD), we increased the stiffness and durability of the driver, while still keeping it light enough to achieve a fast transient response. These qualities are also enhanced through the grooves on the torus, which are precisely positioned at a 45.5° angle.
Beryllium’s high damping qualities also help suppress unwanted resonances, giving STRADA its vivid and transparent character.
STABILIZED
The copper-zinc alloy stabilizer, positioned around the membrane, improves the absorption of vibrations to further reduce distortion.
COMFORT THAT INVITES YOU IN
Designed for long listening sessions, STRADA brings together gentle clamping force, deep memory-foam ear pads, and the proven ergonomics of our award-winning LIRIC design. The soft PU leather contact surface of the ear pads provides a reliable acoustic seal, while the Alcantara-lined inner chamber helps manage heat and moisture buildup inside the ear cup, reducing fatigue during extended wear.
SMOOTH ADJUSTMENT RODS
Crafted with precision and refined to move with fluid ease, STRADA’s adjustment rods let you fine-tune the fit with smooth, controlled movement, free of clicks or sudden steps.
MAGNETIC EAR PADS
The STRADA benefits from our seamless magnetic ear pad mounting system, enhancing serviceability and providing an easier, more accessible pad-swapping experience without compromising proper sealing.
EXOTIC WOOD CHOICE
The ear cups are adorned in Macassar ebony – a heavy, dense, and aesthetically pleasing hardwood known for its deep, rich brown coloration punctuated by intricate golden-brown stripes.
SOFT-PADDED HEADBAND
The headband cushions are arranged around a symmetrical cross pattern, thus distributing pressure evenly across the head. This design provides a consistent clamping force and maintains airflow, reducing heat and humidity during periods of extended listening.
Meet the STRADA - a pair of closed-back dynamic headphones crafted for tonal balance and musical intimacy. With its full-bodied sound, excellent noise isolation, and natural sense of space, it delivers a harmonious acoustic experience where detail, texture, and dynamics come through with effortless precision.
- Balanced and refined sound signature in a closed-back design
- 50 mm dynamic driver with bio-cellulose composite dome and beryllium-coated torus
- Premium materials: magnesium, zinc, Macassar ebony wood, and leather
- Hand-painted in-house in a deep, refined shade of green with metallic particles
- World-class ergonomic design for all-day comfort
- Magnetic ear pad mounting system
Includes two dual-twisted, Kevlar-wrapped OFC cables - 3.5 mm & 4.4 mm terminations
- Portable, easy to drive
- Endless serviceability - every component can be replaced
Kindly note that slight visual variations may occur in our products, reflecting the complex manufacturing process behind each item.
WHAT COMES WITH YOUR HEADPHONES
1.8 m Twisted OFC cable with 3.5 mm jack
1.8 m Twisted OFC cable with 4.4 mm jack
PU Leather cable pouch
6.3 mm gold-plated jack adapter
Hard EVA pouch
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Professional Reviews 85/100
Nicely Roasted
Sound Quality
82/100
Comfort Fit
92/100
Build Quality
92/100
Features Usability
88/100
Value for Money
86/100
Meze STRADA makes closed-back listening feel vivid and luxurious, pairing deep, controlled bass with an unusually airy soundstage, focused imaging and premium long-session comfort. Gramophone highlights its powerful low end and clear highs, while its lightweight magnesium-and-wood build, easy drivability and removable magnetic pads make it a refined, engaging option for detail-loving listeners.
What Reviewers Are Saying
Pros
Deep, controlled bass combines strong texture and impact without obvious boom.
Exceptionally comfortable, lightweight fit with soft pads and a secure, well-judged clamp for extended sessions.
Premium magnesium, wood and leather-accented construction feels solid, attractive and thoughtfully serviceable.
Spacious and detailed for a closed-back design, with positive reports of wide staging and focused imaging.
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Cons
Energetic upper mids and treble can sound sharp, sibilant or fatiguing on brighter or poorly recorded material.
Lean lower mids can reduce vocal warmth, instrumental body and overall tonal cohesion.
Soundstage depth and imaging precision are disputed; one reviewer found the presentation wide but shallow and somewhat diffuse.
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 82/100
The STRADA earns praise for its bass control, spacious presentation and clarity, particularly for a closed-back design. However, several reviewers find its lean midrange and energetic, uneven treble compromise tonal naturalness and long-session versatility.
Bass
87/100
Most reviewers praise deep, controlled and textured low frequencies, with Gramophone calling the clean, tight, powerful bass a potential strength against rivals around $800. Others find it lighter in physical weight than expected from a closed-back headphone, and note that its transition into the mids is not always seamless.
Midrange
79/100
Positive assessments describe clean, separated mids with strong microcontrast, presence and realism. More critical reviewers consistently hear leaner vocal and instrumental body, with less warmth, resonance and natural timbre than they would like.
Treble
75/100
The highs bring appreciable air, clarity and extension, and some reviewers find them smooth and non-fatiguing. Others identify pronounced upper-mid and treble energy, resonances and sibilance that can make the presentation sharp, tiring and recording-dependent.
Resolution Detail
82/100
Reviewers agree that the STRADA exposes a generous amount of detail, texture and separation, with especially vivid clarity on well-recorded material. The reservation is that some of this perceived detail appears linked to its elevated upper mids and treble rather than consistently deep low-level resolution.
Soundstage Imaging
85/100
For a closed-back model, reviewers widely find the stage airy, wide and usefully layered, with notably good depth in the more positive assessments. Opinions differ on image precision: Gramophone praises its focused imaging, while another reviewer finds the presentation wide but shallow and somewhat diffuse.
Dynamics
84/100
Several reviewers hear lively attack, good macro-dynamic movement and a convincing sense of immediacy, especially when the headphone is properly driven. A lighter sense of bass heft means kick drums and large-scale orchestral weight may not land with the authority some listeners expect.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Comfort Fit
92/100
Comfort is a clear strength across the available reviews. Reviewers describe the lightweight fit, well-judged clamp and ergonomic cups as secure without pressure, with multiple reports of being able to wear the STRADA for long or all-day sessions.
Build Quality
92/100
Reviewers consistently describe the STRADA as exceptionally well made, highlighting the magnesium frame, wood cup covers, leather pads and precise overall fit and finish. The premium design is repeatedly praised as both attractive and solidly executed.
Features Usability
88/100
The dual 3.5 mm connections provide practical cable flexibility, and reviewers note that balanced and unbalanced cables are included with the final package. Its low impedance and high sensitivity also make it easier to drive than many audiophile-oriented closed backs, without requiring a dedicated amplifier.
Value for Money
86/100
At approximately $799-$800, one reviewer considers the STRADA easy to recommend for buyers shopping below $1,000, citing its sound and build. The main reservation is that another reviewer expected a more luxurious overall proposition at this price, while the divisive tuning makes it less universally compelling than its craftsmanship suggests.
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