Audeze - MM-500 vs POET Open-Back

Every tracked fact about the two, side by side - prices, history lows, ratings and measured tuning. No verdict: which one to buy is the visitor's decision, always.

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Audeze - MM-500 Audeze Now ₹1,61,286 at MusicTeck Lowest on record ₹1,39,999 on Saturday, 12th Sept, 2026 ★★★★★ 4.8 4.8 · 12 reviews Full prices & history

POET Open-Back Headphones Meze Audio Now ₹1,89,860 at Moon Audio Lowest on record ₹1,72,458 on Thursday, 24th Sept, 2026 Full prices & history

What is being compared

Both sides are headphones. The rows below are the facts each store publishes for this shelf - driver setup, impedance, sensitivity, back design and connectivity. A dash means the listing does not state that spec.

Spec Audeze Meze Audio

Connectivity Wired Wired

Back design — Open-back

Measured tuning, side by side

Both curves are real community measurements (gold: Audeze · blue: Meze Audio). Each is level-aligned to its own 200 Hz–1 kHz mean, so rig offsets don't skew the comparison.

Audeze Meze Audio

Average level per band, relative to that curve's own 200 Hz–1 kHz middle - a taller bar plays louder there on the measured files. Same colours as the chart above.

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Tuning distance ±1.48 dB RMS 91% match - Very close. Computed on a shared 40-point log grid, 20 Hz–10 kHz. A measurement-space fact, not a promise two ears agree.

Bass · 20–250 Hz Audeze −0.8 dB Average level difference in this band, both curves aligned to their own 200 Hz–1 kHz mean. Plus means Audeze plays louder there on the measured files; minus means Meze Audio does.

Mids · 250–2,000 Hz Audeze +0.3 dB Average level difference in this band, both curves aligned to their own 200 Hz–1 kHz mean. Plus means Audeze plays louder there on the measured files; minus means Meze Audio does.

Treble · 2,000–10,000 Hz Audeze +1.2 dB Average level difference in this band, both curves aligned to their own 200 Hz–1 kHz mean. Plus means Audeze plays louder there on the measured files; minus means Meze Audio does.

What a curve cannot seeBuild, driver QC unit-to-unit, comfort, isolation, accessories, warranty and resale value sit outside the graph - usually what the pricier one is charging for.

Price over the last 30 days

Daily lowest price across every tracked store, from the site's own price history. The line is one product's own range - the two cards are not drawn to a shared scale.

Audeze - MM-500 Now ₹1,61,286 15% above its 30-day median Lowest on record ₹1,39,999 on Saturday, 12th Sept, 2026 In stock at 1 tracked store

POET Open-Back Headphones Now ₹1,89,860 at its 30-day median Lowest on record ₹1,72,458 on Thursday, 24th Sept, 2026 In stock at 1 tracked store

Price gap right now ₹28,574 15% of the dearer one's price.

Stores with it in stock 1 vs 1 Active stores carrying each one right now - more stores usually means easier replacement and a steadier price.

The decision, factually

Cheaper right now Audeze - MM-500 Lowest current price across all tracked stores - ₹1,61,286 vs ₹1,89,860.

Deepest discount ever seen Audeze - MM-500 From each product's own recorded price history.

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