It’s the Meze 99 Classics’ 10th anniversary, so I pulled it back onto the desk for a proper 2025 re-review—because some headphones just refuse to melt into the ether. I’ve lived with a lot of long-running staples over the years (HD600/650, HD800S, Utopia, Susvara), and the 99 Classics belongs in that “still relevant enough to revisit” conversation—especially as the headphone that effectively launched Meze’s journey. In this video I go through the unboxing, accessories, comfort, isolation (yes, even with glasses), and the little design details that still feel distinctly “true Meze.” Then I get into what actually matters: the sound, and whether it’s still worth your money around the ~$300 mark in 2025. I tested it with my go-to compact pairings—the Chord Mojo 2 and Questyle M18i—and I’ll be blunt: this is a fun closed-back, not a reference set. The midrange dynamic range is genuinely impressive and vocals can be front-and-center and texturally rich, but the bass is very much “more over a bit extra” for my taste, and it can muddy things on already bottom-heavy tracks. If you want a closed-back with gorgeous build and comfort, you should audition it. If you want a more audiophile-reference direction, I’d save up and look at the Meze 105 Air instead.