So now I own the 99 Noir, 99 Classics Maple and the 99 Neo.
I listened all the day at work with Noir and thought "why did'nt I listen to the 99 Classics in the last months, sounds great" and today evening I took the 99 maple and they really sound different. I put on both the same pads. Here are the measurements of all threr headphones.
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Black=Noir, yellow=Classics, red=Neo
As you see the Noir seems to be an improved Classics to my ears.
Second the Noir remebers me on an other great headphone, the Audio-Technica MSR7b=blue, measurement as following.
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For my taste the Noir is an upgrade to my Meze 99 Classics.
In conclusion I disagree that the Noir is a dark Classics. Tonality is different, not much but enough to be superior to the Classics.
GabbyGraboidIn the very first beginning of the Classics they were for a short time available in maplewhite. If I could know that they now are so rare I had bought a couple more of them. 😎😉
MLSensaiI'm not even normally into white headphones or electronics in general like that, but those are something I truly envy. That is a gorgeous item you have there.