Audeze’s MM-520 Improve Bass Response of Its Highest-End Open Back Headphones
Audeze has launched the MM-520 studio headphones, enhancing the bass response of its high-end open-back models. Designed with Grammy-winning engineer Manny Marroquin, these headphones aim to provide a unique listening experience while maintaining mid-range clarity. The MM-520 features new SLAM technology and upgraded earpads, priced at $1,699.
- ▪The MM-520 headphones are a special version of Audeze's existing MM-500 monitors.
- ▪They incorporate SLAM technology to enhance low-frequency impact without sacrificing mid-range neutrality.
- ▪The headphones weigh 495 grams and feature upgraded memory foam earpads for comfort during long sessions.
PetaPixel files mainly under photography. We currently carry 92 of its stories.
Story provenance
Source · retrieval · rights · ranking — open for full record
inspect →
Story provenance
Attribution is not the same as permission. This drawer separates discovery metadata, excerpts, WeSearch-generated summaries, reuse status, and whether the publisher receives the visit. Nothing here claims a legal grant the publisher has not made.
Record
| Original publisher | PetaPixel |
| Canonical URL | https://petapixel.com/2026/06/03/audezes-mm-520-improve-bass-response-of-its-highest-end-open-back-headphones/ |
| Publication time | Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:47 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-06-03T13:12:07.669Z |
| Last seen | 2026-06-03T13:12:07.669Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
| Excerpt source | publisher body |
| Excerpt method | First ~120 words (~800 chars) of extracted publisher body, fair-use limited. |
| Summary | WeSearch · cerebras-chat (WeSearch summarizer) |
| Summary source text | contentText |
| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
| Cluster | XzRHRgrB31EU |
| Cluster logic | Grouped by semantic title/content similarity across sources within a rolling window. Same-publisher template collisions are excluded from coverage comparison. |
| Ranking reason | Story pages are not engagement-ranked. Hub feeds use recency, with optional source-diversified chronological ordering (cap consecutive stories per source). No personalized ranking. |
| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
Rights status (four layers)
WeSearch handling by dimension
| Indexing | May the item be indexed (stored, ranked, made findable)? | Allowed |
| Snippet | May a short excerpt of the publisher's text be shown? | Allowed |
| AI summary | May WeSearch generate its own short summary of the article? | Limited |
| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
Basis: Derived from the published RSS/Atom feed. Contact: [email protected]. Reviewed: 2026-07-24.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Audeze’s MM-520 Improve Bass Response of Its Highest-End Open Back Headphones Jun 03, 2026 Jaron Schneider Audeze (prounounced “odyssey”) has announced the MM-520 studio headphones, a special version of the company’s existing open back MM-500 monitors that promise to boost lows without sacrificing mid-range neutrality. freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "PetaPixel_728x90_ATF_Desktop", slotId: "PetaPixel_728x90_ATF_Desktop" }); freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "PetaPixel_300x600_300x250_320x50_Mobile", slotId: "PetaPixel_300x600_300x250_320x50_Mobile" }); Buy the Audeze MM-520 Headphones new on B&HBuy the Audeze MM-520 Headphones used on KEH.com Designed in conjunction with 18-time Grammy-winning mix engineer Manny Marroquin, the MM-520 is meant to give…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at PetaPixel.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from PetaPixel
