Audeze MM-500 Manny Marroquin Open Back Headphones - Case & 6.3mm braided cable

A Studio Reference, Designed by a Legend.

The MM-500 is Audeze’s first headphone created in collaboration with world-renowned mix engineer Manny Marroquin — a tool built to meet the real demands of today’s professional production environment. With a neutral, reliable tuning and fast, articulate planar magnetic drivers, the MM-500 delivers translation-ready accuracy that studio monitors often can’t provide in smaller rooms. Whether you’re mixing on the road, producing in a home studio, or finishing a project in a professional environment, the MM-500 offers consistency, speed, and clarity you can trust.

Why Professionals Choose This Headphone

Mix-ready neutrality with modern clarity

The MM-500 presents a balanced, accurate tuning designed to expose problem areas in your mix: sibilance, masking, transient smearing, low-end buildup and stereo imbalance. Bass is clean and controlled, mids are highly articulate, and the treble is detailed without harshness — a profile made specifically for daily studio work.

Developed with Manny Marroquin

Audeze engineered the MM-500 alongside Manny Marroquin to create a headphone that reliably translates mixes across studios, cars, headphones and streaming systems. The result is a reference headphone built not for “hi-fi indulgence” but for professional decisions.

Planar magnetic engineering with studio dynamics

Using Audeze’s ultra-thin diaphragms and powerful magnet arrays, the MM-500 delivers exceptional transient speed and ultra-low distortion. This gives engineers the accuracy needed for fine automation, micro-editing, reverb placement and tonal balancing.

Built for long, demanding sessions

A lightweight chassis, padded suspension headband and deep memory-foam pads provide comfort during all-day work. The MM-500’s build quality — aluminum cups, steel headband, detachable cable — is rugged enough for daily studio use and location sessions.

Efficient and interface-friendly

With higher sensitivity than typical flagship planars, the MM-500 is designed to work well straight out of professional interfaces (UAD, RME, Apogee, Antelope). It doesn’t require extreme amplification, making it ideal for hybrid setups and mobile rigs.

What’s Included

• MM-500 open-back planar magnetic headphones

• Premium detachable LCD-series cable

• Protective travel/storage case

• Certificate of authenticity

• User guide + warranty documentation

Comfort Notes

The MM-500 is built for engineers who wear headphones for hours at a time. The suspended headband design reduces hotspot pressure, and the soft pads keep the fit stable without fatigue. The open-back design also prevents heat buildup during long work sessions.

Versatility Notes

The MM-500 excels in:

• Professional mixing and production

• Vocal editing, tuning and detailed waveform work

• Critical listening and pre-mastering

• Hybrid studio/mobile setups

• Daily content creation where translation matters

Its neutrality makes it a reliable companion for any engineer who needs accuracy regardless of the room.