Meters Music

Meters Music is a consumer audio brand best known for headphones that incorporate analogue-style VU (volume unit) meters into their design, giving its products a distinctive retro-instrument look. The brand is associated with Ashdown Engineering, the British bass-amplifier maker, and its product line spans over-ear headphones, true-wireless earphones, and wireless home audio systems. Its catalogue includes the OV-1-B series of headphones (including the OV-1-B-CONNECT and OV-1-B-CONNECT-PRO variants and the OV-1-B-SOUNDSYSTEM JAMAICA), the Meters LINX System of true-wireless earphones and speakers, and the more affordable NOVU line, comprising the NOVU-1 Studio Reference Headphones and NOVU-M-EARS earphones. The brand positions itself at the intersection of audio performance and bold design. A SPIN Magazine review quoted on its website describes its headphones as offering "Excellent Sound with a Bold Design," and the company markets its products on both sound quality and visual distinctiveness. Its LINX true-wireless earphones use a custom balanced-armature driver paired with a 7mm dynamic driver and Qualcomm Adaptive aptX codec, and can hand off playback to a companion LINX speaker set when the earbuds are returned to their charging case. Meters Music sells primarily through its own direct-to-consumer website, with prices in US dollars, and has pursued sports-marketing partnerships to raise its profile. In 2025 it announced a partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an official audio partner for the 2025-26 season, and named Buccaneers wide receiver Tez Johnson as an official ambassador for the brand. These tie-ins reflect a strategy of aligning the audio brand with professional sports audiences in the United States. The brand's product range is organised into several collections: the flagship OV-1-B headphone family, the LINX wireless system, and the entry-level NOVU range. Products are sold at price points from roughly $30 for the NOVU-M-EARS to around $270 for the OV-1-B-CONNECT-PRO headphones, with the LINX System at about $300. Several items are shown as sold out on the brand's website, indicating limited inventory or strong demand for certain models. As a commercial entity, Meters Music operates as a private consumer-audio brand rather than a listed company. Its identity is closely tied to the design signature of visible VU meters, which distinguishes it from mainstream headphone brands and connects it to the heritage of professional audio and musical-instrument equipment.

Meters Music is a consumer audio brand that emerged from the British musical-instrument and audio-equipment world, closely associated with Ashdown Engineering, the UK bass-amplifier manufacturer. The brand built its identity around a distinctive design idea: integrating analogue-style VU (volume unit) meters into headphones, a feature borrowed from professional audio and musical-instrument equipment. This gave Meters Music products a recognisable retro-instrument aesthetic that set them apart from mainstream headphone designs. The brand's flagship line is the OV-1-B family of over-ear headphones, which includes the OV-1-B-CONNECT and OV-1-B-CONNECT-PRO models in several colourways (black, anthracite, white, tan) and the OV-1-B-SOUNDSYSTEM JAMAICA. These headphones are positioned as premium consumer audio products, with prices around $250-$270 on the brand's website. The OV-1-B-C headphones are referenced as Ashdown's flagship model in the brand's own product descriptions, underlining the close relationship between the two companies. Meters Music later expanded beyond over-ear headphones into true-wireless earphones and home audio. The Meters LINX System, priced at about $300, combines true-wireless earbuds with a companion speaker set. According to the brand, the LINX earbuds use a custom-designed balanced-armature driver coupled with a 7mm dynamic driver and the same Qualcomm Adaptive aptX codec as the flagship OV-1-B-C headphones, delivering low-latency HD audio. The earbuds provide six hours of playback from custom lithium-ion batteries, with the charging case adding up to 24 hours of additional charge. A seamless handoff feature lets the LINX speakers take over playback when the earbuds are returned to their case. The LINX Speaker Set and LINX Earphones are also sold separately. The brand also introduced the more accessible NOVU range, comprising the NOVU-1 Studio Reference Headphones at $69.99 and the NOVU-M-EARS at $29.99. The NOVU-M-EARS are positioned as a simple, one-stop solution for casual listeners, with a built-in microphone for phone calls and suitability for use with the brand's Tone Pocket Bass PreAmps for silent bass-guitar practice. In 2025, Meters Music pursued sports-marketing partnerships in the United States to raise brand awareness. The company announced it had joined forces with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an official audio partner for the 2025-26 NFL season, and separately named Buccaneers wide receiver Tez Johnson as an official ambassador for the audio-technology brand. These partnerships reflect a strategy of connecting the brand with professional sports audiences. The brand has also received press attention for its design-led approach. A SPIN Magazine review quoted on the Meters Music website praised its headphones for "Excellent Sound with a Bold Design," a positioning the company uses prominently in its marketing. Meters Music sells primarily through its own direct-to-consumer website, metersmusic.com, with prices listed in US dollars, and several products are shown as sold out, suggesting limited inventory or strong demand for certain models.

• Meters Music announces partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as official audio partner for the 2025-26 NFL season.

• Buccaneers wide receiver Tez Johnson named official ambassador for Meters Music.

• Meters LINX System true-wireless earphones and speaker set offered at $299.99.

• NOVU range introduced with NOVU-1 Studio Reference Headphones ($69.99) and NOVU-M-EARS ($29.99).

Consumer audio brand combining high-fidelity sound with bold, VU-meter-inspired design; sold direct-to-consumer and via sports partnerships.

• OV-1-B-CONNECT-PRO-BLACK

• OV-1-B-CONNECT-PRO-ANTHRACITE

• OV-1-B-SOUNDSYSTEM JAMAICA

• OV-1-B-CONNECT-WHITE

• OV-1-B-CONNECT-BLACK

• OV-1-B-CONNECT-TAN

• Meters LINX System

• Meters LINX Speaker Set

• Meters LINX Earphones

• NOVU-1 Studio Reference Headphones

• NOVU-M-EARS

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3. 3NOVU-M-EARS – Meters Musicmetersmusic.com
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5. 5Meters Music – Wikidatawikidata.org