Meizu finally announced the product it has been teasing today. The new device is a special edition Meizu 16 Plus made in partnership with Astel&Kern and Jerry Harvey Audio.

The special edition set includes an Aurora Blue Meizu 16 Plus (8GB RAM + 128GB of storage), an Astell&Kern XB10 DAC+AMP, and a pair of Astell&Kern Billie Jean In-Ear-Monitors (IEM) which has Jerry Harvey’s freqphase® technology from Jerry Harvey Audio.

The whole set costs ¥4598 (~$679), much cheaper than the ¥6999 (~$1033) price tag we saw from a few days ago. If you were to purchase the items in the bundle separately, you will be spending much more than $679. The Aurora Blue Meizu 16 Plus costs ¥3298 (~$487), the Astell&Kern XB10 is priced at $129 currently and the Billie Jean IEM is $349. That is a total of $965!

The Astell&Kern XB10 is shaped like a hockey puck. It brings 24bit/48kHz high-quality wireless audio thanks to the Meizu 16 Plus’ support for Qualcomm’s aptX HD and also has a DAC and AMP built-in. You can plug in the Billie Jean IEM into the 3.5mm audio jack on the side. It also has a 2.5mm connector.

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The Billie Jean IEM is the first dual driver Universel fit IEM. There is a high-driver and a full range driver for mids and lows. Its cables are actually silver-plated copper which is then wrapped around kevlar or strength. The IEM actually comes in two colors – blue and red but the Meizu 16 Plus Sound Color Set ships with the red variant.

You can pick up the limited edition set on Meizu’s own online store or on Tmall.

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Meizu has been dropping teasers for a product launch on Thursday, February 14. We originally thought it would be the Note 9 but today’s teaser poster revealed that it isn’t it. Now, live images have leaked that provide more details about the device.

The images were shared on Weibo by Ice Universe and they seem to have been taken at Meizu’s own office. The first photo shows a graphics designer working on a poster. We can make out the Meizu logo at the top left corner and the words “Hi-Fi” which confirms the product is audio related. However, the big reveal is the price of the device which is a whopping ¥6999 (~$1033). But that’s not all.

The second photo shows the product in a retail box with a blue-pink gradient design. Written on the box is “Meizu x Astell&Kern”. This means the product is a collaboration between Meizu and Astell&Kern.

Astell&Kern is a South Korean-owned electronics company owned by Iriver. Iriver itself was formed back in 1999 by seven former Samsung employees. The company manufactures media players, headphones, portable Hi-Fi audio players, and home theater products. We checked out their site and then we understood why Meizu’s product costs over $1,000.

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We are still not sure yet but we think it is a special Hi-Fi edition of the Meizu 16 (or 16 Plus). However, we are not too surprised as Meizu actually started its business as an MP3 player manufacturer before switching to smartphones years later.

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