The Meze 109 Pro is 40Ω at 112.0 dB/mW; the Sony MDR-MV1 is 24Ω at 100.0 dB/mW. This page is only about what they ask of an amplifier — not how they sound, which no specification on either sheet can tell you.
The Sony MDR-MV1 needs 12.0 dB more than the Meze 109 Pro to reach the same loudness — 1.0 mW against 0.06 mW.
| Specification | Meze 109 Pro | Sony MDR-MV1 |
|---|---|---|
| Impedance | 40 Ω | 24 Ω |
| Sensitivity | 112.0 dB/mW | 100.0 dB/mW |
| Sensitivity (voltage) | 126.0 dB/V | 116.2 dB/V |
| Power for 100 dB | 0.06 mW | 1.0 mW |
| Voltage for 100 dB | 50 mV | 0.15 V |
| Current for 100 dB | 1.3 mA | 6.5 mA |
| Highest source impedance that leaves them alone (one-eighth rule) | 5.00 Ω | 3.00 Ω |
| Sources that reach 100 dB out of 280 | 280 | 280 |
Every source in the database that drives one of them drives the other. On power, the choice between these two changes nothing about what amplifier you need.
1 source is low enough in output impedance for the Meze 109 Pro under the one-eighth rule but not for the Sony MDR-MV1 (Shanling H5).
13 sources stay below the audible-hiss threshold with the Sony MDR-MV1 but cross it with the Meze 109 Pro (FiiO BTR11, FiiO K11 R2R, Lake People G103-S Mk II, 10 more).
280 of the 280 sources here reach 100 dB on both. That count is about power only — the output-impedance and hiss lines above are separate questions, and a source can pass this one and fail those.
Each model has a page of its own with the full source list, the hiss estimate and the provenance of every figure above: Meze 109 Pro and Sony MDR-MV1. Every figure on this page comes from what Meze and Sony published, or is derived from it — what Meze publishes and what Sony publishes, both counted.