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Meze Audio Liric (2nd Gen) · Meze Audio, official Liric II product media kit; full 6025-pixel supplied headphone photograph and native canvas retained.

Meze Audio Liric (2nd Gen)
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Meze Audio Liric (2nd Gen) · Meze Audio, official Liric II product media kit; full 6025-pixel supplied headphone photograph and native canvas retained.

Meze Audio

Liric (2nd Gen)

Released March 2024

The Liric (2nd Gen) are Meze's closed-back planar magnetic headphones with Rinaro's MZ4 driver and Macassar ebony cups, made for portable and home use and now discontinued.

Type
Over-ear
Noise cancelling
No
Battery
–
With case
–
Best codec
Wired
Weight
427 g

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree the second generation sounds more refined and balanced than the original, and praise its comfort, design and isolation. Headfonics found the bass can crowd some vocals and parts of the treble uneven, Headfonia thinks the treble may still be edgy for some and the tuning not for every genre, and SoundGuys finds the price hard to justify.

From headfonics.com, headfonia.com and soundguys.com

Specifications

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Sound

Type
Over-ear
Noise cancelling
No
Back
Closed
Impedance
61 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
None (wired)
Drivers
Rinaro Isodynamic Hybrid Array MZ4 planar magnetic, ovoid, 92 × 63 mm; Rinaro Isoplanar diaphragm (0.08 g, 3,507 mm² active area) with switchback and spiral voice coils; 0.3 T hybrid magnet array; Phase-X system; Quarter Wavelength Resonator Mask (licensed from Dan Clark Audio); driver weight 71 g; 4 Hz – 92 kHz; 100 dB SPL/mW at 1 kHz; THD < 0.15%; maximum SPL > 130 dB; acoustic mass 6.5 kg/m⁴

Battery

Listening time (maker's claim)
No battery (wired)

Design

Weight
427 g
Headphone cable
Yes
Fit and ear tips
Circumaural, closed-back; detachable magnetic ear pads; Macassar ebony ear cups; pressure equalisation system
Works with
Dual 3.5 mm TS inputs; 1.3 m hand-braided Furukawa PCUHD copper cable with 4.4 mm jack; 3 m soft TPE cable with 3.5 mm jack; 6.3 mm and airplane adapters
In the box
Headphones, 1.3 m copper cable with 4.4 mm jack, 3 m TPE cable with 3.5 mm jack, PU leather cable pouch, 6.3 mm and airplane adapters, hard EVA pouch with velvet lining

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 100 dB/mW sensitivity drives well from portable sources
  • Closed back keeps sound in and outside noise out
  • Two cables included, 4.4 mm balanced and 3.5 mm

Cons

  • Heavy for portable use at 427 g
  • Higher distortion than Meze's open-back planars (THD under 0.15%)
  • Discontinued

Closest rivals

Model
TypeNoise cancellingBatteryWith caseBest codecWeightReleased
beyerdynamicDT 1770 PRO MKII
Over-earNo––Wired377 gOct 2024
beyerdynamicDT 1990 PRO MKII
Over-earNo––Wired376 g2024
beyerdynamicDT 770 PRO X Limited Edition
Over-earNo––Wired305 gApr 2024

Sources

  1. mezeaudio.com/products/liric
  2. mezeaudio.com/pages/liric
  3. soundguys.com/meze-audio-liric-2nd-generation-headphones-111624
  4. twice.com/product/accessories/headphones/meze-audio-liric-2nd-generation

Photo: Meze Audio, official Liric II product media kit; full 6025-pixel supplied headphone photograph and native canvas retained.

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