Meze Audio - LIRIC II

I auditioned it and I can say that I can pass. It’s pretty much neutralish with emphasis on everything lol so there is bass mids and treble but I would say it has good mids and what I liked the most about it , the rest kinda meh.

I could see that. I don’t really use much public transit day-to-day but my Meze Lirics otherwise get the job done.

I don’t fly that often (1-2 times/yr), but when I do I’m generally passed out off the 1-2 drinks I had pre-flight. But even when I’m conscious, the Meze Liric is enough for me 🤷🏾‍♂️

probably a shade OTT but i use an ifi gryphon and a pair of Meze Lirics with a balanced cable, its a fantastic setup but people tell me im mental for wearing them out and about, its also not the most compact setup

Wdym koss porta pro is defintely better than the lyric II 2 reviewers didn't even rate anything higher than a 7 are we sure they even like headphones lol

I've actually changed my mind on a lot of these since posting it, but the liric remains in the same spot. I'm not good at giving specifics but the soundstage on the Lirics I found to be very impressive. If I hadn't found the stealth and given them more time, then I'd only be using the Lirics. The Liric II and E3 are often compared due to the similar price point and I'm very comfortably in the Liric II > E3 camp. 1) DCA Stealth 2) Liric II 3) DCA E3 4) Audeze LCD - XC 5) Verite Closed 6) Stellia 7) Maxwell

From best to worst: Mdr-z1r - Best bass I've heard in a headphone and thebest soundstage I've heard in a closed back. Fun treble and a decent mid range. Mezes lyric 2 - absolutely beautiful, made extremely well. Sounded pretty good, decent bass, nice midrange, just the treble was a little wonky. Focal Azurys - fun punchy little headphones. They just felt a bit too cramped for me and the treble didn't sound wrong or anything I just didn't find it interesting. Hd 660s2 - could go either way between these and the Azurys tbh. These are very close to neutral for being a closed back and have the best midrange out of anything here. Sounded about as cramped as the Azurys though and the bass wasn't as fun. I liked the treble and isolation more though, for the price they're really good.

I’ve had the emu-teaks, ft1s, Liric 2s, now have the SJY Horizon Carbon closed back and the SJY are easily my favorite. I’ve tried the dan Clark’s noire x and e3, and the ZMFs at shows (so take that for what it is worth) and like the SJY best, and that’s only using it on the Gremlin amp for now. My favorite open back are ZMF AO.

You're right, they are! Liric 1 is a close second and MDR-Z1R too. Z1R is an advantage in height as its sound stage is taller and deeper.

Meze Liric and Beyerdynamic T5P Gen 2.  Like them both, almost equally, with A&K Acro CA1000T.   A combination of tube and digital amplification makes them sound fun, engaging.  And, they are quite forgiving to less than desirable recording quality.  Both of them are comfortable,  Meze feels and looks more luxurious. 

For the love of all that's good and holy, avoid those bell-shaped headphone stands at all costs, especially where planars are concerned. They look nice, but they can denigrate both your pads, and drivers. >To me, headphone is more like personal preference than money game(e.g. more expensive gear = better sound) This is spot on. Perfect example, I vehemently dislike the 800S and strongly prefer the HD 490s. Same with the Utopia; I prefer the Radiance and the Stellia. Prefer the LCD-X and LCD-2 to the LCD-5. Meze 109 Pros over the Elites, the Liric II's over the Empyrean IIs. The Bokeh Closed and Atrium over the Caldera. The list goes on. Most brands are obsessed with focusing on technical performance as they push toward summit-fi, prioritizing upper mid and treble clarity and detail, soundstage, etc. I need low frequency energy in my headphones; not just extension, but emphasis. I've learned, the hard way, that, with a couple of exceptions, anything from that 3.5-5k region is not going to be tuned to my preferences.