Meze LIRIC Isodynamic Closed-Back Headphones
A blend of high build quality, excellent comfort, and a life-like, immersive sound. The Meze LIRIC is the first closed-back headphone powered by Rinaro’s Isodynamic Hybrid Array Driver, re-engineered for portable use. It uses trickle-down technology from the reference Empyrean and Elite headphones.
Category Close-Back Headphones
Country Romania
Manufacturer Meze Audio
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Driver
Rinaro Isodynamic Hybrid Array
Style
Closed-back, Circumaural headphones
Frequency response
4-92,000 Hz
Impedance
30 Ω
Sensitivity
100 dB (1 mW / 1 kHz)
Maximum SPL
>130dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
< 0.15%
Weight
391g
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Building on the state-of-the-art performance of PMC’s high-end three-way reference monitors (IB2, MB2, MB2 XBD & BB5), the SE range combines the finest traditions of British cabinet-making and cutting-edge acoustic research and development techniques. Music lovers can enjoy even greater levels of musicality while appreciating the aesthetic beauty of these special edition models. Meticulous attention has been applied to hone the designs to new standards, adding new internal bracing, computer-modelled driver dispersion surrounds, and custom-designed, specially tuned stands. All these elements contribute to the production of a purer musical signal, allowing the listener to come as close as possible to the original performance.
Our larger SE models are available in both active and passive versions. With passive loudspeakers, the choice of amplification is left open; passive designs work optimally with a correctly specified amplifier. Active designs take loudspeakers to another level; the amplification is precisely tailored to the specific designs and power requirements of the speaker, and is directly coupled to the drive units for superior control and a more efficient transfer of energy. This increases headroom and resolution, improves transient performance, and produces a more life-like, natural-sounding and more powerful speaker. Active systems can also be adjusted to suit customer taste and the individual listening environment by means of frequency controls – and to guarantee optimum performance in situ, they are always tuned by our factory-trained installation engineers.
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Meze Liric Main Features:
The adjustable headband delivers even pressure for any head size
Closed-back isodynamic headphone
Rinaro Isodynamics driver technology
New MZ4 hybrid array driver
Ultra-high resolution / low distortion
Lightweight driver design
Easy to drive at 30Ω impedance
Phase-X™ linear phasing technology
Ovoid earcups for maximum coverage and comfort
Meze signature form & function
As with other high-end headphones from Meze Audio, LIRIC’s design is a perfectly executed balance of timeless aesthetics, cutting-edge audio technology and the comfort to enable long listening sessions. The LIRIC delivers these qualities with remarkable confidence on each front.
LIRIC’s brand new MZ4 driver developed by Rinaro Isodynamics features premium materials, an iso-planar diaphragm with a sizeable active area, and dual voice coils (switchback and spiral) configured for the perfect immersive experience.
MZ4 aims to recreate the detail enjoyed in Meze’s higher-end players, such as Empyrean and Elite, all in an expertly scaled compact portable headphone.
Phase-X technology
Another innovation of the MZ4 is Rinaro’s Phase-X system designed to reduce phase distortion – an issue often exhibited with many closed-back headphones.
Phase-X offers absolute linear phasing, achieving faster transient response decay, revealing the original spatial image and allowing listeners to enjoy the material as if it were being recorded directly around them.
Lightweight breathable design
LIRIC features a lightweight magnesium frame perfect for headphones on the go, whilst its padded headband cushions are symmetrically configured with a cross-shaped cushion divider for ease of airflow which avoids overheating while the headphones are worn.
“In our folklore, lyricism is found in the smallest of details, from odes to poems, from flute songs to the melismatic tunes of the “doina” (a style of voice singing specific to Romania). Our first closed-back isodynamic headphone was born out of love for music, poetry, and the indisputable attachment we have to our country’s culture.
We’ve been wanting to do a portable planar for a while, and following two successful collaborations with Rinaro, it was a natural next step. Naming it LIRIC was not a game of chance. It was an ideal metaphor to paint the authentic, vivid and poetic sound disguised behind its ethereal silhouette.”
Antonio Meze, Lead Designer and Founder of Meze Audio
Utra Low Distortion
Total harmonic distortion (THD) measures under 0.15% in the whole frequency range.
Lightweight
71g combined driver weight designed to create headphones that offer comfortable listening on the go.
Phase-X™ System
Improved ambience and spatial sound imaging through innovative technology.
Patent pending
Ultra High-Resolution Audio
Upper-frequency limit of audio reproduction is 92,000 Hz.
Easy-To-Drive
100dB@1mw/1kHz; 30Ω
Can be driven by almost any portable source without needing amplification.
Scaled Flagship Isodynamic Hybrid Array Technology
One of the world’s most sophisticated and advanced planar magnetic technologies has been scaled down for portable use.
Accessories
• Case: Hard EVA pouch with velvet lining
• Two cables included:
– 1.5m soft TPE cable with 3.5mm jack
– 3m soft TPE cable with 3.5mm jack
• Adapters:
– 6.3mm jack adapter
– Airplane jack adapter
• Cables pouch
– Warranty period: 2 years
