{"id":138323,"date":"2021-11-16T22:06:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T22:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=138323"},"modified":"2024-03-05T04:20:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T04:20:23","slug":"meze-audio-liric-portable-closed-back-planar-headphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/headphones\/meze-audio-liric-portable-closed-back-planar-headphones\/","title":{"rendered":"Meze Audio Liric: Portable Closed-Back Planar Headphones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meze Audio\u00a0said\u00a0its Liric headphones use the same technology as the flagship\u00a0Elite\u00a0or the successful\u00a0Empyrean\u00a0, but on a smaller scale.\u00a0This reduction made the headphones in the closed design quite portable.\u00a0The full designation of the new item is Liric MZ4.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MEZE AUDIO LIRIC \u2013 The portable Isodynamic Hybrid Array headphone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0gd3Y3eEDc8?feature=oembed\" width=\"916\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meze Audio partner, Ukrainian company Rinaro Isodynamics, has created the Phase-XTM system, which is used in Liric.\u00a0The headphones are equipped with an Isodynamic Hybrid Array isoplanar diaphragm weighing only 0.08 g &#8211; with an active area of \u200b\u200b3,507 sq.\u00a0mm.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/120_techweek.jpg\" width=\"744\" height=\"672\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The diaphragm is made of a specially developed isotropic thermo-stabilized polymer with a conductive layer.\u00a0The declared parameters of the novelty are less than 0.15% of total harmonic distortion (THD) in the entire frequency range, which was 4 Hz &#8211; 92,000 kHz.\u00a0In this case, the maximum sound pressure can exceed 130 dB.\u00a0Portability will provide a low impedance of 30 ohms at a sensitivity of 100 dB.<\/p>\n<p>Each Liric glass-fiber-reinforced, egg-shaped (this shape was judged to be the most acoustically feasible) polymer cup has a \u201cfine-tuned\u201d ventilation hole in the copper rim.<\/p>\n<p>Meze assured that this pressure equalization system results in better airflow control, stabilized ear cup pressure, and airy, clear, detailed and natural sound.<\/p>\n<p>The Liric headphone cases are crafted from a combination of magnesium and aluminum and are finished in leather.\u00a0The product is hand-assembled at the Meze production site in Baia Mare, Romania.\u00a0Design is an important part of Meze headphones.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/121_techweek.jpg\" width=\"1847\" height=\"1600\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the case of the Liric, the style of the headphones has something in common with the impressions of old-school professional photography equipment.\u00a0In addition, the manufacturer promised the new product &#8220;outstanding durability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, the cost of Meze Audio Liric headphones are 2,000 euros.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meze Audio\u00a0said\u00a0its Liric headphones use the same technology as the flagship\u00a0Elite\u00a0or the successful\u00a0Empyrean\u00a0, but on a smaller scale.\u00a0This reduction made the headphones in the closed design quite portable.\u00a0The full designation of the new item is Liric MZ4. Meze Audio partner, Ukrainian company Rinaro Isodynamics, has created the Phase-XTM system, which is used in Liric.\u00a0The headphones [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/headphones\/meze-audio-liric-portable-closed-back-planar-headphones\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":138327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[640],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-138323","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headphones","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}