Meze Liric 2 REVIEW! vs. the BEST closed-backs out there

After less than two years, Meze's ready with a follow-up to the original Liric, their high-end closed-back planar headphone. So how's the new one stack up to the first? And maybe more importantly, how's it stack up against some of the best closed-back headphones on the market? There's only one way to find out.
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00:00 Intro & Pricing
01:40 Build quality
06:45 Fit & Comfort
09:20 Sound quality
16:20 vs. Focal Radiance
19:30 vs. DCA E3
25:30 Conclusion & Rating
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[@SuperReview]

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[@enjoshi-godrez8775]

Props to you for refusing to partake in the meze affiliate partner program. Funding for reviews should never come from a source that conflicts with the review in any way.

[@SuperReview]

For what it's worth, I am personally not opposed to affiliate links and commonly use them in my reviews. But I do avoid affiliate links with companies that make the products I'm reviewing as I don't want any money coming to me from that side.

[@Blahmanwhysoserious]

Gotta review the Zmf Bokeh, half the price too!

[@DucNguyen-ln8jy]

Nice, we got a 3 in one combo reviews

[@susokraut3169]

Best review I ever saw from you. Nice. Haven't heard any of these, I am pretty sure the E3 is by far the best of those. Meze is just nice design and no substance.

[@john808welk]

Love my E3's, I bring down 2.7k down 3 db and it really mellows out.

[@DJHastingsFeverPitch]

Do you find there is a problem with the 6k peak also?

[@jeffjacobs1503]

I have the DCA E3 and I am fascinated by it. The E3 is the king of closed back headphones regarding all aspects of music reproduction, but really amazes me with the soundstage. It is by far the widest of any other closed back and many open backs in my collection. My collection favorites: Open Back Planar: HE-1000 Stealth Closed Back Planar: DCA E3 Open Back Dynamic: Meze 109 Pro Closed Back Dynamic: Focal Celestee (Not the best comfort for me, but sounds good. The DT 770 Pro is more comfortable, but doesn’t sound as good.) Wireless: ML No 5909 (The Swiss Army knife of headphones, it sounds better on a single ended wired connection than it does on BT and that is saying a lot. If I could only have one headphone, this would be the it. At 32 ohms, it can run on any source.)

[@ornobislam5106]

Is the soundstage wider than denon d9200?

[@jeffjacobs1503]

@@ornobislam5106 I have never heard the Denon D9200, but I have in my collection the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro and the DCA ÆON 2 Noire closed backs and they do not come close to the E3 in all aspects.

[@muhamadsyazwanfaid1739]

If I have a Mojo 2, and crazy with its EQ, which one should I get?

[@BennyBlanco_7203]

Hello, I really enjoyed the review I was going to buy Lyric 1, but I'm waiting for the release of 2 in Korea. Is there a lot of improvement in 2 compared to 1 and 2? If there is no significant change compared to 1, I'm going to buy 1

[@enjoshi-godrez8775]

You ignored the review. Why bother watching?

[@BennyBlanco_7203]

@@enjoshi-godrez8775 Rather than ignoring it, I'm trying to wait for me to buy a meze and compare the sound to news 2 and then decide to buy 1 or 2. What's the difference with Lyric 1.I asked you a question because I wanted to know your shortcomings

[@enjoshi-godrez8775]

How my comment got deleted

[@enjoshi-godrez8775]

I give up.

[@Manueljlin]

thumbnail design is *chefs kiss*

[@SuperReview]

I made the S* logo wood 🤣

My measure for playback quality ("high fidelity") is listening to classical orchestral music, where I have some experience listening to the real thing. Out of all headphones and IEMs that I own, the DCA E3 comes closest to replicating the experience. With great recordings they can be scarily realistic.

[@SuperReview]

E3 is pretty dope. I want to do a video about it and the Expanse + Stealth -- I think the E3 is hands-down better.

[@andreasschwarz4908]

Curious, you described the Radiance as being v-shaped even though it sounds shouty to me and you like your treble. Is that with the added material inside or in stock form? Has to be with the material right?

[@Silverjerk]

I would assume so, as those kinds of filters are generally used for that purpose. I EQ’d the Radiance to tame some of the highs and upper mids, and EQ’d it’s probably my favorite closed back set under $2k. For my money it beats the Stellia and Celeste, by a pretty large margin. Great set with a lot of headroom for dialing in.

[@SuperReview]

The material inside the cups in this video warm up the low end a bit, when I measured it. (They were added by my friend who owns the Radiance.)

[@listen_understand]

Hello. Love your reviews. Watch every clip on your channel about headphones. In term of vocal, please rank these headphones. MM-500, HD600, DCA E3 and Liric 2. Thank you very much for your answer :)

[@SuperReview]

Mmm off the top of my head... E3 = HD 600 > MM-500 > Liric 2

[@MWeston2]

Hey there. So the Liric 2 is more "fun" than the E3 but how is the fun factor for the radiance compared to the Liric 2?

[@SuperReview]

Radiance has similar bass emphasis to the Liric and is generally more aggressive than the E3. I think the Liric does it better so it's more fun for me.

[@fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied]

Yo, Marky Mark! Happy to see you, old friend…

[@SuperReview]

new phone who dis?

[@EastPlanet]

Lmao the silica gel

[@zoide-777]

How many stars would you give the E3? Thanks

[@PantsaBear]

Probably 5. Ive heard it myself, and its pretty awesome sounding as far as how enjoyable it is. I dont love the looks (and that hideous logo) but sound and mostly comfort wise theyre just one of the best things anyone can buy unless youre the kind of listener looking for the most "natural" timbre and detail in the world, then try things like the Caldera or Susvara or something.

[@zoide-777]

Have you also tried the Audeze Maxwell or any STAX, by any chance? Thanks

[@Lead_Foot]

The E3 is by far my favorite of these. I really did not like any of the Meze planars I tried at canjam.

[@SuperReview]

E3 is really good.

[@soulfulfool]

if there are no ZMF closed backs I dont even care about that comparisons, simple as that

[@SuperReview]

OK?

[@sjqideez6626]

Sorry but calling this a review sure is a stretch when reviewing a flagship $2000 closed back headphone & using a MacBook. Also bringing in a Focal Radiance to compare is also unwise as that headphone has been discontinued for over 6 months now.

[@SuperReview]

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I don’t get why people post this, do you get a cookie if you’re first?

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