The Meze 105 AER is 42Ω at 112.0 dB/mW; the Meze Liric is 61Ω at 100.0 dB/mW. This page covers what they ask of an amplifier, not how they sound.
The Liric needs 12.0 dB more than the 105 AER to reach the same loudness — 1.0 mW against 0.06 mW.
| Specification | 105 AER | Liric |
|---|---|---|
| Impedance | 42 Ω | 61 Ω |
| Sensitivity | 112.0 dB/mW | 100.0 dB/mW |
| Sensitivity (voltage) | 125.8 dB/V | 112.1 dB/V |
| Power for 100 dB | 0.06 mW | 1.0 mW |
| Voltage for 100 dB | 51 mV | 0.25 V |
| Current for 100 dB | 1.2 mA | 4.0 mA |
| Highest source impedance that leaves them alone (one-eighth rule) | 5.25 Ω | 7.62 Ω |
| Sources that reach 100 dB out of 280 | 280 | 280 |
Every source in the database that drives one of them drives the other. On power, the choice between these two changes nothing about what amplifier you need.
14 sources stay below the audible-hiss threshold with the Liric but cross it with the 105 AER (FiiO BTR11, FiiO K11 R2R, Lake People G103-S Mk II, 11 more).
280 of the 280 sources here reach 100 dB on both.
The Liric is more demanding than 67% of the 567 non-electrostatic models in this database; the 105 AER than 12%.
| dB SPL | 105 AER power | 105 AER voltage | Liric power | Liric voltage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 0.6 µW | 5 mV | 0.01 mW | 25 mV |
| 85 | 2.0 µW | 9 mV | 0.03 mW | 44 mV |
| 90 | 6.3 µW | 16 mV | 0.10 mW | 78 mV |
| 95 | 0.02 mW | 29 mV | 0.32 mW | 0.14 V |
| 100 | 0.06 mW | 51 mV | 1.0 mW | 0.25 V |
| 105 | 0.20 mW | 92 mV | 3.2 mW | 0.44 V |
| Source | Price | Headroom, 105 AER | Headroom, Liric | Output impedance | Noise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JadeAudio JA11 | $20 | 25.6 dB | 12.0 dB | 0.5 Ω | 1.7 µV |
| FiiO KA11 | $29 | 33.8 dB | 20.2 dB | 0.7 Ω | 1.7 µV |
| FiiO BTR13 | $59 | 30.8 dB | 17.2 dB | 0.6 Ω | 1.0 µV |
Of the 280 sources here, 280 reach 100 dB on both. 57 of them also publish an output impedance low enough for both under the one-eighth rule and a noise figure that stays below the audible-hiss threshold with both.
The cheapest of the 57 is the JadeAudio JA11, at $20. It leaves 25.6 dB of headroom on the 105 AER and 12.0 dB on the Liric, its output impedance is 0.5 Ω against a one-eighth limit of 5.25 Ω and 7.62 Ω, and its noise figure puts the hiss floor 10 dB and 23 dB below the 20 dB SPL this site treats as the point where a quiet room stops hiding it.
| Model | As printed | Tolerance | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105 AER | 5 Hz - 30 kHz | not printed | not printed |
| Liric | 4 Hz - 92 kHz | not printed | not printed |
Meze prints 5 Hz - 30 kHz for the 105 AER and 4 Hz - 92 kHz for the Liric.
Neither range has a tolerance printed beside it, so a wider range on one sheet is not deeper bass or more treble.
Not a measurement; maker by maker.
Both have a page of their own. In full: Meze 105 AER and Meze Liric. Every figure on this page comes from what Meze published, or is derived from it — what that maker publishes, counted.