Recently, I tried the Liric 2 at a hifi store and definitely enjoyed it. My big issue was how prominent that spike in high treble was, making stuff like cymbals stick out to an unnatural degree. I would consider a pair but I would need to hear them again - and get a chance to test the E3 (on portable gear, namely the Onix XI1 and the Chord Mojo 2) before committing.
I find that quality DAPs fits my lifestyle. When I’m lounging in bed, sitting on the deck or when on vacation I want my music. I literally have hundreds of full albums loaded on my device. A dongle DAC ain’t gonna cut it for me.
Great livestream. I’d love to see a long form video of the gear that you currently own and reasoning behind keeping it vs the stuff you’ve reviewed and passed on. WaveTheory has a great series like that and it really helps form an opinion for the viewers of your channel if we’re indexing for the same sound and purposes as you are.
I did one a while back on what I use, but, things have updated even since then. Not sure about long video, but perhaps an idea for another live stream. Great suggestion.
