Final Audio Design - F7200
Thankyou to Tony from hifiheadphones.co.uk for letting me be part of the review tour.
http://www.hifiheadphones.co.uk/final-f7200-in-ear-isolating-earphones-with-replaceable-cable.html
(Before i start the review i would like to mention that i use a Chord Mojo with 0.075 ohm output as a reference Dac/Amp to ensure there is no bottleneck prior to my reviews)
Packaging & Build Quality
The Final F7200 have a simple but good looking package design, i would have liked to see something a bit more fancy though at this price point as the pinnacle p1 at less than half the price has a fantastic presentation box. Included in the box are finals newly developed carrying case, a silicon style capsule that allows you to wrap the cable around also before closing the lid, not crush proof but seems like it will protect the earphones pretty well. 8 pairs of silicon tips and 3 pairs of foam tips are also included with a set of safe fit rings to ensure the housing does not slide through the tip deeper in to the ear canal. Build is very impressive with no manufacturing blemishes, stainless steel chrome housing and silver cable are instantly appealing to the eye and is the bar none the nicest i have ever seen, i had a few people mention to me how good they look.
Comfort
I found it very easy to get a good fit and found them extremely comfortable and light weight.
Because of the design the housings barely touch the insides of the ear
Specifications & Features
- Original high purity OFC silver coated cable MMCX
- Housing design minimises distance between eardrum and driver
- Full-range custom tuned balanced armature drivers
- Stainless steel machined highly stable housing
- 42ohms
- 106dB
Bass
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588)]Very poor in impact, weight and quantity. Found myself always wanting more from the bass, i understand how important the fit is for bass in iems so I tried many many tips to try and bring the bass out more and even got tight suction like fit so that was not the problem. I'd like to talk about the quality of bass but I can barely hear it's presence. Very disappointing let's move on to the midrange.[/color][color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588)][/color]
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Midrange
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588)]Well I'm afraid to let you know it only gets worse from here. Its slightly forward compared to bass and treble but also hollow and boring sounding lacking any kind of emotion.[/color][color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588)][/color]
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Treble
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588)]To my ears the treble is dull and lacking upper extension, I was hoping the treble would come a bit more alive at higher volumes but it just becomes more harsh and fatiguing. [/color]
Comparison with RHA MA750
MA750 completely wipe the floor with the F7200, extension from top to bottom is miles ahead, soundstage is much better and clarity and resolution are also quite a few notches above F7200.
One area i thought the final would have won is in speed but somehow it actually sounds slow for an armature driver, pretty surprising.
In short a very disappointing conclusion, i cant recommend these at all at the current price (£389.99) as i find them to be very poor value for money, I previously owned the Heaven II at (£70.00) imo are far superior in speed, dynamics, resolution and extension. These just dont have that magic i have heard in other final iems.
Treble
Harsh |---o--|------| Smooth
Mids
Forward |-----o|------| Recessed
Bass
Boomy |------|-o----| Controlled
Dynamics
Compressed |-o----|------| Natural
Detail/Resolution
Dull |----o-|------| Vivid
Transparency
Veiled |-----o|------| Clear
Soundstage
Small |--o---|------| Large
Speed
Slow |---o--|------| Fast
Cohesion
Poor |------|--o---| Excellent
Thankyou to Tony from hifiheadphones.co.uk for letting me be part of the review tour.
http://www.hifiheadphones.co.uk/final-f7200-in-ear-isolating-earphones-with-replaceable-cable.html
(Before i start the review i would like to mention that i use a Chord Mojo with 0.075 ohm output as a reference Dac/Amp to ensure there is no bottleneck prior to my reviews)
Packaging & Build Quality
The Final F7200 have a simple but good looking package design, i would have liked to see something a bit more fancy though at this price point as the pinnacle p1 at less than half the price has a fantastic presentation box. Included in the box are finals newly developed carrying case, a silicon style capsule that allows you to wrap the cable around also before closing the lid, not crush proof but seems like it will protect the earphones pretty well. 8 pairs of silicon tips and 3 pairs of foam tips are also included with a set of safe fit rings to ensure the housing does not slide through the tip deeper in to the ear canal. Build is very impressive with no manufacturing blemishes, stainless steel chrome housing and silver cable are instantly appealing to the eye and is the bar none the nicest i have ever seen, i had a few people mention to me how good they look.
Comfort
I found it very easy to get a good fit and found them extremely comfortable and light weight.
Because of the design the housings barely touch the insides of the ear
Specifications & Features
- Original high purity OFC silver coated cable MMCX
- Housing design minimises distance between eardrum and driver
- Full-range custom tuned balanced armature drivers
- Stainless steel machined highly stable housing
- 42ohms
- 106dB
Bass
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588)]Very poor in impact, weight and quantity. Found myself always wanting more from the bass, i understand how important the fit is for bass in iems so I tried many many tips to try and bring the bass out more and even got tight suction like fit so that was not the problem. I'd like to talk about the quality of bass but I can barely hear it's presence. Very disappointing let's move on to the midrange.[/color][color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588)][/color]
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Midrange
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588)]Well I'm afraid to let you know it only gets worse from here. Its slightly forward compared to bass and treble but also hollow and boring sounding lacking any kind of emotion.[/color][color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588)][/color]
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Treble
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588)]To my ears the treble is dull and lacking upper extension, I was hoping the treble would come a bit more alive at higher volumes but it just becomes more harsh and fatiguing. [/color]
Comparison with RHA MA750
MA750 completely wipe the floor with the F7200, extension from top to bottom is miles ahead, soundstage is much better and clarity and resolution are also quite a few notches above F7200.
One area i thought the final would have won is in speed but somehow it actually sounds slow for an armature driver, pretty surprising.
In short a very disappointing conclusion, i cant recommend these at all at the current price (£389.99) as i find them to be very poor value for money, I previously owned the Heaven II at (£70.00) imo are far superior in speed, dynamics, resolution and extension. These just dont have that magic i have heard in other final iems.
Treble
Harsh |---o--|------| Smooth
Mids
Forward |-----o|------| Recessed
Bass
Boomy |------|-o----| Controlled
Dynamics
Compressed |-o----|------| Natural
Detail/Resolution
Dull |----o-|------| Vivid
Transparency
Veiled |-----o|------| Clear
Soundstage
Small |--o---|------| Large
Speed
Slow |---o--|------| Fast
Cohesion
Poor |------|--o---| Excellent