Good review, but... If it "doesn't need to be returned" it's not a "long term loan."
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Ichos
Thank you.
It is a long term loan because I can keep it but it is under FiiO ownership.
So I can't sold it or make it a present for a friend.
Many people maybe think that we reviewers profit from the hobby.
No , I have paid for the custom import taxes and now after the review I am stashing this with dozen other iems.
I am probably not going to use it again because I don't have the time and it is useful only for future comparisons.
So yes it is a long term loan.
It is a long term loan because I can keep it but it is under FiiO ownership.
So I can't sold it or make it a present for a friend.
Many people maybe think that we reviewers profit from the hobby.
No , I have paid for the custom import taxes and now after the review I am stashing this with dozen other iems.
I am probably not going to use it again because I don't have the time and it is useful only for future comparisons.
So yes it is a long term loan.
Ichos
@asifur
I found peaks at the brilliance range about 8kHz which isn't very annoying.
Nothing else really bothered me and to tell you the truth I found the FD5 more picky at the treble.
Neutral and relaxed dap/dac are better and preferred them from more forward stuff like for example Ztella or M3 Pro to name a few.
I found peaks at the brilliance range about 8kHz which isn't very annoying.
Nothing else really bothered me and to tell you the truth I found the FD5 more picky at the treble.
Neutral and relaxed dap/dac are better and preferred them from more forward stuff like for example Ztella or M3 Pro to name a few.
asifur
@Ichos
Very Interesting!
While yours & my pairings are very different... apart from the warmer DAC/AMPs like iFi ones...
and used quite a few after market cables of different mixes and elements ... in all of those cases I've found treble peaking quite annoyingly specially on the below tracks (and quite a few others as well):
California - Joni Mitchell
Rickover's Dream - Michael Hedges
My FD5 experience seems also a bit different than yours - I suppose that might be because I had used the narrow nozzle throughout with Spinfit CP800 tips.
Anyways, it's great to hear that you enjoyed! That's what matters most in the end...
Very Interesting!
While yours & my pairings are very different... apart from the warmer DAC/AMPs like iFi ones...
and used quite a few after market cables of different mixes and elements ... in all of those cases I've found treble peaking quite annoyingly specially on the below tracks (and quite a few others as well):
California - Joni Mitchell
Rickover's Dream - Michael Hedges
My FD5 experience seems also a bit different than yours - I suppose that might be because I had used the narrow nozzle throughout with Spinfit CP800 tips.
Anyways, it's great to hear that you enjoyed! That's what matters most in the end...
Ichos
@asifur
I am going to test the tracks and report back.
I have used only the supplied cable and FD5 with the wide nozzle.
As always everything is quite subjective because we all hear differently.
In any case I am treble sensitive and I don't like bright headphones.
This is one for me is not bright , forward yes but harsh or bright no.
Of course as I have already mentioned in the review it doesn't do favors so it is not going to mask brightness or hardness if it is in the track.
I am going to test the tracks and report back.
I have used only the supplied cable and FD5 with the wide nozzle.
As always everything is quite subjective because we all hear differently.
In any case I am treble sensitive and I don't like bright headphones.
This is one for me is not bright , forward yes but harsh or bright no.
Of course as I have already mentioned in the review it doesn't do favors so it is not going to mask brightness or hardness if it is in the track.
Another Audiophile
200 hours burn in? I understand a couple of hours but 200 hours have no merit from engineering point of view unless is supported by evidence. Did you spend time listening before burn in?
Ichos
@Another Audiophile
Hello , I am not an engineer and I have followed the manufacturers instructions.
I have listened out of the box , a little during and after the burn in.
As I have already wrote inside the review the differences where unquestionably there.
But I don't know if they happened for example at the 100 time or later or when.
Kindly note that I am not going to engage in a "burn in" and measurements discussion.
Thanks
Hello , I am not an engineer and I have followed the manufacturers instructions.
I have listened out of the box , a little during and after the burn in.
As I have already wrote inside the review the differences where unquestionably there.
But I don't know if they happened for example at the 100 time or later or when.
Kindly note that I am not going to engage in a "burn in" and measurements discussion.
Thanks
Another Audiophile
@Ichos agree. No point to have this kind of discussion. I just received mine and I have also the FH5. Are too bright and harsh and that’s why I will return them. Thanks to Amazon.
Ichos
@Another Audiophile
Yes I agree that compared to the FH5 (I have reviewed them a long time ago) they do sound bright.
The FH5 is more laid back , warm and colored in a beautiful way..
Not everything is for everybody and that is why we have now hundreds of options to choose.
Yes I agree that compared to the FH5 (I have reviewed them a long time ago) they do sound bright.
The FH5 is more laid back , warm and colored in a beautiful way..
Not everything is for everybody and that is why we have now hundreds of options to choose.
Another Audiophile
@Ichos I have both in hand and that’s what I hear. The FH5s is a brighter iem. Not but just not my taste. I will leave them without using them to burn in for 3 days using the burn in track by 2xhd. Just out of curiosity to see if anything will change
Another Audiophile
Returned for a full refund.
Ichos
If you are happy then that is good!
Actually I am not alone here.
I was watching Currawong video review and he seems to find the FH5s a very good earphone and much better than the FH5 .
Actually I am not alone here.
I was watching Currawong video review and he seems to find the FH5s a very good earphone and much better than the FH5 .
Another Audiophile
I didn’t return it because is bad. I returned it because is not what I want or what Currawong described it to be like. It’s not a better version of the FH5. Is a different iem all together. I wouldn’t call it better but different
