FiiO FH1s-Knowles 33518 Balanced Armature,Balanced pressure relief technology,Friendly HiFi tuning for popular music
Feb 11, 2020 at 3:03 PM Post #16 of 62
I wonder how does this compare to the Ikko OH10, has the same Knowles driver, but a larger dynamic driver.

The 13.6" Driver does everything besides the High Frequency+Very high frequency. Voices sound Natural.no sibilance after changing the tips. Stock tips are super narrow and that cramps the sound and adds a little sibilance. Original FH1 does get sibilant. The 4mm bore tips open up the sound perfectly and everything sounds nice now. The Dual BA driver is the same as the one in the IKKO OH10 and tuned nicely vs the Original FH1.

3-4k is slightly elevated but not as bad as the Shouer Tape.there's two vents. One by the 2 pin connector (This is what helps expand the soundstage + clarity+seperation of frequencies.2nd one is directly above the 13" driver. when u Tape the one directly above the driver, Bass quantity is increased (reminds me of Sony EX800 but not the same depth).

For the Money, this is an easy Rec. The soundstage is something I've never experienced before. Separation is excellent. Some apps bring it out more even. For example on DX160 with Lurker addon.I use the Hiby Music app (Lurker has modded Hiby Music to play bit-perfect on DX160). Hiby music is much wider and deeper (3D) vs stock Mango player or any other players I've tried (UAPP,Neutron, etc).

I enjoy this combo very very much and I'm finally at peace. This hobby can leave you broke lol.

Edit: Hmmm, the soundstage you describe does look like OH10. I also wonder why this one is so inexpensive, the OH10 goes for $179, the Fiio FA1 that has only one BA goes for $99.
 
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Feb 11, 2020 at 3:28 PM Post #17 of 62
I wonder how does this compare to the Ikko OH10, has the same Knowles driver, but a larger dynamic driver.



Edit: Hmmm, the soundstage you describe does look like OH10. I also wonder why this one is so inexpensive, the OH10 goes for $179, the Fiio FA1 that has only one BA goes for $99.

Yeah, I'm not complaining about the price either.It's even lower than the original FH1. Plus you get a 13.6mm driver which means fuller mids, deeper bass. When eq'd, you get that visceral bass. Goes to show you how much this hobby rips people off lol.
 
Feb 13, 2020 at 9:31 PM Post #20 of 62
Dear user,

Thanks for sharing your experience.

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Feb 19, 2020 at 2:21 AM Post #22 of 62
Dear user,

Thanks for sharing your experience.


Best regards
The 13.6" Driver does everything besides the High Frequency+Very high frequency. Voices sound Natural.no sibilance after changing the tips. Stock tips are super narrow and that cramps the sound and adds a little sibilance. Original FH1 does get sibilant. The 4mm bore tips open up the sound perfectly and everything sounds nice now. The Dual BA driver is the same as the one in the IKKO OH10 and tuned nicely vs the Original FH1.

3-4k is slightly elevated but not as bad as the Shouer Tape.there's two vents. One by the 2 pin connector (This is what helps expand the soundstage + clarity+seperation of frequencies.2nd one is directly above the 13" driver. when u Tape the one directly above the driver, Bass quantity is increased (reminds me of Sony EX800 but not the same depth).

For the Money, this is an easy Rec. The soundstage is something I've never experienced before. Separation is excellent. Some apps bring it out more even. For example on DX160 with Lurker addon.I use the Hiby Music app (Lurker has modded Hiby Music to play bit-perfect on DX160). Hiby music is much wider and deeper (3D) vs stock Mango player or any other players I've tried (UAPP,Neutron, etc).

I enjoy this combo very very much and I'm finally at peace. This hobby can leave you broke lol.
I've heard in few reviews and comments that these are remarkably hard to drive. The only music player I have is my phone LG G7. I have no frame of reference or any way of trying before buying. Can they be driven well enough Through my phone's dac and will I get my money's worth by going with fh1s?
 
Feb 19, 2020 at 5:38 PM Post #23 of 62
I've heard in few reviews and comments that these are remarkably hard to drive. The only music player I have is my phone LG G7. I have no frame of reference or any way of trying before buying. Can they be driven well enough Through my phone's dac and will I get my money's worth by going with fh1s?

I use them on my LG V35 and the Quad DAC is the same as the G7. My wife has a G7 and it works fine. Hard to drive was the Tin Hifi P1.

FH1s is 26 ohms and 106 sensitivity. That's not hard to drive. It just needs slightly more power than say Audiosense T800 which I also have.
On the DX160 if I switch from T800 to FH1s, I crank it up 5 or 6 more steps from 25 to 31..max is 35 out of 100 on 3.5 jack. So not bad at all.

Not sure if you use UAPP on your G7 but it seems the latest version in bit-perfect mode gets the most out of these LG phone DACs. The latest version puts out a crazy amount of volume vs the old version.I think they figured out how to get the full power out of these Dacs 24-7 in bit-perfect mode.
 
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Feb 21, 2020 at 1:24 AM Post #25 of 62
@FiiO checked with fiio India, they have no idea when these beauties are coming to India.. Waiting eagerly.. Do you have any information regarding this topic?
Dear user,

If everything goes well, it will be available in India market at about next month.

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Feb 21, 2020 at 2:07 AM Post #26 of 62
I use them on my LG V35 and the Quad DAC is the same as the G7. My wife has a G7 and it works fine. Hard to drive was the Tin Hifi P1.

FH1s is 26 ohms and 106 sensitivity. That's not hard to drive. It just needs slightly more power than say Audiosense T800 which I also have.
On the DX160 if I switch from T800 to FH1s, I crank it up 5 or 6 more steps from 25 to 31..max is 35 out of 100 on 3.5 jack. So not bad at all.

Not sure if you use UAPP on your G7 but it seems the latest version in bit-perfect mode gets the most out of these LG phone DACs. The latest version puts out a crazy amount of volume vs the old version.I think they figured out how to get the full power out of these Dacs 24-7 in bit-perfect mode.
Never heard of UAPP. I found an app called
USB Audio Player PRO
on play store. Is this the one you're talking about?
 
Mar 11, 2020 at 3:04 PM Post #30 of 62
Would you please compare Fh1s, tin t4 and shozy 1.1 in brief

shortly and roughly speaking, T4 is the thinnest one, with more focus on resolution and contrast. FH1s has more weight on lows, sounding more organic, Form 1.1 is V-shaped in tuning with more lows and treble accent, giving more “fun” signature
 
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