[jeromeoflaherty]

 

[theintention]

keeping an eye on this one, exactly what I’m lookin for on paper

 

[sofastreamer]

more than everything else i would like to read about soundstage depth, height and layering. besides the avantone pro planar, every audeze, oppo and hifiman planar i own or tried falls short in depth and height.
Even both of the T+A offerings i had the pleasure to test over a weekend are awesome headphones and the p is the most precise imaging i heard, but soundstage depth ends about 1meter in front of me and height of the soundstage is about 50cm.
this way i cannot enjoy large orchestra. even if there might be a hifiman, that tricks in that regard, i couldnt get used to their treble house Maxwell and the new MM models yet tho.
so as fiio often delivers soundstage depth better than average, i have high hopes, even though the graphs above seem to show what i was afraid of: typical fiio "mild" v shape which to my ears works best with pop, which i very rarely listen to. yes, i am a picky weirdo, now start bashing please.

 

[Ginryuu]

Wow, this looks very flat... Bass - Where are you? Also very laidback Treble... Not my type of headphones...

 

[rkt31]

This is phase response

 

[rkt31]

Wow, this looks very flat... Bass - Where are you? Also very laidback Treble... Not my type of headphones...

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[RainyDog]

Now available on FiiO's AliExpress store.

$449.99.

 

[musicday]

Comes with 2 types of earpads. Suede and fake leather but not genuine leather.

 

[reiserFS]

Now available on FiiO's AliExpress store.

$449.99.

Sweet. Shouldn't be too long until they're in stock here then.

 

[EQlizer]

90mm Open Planar Magnetic Headphones FT5 Is Officially Released!


Discover micron-level manufacturing and technology

The all-new FT5 is FIIO’s first planar magnetic headphones. Planar magnetic drivers are in between dynamic and electrostatic headphones. Like dynamic headphones, there is a sort of coil on the planar driver. Similar to electrostatic headphones, the diaphragm is a special kind of thin, micron-level film. The FT5 is 28nm chip-scale processed, leading to an approximately 6μm thick diaphragm. These characteristics of the planar driver make it possible to create a headphone that is not only highly detailed, but also easy to power.
Large 90mm planar magnetic driver

The FIIO FT5 employs an outstanding large 90mm planar magnetic driver. Compared to a traditional dynamic driver, a planar magnetic driver converts sound energy to sound waves in a more balanced way, by vibrating in a much more even way. The vibrations are distributed across the entire driver diaphragm and there is little distortion caused by the rigidity of the diaphragm material. Thus, the FIIO FT5 can truly and accurately express audio signals
Micron-plated aluminum-silver alloy coils

During the development of the FT5, the R&D engineers not only needed to consider how the coils would interact with the 6μm thin diaphragm, but also the density and conductivity of the coils themselves. Having examined and tested various commonly-used materials* to plate planar coils, FIIO engineers determined that the lighter aluminum alloy material was best for the coils. Also, they determined that mixing in silver metal would also enhance conductivity of the coils, making the driver easier to power without sacrificing the high-frequency detail and rich sound characteristic of good planar magnetic drivers.

High sensitivity and easy to power

The FT5’s driver is both light and strong, allowing for a high sensitivity of 110dB/1Vrms@1kHz i.e. 96dB/mW@1kHz. This allows the FT5 to be easily driven even by portable players.

392 wires of high-purity silver-plated monocrystalline copper cable
The FT5 comes with a 1.5m cable made of 392 wires of silver-plated monocrystalline copper, each wire with a diameter of 23AWG. The copper wires help to give a solid and highly-detailed sound, fully transmitting lossless sound directly to you.

Abundant accessories

· 3.5mm/4.4mm interchangeable plugs
· 6.35mm male to 3.5mm female adapter
· XLR-4 male to 4.4mm female balanced adapter
· Suede earpads
· Protein leather earpads
· Leather storage case
* The FT5 is available on our AliExpress Official Store. Any order will be included with a headphone stand as a gift. Click the link below to take it home right away:

https://aliexpress.us/item/3256805990705530.html

 

[Shane D]

Now available on FiiO's AliExpress store.

$449.99.

Or $636.00 in Canadian $'s. Hmmmm. Free shipping...

 

[csch92]

90mm Open Planar Magnetic Headphones FT5 Is Officially Released!


Discover micron-level manufacturing and technology

The all-new FT5 is FIIO’s first planar magnetic headphones. Planar magnetic drivers are in between dynamic and electrostatic headphones. Like dynamic headphones, there is a sort of coil on the planar driver. Similar to electrostatic headphones, the diaphragm is a special kind of thin, micron-level film. The FT5 is 28nm chip-scale processed, leading to an approximately 6μm thick diaphragm. These characteristics of the planar driver make it possible to create a headphone that is not only highly detailed, but also easy to power.
Large 90mm planar magnetic driver

The FIIO FT5 employs an outstanding large 90mm planar magnetic driver. Compared to a traditional dynamic driver, a planar magnetic driver converts sound energy to sound waves in a more balanced way, by vibrating in a much more even way. The vibrations are distributed across the entire driver diaphragm and there is little distortion caused by the rigidity of the diaphragm material. Thus, the FIIO FT5 can truly and accurately express audio signals
Micron-plated aluminum-silver alloy coils

During the development of the FT5, the R&D engineers not only needed to consider how the coils would interact with the 6μm thin diaphragm, but also the density and conductivity of the coils themselves. Having examined and tested various commonly-used materials* to plate planar coils, FIIO engineers determined that the lighter aluminum alloy material was best for the coils. Also, they determined that mixing in silver metal would also enhance conductivity of the coils, making the driver easier to power without sacrificing the high-frequency detail and rich sound characteristic of good planar magnetic drivers.

High sensitivity and easy to power

The FT5’s driver is both light and strong, allowing for a high sensitivity of 110dB/1Vrms@1kHz i.e. 96dB/mW@1kHz. This allows the FT5 to be easily driven even by portable players.

392 wires of high-purity silver-plated monocrystalline copper cable
The FT5 comes with a 1.5m cable made of 392 wires of silver-plated monocrystalline copper, each wire with a diameter of 23AWG. The copper wires help to give a solid and highly-detailed sound, fully transmitting lossless sound directly to you.

Abundant accessories

· 3.5mm/4.4mm interchangeable plugs
· 6.35mm male to 3.5mm female adapter
· XLR-4 male to 4.4mm female balanced adapter
· Suede earpads
· Protein leather earpads
· Leather storage case
* The FT5 is available on our AliExpress Official Store. Any order will be included with a headphone stand as a gift. Click the link below to take it home right away:

https://aliexpress.us/item/3256805990705530.html

Fiio is just insane when it comes to stuff that comes together with their gear

 

[phillycl]

90mm Open Planar Magnetic Headphones FT5 Is Officially Released!


Discover micron-level manufacturing and technology

The all-new FT5 is FIIO’s first planar magnetic headphones. Planar magnetic drivers are in between dynamic and electrostatic headphones. Like dynamic headphones, there is a sort of coil on the planar driver. Similar to electrostatic headphones, the diaphragm is a special kind of thin, micron-level film. The FT5 is 28nm chip-scale processed, leading to an approximately 6μm thick diaphragm. These characteristics of the planar driver make it possible to create a headphone that is not only highly detailed, but also easy to power.
Large 90mm planar magnetic driver

The FIIO FT5 employs an outstanding large 90mm planar magnetic driver. Compared to a traditional dynamic driver, a planar magnetic driver converts sound energy to sound waves in a more balanced way, by vibrating in a much more even way. The vibrations are distributed across the entire driver diaphragm and there is little distortion caused by the rigidity of the diaphragm material. Thus, the FIIO FT5 can truly and accurately express audio signals
Micron-plated aluminum-silver alloy coils

During the development of the FT5, the R&D engineers not only needed to consider how the coils would interact with the 6μm thin diaphragm, but also the density and conductivity of the coils themselves. Having examined and tested various commonly-used materials* to plate planar coils, FIIO engineers determined that the lighter aluminum alloy material was best for the coils. Also, they determined that mixing in silver metal would also enhance conductivity of the coils, making the driver easier to power without sacrificing the high-frequency detail and rich sound characteristic of good planar magnetic drivers.

High sensitivity and easy to power

The FT5’s driver is both light and strong, allowing for a high sensitivity of 110dB/1Vrms@1kHz i.e. 96dB/mW@1kHz. This allows the FT5 to be easily driven even by portable players.

392 wires of high-purity silver-plated monocrystalline copper cable
The FT5 comes with a 1.5m cable made of 392 wires of silver-plated monocrystalline copper, each wire with a diameter of 23AWG. The copper wires help to give a solid and highly-detailed sound, fully transmitting lossless sound directly to you.

Abundant accessories

· 3.5mm/4.4mm interchangeable plugs
· 6.35mm male to 3.5mm female adapter
· XLR-4 male to 4.4mm female balanced adapter
· Suede earpads
· Protein leather earpads
· Leather storage case
* The FT5 is available on our AliExpress Official Store. Any order will be included with a headphone stand as a gift. Click the link below to take it home right away:

https://aliexpress.us/item/3256805990705530.html

Deleted. My original reply asked about the timing for the FT5 being available on Amazon, but I realized that I responded to an individual poster, not FiiO.

 

[musicday]

I really liked them when I heard the prototype in the summer.
https://www.whathifi.com/news/fiios-premium-cans-are-here-to-steal-grados-open-backed-thunder

 

[dleblanc343]

So, probably $549.00 to $599.00 in Canada. That is not horrible for a nice planar.
Only problem is availability in Canada. Amazon prices in Canada get really jacked up. I recently bought a KA5 and a KA1 through Amazon. On there, they want $449.00 for the FT3, which retails for $299.00US.
And the Canadian dollar is falling.

I am surprised that they don't have a few dealers in Canada considering their great DAP's, Dongles and now headphones.

Layton Audio in Montreal is great and a FiiO dealer sonce at least 6 years