Review: Fiio FH5 Quad Driver Hybrid In-Ear Monitors

Fiio has had a bunch of IEMs available for years now, though they didn’t exactly make a splash at the start — Fiio’s core competency, after all, has historically been in portable amps, DACs, and DAPs. However, we have seen a string of increasingly interesting IEMs from them in the past year, with the likes of the FH1 and F9 Prooffering high-end features and design at low cost. Fiio continues to push themselves with a new flagship: the FH5. As we have to come to expect from Fiio, the FH5 includes features usually reserved for much more expensive IEMs, and may be Fiio’s best yet.

The FH5 has a striking design. Its all-metal housings are made of an aluminum-magnesium alloy in three parts, finished in matte gray and gold. The FH5’s outer shells have an organic-looking ripple design that is in stark contrast to the very tech looks of its competitors. To accommodate their complex internals, they’re relatively large, shaped like a custom IEM to fill the space of the outer ear. The cable included with the FH5 is exquisite. Almost 4 feet long and terminated in MMCX connectors, the FH5’s thick and weighty cable is made of silver-plated copper wire inside transparent TPU insulation. Flexible over-ear guides help the FH5 sit comfortably in the ear.

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Author: Guido Gabriele; From: iLounge

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