Return to Golden Age Feiao EM5 Flat Head Earplug Trial

if the HiFi industry is the most prosperous time in China, it must be in the 1990s of the last century, when combined audio was popular, and countless older generations of burning friends started their own fever road from then on. Of course, that era was also an era of main speakers, combination stereos or home cinemas. If there were headphones that impressed enthusiasts in that era, besides those big-name classic flagship headphones, there was another category that had to be mentioned: flat-headed earplugs. Today we are going to talk about this product is such a product, from Feiao's new flagship flat plug -- EM5.

In fact, this is not the first time Feiao has introduced flat-headed earplugs, except that the previous EM3 and EM3S were very entry-level positioning, while this EM5 directly pushed the price to about 2000 yuan. I have to say that in fact, many high-end flat-headed earplugs have appeared in the industry over the years. From the earliest PK1 to the various brands of high-end flat-headed earplugs, this category of "niche" in the earplug industry has gradually become stronger, and more and more audiences like flat-headed earplugs. After all, the flat head plug has a more comfortable wear than in-ear earplugs, and the characteristics of complete isolation from the external environment and media friends are not provided by traditional in-ear earplugs.

for this EM5, the author has been using it for about two weeks. It can be said that the sound state is relatively stable after all, and it is a state of boiling. This product is really obvious for the machine. After a period of time, the three-frequency distribution of sound and the overall performance are still relatively audible compared with the new machine, so it took two weeks to share the feelings of this earplug to me.

exquisite and luxurious accessories and packaging

For flagship products, Feiao has never been stingy with packaging and accessories, and the same is true for this EM5. Although as a flat plug, it cannot be equipped with as many silicone earmuffs as in-ear, it has also given three kinds of sponge covers, which are hollow, two kinds of full-package with different thicknesses, and are also marked as high-frequency, low-frequency and balanced styles, and each has up to 6 pairs attached. If users like to use the sponge sleeve, they can choose the sponge sleeve according to their listening needs.

another point worth mentioning is that the original wire used in this EM5 is a four-core sterling silver wire, and the original wire is matched with a replaceable plug design. along with the earphone, it is also equipped with the three most mainstream earphone plugs, namely, 3.5mm single-ended, 2.5mm balance and 4.4mm balance, which are convenient for users to replace. Finally, a leather storage box is attached. Users can conveniently place earplugs and commonly used conversion plugs in the storage box.

in terms of appearance design, feiao EM5 has a very obvious feature, that is, the transparent shell of 3D printing is equipped with an obvious "bass flute tube", which makes up for the loss of low-frequency hearing caused by the relatively open wearing of in-ear earplugs. this structural design obviously also has an obvious effect on sound, which we will also explain in the listening part later.

In addition, this flat-head earplug with a 14.2mm huge diaphragm is different from the high-end flat-head plug commonly used in the market, that is, it has only 32 ohms of impedance and 109dB of sensitivity. For parameters and actual use experience, it is not a product with high requirements for driving threshold, and it does not require too much front-end investment to bring you very characteristic and quality sound performance.

Salute Classics with Higher Quality

In fact, the author has always been a fan of flat-head plugs, especially when I was in the company, I used all kinds of flat-head plugs and exchanged several expensive flat-head plugs. Until the arrival of EM5, I felt that for the first time it was different from those I had heard before. At first, I really didn't like it much, but after using it for a period of time, I gradually understood the truth of its tuning or understood its uniqueness. Compared with the obvious and easy-to-build advantages of taking the medium and high frequency route, better transparency and larger sound field commonly chosen by high-end flat-head plugs on the market, Feiao EM5 obviously chose another road and chose a road that allowed you to feel the golden age again.

if you recall the Walkman, Discman and so on that you listened to when you were young, as well as the long and short flat-headed earplugs, what was your impression of them? 1.1 of them must be: although not in-ear, there are also shocking low frequencies and loose and warm sounds. And this characteristic is exactly what the current flat head plug does not have, and this is the precious part of EM5.

, this warm, low-frequency and thick sound must be inextricably linked with the "bass flute tube" design mentioned above. However, under this overall style, low-frequency does not have a very serious covering effect. For the performance of music, under this classic golden age sound style, you still have the rich details and high-frequency transparency of modern high-end headphones, this is the sound quality that the classic products of the old generation did not have. Conventional people like to label the sound style of high-end flat-headed earplugs with the label of "female poison" or suitable for small compilation. For EM5, both the low-frequency atmosphere of large-scale classical music and the medium and low-frequency thickness of male voice have excellent performance, while for small compilation, the energy of piano and the loose and thick cello have excellent expression, and this atmosphere is completely different from the low frequency of traditional in-ear earplugs. The low frequency of EM5 emphasizes the atmosphere rather than the simple sense of quantity. Hearing this loose and warm low frequency in earplugs, it should only be done with flat head plugs.

is written at the end:

As I said at the beginning of the sound quality part, EM5 is not an earplug I like at the beginning of the sound. After all, compared with many high-end flat-head plugs I have heard in recent years, it chooses another sound style. However, with the increase of listening time, I gradually understand its tuning and like its sound style. After all, the feeling EM5 brings to you can be said to be an irreplaceable voice in the current flat-headed plug market. If you, like the author, failed to be an enthusiast who played with many products in the golden age, EM5 can also take you back to that era, feel the voice of the old school, and at the same time bring you high quality belonging to the current era.

author:monkey09-23 14:09

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