Long Lin: FIIO/Feiao FH5S Four-Unit In-Ear Ring Iron Headset Experience Evaluation Report

can be said that FH series products are the most important series of Feiao's earphone category since its establishment. In the eyes of most people, Feiao's products have always been closely related to high cost performance. After all, it can be seen from the hot sales of FH1 that year. FH is the series code of the ring iron earphone in Feiao's product sequence, and we are evaluating the new FH5S just released recently.

it is not difficult to see from the model that it is an orthodox sequel to FH5, or an upgraded version. Of course, there is also an FH7 on top of this, which is already a model many years ago. This time FH5S once again staged Feiao's "specialty"-the price you will never guess. The price of FH5S is 1699 yuan, which is not high for the actual positioning of its products. It once again explains what is called "cost performance".

FIIO/Feiao FH5S Four-Unit In-Ear Ring Iron Headset

01. Packaging and Accessories

packaging is definitely an important place for Feiao, especially for Feiao's medium and high-end products. Like the FD5 evaluated last time, FH5S also uses a larger rectangular package with the rendering and model logo of the earphone printed on the envelope, while the bottom giant also uses a very detailed outline to show the internal structure of the earphone one by one.

take the envelope, you can see its inner box, which is similar to FD5 in basic structure, but the placement of the instruction manual has been changed. After opening the box, you can see that the earphones and storage bags are neatly placed in the EVA sponge.

Long Lin: FIIO/Feiao FH5S Four-Unit In-Ear Ring Iron Headset Experience Evaluation Report

Open the box

friends who are familiar with Feiao will certainly be familiar with the following picture. Feiao is a rare "accessory fanatic" in the circle. It has always been based on the principle of "giving you one step in place" and has matched all the accessories you can think of as much as possible. Earplug sleeves have been given a total of four specifications, namely, three pairs of sponge earplugs, three pairs of vocal enhancement sleeves, three pairs of low-frequency enhancement sleeves and three pairs of equalization sleeves. In addition, small brushes and MMCX quick-release tools are all available.

accessories

02. Appearance and workmanship

Headset Body

Feiao's earphone products have always had their own design language system, that is, "curves", which express their aesthetics through curves with different levels and tension. Therefore, you can often see such line design on Feiao's products, and it has gradually become a recognizable visual design of their own.

In fact, the cavity of FH5S is still a common model-like design in terms of basic design. This method is to first pack the size of the cavity and not feel too bad when wearing it. In addition, it is based on this design innovation. The whole cavity of FH5S is made of metal CNC, and the details are in place.

FH5S Backplane Details

, according to the official introduction of Feiao, the design of this back plate is inspired by "Long Lin". It looks very vivid with a stepped rise layer by layer and a golden breathable grille embellishment inside. Such a more complicated shape puts forward a lot of requirements for manufacturers to control the process, and I don't think it is surprising that Feiao can handle such a process.

DIP Switch Part Work

with the blessing of the five-axis carving process, FH5S has shown an unprecedented level of workmanship for metal headphones, and it is difficult to find fault with every detail. In particular, the dip switch is one of the best workmanship I have seen so far. If you are interested, you can turn over several earphones with switches that I have evaluated before, and compare the workmanship of FH5S to make a judgment. Among the workmanship standards of metal headphones, there is no problem with FH5S getting a full score.

Duct Part Work Details

mother seat still continues the characteristics of Feiao. The two-color mother seat is easier to separate the left and right channels, and a slightly tight mother seat can effectively reduce the failure rate of the MMCX socket. Although Feiao also used 2PIN plug in the early days, I don't know why MMCX is being used again now. Perhaps this is absolute confidence in the quality of his own supply chain.

Mother Seat

wire also conscientiously gave four strands of single crystal copper silver plated braided wire, which are elastic and not easy to knot. The most conscientious place is still equipped with a quick-release and self-locking 4pin adapter system, which comes standard with three plug specifications of 3.5mm, 4.4mm and 2.5mm. At least for now, Feiao is equipped with such wires at medium and low prices, and other friends have not followed up.

distribution wire

wearing comfort. It is originally designed and optimized according to the ear canal. There are also some supports. However, to be honest, the size of the cavity itself is still slightly larger. Users with smaller auricles still suggest to think more about whether they can wear it. At least I personally will not feel any discomfort when wearing it for a long time.

the weight of the whole machine has reached 43.1g, although it has to be admitted that this weight is indeed relatively high, to be honest, most of the weight has been taken away by wires. The lightweight aluminum alloy body does further reduce the weight of the seemingly large cavity, but this weight is still slightly higher among the same type of products.

The weight of the whole machine is 43.1g.

3. Sound performance

so far, the ring iron earphone has no longer pursued the so-called combination of the advantages of moving iron, but is gradually exploring the unique timbre and sound style brought by the structure of "ring iron". it is not difficult for you to see in feiao's product line, although it is positioned within a price range, but an FD5 single ring is still a little more expensive than an FH5S four-unit ring iron.

FH5S uses a Lou 30017 composite double-acting iron high-frequency unit, which is very familiar and successful. In addition, it is very bold to use a 6mm beryllium plated unit as the intermediate frequency unit, and a 12mmPU beryllium plated moving coil as the low frequency unit, using a quarter-by-quarter design. This kind of "configuration" may get more than this price on other brands. The earphone impedance is 40 Ω and the sensitivity is 106dB. In order to consider the needs of different consumer preferences, a three-gear dip switch is also specially designed. This evaluation only discusses the sound performance in the standard mode.

This evaluation mainly uses a portable player as the front end. Contrast reference Shure SE846, Sennheiser IE80S, Sony XBA-N3AP, QOA Adions. The earplug cover refers to the standard equalization cover, and the earphone has been carried out.50 hoursRoutine cooking machine, refer to "Interesting Listening Headset Evaluation Test Collection" for the audition track.

SONY ZX300A portable music player

KAEI DAP-2 portable music player

impression of listening and style:

although FH5S has an impedance as high as 40 Ω, in fact, this plug is very well driven and can reach an ideal state on the mobile phone, although I don't think this is a real manifestation of it. Due to the special nature of PU diaphragm, I still suggest that you use front-end equipment with sufficient driving force to adapt to FH5S. The advantage of this is that low-frequency diving and texture are obviously improved.

I am very serious to tell you that the sound style of FH5S is still the "flying pride" flavor. After all, after so many years, Feiao's earphone products have already become their own in sound and have obvious sound characteristics. FH5S still continues this tuning style, with a balanced, clean and slightly cold sound as a whole.

Compared with QOA Aditions

only in the standard mode, the sound of FH5S does not appear too soft, but is a state that pays attention to the detailed performance of analytical force. Its medium and high frequency detailed performance is very good, far better than any product I compare. In other words, the voice of FH5S should not appear at this price.

of course, this kind of sound is still not the setting that fits the target, such as a slightly elevated high frequency and a slightly restrained low frequency in the sense of quantity. Therefore, in the standard mode, you may feel that the low frequency of FH5S does not seem to be too much. It doesn't matter. You only need to turn the first switch to improve the sense of low frequency, which is very convenient.

thanks to the semi-open acoustic structure and the blessing of large-size diaphragm, the sound field performance of FH5S is better than many plugs of the same price, and the hearing feeling is the same as IE80S. The wide feeling of the horizontal sound field will be better, but this will also be accompanied by the problems of sound leakage and sound insulation, which needs to be considered by oneself.

Remove the FH5S Headset Wire

triple-frequency performance:

FH5S is high-frequency slender, full of line feeling, and has obvious advantages in analytical power. You can definitely use FH5S to hear most of the high-frequency details in music. There will be no problem with Lou's 30017 unit. Besides, 30017 on FH5S is only responsible for high-frequency performance.

FH5S is still slightly cold in style and high in density, although I don't think such sound will bring any so-called "split feeling", because FH5S is still in place in frequency division, especially the adjustment of style consistency of three different types of units, which makes you sound like you won't have any sense of jumping. This high frequency, which focuses on density, is cold and has strong analytical power, is indeed more in line with most of the aesthetics of young users today.

Comparison with Sennheiser IE80S

the hearing of the intermediate frequency is also thin as a whole, and the connection with the high frequency part is very smooth. The density of the intermediate frequency is also very high, less thick, but in exchange for very rich details and dynamic performance. Perhaps according to the old fever, you seem to be able to recognize the so-called "rosin flavor" in such intermediate frequencies ".

Obviously, such a mid-frequency style can be described as "omnivorous" on FH5S, because most of the vocals, Japanese ACG (slag recording) and string instrumental solo, FH5S can achieve a "nice" level. As a result, FH5S is a good medicine to save money for many users with relatively poor budgets.

this kind of young, high-density intermediate frequency performance may appear a little dry in sound and lack of three-dimensional sense, especially for some users who like old songs, it will make this kind of music sound a little rigid. Therefore, although IE80S has been criticized by many people, there are still many people flocking to it. This is also the reason.

vs. Sony XBA-N3AP

did a good job in low frequency, which is definitely the style that most people like to listen. PU suspension diaphragm itself has a good performance for low-frequency hearing. FH5S does not have much low-frequency sensing, but its density performance is very good, which forms the same style as its medium and high frequency. After all, it gives you a choice of gain in all three frequency bands, so don't care too much about the low frequency.

on FH5S, the low frequency becomes softer. Although I think its dive is not as good as N3AP and IE80S, it is completely out of the same level in terms of density and analytical power. The low frequency of FH5S shows a loose, natural and excellent level of hearing with the blessing of a large moving circle. Although it does not appear to be very brilliant, at least its performance fully meets the expected requirements.

FH5S frequency response curve

summary:FH5S is still a very typical "Feiao Sheng" product. It continues some of the design concepts of the previous products in all directions without excessively raising the price due to upgrading. Feiao is very good at making this kind of "bucket machine" based on the barrel effect, and FH5S is the same.

, do you want to ask me if this product is cost-effective? Of course, it is high. No matter the quality, workmanship or sound accessories, they all look impeccable. But if you want to say whether its sound can meet your needs depends on whether you can accept Feiao's aesthetic and understanding of sound.


advantages: rich accessories, excellent quality, light weight and excellent workmanship.

Disadvantages: Slightly higher weight.


Long Lin: FIIO/Feiao FH5S Four-Unit In-Ear Ring Iron Headset Experience Evaluation Report

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