3. What are the characteristics of the speaker unit and sound performance?

(1)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, faithfully reproducing every last note and truly providing you with lossless hi-fi sound.

(2) The FT5 driver gasket is the 6μm thin diaphragm and the coils adopt a lighter aluminum alloy material mixing in silver metal, making the driver easier to power without sacrificing the high-frequency detail and rich sound characteristic of good planar magnetic drivers.

(3)The coils of the FT5’s driver are printed onto the diaphragm using high-end technology from the semiconductor industry, ensuring that not only the thickness of the coils are more consistent, but that the weight of the coils are more evenly distributed – resulting in more consistent diaphragms ultimately for more accurate sound.

(4)The balanced placement of 20 neodymium magnets allows the aluminum alloy coils to be evenly distributed in the magnetic field. It also allows the driver diaphragm to be balanced between the forces of the inner and outer magnets, guaranteeing consistent movement of the driver and thus reduced distortion, for higher fidelity sound.

(5)The FT5 features an open-backed design that reduces unwanted vibrations and resonances and results in a larger soundstage. The result is that details in the music come through more clearly and naturally in a wide open soundstage, just as if you were listening to a live performance.