fiio ft3 large dynamic over-ear headphones

When I first put it on, I thought to myself does it really cost "only" 300€? A very dynamic sound with a precise stage, rich bass and very balanced sound offered me. The tonality is really absolutely successful and is strongly oriented to the Harman curve with slightly raised bass and treble range. It sounds comparable to a DCA Stealth, without of course reaching its technical sophistication in its entirety. That would also be very surprising, we compare here 300€ with 4800€. But 16x better is the Stealth certainly not as it is reflected in the price. In the 300€ class, I can't think of any headphones that come close to the FT3 in terms of sound. Neither a Hifiman Sundara nor a HD660S play tonally as correct as the FT3 does. Even some headphones in the higher price ranges, such as an HD820, could take a leaf out of the tonal presentation. They are nowhere near as successful as the FT3 and have to be laboriously readjusted via EQ.

The large drivers produce a very full sound image typical for Harman with a strong bass range that focuses more on the sub bass than the midbass range. The listener is offered a detailed, full, but nevertheless also impulsive bass range, which one would not expect at first due to the driver size. Obviously, FiiO has the driver very well under control with its selected materials. Just like a DCA Stealth, it goes a bit softer in the midbass area. The punch is there too, but it sounds smoother and doesn't hit as hard as it does with a Focal Utopia or Hifiman Sundara, for example. The latter, however, also focuses more on the midbass range and leaves the low bass somewhat feathery. This is not the case with the FT3. If you like the Harman tuning, you will love the FT3's bass range.