It is a perfect example of greatly polished driver implementation, as FD1 simply sounds like Fiio have put many hours of listening into them to deliver a very coherent and well thought product. It is filled with details and airiness, but in a very gentle, sophisticated and smooth way. I haven’t heard a slight sibilance whatsoever, no matter how hard i tried or how badly mastered music i’ve played through these. The treble is very smooth and neutral throughout the whole range. For acoustic and jazz music this is a truly spectacular IEM. It is not the best detailed midrange in the game, but it is surely very enjoyable and natural sounding. It has a lovely timbre for male vocalists that is purely addictive and satisfying. I’ve never heard such a beautiful, rich, thick and airy vocals in this price range.
The midrange is the star of the show here. The amount of details in the low frequencies is very good for this price range, it lacks subbass, but it’s understandable looking at the rest of the spectrum. For some this will be surely too bass-light, but i find it quite neutral and just enough for most genres i listen to. One thing worth mentioning is that if you’re a basshead, these will not satisfy you. The bass is not dominating, but it’s well polished, controlled and rich. Also, one thing about it’s sound quality is absolutely astonishing for the price, but more about it below. It’s slightly warm, lush and full, with great extension on top and well controlled bass. I don’t know if this is the case with my ears, but Fiio’s IEMs are the closest thing to custom in-ear monitor’s i’ve used, and im not talking just about the FD1 – FA9, FA1, FA7, FH1s etc are among those.įiio FD1 has a sound signature that is my personal favorite, or very close to it. Once again FD1 is a lightweight, very well shaped and in result – a superbly comfortable earphone. If there is a thing that Fiio has mastered over the years, it’s their IEMs comfort. Don’t get me wrong, i really like the mmcx, but it has to be quality connectors, not the one that Fiio has been using for a couple of years now. The most important thing is the connectors…Fiio finally switched these faulty mmcx connectors to 2-pin ones. Fiio FD1 are well made, and that’s it.Īs for the cable, it is braided, has an angled 3.5mm jack and is pretty comfortable to use. It’s not a bad thing obviously, as these are made very well and i cannot find a single thing to criticise. Indeed, the budget market, just like smartphones is really starting to look like a war of clones. But when was the last time that you saw budget IEM which really stand out from it’s competition in this regard? In terms of the build quality these are nothing special. The case is very secure and you won’t have to worry about your new in-ears being destroyed when thrown into a bag.
Nothing super flashy, but quite generous and functional. Inside you’ll find the FD1 IEM, a great hard case and a set of eartips. It has a minimalistic graphic and is pretty well made. Even tho these are 59.00$ budget IEMs it doesnt show by the box.
I like Fiio’s consistent approach to the packaging of their products. Fiio FD1 is a budget IEM using a beryllium-plated 10mm dynamic driver.