Features
- 6pm ultra-thin diaphragm
- Micron-plated aluminum-silver alloy coil
- Lightweight magnesium-aluminium alloy construction
- Open-backed design
- Included 392 wires of high-purity monocrystalline copper cable
- High sensitivity, easy to power
Fiio FT5 90mm Open Planar Magnetic Headphones
Fiio FT5 90mm Open Planar Magnetic Headphones
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Specifications
| Headphone type | Open planar magnetic headphones |
| Frequency response | 7H2-40kHz |
| Driver type | 90mm planar magnetic |
| Driver material | PAR diaphragm + aluminium alloy coils |
| Impedance | 360 |
| Sensitivity | 110dB/Vrms (@1kHz) |
| 96dB/mW (@1kHz)| | |
| Max power input | 2000mW |
| Weight | About 456g (excluding cable) |
| Earpad pressure | 4.0N:0.3N |
| Cable length | About 1.5m |
| Cable material | 392 wires of high-purity silver-plated monocrystalline copper |
| Cable connector | Dual 3.5mm plugs on headphone end, with swappable audio plugs |
| Abundant accessories | 3.5mm interchangeable plug*1
4.4mm interchangeable plug*1 (pre-installed at the factory) 6.35mm male to 3.5mm female adapter*1 XLR-4 male to 4.4mm female balanced adapter*1 Leather storage case*1 Velvet bag*1 Protein leather earpads*1 pair pair (pre-installed at factory) Headphone cable*1 User manual”1
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Description
Discover micron-level manufacturing and technology
Planar magnetic drivers are in between dynamic and electrostatic headphones. Like dynamic headphones, there is a sort of coil on the planar driver. Similar to electrostatic headphones, the diaphragm is a special kind of thin, micron-level film. The FT5 is 28m chip-scale processed, leading to an approximately 6 pm thick diaphragm. These characteristics of the planar driver make it possible to create a headphone that is not only highly detailed but also easy to power.
Fully sized and fully square Large 90mm planar magnetic driver
The FIlO 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 FIlO FT5 can truly and accurately express audio signals, faithfully reproducing every last note and truly providing you with lossless hi-fi sound.
As thin as a cicada’s wing, zen-like 6um ultra-thin diaphragm
When designing the FIlO FT5, the development team did not simply blindly chase bigger (or smaller) numbers – rather,
everything was designed to achieve strict sound performance targets. We found that a diaphragm that is too thin can easily cause the coils attached to the diaphragm to fall off, leaving users with unusable headphones. Thus, after extensive
testing, the FIlO development team determined that a 6um* thickness was the ideal balance between sound performance and reliability
Thinking about acoustics in a microscopic world
Micron-plated aluminium-silver alloy coils
In a flat driver diaphragm with a printed coil, almost all of the weight is concentrated on the
metal-coated coils. During the development of the FT5, the R&D engineers not only needed to
consider how the coils would interact with the 6um thin diaphragm but also the density.
Nanoscale diaphragm coating process
High-end sound that’s truly audible. The coils of the FT’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 is more evenly distributed – resulting in more consistent diaphragms ultimately for more accurate sound.
The way to balance
Partly to ensure greater wearing comfort, 11 magnets are placed on the inside of the F T5’s planar magnetic driver-and 9 magnets are placed on the outside – leading to 20 magnets per channel and 40 in total for the entire headphone. The balanced placement of magnets allows the
aluminium 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.
The power of balance
The FT5 employs N52 neodymium magnets with magnetic density up to 1.5T to provide the strong forces needed to drive the large planar magnetic driver. These magnets are placed parallel to the coils on the driver, allowing for the coils to be evenly distributed among the magnetic field to maximize the headphone driving force and bring out the full potential of the planar magnetic driver.
Always walking in the “Golden Hall”
High sensitivity and easy-to-power
Traditionally, planar magnetic headphones have featured low sensitivity, leading many users of such headphones to employ beefy desktop audio gear to drive them to their full potential. Planar magnetic headphones traditionally cannot be sufficiently listened to during travel! But the FT5 is not like a traditional planar magnetic headphone. Thanks to 20 neodymium magnets with a high magnetic density of up to 1.5T, 6 pm thin diaphragm, and nano-level aluminium alloy coating technology, the FT5’s driver is both light and strong, allowing for a high sensitivity of 110dB/1Vrms@1kHz i.e. 96dB/mW@1kHz. This allows the FT5 to be easily driven even by portable players, letting you experience a
Lightweight magnesium aluminium alloy construction Without comfort There is no pleasure
The design of a planar magnetic driver includes the number of magnets to be used and how they are stacked, with more
magnets meaning greater weight. Thus, the materials used to construct the outer shell of a planar magnetic headphone must be carefully chosen to balance both sound quality and weight. The FIlO FT5 features a magnesium aluminium alloy construction. Thanks to magnesium aluminium alloy being only 64% as dense as that of aluminium alloy, the FT5 can be made to be much lighter in weight for long yet comfortable listening sessions.
Better functioning metal
construction
The FIlO development team when creating the design of the
FT5 gave special consideration to the large vibrations of the
massive 90mm planar magnetic driver generates. Thus, the
FT5 is made of metal, which much better resists vibrations
generated by the driver from music – such as those
generated when playing back bass-heavy tracks – then a
plastic enclosure would.
Good sound, from good materials
392 wires of high-purity silver-plated
The FT5 comes with a 1.5m cable made of 392 wires of silver-plated
monocrystalline copper, each wire with a diameter of 23AWG. The
copper wires help to give a solid and highly detailed sound, fully
transmitting lossless sound directly to you.
Following your heart without restraints
3-axis swiveling design
The FT5 inherits the excellent 3-axis swivelling design used on other FT series
of headphones. This allows the earcups to freely rotate and attach to your
head no matter the angle or size of your head, for improved quality and better
seal.
Rich listening experience
2 types of earpads included
The FT5 comes with 2 different types of earpads, each with a different sound. Suede: Balanced sound, enhanced atmosphere, magnificently vigorous Protein leather: Clear sound, wide soundstage, highly detailed.
Comprehensively protected Included leather storage case
The FT5 comes with a light yet luxurious leather storage case, comfortably protecting your headphones.
Additional information
| Colour | Black |
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Warranty
Backed with a 2-year Fiio warranty
Delivery Info
Delivery Information
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