🔶 FiiO FH3 2BA 1DD

schmu · February 1, 2021, 2:53pm

Gonna quote someone regarding the Galaxy Buds:

Alright, just got mine, only got a couple of hours on them at the gym.
First impressions, these are really good, to me they sound noticeable better than the original Buds, more spacious and the highs are also more realistic. Best TWS I’ve heard so far and I think other than the Fiio UTWS3 paired with your favorite buds, this is the next best choice for a compact solution.

Now to the things I don’t like, the short nozzle and proprietary keyed oval ear tips is some next level bulls*t, I get better sound with other tips but due to the nozzle type they barely stay in place. Had to fish half a dozen eartips out of my ears so far.

Bass is good, detailed and plenty. Elevated, fun signature that digs deep and doesn’t seem muddy. I just wish it was a bit more liquid, sounds a bit dry and clinical to me. The different drum toms don’t have quite the nuances and dreamy atmosphere you get on something like Sony N3, Fiio FH5 or Final E4000/5000.

Mids are decent, not recessed with good balance between male and female, but there is some heavy elevation in the lower treble area that makes them sibilant and tiring. I see that crin gave them A+ for their tone grade and I strongly disagree with that. I much prefer the tonality on something like E4000, Sony N3, FH3 or even Blon 03. These sound way too sharp and tiring. Hopefully they get smoother with some burn in or someone comes up with some aftermarket tips.

Soundstage is noticeable better than the original Buds but nothing exceptional. I would say is about average amongst all my IEMs.

All in all it’s a very good TWS set, maybe the best yet but to my ears it’s not better than similarly priced wired IEMs like H40, N3 or even FH3.

To me the Fiio FH3 are Jack of all Trades, Master of Many
They sound good with everything imo, they are just not exciting in terms of unique sound.
But this sort of sober goodness was what I wanted them for.