bought some other cables, do you think these kbear ones could be alright with the FH3?
Great reviews, but hard to tell if theyâre genuine.
The rhyme is one of my default recs for cables.
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Thanks, I wasnât sure with the plethora of different cables and remembered the KBEAR were recommended by you already. Hybrid interests me a little, wouldnât mind a different sound compared to stock.
The rhyme is copper cable though, not a hybrid.
You could try the Tri Through cable otherwise, it is a SPC cable.
Ah I just went with the
Number of Cores:20 pcs *0.06MM (single crystal copper) + 7 pcs *0.2MM (silver foil wire)
Will check the Tri Through.
It isnt pure silver though.
There arent any budget real hybrid cables as far as I know.
Right. A lot of these cables that claim to be silver and copper hybrid are actually copper with a silver âlookingâ metal.
âWhen they say silver plated copper, it is usually tin or alloy plated. When they say pure silver wire, it is pure silver plated copper wire frequently.
True silver plating raises the price considerably; and true pure silver wire is around double (or even much more) the price of true silver plated copper.â
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The BA drivers donât really make a difference⊠like these donât sound really different than any other single dynamic setup beyond being easier to power
Also despite the shame from silicone stans I use comply comfort plus tips because they fit better and feel more invisible in my ear
The stem is still kinda big though and doesnât really get an the way in⊠itâs feels like the items bulge out a little bit more
They actually do have some BA timbre, it is noticeable in the mids and treble. Those area sound a bit different from the bass, which is why coherency could be better. Chi-fi hybrids still isnt on Sony levels of coherency.
This is not true. They make the FH3 less cohesive. They also contribute to the unnatural timbre of the FH3. They also help to create the FH3âs enhanced imaging, separation, sense of stage and mid to treble detail VS a single dynamic.
Exactly. You can clearly hear the difference when comparing the FH3 to the FD5.
I donât notice anything
I dunno what to test
I thought you like BA timbre
Now you are saying it makes them sound inconsistent
Now I am confused
It is notiecable when you compare it to better tuned hybrids from Sony. But no chi-fi hybrid I have heard comes close to them in coherency and timbre. Or if you compare it to a good DD iem, like the Tanchjim Oxygen.
BA timbre is not good, they sound unnatural to me. And for the mids and treble, where the BA is taking care of, it is noticeable.
Now, for the price it is at. I havent heard any other chi-fi hybrid with better timbre or coherency though.
Itâs OK. Nothing is necessarily bad or good. It all comes down to personal preferences, but I am attempting to be completely honest and transparent about how I hear the FH3, in an attempt to clearly describe its strengths and weaknesses.
BTW⊠Iâm going to be generalizing here. There are always going to be exceptions to the ruleâŠ
When comparing the FH3 (1DD & 2 BA drivers) to the FD5 (single DD), I can clearly hear the differences between the two. Both are incredible and class leading for their bass, both beryllium coated which most IEMs do not have. The differences lie in the mid and treble frequencies where the FH3 makes those frequencies with two BA drivers. The BA drivers accentuate the size of the stage and stereo imaging. They also sound more detailed. Because these frequencies are being produced with an entirely different driver, they do not sound quite as coherent as a single driver IEM. But because of these differences, the FH3 has those strengths in staging, imaging and detail that a single DD does not have.
The sound in a single dynamic driver IEM is being produced by one source. And because of this, there is a natural sound to everything. A coherency to the music a hybrid usually cannot reproduce. But the single DD has drawbacks like the added detail, imaging and separation most BA drivers excel at.
Both hybrid (now with electrostats) and single DD IEMs are continuing to improve and blur the lines between the different technologies in IEMs. We are only trying to point out those differences if they exist.
IMO, the FH3 is one of the best IEMs you can buy today for any price. Iâm not down on the FH3 at all. For how good it is, itâs ridiculous how inexpensive it is. Anyone who enjoys IEMs should have a set.
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I will also add that they are different drivers completely. A DD is generally a more natural sounding driver, because it actually physically moves air.
Also, in some cases even a single BA driver iem can be more coherent than hybrids. Because the sound is coming from only one type of driver/model. With hybrids, not only do you have different driver types completely with DD/BA, the BAs themselves are also different with which one is taking care of the mids/treble being a different BA model.
For the mids the FH3 is using the Knowles ED30262
and the highs the Knowles RAD33518
Which have different specs and tuning depending on their specified usage.
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Getting good timbre out of a 14 BA set is easy. lol
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Sadly not everyone has 1000 dollars for IEMs when though I use them on my DAP/Phone a lot, I didnt wanna pay close to 200
Thatâs cool. Some people only spent $26 for a BL03 and thatâs their endgame.
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I would say mid tier iems around 200usd are the best choice since most people (including me) would just be paranoid taking out a more expensive set
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aka i made a good choice?
i mean the headphones i use right now that arenât IEMS are all sub 200 (including 100 dollar grados with a cheap pad swap)
Yes! The FH3 is insane for only 130 bucks. Especially if you like quality bass.
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