O know what are you talking. For me metal genres need s an iem that is not only technical but has more musicality and at the same time more mass on low end that should be fast and not too boomy but also not too light. Also not too harsh treble but good amount. Then it is enjoyable to listen. And fd7 is really good but it is more to monitoring side not musicality and fun. And fh3 for me is really good at metal. To tighten bass a little more that metal needs i use some wide bore tips like azla sedna. So for me ot is good iem for metal.
Hi.
I must disagree with you on this. FH3 sound particularly resolving with that particular Archspire album.
In general I believe they sound great with metal as the bass is there when called for but not at all intrusive.
Maybe it is the YouTube MP3 quality the issue or maybe tips.
I have not such problems with Tidal and spinfit CP-100.
Coupled with Shureâs BT2 these things truly shine.
I must admit that the Shure cable sounds clearly better than Fiioâs own LC-BT1 which I also recently purchased. The sound with the latter seems congested in comparison.
Dear @Resolution, I did a lot of research before I purchased the FH3 and encountered your comments on @HiFi_Dreams video, from where I found my way to this thread. Your opinions have helped shape my decision a lot, especially because you shared your collection of the various FiiOs and you could personally compare one to another. Due to the currency volatility in my country, I had one shot at getting something decent so I had to do my homework. My oh my, what a good decision that was! Iâm absolutely in love with these buds and I wanted to thank every contributor in this thread, but especially you for all the informative posts youâve made. Wish you the best.
Hi. I came from future year 2022. I just bought Sony XBA-N3AP (used) 2 days ago. I also have FiiO FH3 (tip rolled, cable 4.4) with Shanling UA5 dongle.
At first 2-3 hours test, i thought N3 sucks. Too warm, bloated, no details, much less dynamics. I almost sell it back.
Then later at night I tested again for 2 hours. But this time I put in tips spinfit Cp100 size SS. Boom! It snug into my ear canal perfectly at best comfort and isolation (i think itâs because N3 long nozzle and spinfit can tilt). I know this will sound different. I hit play, that was it! I know it sounds better than Fh3. I kept playing songs for 1 hour. No discomfort sign. Good.
Then I put FH3 back, the listening became less fun. Fh3 has better technicalities, but just a smidge. N3 sound better overall (but not far off), especially its natural timbre! You will hear Fh3 sounds a bit metallic BA timbre.
But of course, these iems are not in same price range.
Lesson learned, make sure you do tips rolling and isolation at best
I got these in December last year, now after nearly 10 months Iâve been having issues like right side outright stopping to work sometimes and there is definitely channel imbalance too. Fiio cable is just bad, and I use a jcally one I tried on different cables and even swapped sided and tried on, but I can hear the imbalance.
I always thought I was one of the lucky ones not facing the QC issues, but I guess not.
do you guys think normal wear and tear would do that to it??
FiiO products are of good quality and rarely have defects. I donât think itâs from the wear and tear, it probably gave some internal defect. They should have a warranty!
Yeah Itâs in warranty and I already sent it back to them, they said theyâll inspect and do repairs or just replace it, hopefully they do something. Itâs quite expensive for me ,most name brand chi-fi IEMâs are expensive in Indian market compared to china/US, you donât wanna know how expensive the European oneâs are.
Canât agree more. I had to replace the cable in three days. It was just too heavy and didnât quite feel alright with the FH3. The build quality was good though.
Theyâll most likely give you a brand new unit. FiiO aftersale service is excellent.
