FiiO FT1 Pro Review - $200 Gets You Something Special

The new FiiO FT1 Pro headphone is one of the more hyped launches of the holiday season. With an MSRP of $200, this new planar magnetic open-back headphone has generated a lot of excitement. In this review I cover everything from build quality to comfort, along with some in depth analysis on sound quality. Thanks for watching!

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
01:53 - Specs and What's Included
04:50 - Build and Comfort
08:04 - A Couple Unfortunate Surprises
10:51 - Objective Sound Quality
16:19 - Subjective Sound and Comparisons
26:34 - Final Thoughts

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[SinX]

my go-to audio reviewer. kudos for quality and unbiased review. thanks!

[mrshopper]

Very interesting that you being a Youtuber just for hobby, cus your quality of content is outstanding like someone that lives for, Great video as always, i hope i can get this headphone on Amazon someday.

[Lightstream]

7:32 loving the shout outs to capra audio. they single handedly saving us from uncomfortable headbands. got one for both hd650 and ft1 (closed)

[MehdiMohseni-vl]

The best YouTuber ever. Loves audio and plays COD, what more could you want?

[jyan]

I've already made 2 other purchases (FT1 and Ar5000) and you haven't steered me wrong yet. I just so happened to have already received my unit of the FT1 Pro and I like it as much as you do. As my first planar, I am really impressed, and I'm glad you're getting the word out to the masses.

[HammJay]

Man, your subjective description of sound is getting better and better with every review. I have been a long time follower and I still get surprised. I wish you had time to review all the products in the world because then I would not need to check other channels, haha.

[artisan]

Thanks for review! I ordered the Fiio FT1 Pro. There are two main points about Hifiman: the build quality and the upper treble, which I cannot tolerate. Otherwise, they would be great for my taste. Furthermore, I think the FT1 Pro would outperform the Sundara, XS, and Nano in my subjective price-to-quality ratio, especially if you're sensitive to upper treble like I am

[graelstream]

Finally~! Ive been waiting for your take on this. This one and the Ft1 is on sale locally. Hoping to get one of them.

[TOM]

Always great to see more competition and I'm glad they pulled out a winner

[jadespidey]

I LOVE that you mentioned how the dualsense can easily drive these headphones! I've been looking for good headphones that don't require an amp because setting up an amp to work with the ps5 is complicated and a huge hassle!
Thank you!!
You're the best audio devices reviewer out there as far as I'm concerned!

[timschwarze]

Love mine, Fiio are releasing banger after banger lately!

Regarding the visceral bass: When you take them off, hold them in front of your head and you'll actually hear the air moving with bass frequencies, it's a crazy feeling and gives me goosebumps everytime I listen to it :)


Also, keep up the great work here. You are always my go to since our tastes seem to match pretty much perfectly and your reviews are super detailed as well!

[laLakshya]

Aune AR5000 vs this????. Which one would you prefer

[DJ_PROMO_PR]

I bought the FT1 (Beech) by your recommendation. Great headphone. I've never had an open back headphone before and I think the FT1 Pro will be my first.

[ragu]

Putting in that work during the holidays. Great job!!

[rev_dude]

Thanks for the review.
How does the FT1 Pro compare to the XS in terms of detail & soundstage?

[jeanbeezy]

after watching almost every review of this headphone, i found yours to be to most informative. really well done, thank you!

[MoonshineBeforeSunshine]

Great review as usual.

I had already looked up your FT1 Pro's graph on the Squig. But, watching the review and comparisons and hearing your thoughts are always informative and helpful.

Also, waiting for your review of the dt 1990 Pro MK2 and comparisons to the OG 1990 Pro, Ananda Nano, and the Edition XS.

[okay]

I really like this reviewer. Very honest sounding evaluation. Looks like a reviewer one can trust. And his opinions make a lot of sense and agree with the best information I have, and my own experience.

[aked]

You're the man Joe! Keep up the great work/content

[Simon_Hawkshaw]

Another great review and helpful perspectives on what could be a great purchase option. Thank you so much for your time and efforts and for sharing this with us all.