If there's one thing Fiio is good at, it's finding what segments to venture into. The Chinese audio manufacturer launched dozens of products over the course of the last 15 months, covering everything from high-end DACs like the K9 Pro to network streamers with the R7, Bluetooth DACs, and just about every IEM configuration you could imagine — the brand even introduced electrostatic IEMs with the FX15.
The one area where it doesn't have any presence is planar headphones, and Fiio is now aiming to fix that with the launch of the FT5. The FT5 share a similar design language as the FT3 headphones that launched at the start of 2023, and that's a good choice. You get a more polished design on the whole, and they're comfortable to wear. The FT5 are available on Amazon for $449, and that is a good overall value considering what you're getting here.
