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Tom’s Guide
Technology
Erin Bashford

I test headphones for a living and these are my favorite audiophile open-backs under $120

The fiio jt7 open back magnetic planar headphones audiophile headphones in black.

I don’t know how it’s possible, but FiiO just keeps making some of the best headphones I’ve ever had the pleasure of putting on my ears. How? How does this unassuming (not to mention budget) brand keep hitting it out of the park?

At just $199/£104, the JT7 are some of the cheapest open-back planar magnetic headphones I’ve ever seen — but there’s no way you’d be able to tell. The headphones handle every note with skill, whether that’s the energetic, clean bass, melodic, mellifluous treble, or the vivacious midrange. Everything sounds fun.

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