“In a dynamic driver, the voice coil vibrates which vibrates the complete diaphragm to make sound. Nevertheless, in doing so it’s simple to provide uneven vibrations throughout totally different elements of the diaphragm and thus results in distortion when producing larger frequencies. The diaphragm of a planar magnetic driver is a big flat floor, with coils unfold all through and being moved by a uniform magnetic area. Thus, not like a dynamic driver, sound from a planar magnetic driver is produced by a extra even motion throughout the complete diaphragm, resulting in much less uneven vibrations throughout totally different elements and thus decreased distortion.”
That’s FiiO’s Chief R&D engineer Joseph on the distinction between dynamic driver headphones and their planar magnetic brethren. 2023 has already seen the Chinese language producer give us the FT3 dynamic – in 32 Ohm and 350 Ohm variants and for underneath €300 – and in the present day, FiiO is saying the FT5, a planar magnetic open-back headphone that provides its cousin’s interchangeable cable terminations (3.5mm, 4.4mm and XLR) to a 1.5m size of “392-wire Excessive-purity Silver-plated Monocrystalline Copper” while additionally carrying over the FT3’s swappable suede and ‘protein leather-based’ earpads and a leather-based carry case.
On driver specs, say hiya to a 90mm, 6μm skinny planar driver with eleven magnets sitting earside and 9 on the skin.
From the press supplies: “The FT5 adopts a nanoscale diaphragm coating course of — the coils of the driving force are printed onto the diaphragm utilizing high-end know-how from the semiconductor trade. This ensures that not solely the thickness of the coils are extra constant, however the weight of the coils is way extra evenly distributed – leading to a much more constant and correct sound. The balanced placement of magnets ensures the aluminum alloy coils are evenly distributed within the magnetic area, and it additionally permits the driving force diaphragm to be balanced between the forces of the internal and outer magnets — guaranteeing constant motion of the driving force and decreased distortion, for a better constancy sound.”
The rear of the driving force’s housing has, in keeping with FiiO, been designed to “act as a sound wave baffle to isolate the sound waves within the entrance and rear of the driving force housing.” And to make sure that this planar-magnetic mannequin makes good on the promise of superior top-end decision (in comparison with dynamic driver fashions), the FT5’s grille has been particularly designed to handle airflow and its acceleration.
Suppose you want a baller amp to get essentially the most out of the FT5? Suppose once more. This planar fashions marries 36 Ohm nominal impedance with 110dB/1Vrms@1kHz sensitivity for transportable participant and dongle DAC agreeability.
The FiiO FT5 begins delivery on the finish of November and can promote for £449 or US$499.
Additional info: FiiO
