MAGICAL SYNERGY — AUDIOQUEST DRAGONFLY RED & FIIO FH5
WHAT
The DragonFly Red ($199) represents the next elevator stop up from the Black in terms of its dynamics, transparency, and how it engages. For those who seek to go beyond the limitations of their computers, smart devices, and even the DragonFly Black, I highly recommend the DragonFly Red!
What the FiiO FH5 ($259) will do is beguile and engage with its natural, analog-like musicality, its rendering of copious detail, its coherency, prodigious bass (when called for), and its excellent layering and positioning. And while it is not perfect, when has $259 (in an IEM) ever bought perfection?
At one time the FH5 represented FiiO’s statement IEM. It is easy to hear why. The FiiO FH5 is a music lover’s IEM that also brings detail enough to enchant, possibly, even the audio professional (or, at least, that professional in his/her off hours). Very highly recommended! Hazzah for us all!
WHY
Together at a combined price point of $458 the DragonFly Red and the FiiO FH5 will be shooting to challenge those DAC/IEM combinations just above the $1,000 mark, where they will not be embarrassed. And despite the fact that 24-bit/96kHz is the height of their decoding ability, what you do hear will be wonderfully musical and engaging and transparent.
We welcome yet another Magical Synergy between the DragonFly Red and the FiiO FH5 into our category of Magical Synergies.
