
If there’s one thing we’ve all come to rely on FiiO for, it’s value for money. And on paper, the FT1 (remarkably, the company’s very first closed-back over-ear headphones) look to be more of the same – certainly the look and the specification seem to come from an altogether more expensive product.
‘On paper’ is one thing, though, as ‘on the ear’ is quite another here. While we've been mighty impressed by much of FiiO's recent headphones – especially in the best wired headphones category – the FT1 is less of a hit and a rare miss for FiiO. Here's why: