Fiio x Jade Audio JH5 In-Ear Monitors Review

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Fiio is back with another affordable pair of IEMs for gamers and music-lovers alike. The Fiio x Jade Audio JH5 pack five mighty drivers in each ear piece for an especially full sound that punches above its $79.99 class. These are definitely earphones you won’t want to miss for a budget-friendly upgrade to your listening, no matter what or where that may be. 

Fiio has once again come together with its sub-brand, Jade Audio to bring us another pair of affordable earphones with the JH5. Jade Audio’s purpose is to bring audio products to more affordable price points with smart scale backs and targeting a youthful audience with its designs. The JH5 encapsulates that mission in more ways than one and is, thus far, the most impressive product I’ve examined from the brand.

The JH5 is a hybrid pair of IEMs with a design that would usually cost upwards of $100 from all but the most budget-centric brands (which typically trade sound quality). It utilizes five drivers in each side, one dynamic driver and four balanced armatures, to craft its sonics. 

These five drivers split the frequencies into three distinct parts: the lows, the highs and mids, and the ultra highs. The lows are handled by the dynamic driver, the mids and highs by two of the balanced armatures, and the ultra highs by the remaining two. In doing so, each driver (or pair) is able to specialize on the frequencies they are custom-tuned to deliver. This gives us a so-called hybrid design since we have two different types of drivers creating the listening experience, but with five separate drivers, we actually get much more intricate layering of sound here. 

These aren’t your run of the mill, unremarkable drivers either. Each has been customized by Fiio/Jade Audio with