requal
100+ Head-Fier
I had the same impressions with FD11 - but I don't like Fiio at all so it's a bias.To me, it does not play much above $20 compared to the competition - I like Hola much more. D Hi-Fi is also more fun to me and the built of Fiio is appaling with the poorly joint seams, scratchy. Accessories is on the level of KZ two years ago.
I only got my unit because I was "lucky" first 50. But then I was totally out of luck with deplorable NL post shipping of almost two months.
I thought to put a short review, but it is not worth my time.
The only way I can see people buying such IEMs is for the "name game", similar to Shure, but then out of $35 retail - about half may be for the name (and the free samples for the praising reviewers).
Everything raw and unrefined from the build to the sound.