Final Audio E5000 In Ear Isolating Earphones

Final Audio E5000 In Ear Isolating Earphones

 

The Final Audio E5000 In Ear Isolating Earphones offer a compelling combination of advanced sound engineering and ergonomic design, making them a must-have for audiophiles seeking premium audio quality. Designed based on the latest acoustic engineering and psychological research, the E5000 delivers clear sound quality across all bandwidths. Unlike typical sound creation methods that emphasise certain high frequencies, the E5000 achieves a vast sound stage without obscuring other ranges, resulting in immersive sound that envelops the listener.

Featuring an acoustic resistor and an L-shaped acoustic chamber in the driver unit, the E5000 balances low frequencies with clarity to enhance the overall sound quality. This meticulous tuning ensures that each note is reproduced with precision and richness, allowing listeners to fully immerse themselves in their favourite music. Moreover, the E5000 comes equipped with an MMCX connector and high-purity OFC silver-coated cables, ensuring a wide sound stage and fast signal transmission speed. These cables, jointly developed with Junkosha Corporation, are highly flexible and durable, providing a superior listening experience.

The unique swing-fit mechanism allows the earpieces to be adjusted left and right and tilted towards the audio canal for a perfect fit, ensuring clear sound transmission directly to the eardrum. This innovative design minimises sound leakage and enhances noise isolation, allowing listeners to enjoy their music without distraction. Additionally, the E5000 boasts a small-aperture 6.4mm dynamic driver unit with exceptional precision, delivering high-quality sound reproduction across the entire frequency spectrum.

Machined from stainless steel with a mirror finish, the housing of the E5000 firmly supports the driver unit and suppresses vibrations, contributing to superior sound quality and durability. The earphones also come with original earpieces featuring a colour difference between the left and right bushes, making it easy to distinguish between them. With five sizes available, users can find the perfect fit for maximum comfort and sound insulation. Furthermore, the slim ear hooks alleviate cable touch noise, providing a comfortable and secure fit without the need for metal or resin wires.

The E5000 is designed to improve with age, with sound quality gradually becoming more delicate and refined over time with regular use. This consideration ensures that users can enjoy an exceptional listening experience for years to come. Overall, the Final Audio E5000 In Ear Isolating Earphones offer a premium listening experience characterised by exceptional sound quality, comfort, and durability, making them an ideal choice for discerning audio enthusiasts.

 

Features

• Sound quality design based on the latest acoustic engineering and psychological research
• Delivers clear sound quality across all bandwidths
• Achieves immersive sound that envelops the listener without emphasising particular sound ranges
• Features an acoustic chamber for low-frequency tuning and balanced clarity
• Equipped with an MMCX connector and high-purity OFC silver-coated cable for wide sound stage and fast signal transmission
• Utilises a unique swing-fitting earpiece mechanism for a perfect fit and clear sound transmission
• Includes a 6.4mm dynamic driver unit with exceptional precision
• Constructed with a highly rigid machined stainless steel housing for superior sound quality
• Original earpieces with colour difference for easy left/right identification, available in five sizes for optimal fit
• Ear hooks alleviate cable touch noise and ensure comfortable wearing
• Dramatically reduces cable noise with a silicon carry case
• Designed to improve with age, offering increasingly delicate and refined sound quality over time

 

Sound creation based on acoustic engineering and psychology

We’ve carried out the sound design of this product based on the latest acoustic engineering and psychological research results. Using the usual method of sound creation whereby high frequencies are given a sharp peak and certain high frequencies are emphasised, you’re given to feel vivid sound when you first listen, but because of this peak, the anteroposterior ranges are masked and hard to hear. With the E series, making the arc of the frequency response smooth overall ensured that no bands were masked, and we achieved high resolution. Compared to E3000/E2000, a purer, subtler sound is achieved.

 

*To heighten the resolution across all ranges, acoustic pressure has been lowered. When you listen, the sound appears laid-back; turning the volume up gradually while assimilating this subtlety affords the user a comfortable listening experience. This product is one whose merits become more apparent the longer you use it.

 

An acoustic chamber that is the core of low-frequency tuning

There is an acoustic resistor inside the rear housing of the driver unit, and this controls the low mid-range frequency characteristics that determine the framework of the sound quality. At the end of this, there is a pipe bent into an L-shape (acoustic chamber) which is necessary for tuning; with this, we have achieved a balance between the volume of low frequencies and clarity.

MMCX Connector＆Original high purity OFC silver coated cable

The MMCX connector was developed in-company. We've used high-purity OFC silver coated cables that provide a wide sound stage. These jointly-developed cables were originally designed by and are currently manufactured by the well-renowned Junkosha corporation for the purpose of being used with the supercomputer "Kei" due to their fast signal transmission speed. The insulator film is made from PFA which was also developed by Junkosha who used their extensive know-how through the JUNFLON® brand to create the ultimate in low-permittivity material. The outer tube is made from PVC for maximum flexibility. The user will experience surprising flexibility that both makes the cable extremely easy to use as well as reducing the likelihood of microphonics. In addition, the MMCX plug and the 3.5 mm mini-plug have a tendency to disconnect so we've far exceeded the regular QA pass criteria of a 5,000-time bend test by changing the connection design to one that can withstand more than 50,000 bends.

* Junkosha: The Japanese corporation Junkosha develops and manufactures products such as high speed coaxial cables that boast the world's fastest transmission speed at 95% the speed of light, as well as cables for demanding fields such as marine and aerospace, healthcare and power generation facilities. These special cables require a high level of technology and centre around fluoropolymers. Junkosha's cables are often called by the brand name JUNFLON® and have earned the tremendous trust of engineers requiring special-purpose cables.

 

Unique swing-fitting earpiece mechanism

With their swing fit mechanism, the earpieces can be swung left and right and tilted towards the audio canal for a perfect fit. These prevent changes in shape owing to the aperture of the earpiece coming into contact with the audio canal. The sound is transmitted directly to the eardrum, delivering clear sound.

6.4mmφ dynamic driver unit

The precision involved in assembling the parts for the driver unit is of the utmost importance. The small-aperture 6.4mm diameter dynamic driver unit boasts an extraordinarily high level of precision for this price range.

 

Highly rigid machined stainless steel housing

Machined from stainless steel and with a mirror finish, the housing firmly supports the driver unit and suppresses unnecessary vibrations; it is an important element with respect to sound quality. Fitting of a device for the mature listener, this is a design that has a simple shape and a high-quality texture matched with classic sound quality.

 

Original earpieces with a colour difference between the left and right bushes.

Two types of silicon differing in rigidity are employed for the sound conduit and for the earbud that comes into contact with the user’s ear. The silicon used for the sound conduit is more rigid than that used for the earbud, and by having groove processing applied to it, combines both strength and flexibility. Soft silicon has been employed for the earbud, making for a comfortable fit and a high level of sound insulation.

One of the bushes is grey, while the other is red; by pulling the earpiece back slightly to check the colour of the bush, it is easy to distinguish between left and right, even in places with subdued lighting. Since the bush colours of neighbouring sizes are different (the grey bushes alternate between dark and light grey; the red bushes alternate between red and pink), it is also easy to distinguish between sizes.

Comes in 5 sizes – SS/S/M/L/LL

 

Ear hooks that alleviate cable touch noise

With similar existing products, it was assumed that they would be fitted to ears of differing sizes; not only were they large in size, their appearance was rather too distinct, and it took a lot to get accustomed to fitting them. Having considered what the key to fitting the ear hooks was, we discovered a form that was smaller than existing ear hooks, that didn’t utilise metal or resin wires and fit the ears of more people. We’ve achieved something that is slim and does not have a foreign feel to it, making for the kind of comfort that has you forgetting you’re wearing them. There’s also no problem with combining it with a figure 8 cable.

Cable noise – the unpleasant noise that occurs when the cable touches the user’s body when they are walking – is dramatically reduced.

 

Silicon carry case

With this silicon carry case, the cables can be rolled up and stored easily. The earphones themselves are gently secured using thin dome-shaped silicon covers.

 

Aging

Aging refers to the phenomenon whereby sound changes with sustained use over a set period of time. With the driver unit, the extremely thin film that is heated and shaped vibrates to create sound. The reason for this is not clear, but the stress from the adhesive and the stress applied when shaping the film settles down as it is used, and it is thought that perhaps micro-signals move more freely.

With this product, because of the small apertures, an extended length of time is necessary for changes according to aging become hard to identify. Generally, 150 ~ 200 hours of regular use increases delicacy and sound quality follows the intent of the original design.

* Since the reason for sound quality improving through aging has not been clearly established, nothing could be clearly stated about aging until now. We have been checking this phenomenon, and have decided to express our opinions so as to collect as many questions regarding aging from customers as possible.

 

Specification

• Product code: FI-E5DSSD
• Housing: Stainless steel mirror-finished
• Driver: 6.4mmΦ dynamic driver
• Connector: MMCX
• Cable: OFC silver coated cable
• Sensitivity: 93dB
• Impedance: 14Ω
• Weight: 24g
• Cord length: 1.2ｍ

 

About Final Audio

Final Audio, established in 2007 as a subsidiary of Molex before becoming independent in 2014, specialises in high-end audio earphones and headphones. Renowned for their unique sound quality and design, Final has carved out a distinct niche in the market, both in Japan and abroad. They aim to create products with lasting value, akin to mechanical wristwatches, emphasising design and repairability. As an organisation, Final seeks to engage employees at every level, making every aspect of their work meaningful and interesting.