Final Audio Design – FI BA SST – New Balanced Armature Earphone
World famous Japanese high-end earphone manufacturer Final Audio Design have released a revised version of these well respected FI-BA-SS earphone.
Their new model is the FI-BA-SST – it comes in 2 varieties.
A 3.5mm Single ended cable option version
Also a 2.5mm balanced cable option version
Both theses cable are made using high-purity OFC Silver to add spaciousness to the sound signature.
Pricing is:
129,600 yen – for earphone with 3.5mm single ended plug
132,840 yen – for earphone with 2.5mm balanced plug
Looking forward to getting my hands on these earphones as I have a lot of appreciation for their previous flagship Balanced Armature Earphone
I don’t believe it will feature an MMCX connection.
There is no mention of it on the release page on http://final-audio-design.com/archives/5235
Thanks for drawing our attention to the connection information. Apologies for the late reply, Final Audio Design took sometime to respond to the query.
They had incorrect information on their site relating to MMCX connections, this information was generic and only applicable for the F7200 and LAB 2 models.
They have since modified the details and I have edited the post.
I will be purchasing both earphones 2.5 and 3.5 for review on earphonia.com soon
Where can I buy the 2.5mm earphones cable? It’s very difficult to customize as the screw connector is ver small and cannot convert to other type of connectors. Frustrated.
Hi the removable cable is not compatible with the FI-BA-SST models, see last few comments on the post.
The AKR02 model – http://hifisenses.com/portable-audio/astell-kern-akr02-iem-review.html
Does have removable cables. It is difficult to obtain official replacement cables for these however I have been advised that the Q Jays earphones cables are compatible.
http://www.thesoundfreq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Screen-Shot-2016-03-29-at-12.06.22-AM.png
Please check to see if they will work but a number of other AKR02 users have advised these should work.
https://www.jaysheadphones.com/q-jays
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I have another question about this earphones. Can it be use for balance listening?
I am not sure of the answer on whether the AKR03 can be run in balanced mode, if you email Final Audio Design and Astell and Kern they should be able to tell you if this is possible.