Best bass I've heard from a headphone, good midrange, acceptable treble
SilentIyAwake in r/sennheiser
Source4 Reddit comments and posts discuss both products: 2 lean toward FiiO FT1, 2 toward Sennheiser HD 800 S, and 0 don't pick a side.
Green marks the row winner: the strongest supported feature sentiment with at least 3 mentions, or the lowest listed price. Everything else stays neutral.
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| Feature | FiiO FT1 | Sennheiser HD 800 S |
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| Price | Out of stock | |
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| bass quality | No mentions | |
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FiiO
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It uses one opinion per author: their highest-upvoted mention.
Evidence volume, recency, and votes affect the result.
The opinion count and sentiment bar include all analyzed relevant opinions; the bar does not represent the score out of 100.
4 Reddit comments and posts discuss both products: 2 lean toward FiiO FT1, 2 toward Sennheiser HD 800 S, and 0 don't pick a side. Overall, Reddit is fairly split — the better pick depends on your priorities.
Across all discussions RedDB tracks, FiiO FT1 has 93% positive sentiment over 122 Reddit mentions, while Sennheiser HD 800 S has 85% positive sentiment over 93 mentions.