Wired IEMs
CrinEar Daybreak
84Outstanding
$170
Full review dataCrinEar Daybreak vs JadeAudio FH5s: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the CrinEar Daybreak vs JadeAudio FH5s, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Wired IEMs
JadeAudio FH5s
Not yet scored
$260
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
CrinEar Daybreak leads on 4 of 4 measures.
- CrinEar Daybreak
- JadeAudio FH5s
HearWiki score
84
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Sound
8.8
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Value
9.2
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Price (USD)
$170
$260
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
Same generation
CrinEar Daybreak (2025) against JadeAudio FH5s (2024). These are the same generation of hardware - nothing in the radio, the codecs or the noise cancelling separates them. Nothing separates them on convenience features either, so the choice comes down to tuning and price.
- Daybreak20251 yr newer
- FH5s2024
Specifications
DaybreakFH5s
- Type
- Wired IEMs
- Wired IEMs
- Price (USD)
- $170
- $260
- HearWiki score
- 84
- Not scored
- Released
- 2025
- 2024
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 1DD + 2BA tribrid
- hybrid
- Driver type
- tribrid
- hybrid
- Driver configuration
- 1DD + 2BA
- -
- Driver size
- -
- 12 mm
- Drivers per side
- 3
- -
- Frequency response
- -
- 10 Hz - 40 kHz
- Impedance
- 20 Ω
- 40 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 105 dB/mW
- 106 dB/mW
- Active noise cancelling
- No
- No
- Weight
- -
- 8.8 g
- Connector
- -
- MMCX
What reviewers said
CrinEar Daybreak
The CrinEar Daybreak is a wired tribrid IEM that delivers a well-balanced, reference-style sound with a focus on accurate reproduction and natural mids. It performs admirably across various genres, though its stock cable and occasionally shouty upper mids may not suit everyone.
- Pro:Balanced, neutral-leaning tuning
- Pro:Natural and lifelike midrange
- Pro:Strong bass texture with sub-bass emphasis
- Con:Stock cable feels cheap
- Con:Can sound shouty on certain tracks
- Con:Not the most exciting or dynamic presentation
JadeAudio FH5s
The JadeAudio FH5s is a wired, semi-open hybrid in-ear monitor that pairs dual dynamic drivers with dual balanced armatures for a detailed, airy sound. It offers three tuning switches to adjust the frequency response to your liking, plus a detachable MMCX cable and swappable plugs for flexible connectivity. Its compact 8.8g build and 12mm beryllium-coated driver aim to deliver crisp highs and punchy lows across a wide 10Hz-40kHz range.
- Pro:Three adjustable tuning switches for sound customization
- Pro:Hybrid dual-dynamic and dual-BA design for rich detail
- Pro:Lightweight 8.8g shell with comfortable semi-open fit
- Con:No active noise cancellation (wired only)
- Con:Semi-open design may leak sound in quiet environments
- Con:Requires a good source to drive 40-ohm impedance efficiently
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