BitFenix FLO Gaming Headset Review

**The Beat Fenix Flow: A Travel Headphone with Surprising Features**

I was excited to try out the Beat Fenix Flow, a travel headphone that promised a lot given its compact design and affordable price. One of the first things I noticed was the interchangeable and removable cables, which included standard 1 M cable, another 1 M cable with volume adjustment and mic mute, a 2 m extension with 3 and 1/2 mm headphone and microphone jacks, and slightly thinner frames that allowed compatibility with mobile devices with thicker cases. This feature alone showed that Beat Fenix had put thought into the design of their headphones.

However, my enthusiasm was quickly tempered by some disappointing flaws in the construction of the headset. The plastic headband, which was meant to be lightweight and comfortable, felt cheap and poorly constructed. The airpads were not as padded as I expected, and I could feel the driver touching my ears, although this was somewhat mitigated by the low pressure clamping force. Additionally, the frame design made it impossible for me to wear the headphones with glasses, which is a critical feature for anyone who wants to use them in their daily commute.

Despite these flaws, I was pleased to find that the audio quality of the Flow was better than I expected. The 40 mm drivers had an impedance of 68 ohms, which is relatively high-end for travel headphones, and this showed up in the soundstage and clarity. The sonic signature was very bright and revealing, with a strong emphasis on mid-range clarity. This meant that instruments and vocals moved front and center, and I could hear every background detail in the music. However, the treble was also quite harsh, which may be a problem for some listeners.

The Soundstage of the Flow was another surprise, as it was able to create an open and expansive soundfield without feeling congested or overwhelming. This made it ideal for listening to music with a lot of depth and complexity, such as jazz or classical. However, the Flow struggled to detect background instruments in music that had a lot of low-end frequencies, which meant that they were often overpowered by everything else.

As a gaming headset, the Flow performed well in this regard. The sound engine was designed to create an immersive experience, with tight bass and clear directionality. I was impressed by how well the headphones translated the audio environment in games like CS:GO and Battlefield 4, creating an almost open-style feel that put me right in the middle of the action.

However, there were still some structural flaws that prevented the Flow from feeling like a high-quality headphone. The side-to-side articulation on the air cups was lacking, which made it difficult to move around without the headphones shifting or slipping off my ears. Additionally, the height-adjusting system was non-existent, making it impossible for me to find a comfortable listening position.

In conclusion, while the Beat Fenix Flow is not without its flaws, I was impressed by its audio quality and surprising features. The removable cables, lightweight design, and excellent gaming performance are all definite positives. However, with some more attention paid to frame design and construction, this headphone could have truly been a standout in its class.

**Specifications**

* Driver size: 40 mm

* Impedance: 68 ohms

* Audio signature: Bright and revealing, with strong emphasis on mid-range clarity

* Soundstage: Open and expansive, with clear directionality

* Frequency response: Not specified

**Pros**

* Interchangeable and removable cables

* Lightweight design

* Excellent gaming performance

* Bright and energetic sound

**Cons**

* Poor construction of the plastic headband

* Lack of side-to-side articulation on air cups

* Non-existent height-adjusting system

* No isolation, making it impossible to wear with glasses

* Harsh treble

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello everyone this is Dimitri with honu and beat Fenix have branched out into audio products and that's very interesting to see as they're known as sort of the enclosure company so their first headphone is the flow made to be a lifestyle product with multiple color options removable cables and priced competitively at $69 so let's find out exactly what the outcome is with the flow and I'm curious to see whether or not this feels like a headphone from a case manufacturer and I'm going to start with the build quality the flow is extremely lightweight at 200 g and given it's mainly plastic with just a metal support band above the headband that looks like leather however it is also plastic the headphone is covered in beat fenix's soft touch coating that were so familiar with giving the flow a more premium feel they are flexible however there isn't any ear cup swivel and while they are expandable it feels like pulling out a nail out of wood as you literally have to apply a lot of force I was curious to how this was implemented and looks like you're just pulling the plastic bit higher so the rubber band holding the headband moves higher so not very impressed with this whole implementation now bining designed the floor with multifunctionality in mind both for music and gaming as the cable and microphone are both removable the included microphone is quite large I would have preferred something low profile or even retractable it is flexible however but I don't really see it fitting in with the design and just feels like an afterthought rather than a feature that I would actually use microphone quality with the flow for its class is actually pretty decent uh it is quiet toe so you have to boost the signal and therefore introduce some noise now I love that we have interchangeable and removable cables with standard 1 M cable another 1 M cable incorporating volume adjustment and the mic mute and a 2 m extension with 3 and 1/2 mm headphone and microphone jacks also one end of each cable has a slightly thinner frame allowing compatibility for mobile devices with thicker cases so that's very nice to see although the Chrome tips within the 2 weeks came off the hold the flow is rather tall in its most compact state as you can see compared to other headphones we have around the office and putting them on they are extremely light with very slight clamping Force creating an interesting side profile with my hair but even the lack of proper padding as the plastic headband just has a few air filled Pockets the flow is actually pretty comfortable the airpads are on ear but the padding is again very limited so I could feel the driver touching my ears thankfully the lightweight design and the low pressure clamping didn't ruin my experience however because of the frame design it is impossible to wear them with glasses and this is where ear cup articulation really could have saved the day and also one more thing resting the floor on your neck especially with our sample was really uncomfortable the edges on the plastic headband are not smoothed out at some sections that immediately irritates you your neck and this is one thing I was afraid from Phenix just missing out on key points when it comes to frame design to allow comfortable wear with ear cup articulation and proper padding and not such plastic non fantastic construction now with that out of the way the AIO quality with the flow have actually surpassed my expectations after a rather disappointing journey to this section so okay you have 40 mm drivers with 68 ohm impedance that is a bit on a high-end for travel headphone so at 100 % volume on my Nexus 4 I was happy but I wouldn't have said no to extra sensitivity the Sonic signature with the flow is very similar to what you'll find with many biodynamics headphones as it is very bright revealing a lot of the detail within the track the treble is certainly on the harsher end but nothing little EQ can solve but the major strong point with the flow is the mid-range clarity as the instruments and the vocals move up front so you hear every background clap and give life back to music and the amazing mastering of night call is presented quite accurately Sound Stage is another aspect that took me by surprise that doesn't congest the sound and in no charge in the while sounded more open than I'm used to from a closed headphone however the flow isn't capable of detecting the background instruments in September as they are overpowered by everything in the front base respones there just running off my Nexus 4 the start of Anthology with the base kick was very natural and Powerful uh in most of my house and uplifting Tunes sounded great with tight base although lacking heavily in the subbase section with young and beautiful sounding less complete without that low frequency Rumble now the flow is also a gaming headset and give an excellent detail and bright sound so no footsteps go unnoticed in CS go uh the incredibly large audio environment in Battlefield 4 is translated really well into an almost open style feel I also love the sound engine in Crisis 3 and then you know activating the armor with super tight base was extreme extremely satisfying so overall gaming performance was impressive as the drivers are tuned quite well for both an immersive and accurate experience complimenting directionality but as the slogan goes they are made to move and I'd say they're made to move you as I personally love the bright and energetic sound the floor produced and I'm very happy to say that beat finix didn't skimp on the drivers with a lot of detail and upfront mid-range removable cables are a bonus and a microphone for just in case plus the extremely lightweight design gaming performance was very impressive as all the benefits of the detail and the Sound Stage carry over however there are several structural flaws starting with the lack of side to side articulation on the air cups and extremely poor height adjusting system the old plastic construction just feels cheap aside from the metal support bands especially when the plastic headband may cause irritation because of the rough edges uh the poorly glued tips on the cables uh and a microphone that doesn't fit into design at all it is also impossible to wear these with glasses and there's practically no isolation this is a good try to I have to give them that but I would love to see more proper frame features incorporated into their next headphone as from an audio perspective I'm actually quite impressed and honestly wasn't expecting this from beat Fenix but what do you guys think of the flow does it feel like a headphone from a case manufacturer let us know in the comments below don't forget to subscribe like if you enjoy this review thanks for watching and we'll see you in the next onehello everyone this is Dimitri with honu and beat Fenix have branched out into audio products and that's very interesting to see as they're known as sort of the enclosure company so their first headphone is the flow made to be a lifestyle product with multiple color options removable cables and priced competitively at $69 so let's find out exactly what the outcome is with the flow and I'm curious to see whether or not this feels like a headphone from a case manufacturer and I'm going to start with the build quality the flow is extremely lightweight at 200 g and given it's mainly plastic with just a metal support band above the headband that looks like leather however it is also plastic the headphone is covered in beat fenix's soft touch coating that were so familiar with giving the flow a more premium feel they are flexible however there isn't any ear cup swivel and while they are expandable it feels like pulling out a nail out of wood as you literally have to apply a lot of force I was curious to how this was implemented and looks like you're just pulling the plastic bit higher so the rubber band holding the headband moves higher so not very impressed with this whole implementation now bining designed the floor with multifunctionality in mind both for music and gaming as the cable and microphone are both removable the included microphone is quite large I would have preferred something low profile or even retractable it is flexible however but I don't really see it fitting in with the design and just feels like an afterthought rather than a feature that I would actually use microphone quality with the flow for its class is actually pretty decent uh it is quiet toe so you have to boost the signal and therefore introduce some noise now I love that we have interchangeable and removable cables with standard 1 M cable another 1 M cable incorporating volume adjustment and the mic mute and a 2 m extension with 3 and 1/2 mm headphone and microphone jacks also one end of each cable has a slightly thinner frame allowing compatibility for mobile devices with thicker cases so that's very nice to see although the Chrome tips within the 2 weeks came off the hold the flow is rather tall in its most compact state as you can see compared to other headphones we have around the office and putting them on they are extremely light with very slight clamping Force creating an interesting side profile with my hair but even the lack of proper padding as the plastic headband just has a few air filled Pockets the flow is actually pretty comfortable the airpads are on ear but the padding is again very limited so I could feel the driver touching my ears thankfully the lightweight design and the low pressure clamping didn't ruin my experience however because of the frame design it is impossible to wear them with glasses and this is where ear cup articulation really could have saved the day and also one more thing resting the floor on your neck especially with our sample was really uncomfortable the edges on the plastic headband are not smoothed out at some sections that immediately irritates you your neck and this is one thing I was afraid from Phenix just missing out on key points when it comes to frame design to allow comfortable wear with ear cup articulation and proper padding and not such plastic non fantastic construction now with that out of the way the AIO quality with the flow have actually surpassed my expectations after a rather disappointing journey to this section so okay you have 40 mm drivers with 68 ohm impedance that is a bit on a high-end for travel headphone so at 100 % volume on my Nexus 4 I was happy but I wouldn't have said no to extra sensitivity the Sonic signature with the flow is very similar to what you'll find with many biodynamics headphones as it is very bright revealing a lot of the detail within the track the treble is certainly on the harsher end but nothing little EQ can solve but the major strong point with the flow is the mid-range clarity as the instruments and the vocals move up front so you hear every background clap and give life back to music and the amazing mastering of night call is presented quite accurately Sound Stage is another aspect that took me by surprise that doesn't congest the sound and in no charge in the while sounded more open than I'm used to from a closed headphone however the flow isn't capable of detecting the background instruments in September as they are overpowered by everything in the front base respones there just running off my Nexus 4 the start of Anthology with the base kick was very natural and Powerful uh in most of my house and uplifting Tunes sounded great with tight base although lacking heavily in the subbase section with young and beautiful sounding less complete without that low frequency Rumble now the flow is also a gaming headset and give an excellent detail and bright sound so no footsteps go unnoticed in CS go uh the incredibly large audio environment in Battlefield 4 is translated really well into an almost open style feel I also love the sound engine in Crisis 3 and then you know activating the armor with super tight base was extreme extremely satisfying so overall gaming performance was impressive as the drivers are tuned quite well for both an immersive and accurate experience complimenting directionality but as the slogan goes they are made to move and I'd say they're made to move you as I personally love the bright and energetic sound the floor produced and I'm very happy to say that beat finix didn't skimp on the drivers with a lot of detail and upfront mid-range removable cables are a bonus and a microphone for just in case plus the extremely lightweight design gaming performance was very impressive as all the benefits of the detail and the Sound Stage carry over however there are several structural flaws starting with the lack of side to side articulation on the air cups and extremely poor height adjusting system the old plastic construction just feels cheap aside from the metal support bands especially when the plastic headband may cause irritation because of the rough edges uh the poorly glued tips on the cables uh and a microphone that doesn't fit into design at all it is also impossible to wear these with glasses and there's practically no isolation this is a good try to I have to give them that but I would love to see more proper frame features incorporated into their next headphone as from an audio perspective I'm actually quite impressed and honestly wasn't expecting this from beat Fenix but what do you guys think of the flow does it feel like a headphone from a case manufacturer let us know in the comments below don't forget to subscribe like if you enjoy this review thanks for watching and we'll see you in the next one\n"