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Re: Carbo Tenore ZH-DX200-CT
« Reply #20 on: August 09, 2014, 02:40:02 PM »
I am going to share my measurements of the Tenores using an artificial silicone ear. These are 'raw', uncompensated measurements. All measurements with Comply foam tips.

As some people commented on getting bass-heavy sets and others praising their flat bass response, here is my set, a 'hybrid'   ;)

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Re: Carbo Tenore ZH-DX200-CT
« Reply #21 on: August 26, 2014, 11:09:40 AM »
I have some problems understanding ultrabike's and stratocaster's distortion measurements.
Let's look at ultrabike's measuremets of the right earpiece.
Do I look at the difference between the FR and THD to see how much distortion there is?
So at 1 kHz it would be a difference of about 55 dB which equals 0.178 % of distortion?
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Re: Carbo Tenore ZH-DX200-CT
« Reply #22 on: August 26, 2014, 02:23:53 PM »
Quote from: Kaffeemann on August 26, 2014, 11:09:40 AM
Do I look at the difference between the FR and THD to see how much distortion there is?
So at 1 kHz it would be a difference of about 55 dB which equals 0.178 % of distortion?

Here's an explanation and a calculator:
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-thd.htm
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Re: Carbo Tenore ZH-DX200-CT
« Reply #23 on: August 26, 2014, 02:43:02 PM »
Yup, assuming their results are accurate and graphs are read correctly, a 55dB difference would be about 0.18% THD.
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Re: Carbo Tenore ZH-DX200-CT
« Reply #24 on: September 10, 2014, 05:47:07 AM »
It's the way REW renders distortion. It doesn't give distortion % display options across the band, only dB. There is however a cursor that yields % values, and indeed @ 1kHz the cursor yields 0.178% THD.

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Re: Carbo Tenore ZH-DX200-CT
« Reply #25 on: September 10, 2014, 03:36:17 PM »
I've tried these a few times since getting them in, and I think they sound pretty good. Some extra bass and warmth. Treble is a bit laid-back but still decently detailed from what I can tell. Fairly smooth and cohesive sound overall. Pretty darn enjoyable, IMO, and seem like a great deal for the price. I wish they came with more tip options for my weird ears.
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Re: Carbo Tenore ZH-DX200-CT
« Reply #26 on: September 21, 2014, 01:49:30 AM »
I liked these enough that I convinced a coworker to get a pair. How I described them to him (not verbatim):

"I am seriously impressed with them. They're a bit bassy, warm, and creamy, but tastefully so. Bass still has pretty good pitch, detail, and tone to it. Decent sense of space and soundstage, at least out of the few IEMs I have tried (not many, admittedly). Mids aren't recessed and have good detail. Treble is a bit relaxed but still comes through with good detail (not detail monsters, though). Very smooth and easy to listen to."

I guess I'll ship these back now, but I wish I could keep 'em. Great deal! Surprisingly small, too.
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Re: Carbo Tenore ZH-DX200-CT
« Reply #27 on: February 05, 2015, 04:46:29 PM »
is it weird that I like then more than my HD650? they might not have the detail, nor the soundstage but... they are just so polite and fun. The way they are tuned just make me sing...

I'm a horrible person, am I?
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Re: Carbo Tenore ZH-DX200-CT
« Reply #28 on: February 05, 2015, 04:59:15 PM »
Polite and fun is probably a good way to describe them. If that's what you are looking for, so be it.
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Re: Carbo Tenore ZH-DX200-CT
« Reply #29 on: March 09, 2015, 01:05:40 AM »
Quote from: ultrabike on February 05, 2015, 04:59:15 PM
Polite and fun is probably a good way to describe them. If that's what you are looking for, so be it.
I just bought a pair for a friend as he helped me cut down a big tree yesterday.  He has an iPod nano knock off. No brand name; cheap. He had me listen to it with some iPod buds. The treble is like a Beyer DT-990 on steroids and HGH. Piercing! Like an ice pick to the eardrums! Hoping the Tenore's will mellow the sound a bit for him. At least until I can talk him into a better source. He's a longtime friend and I don't want him to ruin his hearing with that thing.  :gross:
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