I tried the Pro a while back as well, and felt like you did about it - dark, quite muffled, very cheap sounding.
I just assumed I just got a bad pair, because I know a lot of people really like them and have good things to say about them. I ended up just giving them to one of my kid's school friends.
No it's not just you, that description exactly matches up with what I hear as well. Dark, blurry and muffled.
Granted there were two versions though. The one that Audiobudget reviewed and praised was the 2016 one. We pretty much all have the 2017 one.
I received my pair back in December and from reading those Amazon reviews I thought it was gonna be a dry, clear, analytical IEM. Turns out it was the exact opposite. It is moist, muffled, and incoherent sounding.
I just got the cable to use the Tennmak Pro. Honestly I don't understand what people find so good about these IEMs. They're dark, muffled and with a lack layering. In general they don't sound that good in quality.
To this day I still haven't found anything that sounds as good or better than the Sony M1HC. Probably is just a personal taste.
I tried the Pro a while back as well, and felt like you did about it - dark, quite muffled, very cheap sounding.
I just assumed I just got a bad pair, because I know a lot of people really like them and have good things to say about them. I ended up just giving them to one of my kid's school friends.
No it's not just you, that description exactly matches up with what I hear as well. Dark, blurry and muffled.
Granted there were two versions though. The one that Audiobudget reviewed and praised was the 2016 one. We pretty much all have the 2017 one.
I received my pair back in December and from reading those Amazon reviews I thought it was gonna be a dry, clear, analytical IEM. Turns out it was the exact opposite. It is moist, muffled, and incoherent sounding.
The Tennmak Pro was one of the first earphones I bought, in the Summer of 2016, after reading recommendations here on Head-Fi.
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Mine are definitely darker sounding than other earphones I've purchased - they do have a pronounced Mid-Bass hump, a somewhat recessed Midrange, but the Treble is OK (not as detailed as newer, more expensive models).
There's many CHIFI upgrades now compared to 3 years back when the ZS6 was first released. I quite liked the ZS6 except for the harsh treble, it was fatiguing and bothered me for longer listening sessions.
I think back then, a few CHIFI were guilty of boosting the upper mids and treble to get a "fake" sense of perceived details, but nowadays CHIFI tuning has markedly improved where they don't need to resort to such tactics. If u like a hybrid/multi BA kind, u can consider some sub $50 champions like the TRN V90, KZ ZSX, CCA C12 or TRN BA5. Dynamic driver type IEMs are another rabbithole.
Thanks for that, I have just ordered some! The cable on them reminds me of the one on my Urban Fun Beryllium hybrids. Maybe there is a link there......
Thanks for that, I have just ordered some! The cable on them reminds me of the one on my Urban Fun Beryllium hybrids. Maybe there is a link there......
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