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Introduction
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01.Tour & Design
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02.Sound Quality
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03.Isolation
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04.Comfort
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05.Usability
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06.Bose MIE2 Comparison
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07.Etymotic hf3 Comparison
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08.Shure SE535 Comparison
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09.Sennheiser CX 980 Comparison
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10.Conclusion
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11.Snippets
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12.Ratings & Specs
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13.Comments
Sennheiser CX 680i
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IsolationSound Quality
Very low distortion. Frequency response wasn’t the most consistent thing ever.
Frequency Response (6.76)
The Sennheiser CX 680is didn’t have a great frequency response, but it wasn’t terrible either. First of all, the bass is somewhat overemphasized. While this isn’t a strange feature for a set of headphones, the boost is a bit excessive compared to the rest of the response curve: it’ll drown out other frequencies. More troubling, however, is the lack of uniformity between the left and right channel. Those two curves should be directly on top of each other, ensuring each ear is receiving the same output. After the 1kHz mark, however, the left channel gets a bit louder than the right. This isn’t a chart the CX 680is’ mom would want to put up on the fridge. In fact, the CX 680is probably wouldn’t even tell their mom about it: they’d probably just try to do well on the other performance tests and hope it’s enough to bring up their final overall ranking.
Comparisons
See how the Sennheiser CX 680i compares:
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Distortion (10.80)
The CX 680is really didn’t have any distortion worth talking about. For all intents and purposes, they’re distortion free. Sennheiser headphones might not be perfect in many areas, but they very, very rarely have issues with distortion, even at the lower-end of their product line-up.
Comparisons
See how the Sennheiser CX 680i compares:
Click here for more information on our frequency response test.
Tracking (5.56)
The headphones had some issues with tracking, as we mentioned earlier. The left channel gets louder over as the frequency increases. The progression is pretty smooth, however, so the imbalance shouldn’t be jarringly noticeable.
Comparisons
See how the Sennheiser CX 680i compares:
Click here for more information on our frequency response test.
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