Name: Yanyin Carmen
Brand: Yanyin
Price: 849 USD

The Yanyin Carmen ranks #1051 out of 1369 total In-Ear Headphones for sound quality. See all Headphones rankings for every top pick.

Brand: Yanyin

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Yanyin Carmen - ranked #1051 of 1369 In-Ear Headphones · Editor's rating 3.1/5

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Pros: A published AutoEQ preset corrects its response toward the Harman target, so a few minutes of EQ setup closes most of the gap.

Cons: Treble about 7 dB below target from 3 to 10 kHz, which can sound dull or veiled next to brighter headphones. An uneven response, 2.8 dB standard deviation from target.

Is the Yanyin Carmen right for you?

Buy it if

you are sensitive to bright or sharp treble (treble sits 6.7 dB below target).
you are happy to use EQ: our preset lifts its Harman match by about 18 points.

Skip it if

you want the best value: the higher-rated EPZ G10 costs about $825 less.

Back	Closed
Connection	Wired
Deviation From Target	2.84 dB standard deviation
Driver Type	Balanced Armature
Drivers	10 balanced armature drivers (4 Sonion low + 2 Sonion mid + 2 Sonion high + 2 custom ultra-high)
Form Factor	In-ear
Frequency Response	5Hz - 25kHz
Harman Preference Score	63 (median of 3 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ)
Impedance	10 ohms
Sensitivity	109 dB/mW
Sub-bass Extension	Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (-0.9 dB at 30 Hz)
Tonal Tilt	-0.82 (negative is warmer, positive brighter)

EQ Presets

Target sound

Harman target

Set a preamp of -6.5 dB, then add these filters in any parametric equalizer (Wavelet, Equalizer APO, Peace, or a player with parametric EQ). Calculated by Speaker Ranking from the median of 3 squig.link measurements, in the filter layout AutoEQ uses. Predicted Harman match with this EQ: 81 out of 100, up from 63.

Filter	Frequency	Gain	Q
Low shelf	105 Hz	+1.4 dB	0.70
High shelf	10,000 Hz	+1.2 dB	0.70
Peak	330 Hz	+0.8 dB	0.71
Peak	1,547 Hz	-3.0 dB	2.72
Peak	2,699 Hz	+1.5 dB	6.00
Peak	3,573 Hz	+6.0 dB	1.00
Peak	5,553 Hz	+3.4 dB	4.78

Neutral target

Set a preamp of -6.5 dB, then add these filters in any parametric equalizer (Wavelet, Equalizer APO, Peace, or a player with parametric EQ). Calculated by Speaker Ranking from the median of 3 squig.link measurements, in the filter layout AutoEQ uses. Predicted Neutral match with this EQ: 82 out of 100, up from 30.

Filter	Frequency	Gain	Q
Low shelf	105 Hz	-7.1 dB	0.70
High shelf	10,000 Hz	+1.2 dB	0.70
Peak	48 Hz	-0.8 dB	1.09
Peak	343 Hz	+0.8 dB	0.89
Peak	1,548 Hz	-3.0 dB	2.72
Peak	2,699 Hz	+1.5 dB	6.00
Peak	3,573 Hz	+6.0 dB	1.00
Peak	5,553 Hz	+3.4 dB	4.78

Studio flat target

Set a preamp of -6.6 dB, then add these filters in any parametric equalizer (Wavelet, Equalizer APO, Peace, or a player with parametric EQ). Calculated by Speaker Ranking from the median of 3 squig.link measurements, in the filter layout AutoEQ uses. Predicted Studio flat match with this EQ: 78 out of 100, up from 11.

Filter	Frequency	Gain	Q
Low shelf	105 Hz	-9.7 dB	0.70
High shelf	10,000 Hz	+2.0 dB	0.70
Peak	135 Hz	-1.4 dB	0.65
Peak	1,549 Hz	-3.5 dB	2.17
Peak	2,773 Hz	+6.0 dB	1.05
Peak	5,345 Hz	+4.7 dB	2.96

Warm target

Set a preamp of -5.1 dB, then add these filters in any parametric equalizer (Wavelet, Equalizer APO, Peace, or a player with parametric EQ). Calculated by Speaker Ranking from the median of 3 squig.link measurements, in the filter layout AutoEQ uses. Predicted Warm match with this EQ: 87 out of 100, up from 74.

Filter	Frequency	Gain	Q
Low shelf	105 Hz	+1.7 dB	0.70
High shelf	10,000 Hz	-1.5 dB	0.70
Peak	1,563 Hz	-2.8 dB	3.21
Peak	2,915 Hz	+2.8 dB	4.35
Peak	5,345 Hz	+5.2 dB	0.83
Peak	7,243 Hz	-3.0 dB	5.44

Bass target

Set a preamp of -6.5 dB, then add these filters in any parametric equalizer (Wavelet, Equalizer APO, Peace, or a player with parametric EQ). Calculated by Speaker Ranking from the median of 3 squig.link measurements, in the filter layout AutoEQ uses. Predicted Bass match with this EQ: 82 out of 100, up from 65.

Filter	Frequency	Gain	Q
Low shelf	105 Hz	+5.2 dB	0.70
High shelf	10,000 Hz	+1.2 dB	0.70
Peak	316 Hz	+0.8 dB	0.64
Peak	1,547 Hz	-3.0 dB	2.71
Peak	2,699 Hz	+1.5 dB	6.00
Peak	3,573 Hz	+6.0 dB	1.00
Peak	5,553 Hz	+3.4 dB	4.78

Bright target

Set a preamp of -6.7 dB, then add these filters in any parametric equalizer (Wavelet, Equalizer APO, Peace, or a player with parametric EQ). Calculated by Speaker Ranking from the median of 3 squig.link measurements, in the filter layout AutoEQ uses. Predicted Bright match with this EQ: 67 out of 100, up from 16.

Filter	Frequency	Gain	Q
Low shelf	105 Hz	-7.2 dB	0.70
High shelf	10,000 Hz	+2.0 dB	0.70
Peak	1,581 Hz	-3.4 dB	2.34
Peak	3,148 Hz	+6.0 dB	1.02
Peak	5,365 Hz	+4.0 dB	3.21

V-shaped target

Set a preamp of -6.8 dB, then add these filters in any parametric equalizer (Wavelet, Equalizer APO, Peace, or a player with parametric EQ). Calculated by Speaker Ranking from the median of 3 squig.link measurements, in the filter layout AutoEQ uses. Predicted V-shaped match with this EQ: 64 out of 100, up from 50.

Filter	Frequency	Gain	Q
Low shelf	105 Hz	+5.7 dB	0.70
High shelf	10,000 Hz	+2.0 dB	0.70
Peak	206 Hz	+2.0 dB	0.64
Peak	1,147 Hz	-1.0 dB	5.17
Peak	1,545 Hz	-3.7 dB	2.21
Peak	2,954 Hz	+6.0 dB	1.01
Peak	4,118 Hz	+1.1 dB	5.02
Peak	5,345 Hz	+4.3 dB	2.93

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Reviews, Comparisons and Sound Samples
- Frequency response measurements of the Yanyin Carmen by 3 squig.link measurers

Frequency Response

How the Yanyin Carmen measures across the audible range, against the Harman in-ear target that most listeners prefer in blind tests. Where the line sits above the target that range sounds louder (more bass, brighter treble), below it quieter. The curve is the median of 3 independent measurements, so one odd sample or rig cannot skew it, and both lines are shifted so their 500 Hz to 2 kHz average sits at 0 dB.

Yanyin CarmenHarman target

Measurement data: median of 3 measurements from the squig.link databases of jaytiss, soundcheck39 and yanyin. Thanks to each of them for publishing their work.

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