It looks like Banggood is selling another 20pcs of the Xiaomi Hybrid IEM's for $10.99 US shipped. I was able to snag a pair the last time they had this deal but I had to be REALLY quick. If you log into your PayPal account ahead of time you will have a better chance. Good luck!  ...

  Thanks for mentioning that, I forgot about the ePacket option for US customers. It's unfortunately never an option for Canadian customers. I either have to choose the free standard shipping that has often taken 6 weeks+ or expedited for ~$12.00 and have to pay duties and high brokerage fees.

If you ordered from GearBest, or most any other Chinese retailer, expect the shipping to take the best part of a month to the US & Canada. Considering they just shipped on the 23rd, I wouldn't expect them before the week of December 14th at the absolute earliest. This only applies to the...

  I've purchased 5 pairs of Piston 3's and so far 2 of them have experienced the same problem. One side (I believe the right side) becomes very quiet, dull and lifeless. I've heard this is due to a connection issue inside of the control module and that Xiaomi has introduced some reinforcements...

It looks like GearBest now have a coupon code for the Xiaomi Hybrid.   XIAOMIHY = $17.40 USD including free standard shipping

You need to be really quick with these things. I clicked the button just a fraction of a second before it hit 0 to allow for lag. Sorry to hear you guys missed out :(

Success!!! Hope some others on here got the deal.   Payment Information Payment Method:PayPal Express Checkout Order Totals Sub-Total:US$10.99 Standard Shipping:US$0.00 Total:US$10.99 Product Information SKU315467snapu Original Xiaomi Piston Hybrid Dual Drivers Wired Control...

If anyone is checking this thread right now and interested in a good deal, Banggood (funny name, reputable Chinese retailer) is having a flash sale on the Xiaomi Hybrid. Just click "Rush to buy" when the timer hits 0 to get them for $10.99 US shipped. I believe it's limited to the first 50...

For anyone interested I just noticed that GearBest has already reduced their price to $18.99 US shipped. This is the cheapest I've seen so far from a global retailer.    http://www.gearbest.com/earphones/pp_261864.html

I've been using GearBest as my #1 source for Xiaomi products and many other orders as well. So far I've received 13 Xiaomi products from them and I'm most certain they are all legit. If you look at the questions asked for their Xiaomi products the most common is "are these original Xiaomi?" to...

I'm looking forward to receiving my pair after purchasing a pair of piston 3's and being extremely impressed with the sound quality for such inexpensive earphones. They really scaled well with my equipment and I'm hoping the hybrids will be even better.   I think GearBest is an excellent place...

Quote: Originally Posted by Drosera Okay, I've opened up my Ref 1 to answer your question (it wasn't clear on the photographs on the Audio-gd site) and it does look like the RCA output is only connected to one half of both output sections. I assume that means that it isn't benefiting at...

Quote: Originally Posted by Drosera The C-2D may have been balanced, but only had single ended output. I think it was discontinued because Kingwa believes he can make something better now. Looks like you beat me to it

Quote: Originally Posted by Pricklely Peete It does and thanks for those further details...... I'll just add that the CAST output from the RE1 to the CAST input on the Phoenix should negate any influence (positive or negative) cabling may have on the sound vs regular IC's be it XLR...

Quote: Originally Posted by shampoosuicide Adam, thanks for the review Could you possibly briefly directly compare the DAC-19 with the Zero? Also, what opamp/HDAM are you using with the Zero? Not a problem. I have only ever used the Earth HDAM in my Zero DAC. Comparing the...

I will try to clear up the confusion about whether or not the Phoenix is fully balanced and will convert SE outputs to balanced to the best of my knowledge. Feel free to correct me if you think I'm wrong. The Phoenix is a fully balanced discrete headphone amplifier which consists of two...

Well I promised you guys I would let you know how the DAC-19SE sounds with the C-2C so here's a little review using HD650/600's and K701. I might post a full review later in a separate thread but since the DAC-19 will probably be a fairly popular DAC to pair with the C-2C I feel a short review...

Quote: Originally Posted by insyte Thanks for this comparison, as I don't have anything here to compare the C-2C with. I also almost bought the MKV because I was looking for a SS amp. I guess the C-2C really has a powerful output No problem . You definitely made the right...

Quote: Originally Posted by shampoosuicide Adam, what phones are you using? Do report back on the DAC19! I'm looking to upgrade my Zero to that, heh. I'm using HD650's and was previously using a Zero with Earth HDAM and a Little Dot MKV. I don't have the DAC or amp anymore so...

I have to say I'm really enjoying the C-2C now. I can tell it is going through some burn in phases and keeps sounding better and better. I also find I don't need to turn the volume up as much now. The dynamics and sound stage are incredible! I can't wait to hear how the DAC19 will add to the...

Thanks for replying Insyte. I emailed Kingwa and was told that my DAC19 will ship out next Monday. The manufacture times are longer for the DAC19 and I guess Kingwa forgot to mention he would be shipping only the C-2C for this shipment. I hope DHL doesn't dent the DAC19 too! I almost want to ask...

Nice little review Insyte! Glad you're enjoying your C-2C If you don't mind I'd like to ask a question to you or anyone else with a C-2C. When you first got it were you able to turn the volume up more and as the unit burned in it got louder? I Just received my C-2C today and was surprised...

I have a headphone amp that accepts balanced TRS inputs and use a Denon DVD-2910 to play my CD's, DVD audio and SACD discs. At the moment I am only using unbalanced RCA to TS cables to connect the Denon player to the headphone amp as it does not have balanced analog outputs. I have some...