Thank you for your reply.  Because of the playlist incompatibility and playback issues I decided to return the player. 

Just bought an X1 and updated firmware to ver 1.6.  Can I create playlist using Windows Media Player?  The whole process of creating playlists is ridiculously complex compared to every other mp3 player I've ever used. 

If you're going to talk $h!t, at least get your facts straight . . . http://thenextweb.com/asia/2014/04/22/xiaomi-simplifies-web-domain-mi-com-appeal-international-audience/

  Just received taobao/T-mall order of the Havi B3 Pro 1 and Xiaomi Pistons ver 2.  FYI, Xiaomi is rebranding to just "Mi." 

Is the unit for mute/volume control metal or plastic? 

I was just at Hua Qiang Bei Lu (aka SEG Plaza, aka SEG Electronics Market) in Shenzhen this afternoon. For those of you who don't know, it's Disney Land for gadgets/electronics.  Here's a link to give you background.  You can also search YouTube for videos on this place.     Anyway, I went...

If that's the case, the club isn't so exclusive with about 1.3 billion people qualified to join. 

If I recall, something like RMB75 during the 1212 sale.  So about $13 us. 

Quick check on Taobao seems to indicate that the model I bought was the Special Edition of the KZ-A1, costing about 3x what the version you bought cost (RMB95 vs RMB35).  Unfortunately, I can't tell you how they sound as they are 7,000 miles away.  They arrived just before I hopped on a plane...

  Hmmm, your KZ-A1's don't look like the ones I ordered.  Mine are shaped like Senn CX300.    Mine look like these . . .

Watch collector?  Me too!  At least when I had a real job . . . lol.  What's in our watch collection?

You know Tom Petty was right . . . The Waiting is the hardest part. 

If it was shipped surface, it may be 5 weeks from China.

Not stupid. The heart wants what the heart wants.