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.

So the Moxpad X3 arrived today.  Haven't tried them yet . . . holding out as they may become emergency stocking stuffers.  In the package of IEMs, came three sets of 3.5mm cables like these:        As far as I can tell, these cables will allow you to plug an IEM/with Mic into an old laptop...

I used google translate + my very limited Chinese to understand the sites.  I'm actually in China so the S&H is less involved. 

  You notice the S&H?! RMB880. That's $145us. It's rip off.

No Cancer = Great News!   Happy Holidays to the James and the Fiio team. 

Thanks!

So . . . VSonics are the best based on the "greater than" symbol you used?  Or does it go from worst to best (left to right) with the Senn/AKG being the best?

Just put in a Taobao order for a "sampler platter" of inexpensive IEMs . . . Somic MH405, KZ-A1 and Moxpad X3.  All-in about $45.  FYI, I called Moxpad and they told me their official authorized dealer in Taobao/T-mall is . . . http://xunyidianqi.tmall.com/ which also happens to sell Somic and...

Topping and HLLY are Chinese manufacturers of T-amps and DACs. 

Trends Audio is out of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Post is the way to go.  In fact, lots of Shenzhen and Guangzhou-based Taobao venders ship their items across the border to Hong Kong to use Hong Kong Post for international shipments.