[stacksmasher]

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[stacksmasher]

  for a 50$ budget what dap do you recommend to buy? looking to purchase through aliexpress.i know it's a little budget but hopefully can get a good one.

 
The only DAP worth buying for under $50 is the BENJIE S5.  Damn good sound quality for the money.

 

[smy1]

The only DAP worth buying for under $50 is the [COLOR=333333]BENJIE S5.  Damn good sound quality for the money.[/COLOR]

Maybe fiio m3?

 

[stacksmasher]

Maybe fiio m3?

 
Heck I didn't realize those where down to $49.99!  That would be a good option!  I love the FIIO sound. 

 

[nhlean96]

Maybe fiio m3?

Fiio M3 build quality is baddddd 

 But the UI is one of the best

 

[RedJohn456]

found something interesting on reddit    
 
http://www.bbb.org/new-york-city/business-reviews/online-retailer/gearbest-com-in-staten-island-ny-154606/
 
Holy shiit Gear Best has such a bad reputation... how the hell did they become head-fi sponsors??  Definitely not buying from them after reading that link...
 
I suggest people stick to known AE sellers, Penon and LMUE etc, just reading that page was a shocker!

 

[stacksmasher]

  found something interesting on reddit    
 
http://www.bbb.org/new-york-city/business-reviews/online-retailer/gearbest-com-in-staten-island-ny-154606/
 
Holy shiit Gear Best has such a bad reputation... how the hell did they become head-fi sponsors??  Definitely not buying from them after reading that link...
 
I suggest people stick to known AE sellers, Penon and LMUE etc, just reading that page was a shocker!

 
 
I started reading some of those complaints and most of them are weird. Guy bought a watch and paid via PayPal but never got his money?  Sounds like a PayPal issue to me. 

 

[Sehn82]

for a 50$ budget what dap do you recommend to buy? looking to purchase through aliexpress.i know it's a little budget but hopefully can get a good one.

Benjie S5 or K9

 

[nhlean96]

Sad, no taobao link for the Benjie S5 

 
P/s: Hehe, found one with very good price
Benjie K9 costs 79 RMB on tmall FYI, while the S5 costs 169 RMB (x2) so S5 for me 

 

[Shaya Kutnowski]

   
 
I started reading some of those complaints and most of them are weird. Guy bought a watch and paid via PayPal but never got his money?  Sounds like a PayPal issue to me. 

My experience with GearBest has been primarily pretty damn great. GeekBuying is the place I have a SERIOUS issue. You can't make a judgement off of just a page, they have 83 reviews, and only 12 are negative/neutral. To me, that ain't bad. It's VERY difficult to have an B or higher rating when all of your items are shipping from China, plus the fact that they're not ACTUALLY based out of New York. Just because one has a USA warehouse, doesn't mean it's a USA HQ.

 

[bhazard]

  found something interesting on reddit    
 
http://www.bbb.org/new-york-city/business-reviews/online-retailer/gearbest-com-in-staten-island-ny-154606/
 
Holy shiit Gear Best has such a bad reputation... how the hell did they become head-fi sponsors??  Definitely not buying from them after reading that link...
 
I suggest people stick to known AE sellers, Penon and LMUE etc, just reading that page was a shocker!

The company is based overseas, not in Staten Island. That could be a warehouse or entity, but not the actual company hq.
 
If you ever worked retail for more than a day (especially in customer service or a returns center), you know that the majority of people you deal with are idiots, are overly entitled, or are extremely demanding and rude. You will find just as many complaints against Amazon, it's sellers, and any other business of a decent size. I've ordered many items from Gearbest without any problems whatsoever, and George (the rep who helps with the sponsorship here) is great.
 
Had there have been any issues, we all would have mentioned it.

 

[Shaya Kutnowski]

  The company is based overseas, not in Staten Island. That could be a warehouse or entity, but not the actual company hq.
 
If you ever worked retail for more than a day (especially in customer service or a returns center), you know that the majority of people you deal with are idiots, are overly entitled, or are extremely demanding and rude. You will find just as many complaints against Amazon, it's sellers, and any other business of a decent size. I've ordered many items from Gearbest without any problems whatsoever, and George (the rep who helps with the sponsorship here) is great.
 
Had there have been any issues, we all would have mentioned it.

 

[RedJohn456]

  My experience with GearBest has been primarily pretty damn great. GeekBuying is the place I have a SERIOUS issue. You can't make a judgement off of just a page, they have 83 reviews, and only 12 are negative/neutral. To me, that ain't bad. It's VERY difficult to have an B or higher rating when all of your items are shipping from China, plus the fact that they're not ACTUALLY based out of New York. Just because one has a USA warehouse, doesn't mean it's a USA HQ.

 
While I am sure you had a great experience, the page shows a lot of unhappy people who directly complained against them. Not sure how the location of their HQ or warehouses have any bearing not he quality of service provided. One good experience doesn't negative a whole slew of reported negative experiences
 
And on amazon or AE if any seller had as many negative feedback they would be out of business quick. Not sure why they would be getting a free pass?
 

  The company is based overseas, not in Staten Island. That could be a warehouse or entity, but not the actual company hq.
 
If you ever worked retail for more than a day (especially in customer service or a returns center), you know that the majority of people you deal with are idiots, are overly entitled, or are extremely demanding and rude. You will find just as many complaints against Amazon, it's sellers, and any other business of a decent size. I've ordered many items from Gearbest without any problems whatsoever, and George (the rep who helps with the sponsorship here) is great.
 
Had there have been any issues, we all would have mentioned it.

 
Like i mentioned before, the location of their HQ has no bearing on the service they should be providing their customers no? And yes people in general are quite difficult to work with especially in the service industry and customer service I hear ya. 
 
But I guess what I found shocking were these:
 

 

 
I think thats pretty clear imo. Feel free to disagree but one anecdote wont change my mind over all the other issues.

 

[Shaya Kutnowski]

   
While I am sure you had a great experience, the page shows a lot of unhappy people who directly complained against them. Not sure how the location of their HQ or warehouses have any bearing not he quality of service provided. One good experience doesn't negative a whole slew of reported negative experiences
 
And on amazon or AE if any seller had as many negative feedback they would be out of business quick. Not sure why they would be getting a free pass?
 
 
Like i mentioned before, the location of their HQ has no bearing on the service they should be providing their customers no? And yes people in general are quite difficult to work with especially in the service industry and customer service I hear ya. 
 
But I guess what I found shocking were these:
 

 

 
I think thats pretty clear imo. Feel free to disagree but one anecdote wont change my mind over all the other issues.

Lol, well I can see where you're coming from on that from. Surprised they don't go out of their way to work WITH the BBB instead of just ignoring everything. T_T That does look quite bad.  

 

[Skullophile]

how much did you get them for?

just a small discount, nearly full price. Just wanted to mention it.