[ilikeiem]

  do you recommend piston 3 or xiaomi hybrid? worth 5$ difference? if i will not get the hybrid i can purchase a KZ also, if anyone has a recommendation
 

I have both Piston 3 and Xiaomi Hybrid. I also have ton of KZ earphones. No need to think twice, just go for Xiaomi Hybrid, it's awesome!   If you're low on budget, go for KZ-ATE 

 

[kiler]

I really have to try the hybrids, they seem to be worth the step up price :b 

 

[crabdog]

Can anyone share a comparison of the Xiaomi hybrids vs the ROCK Zircon?

 

[Sulbh]

Hi I recently bought piston 3 from gearbest.com and I want to confirm if they are original or not.I already scanned the QR code which is attached to headphones and it shows xiaomis website.Does it mean that they are original or they still can be fake?Is there any other way of knowing it?

 

[nolife1123]

  Hi I recently bought piston 3 from gearbest.com and I want to confirm if they are original or not.I already scanned the QR code which is attached to headphones and it shows xiaomis website.Does it mean that they are original or they still can be fake?Is there any other way of knowing it?

Mine are from gearbest, and they're legit, also you can see if they're fake if the QR code has been scanned multiple times (up to several hundred times), the build quality would be awful, the "aluminum" on them would be darker, the kevlar cable would feel as if made from rough plastic, and they'd sound completely crappy. Also the carry case wouldn't be well made and soft to the touch...
There are other things too, but yeah, that's the most important ones :>

 

[Sulbh]

Yeah I guess.But thing is i bought them for 13 dollars thats less than xiaomi msrp of 16 dollars.I read somewhere that xiaomi never sell them for under msrp.Can they be fake because of this?

 

[nolife1123]

Yeah I guess.But thing is i bought them for 13 dollars thats less than xiaomi msrp of 16 dollars.I read somewhere that xiaomi never sell them for under msrp.Can they be fake because of this?

I paid about 12$ for mine as well, they get discounts when they only sell official products or something and/or get massive amounts of them for sale, as usual, so it's possible for the prices to be around 12-13$ and that they're still legit at certain sites, on gearbest you could use those points to discount 30% off of the earphones and end up paying 9$ for totally legit ones.

 

[Sulbh]

I have soundmagic es18 which are same as e10 and they beat the crap out of these.

 

[Inear]

I have the Piston 3 and got them from gearbeast.com and I'm sure they are real as the bass and quality has been amazing and no issues, but how do I tell if they are real? I have the a barcode on the wire but its in Chinese. 

 

[Sulbh]

Has anyone tried e10 because I think it is way ahead of piston 3 in terms of sound quality.

 

[ilikeiem]

Has anyone tried e10 because I think it is way ahead of piston 3 in terms of sound quality.

Nope. It depends on one's taste.

 

[Sulbh]

Well yes it depends on taste but you can tell if one headphone is better than the other or not.

 

[ilikeiem]

Well yes it depends on taste but you can tell if one headphone is better than the other or not.

There are so many factors. It's difficult to tell which one is better. Different ear will hear different sound. I can't tell whether E10 is better than Piston3, or Piston3 is better than E10.

 

[Sulbh]

Yes i know but there are couple of things which almost every one likes like wide sounstage,better detail and tight bass.Almost nobody like narrow soundstage,less detail and muddy bass.E10 is better in all these categories.

 

[ilikeiem]

Yes i know but there are couple of things which almost every one likes like wide sounstage,better detail and tight bass.Almost nobody like narrow soundstage,less detail and muddy bass.E10 is better in all these categories.

I like precise soundstage. It shouldn't be too wide when artist record music in small room.  As for better detail, some people has old ears, they will have trouble with high frequency e.g. >= 16000hz. They need and IEM which is a bit too bright.  I prefer correctness of timbre. Some people may not.