[akg fanboy]

  You really like them, huh?  (ducks)

yeah that's the tldr version essentially 

 

[originalsnuffy]

  yeah that's the tldr version essentially 

 
Oh I read it and got the drift and decided to paraphrase it in a completely wrong fashion.  Ornery I know.

 

[Badelhas]

I have the Xiaomi Piston 3.0 which I use with my HTC one m8 and love them. If I buy the Tenore, will it be a proper upgrade?

Cheers

 

[Akmola Lola]

I have the Xiaomi Piston 3.0 which I use with my HTC one m8 and love them. If I buy the Tenore, will it be a proper upgrade?

Cheers

 
i had Piston 2 and also bought Mi In Ear Earphones (dunno whether this is Piston 3 or not)..
imo Tenore trumped them.. It has the aggresiveness of the piston but also smooth sounding.. not too bright not too warm either but just nice.. but thats my ear, you might have a different sound sig preferrence.. i had since sold my piston 2 and gave away the Mi In Ear Earphone..
 
but i might need to add that there are others cheaper budget iem that can be better or at the same level with tenores in the chinese market such as Musicmaker TK Maple.. 

 

[flognarde]

I have the Xiaomi Piston 3.0 which I use with my HTC one m8 and love them. If I buy the Tenore, will it be a proper upgrade?

Cheers

I bet it is ! At least from a more natural sounding perspective... A good DAP would be an upgrade as well from any phone...

 

[Badelhas]

   
i had Piston 2 and also bought Mi In Ear Earphones (dunno whether this is Piston 3 or not)..
imo Tenore trumped them.. It has the aggresiveness of the piston but also smooth sounding.. not too bright not too warm either but just nice.. but thats my ear, you might have a different sound sig preferrence.. i had since sold my piston 2 and gave away the Mi In Ear Earphone..
 
but i might need to add that there are others cheaper budget iem that can be better or at the same level with tenores in the chinese market such as Musicmaker TK Maple.. 

Thanks for the suggestion. Where is the cheapest but reliable place to order them?
 

  I bet it is ! At least from a more natural sounding perspective... A good DAP would be an upgrade as well from any phone...

Great. I´ve been thinking about upgrading to the HTC 10 and if that´s the case I wont be needing any dedicated DAP
 
Cheers

 

[flognarde]

I doubt any phone (even HTC) can compete with a decent DAP in the $300-400$ range or even cheaper device like X3II.
You should give it a try

 

[Badelhas]

  I doubt any phone (even HTC) can compete with a decent DAP in the $300-400$ range or even cheaper device like X3II.
You should give it a try

That's not what every proper review (Anadtech, Android Central, etc) and every user on this thread are stating http://www.head-fi.org/t/807570/review-on-htc-10-and-sound-quality-aqstic-dedicated-integrated-dac
And I don't really want to carry another device when I always carry my smartphone. But thanks for the suggestion
 
Cheers

 

[originalsnuffy]

You know, while I prefer the overall soundstage and sound signature of my DAP devices (FIIO X3 II and Shanling M2), I must admit that my iphone 7 sounds pretty good when on the go. 

 

[Akmola Lola]

  Thanks for the suggestion. Where is the cheapest but reliable place to order them?
 
Great. I´ve been thinking about upgrading to the HTC 10 and if that´s the case I wont be needing any dedicated DAP
 
Cheers

 
You can order them from Aliexpress.. 

 

[Badelhas]

   
You can order them from Aliexpress.. 

Yeah but there's usually  lot of fake products on aliexpress. Can you please point me a trusted seller? 

 

[Akmola Lola]

  Yeah but there's usually  lot of fake products on aliexpress. Can you please point me a trusted seller? 

i normally only buy from seller rating 98% above only.. previously i buy from HCK / NiceHCK and another not to be mentioned shop (banned from headfi). i suggest you browse NiceHCK shop..or search MusicMaker in earphones departments.. i dont think there is a fake MusicMaker though..

 

[chekock1]

How is the durability of the zeros?
 
There is anyone with more than a year with these?

 

[rambomhtri]

  How is the durability of the zeros?
 
There is anyone with more than a year with these?

Not that good, at least in my case. I've bought 2 units in 1 year. They stole my first one while I was in the bus. Nevertheless, they already were starting to rip apart in the plug connector. The second ones got broken in the plug connector too, but I repaired that, and then they got broken inside the headphone itself (the speaker I believe, fatal, no solution at all).
 
Nonetheless, even after all of this, I'd buy them again, indeed I'm waiting for the price to lower a little bit, and buy them again. The sound is so good I can't find anything close at all, at least if I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars.
 
So, the plug connector is poorly made, it will get broken after 2-3 months. ZERO AUDIO should really work on that. I've also read here that there are users that claim their Tenores have lasted more than 3 years.

 

[Akmola Lola]

How is the durability of the zeros?

There is anyone with more than a year with these?

i own 1 for abt 8 mths now.. but i seldom uses them so they r still in great condition, having said that the cable, plug n connection to phone area do look fragile, but these are not designed for exrreme usage such at the gym etc i guess.