These are fanatic, they survived a spin through the tumble dryer last week too.

Thanks i went for the gold hybrids on your recommendation

Mine not yet arrived. Even when/if they do I then am not sure they will be genuine? This gearbest malarkey is fast losing its shine. I might just stick to boring old Amazon for this sort of thing in future :disappointed:

​...Worrying!
Can you elaborate please? Has there been fraudulent transactions/attempts?

It's seems as though they have not only sold my email address but also my credit card details.

my gold hybrids arrived today, Not bad at all for the price, although must admit, they don't sound too different from a cheapo pair I have

should read 'several hours today'

I may have to retract my comment. I've been listening to music through them for several hours a day, swapping between the fantastic Sony earphones that I got with the Z3+. the difference is like night and day. As a last-ditch effort, I've just played with the audio settings on the phone... I turned off 'DSEE HX' and the sound has changes, completely! I don't know what theat setting is, or does, but these buds don't like it! I now have bass and mids coming through in abundance, instead of ear-piercing trebles.

I was wondering whether they were fake... mine arrived this morning. I plugged them in and they were pretty shocking! So tinny that after 10 mins of trying different types of music, my ears were actually ringing.
Not impressed, won't be ordering from these cowboys again. More landfill waste.

That could be true as the controller on the 'fake' set is the same as on the Xiaomi hybrids

​http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=185714&page=1&mobile=2
apparently this is the new model

I might actually be wrong on this one, some people say that they have my type of remote on genuine earphones, apparently Xiaomi changed supplier.

It doesn't bother me anyway, sound quality is decent and I bought them to keep in my bag as emergency headphones when I forget my AKGs. :smiley:

As far as I can recall my packaging is the one shown in top picture.

Mine arrived today, fake by the looks of it. Surprisingly good fake, they're made of metal, packaging print, rubber holder and all that are fine, cable looks like the genuine one and they even sound decent. One detail however doesn't match up.


genuine:




fake:

Got these. Not bad at all. Not the best headphones under £50 as has been suggested, but very nice. Seriously the best cheapo headphones I have found in terms of sound quality (not build) are the £8.99 Skullcandy Jib which offer phenomenal sound quality for the price. Seriously I only bought them in WHSmiths at the station because I was wanting to watch a film and expected them to be crap but they are very good, try them. I've got lots of headphones from very high end, to those cheapo Skullcandy. Back to these Pistons. As said, decent. Excellent build. I also got the newer Hybrids. Don't bother not a patch on these. Quieter overall, mids nowhere near as good. Just stick to these you cannot go wrong for under a tenner.

Just received mine today. Build quality is great however feels very light. Decent sound quality. Maybe not too impressed because I'm used to earphones with extra bass.

Just received mine this morning although i went for the Original Xiaomi Hybrid Dual Drivers Earphones Mi IV In-Ear Headphones Pro - BLACK after seeing people recommend these for a little more money.

Have to say the build quality is excellent on these also love Xiami packaging.

Sound quality is very good there nearly on par with my Bose over hear headphones and they were £129!

They are base heavy but I like my base. Clear sound and would be good while watching a movie on your phone or tablet.

These will be perfect for the gym iv'e been using £3 Morrisons headphones since as they break and I replace them monthly :laughing:

How am I supposed to check these are genuine. They look like the previous fake ones I got!!

I most certainly have tried the 2 and 3 but not the hybrid as peopl said it was worse than the earlier models. I wouldn't say I'm that heavily into headphones and probably have only owned maybe 100 to 200 sets/pairs but I do often try out the cheap flavour of the month in the hopes it will live up to the hype and it certainly saves paying in the high hundreds or thousands for the latest, greatest head/earphones.

Was £9.34

how much is the previous price?

this earphone looks nice,brilliant

Now £9.02!

now £9.06 (using Paypal) thanks OP

Literally why are people banging on about sound magic? I have the e30s and they are dreadful

they are great value for under a tenner but they are what they are.....an upgrade on stock headphones for example what you get with an iphone but not that amazing.....i would put
these just under Soundmagic e10's as a guide for sound quality

they are great value for under a tenner but they are what they are.....an upgrade on stock headphones for example what you get with an iphone but not that amazing.....i would put these just under Soundmagic e10's as a guide for sound quality

when I get on a PC I'll copy n posted some classic gearbest responses!!!

Don,t forget to copy and paste this comment on the next GB deal :stuck_out_tongue:

My advise buy from a UK seller not GearBest. Very bad customer service.

I got a faulty item and they need me to have a $10 refund for $50 Product. Crazy!!!

Gearbest Reply:
(1)We are able to refund $10 to your GB wallet.
(2)We can resend a new item for you. And you need to pay extra $30 for the resend.

You've obviously not owned a pair Xiaomi Piston II's then, build quality is absolutely spot on, much better than some major brand headphones costing upto £40-50. and the sound quality matches them too, the only issue I have with Piston II's is that don't work at all with a Nexus 6P, Piston III & Hybrids do but I'm not such a fan of them even though I do use them.

​I've had problems with something like 8/10 of my recent orders, all everyday resolved after multiple insane by responses. I have a problem with an android TV box (remote does not work) I've explained that I've tried three new sets of batteries but the solutions include checking the batteries and contacting the local digital TV service hotline....

​Have you tried the piston series of headphones then?

The site says "Support Xiaomi devices and iOS devices such as iPhone and iPod (some functions does not work on some Androids and iOS)".

I assume this means it's no good for a OnePlus2 (Android)?

I ordered 2 things from them - one was lost trying to sort that out second one delivery 2 weeks :disappointed: ... so average experience so far...

The price now went to £9.10 which is even more cheaper!

You're not going to get good earphones for £20. Maybe usable if you don't mind fairly basic sound quality but the build quality on a lot of Chinese branded phones is decidely ropey.
You could get a pair of Sony mh1 if you don't mind a flat cable and a lacking treble.

​but are they worth it ? build quality, I don't mind spending up to 20 but need good earphones

thanks

Ahh sucks I paid £10.95 from geekbuying.com :disappointed:

Just bought the hybrids after reading comments on here .. cheers
Last pair just got nicked when I left them on my desk at work ... grrr.

Exactly that, can take me hours to get to sleep without headphones in or the tv on in background. Headphones are much better though as there's no light or noise to disturb the missus. :smiley:

Not bad throw away ear phones

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221957358642?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

under 11 dollar

Very strange... I tried to create an account but did not receive confirmation email. I logged in using google account and then had trouble paying through PayPal. Purchased now however I just got a phishing email claiming to be from Hmrc. Never got a phishing email before...

Price gone up to £9.50 :?

I had a very bad experience with this company. beware. and always use paypsl

Anyone tried the £2 version?

No chocolate scented packaging, cold.

Remember my dad saying he was like up most the night kept awake by tinnitus noises in his ears. Great idea seeing it works. Will have to remember this idea if mine ever get so bad.

The price gone up to £14 for gold and £16 for original ones.

Thanks I went for the dual hybrid ones after reading suggestions on this thread. £12.43, not much more, seemed worth the extra. Hope they're worth it!

I dont understant Hukd members. This was posted for £8.55 a while a ago, much cheaper but it got cold votes. But this one being £9.24, gets 700 plus heat? Hukd members are certainly wierd and i feel respectfully, members dont understand a deal.

Think this deal has expired. Just checked the link and they're £11.39. :smiley:

Would these be good for use at the gym? Most earphones I've tried fall out...

The quality of mi is no wonder great, the price is nice, brand influence makes difference. One of friends sent me one days ago.

Yes True, personally I always use my watch or just take out the phone out of the pocket and I suppose it makes it easier because on the trackpad you can only guess what song is next where as if you take the phone out you can quickly see which song you want to play.

Yeah, not the biggest fan of the placement, but they've put it there so it is nearer your gob for the microphone rather than having to hold it up by your mouth when speaking.

I guess it is then down to your typical usage of these. Will you be making calls the most or will you be changing track and volume.

Well that better explains it, your original post made out as if they offered you a partial refund or re-send of the item and then you disputed via PayPal.

Not sure why they'd off partial refund.

But yeah - this is why I only use these sites if they take PayPal or AliExpress which has a good buyer protection programme.

I have these - worth noting the volume controls don't work on iPhone. Sound is decent - really like the cord - hard to tangle. Not a fan of the rubber design of the ear pieces as they really get wedged in which I should have realised when I bought them and I'd rather not have them in so tight but I guess some will prefer that. The packing is really nice and premium feeling too.

Pause/Play button works, as for the volume control buttons they seem to not work, though this is not an issue for me, and also the remote is in rather uncomfortable place itself anyway, it's about 3 inches away from your ear, so in that case you would have to lift your hand and fold it, for someone who has long hands it makes it very uncomfortable for me. I control volume using my smartwatch :smiley:

(3 inches from ear, not 1, but still very close to neck, or as in my case nearer my cheek).

do the buttons on the remote work in iOS?

How are these with an iThing?

Thank you OP

I voted HOT

Never knew how good these earphones were but after reading alot of comments I decided to buy (Amazon)

and thank you for HUKD community :smile:

I would have had no problem at all for them to send me a replacement set but that was only offered, as well as a partial refund option IIRC, after the PP dispute was opened and if I close the dispute and when they decide that it could be considered missing in the post.

They only provided a tracking number when PP got involved but China Post informed me that the tracking number was not valid to use on their system.

Mine never arrived and Gearbest were very laxed when it came with dealing with the request for a refund, in the end they wanted me to have either a partial refund or to try again to send another pair (IIRC). The tracking ionformation that they sent me couldn't be used as it tracked nothing.

Thankfully I paid by Paypal and they took up the case for me and they too realised that the tracking information did not work. They settled in my favour, even though Gearbest sent me several mails and messages to cancel the Paypal dispute. PP advised me not to cancel the dispute, can't open it again and Gearbest never responded to PP's contact.

Gearbest disputed my review over at Trusted Pilot, then I provided TP with all the information and so they reinstated my review.

I would not deal with GB again but I have not had a problem with Alieexpress and spent over £1000 with them over several transactions..

so how long before we get these?

Who expired this? Price is still £9.24

My X-mini Bluetooth speaker from Gearbest was a fake.

So if I want durability I should go for Piston 2 over 3?

Did not need these but I can't understand why I just ordered them?!

Yeah I do it to override the constant tinnitus noise, it doesn't have to be loud just something at a different frequency so it tunes it out if you get what I mean.

Does the microphone work on Android with the Xiaomi Piston 3 or Original Xiaomi Hybrid Dual Drivers??

Do these ones stay in the ears when moving about?? I had the gold Xiamoi Piston 2 earphones and they used to fall out all the time

Absolute crap bought a pair tok over a mont to come, sound waas very harsh bass was all over the place

Can't recommend buying anything from Gearbest... Most likely you'll get a fake item from them.

Bought these from gearbest. They are cracking quality for the money.

You won't be disappointed! Won't find better or anywhere near for the money, enjoy!

I am looking for some flat cable decent quality earphones any suggestions?

I have a little bit of tinnitus. Doesn't the constant noise make the tinnitus noise even more...a bit like getting the damage in the first place? Assuming you do this to override the tinnitus noises?

Are the Black and Gold hybrids the same? RRP is different.

Get the Hybrids better sound more Bass overall better!!!

Just to clarify these are genuine as I bought mine from them. Even if they were fake you are covered with Paypal

nice find

Thanks guys haven't expected to receive so much heat!

You can get them for £4.98 also from China. I'm pretty sure they're fake.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shot---Piston-Headphone-Headset-Earphones/dp/B01CG2UHAM/ref=sr_1_19?s=electronics-accessories&ie=UTF8&qid=1460227608&sr=1-19&keywords=Xiaomi

Haha worth a go

Of course not. Why would they sell genuine earphones for £2 posted from China?

You can get these for around £2 on ebay from china. I usually order them from there and they are amazing value for the money, the come packaged like a premium pair or earbuds

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-Piston-3-III-Stereo-In-Ear-Earphones-Headset-With-Remote-Mic-for-Xiaomi-/291693218385?hash=item43ea454a51:g:J-oAAOSwUuFWznPx

Id be wary of these being fakes. Gearbest are NOT a licences Xiaomi reseller like Bangood or Tinydeal.

Anyone else have experience of the £2 eBay versions links above. Can they really be the same ones for two quid?

I've got these and the v2's. Both very good, but I prefer the v2 as they have a bit more bass.

I just recieved the hybrid from gearbest today and honestly my piston 2s sound a lot better...it made me wonder if they were fake but I'll give it a while to "burn" in and see

16 hours a day with output, I even sleep with headphones in most nights with music or a podcast playing.

While these are a good price, they take about 3 months to arrive, they sound brilliant and very comfortable in ear, however don't expect mind blowing bass, also they are pretty much restricted to phones etc, they distort if too much power is put into them.

I have these and the junior version. I like them but prefer the sound from mm30i which can be had for £20 if you set up a camel alert
In built mic for hands free calling which is very handy. Or not.

Be warned Gearbest use 3rd parties to fulfill orders, they have no control over their stock and frequently sell fakes. Especially Xiaomi which are huge targets for counterfeiters in Asia.

Interesting. 16 hrs a day with output or just a reasonably decent look for ear defenders (sound of but protecting against external sounds)?

Finally bought some

Well this just sucks. I only bagged these because I thought they would be genuine having already fallen victim to some fakes.

Had these and the Hybrids didn't think much of them went straight back to my Sennheisers

That's no longer reliable unfortunately. I have two fake powerbanks that pass their authenticity test.

Safest way to be sure of genuine ones is to buy direct from Xiaomi or buy a just-launched product (takes the fakers a month or two to clone).

Yeah luckily these do have qr code on the tag with the actual earphones as I threw away the packaging and its definitely genuine. I"ll give them a while to see if the sound improves. I do find the piston 2s fit better in the ear aswell...im thinking its the actual tips thats the issue and need to find better ones

You did what in your ear?

Ordered a pair. Thanks for posting.

Bought 3 pairs for me & the family. At that price can't go wrong (or can I?)

ok headphones worth it for back up dont forget there only a tenner in the end.there not going to be mind blowing

Just found my piston 3's in yhe washer drum again, sigh

Why doesn't the volume work on iOS phones?

Piston 2's are the more durable out of all of them. Hybrid's lasted a couple of months before sound died in one earphone, piston 3's about the same, Piston 2's 8-12 months. Bear in mind though I wear headphones around 16hrs/day due to tinnitus, so they get a really hard time from me and at this price they're a bargain. Voted Hot!

I'm having trouble setting up an account with gear best anyone else experienced this problem?

Bought a pair of these a while back. Headphones are really good. Lovely quality and sound. Ordered from gearbest but the headphones did not turn up used their 'chat' im on the website and was told I needed to wait 28 days before they would replace. Waited 28 days went back to them and they sent replacement out arrived in just over a week.

Anyone know what the Bluetooth speakers are like from these? Preferably something quite loud for work.

I bought them from gearbest 6-7 months ago and the cable weave started giving out. Doesn't look to good now.. Yes I kept them in a front pocket and using every day,
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I found the sound suddenly opened up after a few hours and then i understood what all the fuss was about, bit nothing straight out of the box.

These have plenty of bass but if you really want your ears to pound the hybrids are better, if you want to hear everything else, or don't like feeling like you've been abused after prolonged listening, go for these.

The choice of ends is great, I found I needed a medium in one ear and large in the other for a comfortable but secure fit that doesn't feel like you have something rammed in your ear. They do let a bit of ambient noise in compared to some but personally prefer to have an idea of what's going on around me.

bought one of these awhile back and TBH not sure what all the hype is about. Sound is OK but nothing to write home about and they wouldn't stay in my ears with the tips that came with it. It was better with the Sony tips I had but I now just use these at home only for that reason.

do these sound clean and crisp at high volumes?

Have bought a pair of the hybrids, very good reviews and also on flash sale.

Good price, but hardly flash sale, as I paid $12.87 (I know, a whole $0.18 more) when I bought them a month ago.


Apart from that, they a a lovely set of earphones, and the box they come in gives it a real premium feel.

Second attempt at buying these. My previous one from a different supplier turned out to be fake even though it had original in the title.

Looking at the net, these gearbest seem to be the only place to get a genuine version.

Thanks OP!

​ thanks barneydog, ordered

http://www.gearbest.com/earbud-headphones/pp_345696.html




The hybrids are better for bass

Good headphones, have a few pairs. Standard price though and they often drop cheaper, think I paid about £8 a few months ago from bangood

​ do you have a link? can't find it on their website

Are these (or the hybrids) any good for bass?

These are fanatic, they survived a spin through the tumble dryer last week too.

ordered..it's a gamble but gotta be worth 9 quid....and saying that the mi portable mobile charger was quality, as too was the mini cctv camera

The price goes up when i add promo code, am i doing it wrong?

Bought a pair from Gearbest arrived in a week - wife stole them. Ordered another pair arrived in a week too. And definitely real not fakes before anyone mentions it!

I have these. Quality is outstanding. Guy in work has shure earphones. Gave him these one's. He was gobsmacked at the quality.

Been waiting for these under a tenner again, bought.

Always been concerned about ordering from here. Everyone had good experiences?

Genuinely amazing sound and quality, also they stay in your ears :smiley:

I recommend getting the rock zircons using their price match with aliexpress

Thanks i went for the gold hybrids on your recommendation

What's better these or the hybrid version

I have some of these. That's a great pair of earphones for the money.

Ordered a Bluetooth speaker of gearbest which arrived today, it's only been just over a week too. So decent experience with them so far for very reasonable prices.

also below 12 quid from EU warehouse

Hot! FYI might want to add @gearbest to your title