THIS IS NOT THE PISTON 1. This is the 'colorful starter edition', which is a budget xiaomi headphone trading on the piston name. Probably still a good deal given the price but not what OP has sold it as. I believe the piston Youth edition is very close in sound to the piston 3s if you want something 'actually good', but also closer in price. Well worth the $9 if you have any interest in sound quality.
Everything I have read from every informed comparison of the two favours the piston 3s. I'm happy to be shown wrong if you have any educated comparisons that show otherwise..I like the idea of the hybrids. I wouldn't characterise the 3s as 'bass heavy' either, they are certainly not for those who prefer bass over quality.

Nice set of budget in ears.
Good replacement for the cheap earpiece that comes with the ps4. Pop these in your controller for a cheap upgrade. :sunglasses:

Seems Gearbest sells twice as many of the more expensive piston 3 :smirk:

These are amazing quality earphones for the price! The sound quality is absolutely superb! So much better than the stock apple ones!

are they noise cancelling? would like for flying, thanx

not noise cancelling, but in all honesty I would go for piston 3s if you like bass, for clarity and overall better design I would pay the extra for hybrids (what I currently use, they really defy the price point)

I own the hybrids and piston 3, I prefer the 3 to the hybrids have more bass but the 3 seem a more balanced and a little less processed both sound good for the price though.

THIS IS NOT THE PISTON 1. This is the 'colorful starter edition', which is a budget xiaomi headphone trading on the piston name. Probably still a good deal given the price but not what OP has sold it as. I believe the piston Youth edition is very close in sound to the piston 3s if you want something 'actually good', but also closer in price. Well worth the $9 if you have any interest in sound quality.
Everything I have read from every informed comparison of the two favours the piston 3s. I'm happy to be shown wrong if you have any educated comparisons that show otherwise..I like the idea of the hybrids. I wouldn't characterise the 3s as 'bass heavy' either, they are certainly not for those who prefer bass over quality.

Ordered as a spare set... cheers!

Mine arrived with one of the speakers wired up wrong.
Most people who bought seemed to agree that these are fakes http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xiaomi-original-piston-earphones-3-80-gearbest-2439959

the button to pause playback is so so useful

I'm not sure if they are fakes. The ones I received seemed okay but as people have said, these are not Pison 3s but instead are the colourful starter edition. The giveaways are that there's no volume functionality on the cord and that the packaging is very different.

Hell yeah, the hybrids are absolute ANIMALS for the price

Hell yeah, the hybrids are absolute ANIMALS for the price
Interesting, I may have to cop a pair of the piston 3s too then, I've been all over the hybrids but they're the only ones of theirs I've tried.

With hybrids and piston 3s, is there any metal coming into contact with your ears?

I really wanted to get a pair of pistons 3 or hybrids but I have a metal allergy.

The piston 3's are plastic arent they? The piston 2's are definitely metal.

Gearbest describe it as 'Original' which is wrong [img]Original pistons[/img]

Got these 4 days ago - fakes

Oh that's good - I saw something about them being brushed aluminium but looking at the photographs perhaps that's just on the back.

If anyone could confirm if Piston 3 have plastic (near your ears) that would be great.

Gearbest describe it as "Original Xiaomi Piston Colorful Starter Edition Earphone"-- that is accurate. The fault is OP's not Gearbests. It is an original Xiaomi product; there have been many fakes that are not Xiaomi, so it's fair enough to say that. OP is the one that took out that it is the colorful starter edition.

Not fake you just didn't know what you were buying.

Plastic is near your ears yes, IIRC the metal is not touching but is not far away. You could get the Youth Edition; they sound verry similar and are all plastic. bonus; cheaper!

ordered mine last time this was posted almost a month ago, 29 days after it shipped it still hasn't arrived and gearbest are telling me to wait, I'm about to dispute this with PayPal.

Spot on these, cheap and for the price you can not better, ordered for work mates and they love them, cheaper than buying shops earphones, quality is good and has a pause button for android.

Might give them a go

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Price has just gone up.

GearBest has a long history of selling fakes or "losing" packages (which they never sent!) - you just have to Google for more info.

You are far better off using AliExpress - it's usually far less than GearBest and the products are 100% as described or you get a full refund.

Have you bought a pair from Gearbest? Have you tried the headphone test with them? Mine failed the wiring test:

Any link for a good deal on the 3's?

This seems to be one of the best deals for authentic Piston 3's - about £10.50 delivered in 2 weeks (ish): http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Original-Xiaomi-Piston-3-Earphone-2015-In-Ear-Earphones-Wire-Control-Mic-Top-Quality-for/32325252883.html

Unlike Gearbest, AliExpress clamps down hard on sellers who sell fakes (Gearbest is one company selling lots of products, whereas AliExpress is a platform for individual sellers - much like eBay)

As with all Chinese suppliers, be sure to check out all the feedback - you'll spot lots of useful buyer's photos in there as well.

HTH :smiley:

Be careful when ordering from gearbest. On 5/05/16 I ordered some hybred earphones for £13.Today I have had a card put through my door telling me I owe Customs £29.68 for my item which includes £8 post office handling charge.I shall not be collecting item. Expensive lesson learned.

This is awesome, thanks for taking the time!

I've been using aliexpress well before it became a thing. The message below yours links to an aliexpress item linked by a poster. I've ordered a pair.

Ive never had issues with aliexpress and customs ever, Im an A4 user and have placed hundred of orders. Though as always you sometimes have to file a dispute, but if you're not trying to cheese the seller it will end up in your favour.