p*******m
发帖数: 20761 | 1 小米还是很厚道的 支持国产 买一个
动圈+动铁 双发声单元，更多音乐细节
20道工序打造的金属音腔
99元
11月11日 新品首发 | h*********n
发帖数: 11319 | 2 不错，整！
【在 p*******m 的大作中提到】
: 小米还是很厚道的 支持国产 买一个
: 动圈+动铁 双发声单元，更多音乐细节
: 20道工序打造的金属音腔
: 99元
: 11月11日 新品首发
| t*****t
发帖数: 773 | | j********o
发帖数: 1085 | 4 老早前买过 Sennheiser CX 880i一直用的蛮好，只是最近换s6 edge了，控制键不匹配
，考虑入一根99人刀的小米，怎么买呢？ | p*******m
发帖数: 20761 | 5
tmall
【在 t*****t 的大作中提到】
: 先别吹喇叭，说说在哪里能买到
| t*****t
发帖数: 773 | 6 不接受国外信用卡吧？加上运费，好像很让人齿冷啊
[在 pathdream (求包养买奔驰) 的大作中提到：]
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：【 在 thinkit (THINK) 的大作中提到: 】
：........... | l*****5
发帖数: 1262 | 7 小米的耳机都是子公司叫1more的在做…去看看1more最新的耳机…百度下拆机图…我想
没人会对这个听个响的玩儿有意见…简直就是坑货 | p*******m
发帖数: 20761 | 8 Review of the Xiaomi Hybrid Earphones: Xiaomi have done it again
By Steven Johns · 2 hours ago 4
Xiaomi has generally received praise for their headphones and, over the last
few years, have released four generations with each building on the last.
Starting with the original pair that didn't get too much attention, through
to the second generation which some considered to have been re-defining "
Budget-Fi" by providing a lot of bang for very little buck. The Xiaomi
Piston 2 was very V-shaped, however, meaning that the sound was very bassy
and had a lot of highs at the cost of having very poor mids. Eventually
Xiaomi released the Piston 3 IEMs last year -- headphones which I personally
reviewed and found to have been much more balanced than the V-shaped Piston
2. For the price which they were being sold at - less than $20 - I found
them extremely difficult to fault; they produced great sound at a great
price.
Xiaomi seems to have now discontinued the Piston line and it's now being
succeeded with their Hybrid line. After spending several hours listening to
them in different environments, in different times of the day and to
different types of music I feel I'm now able to put my thoughts on paper and
formally review them.
The cable design is extremely similar, if not roughly the same, as that of
the Piston 3.
Design
The cable design is extremely similar, if not roughly the same, as that of
the Piston 3. Beginning with the gold-plated 3.5mm audio jack, we move
towards the aluminum headphone jack cover. It has the same 'circular'
etching and shape as the Piston 3, which I hope the photos will help explain
better than I can in words. The cable itself is braided Kevlar which
continues on through to the Y-splitter, at which point the cables are
sleeved in silicon instead. The right cable has a microphone and headphone
jack which has the same 'circular' design as the 3.5mm headphone jack cover
- all very similar if not the same as the Piston 3 - with three buttons for
volume and playback controls. It has a hole for the microphone on the back,
which when worn positions itself to be the side which your mouth would be
aimed at. Xiaomi also notes that the inner wiring of the microphone is
braided with Kevlar, intending to fix what appears to have been a problem
with build quality in the Xiaomi Piston 3.
I'm not really a big fan of the new design of the actual IEMs - they seem to
have taken a lot of influence from 1More's Piston Pod, which was a design I
generally didn't like. I can't explain the design as well as what the
photos show, but I can mention that the obviously-metal parts are actually
metal and the obviously-plastic parts are actually plastic.
Performance
Given the great performance of the Piston 3, I was expecting a lot from the
fourth generation headphones that Xiaomi is releasing, and they really did
deliver... with some caveats. The sound is not as well balanced as the
Xiaomi Piston 3, and they've readopted a somewhat V-shaped sound stage as in
earlier generations of the Piston. They're not completely V-shaped, with
the mids not being too heavily blunted, but they are missing enough, such
that people who listen to music with a lot of mids might miss them. I guess
it's more of a (-shaped sound (yes, the parenthesis is intentional). It's
still not a bad sound stage at all, though, and with the highs and lows
being more pronounced they are also clearer and more diverse than the Piston
3. I can easily say I prefer this sound stage to that of the Xiaomi Piston
3, and this time it really has the sound stage you'd expect from a more
expensive line of IEMs. I guess this is where the hybrid drivers really
shined.
Xiaomi [...] really did deliver... with some caveats.
Speaking of which, the drivers are what Xiaomi are calling "Klippel drivers,
" which are hybrid dual-drivers made up of both an armature driver and a
dynamic driver. The former is supposed to handle the highs and mids, and the
latter is supposed to take care of the lows. This isn't the first time we'
ve seen hybrid IEMs, but it is the first time they've been produced in this
price range and were historically a mid-price IEM luxury. The speaker
sensitivity in the Xiaomi Hybrid has increased to 101dB, whereas the Xiaomi
Piston 3 capped out at 98dB.
Once again, though, the headphones lack iOS compatibility. Actually, that's
not right. The headphones themselves work fine, but the remote has limited
functionality on iOS, with only the play/pause button working. These are
intended as a somewhat exclusive product for Android users and sort of gives
Apple users the shaft.
Sound leaking, noise cancelation
I haven't noticed any significant difference to the Piston 3 that I can't
write off as placebo. They're certainly not anywhere near what you'd expect
from active noise cancelation, but they are nevertheless closed-back IEMs
and subsequently have pretty decent noise cancelation and little-to-no sound
leaking by design.
Much like the Xiaomi Piston 3, you can comfortably use them in the office or
in a crowded subway without problems for either.
Accessories
The packaging in general was lackluster.
The packaging in general was lackluster. It lacks the display and whatnot
that came with the Piston 3, and the only thing it comes with are
replacement tips in three sizes in a non-resealable bag. I'm really not too
sure why Xiaomi went in this direction and it just feels all 'wrong',
especially when considering the Piston 3 came with a jewel case and the
entire thing just felt much more luxurious. I actually didn't notice the bag
of replacement tips at first and thought it didn't come with any, but as
writing this I noticed the small second box at the bottom of the packaging
and found the pitiful bag inside there.
Conclusion
Xiaomi has done it again and produced a pair of IEMs that continue to
destroy anything in, around and above the price range for a while. Xiaomi is
selling them for 99 RMB within China, which is roughly USD$16. Much like
the Piston 3, they're heads and shoulders above anything even remotely
related to this price bracket. They're well-built, well-designed and sound
pretty damn good too. The hybrid design of the IEM is certainly going to
have some sort of impact in the industry, if not for any other reason than
to challenge the current pricing structures.
I will be taking off a full point for the lack of iOS compatibility
I feel that these will takeover from the Piston 3's as being the best budget
IEM on the market, and will continue to put pressure on mid-range IEM
makers to up their game. They're worth every penny in this regard, but I
will be taking off a full point for the lack of iOS compatibility this time
around and reemphasizing my disappointment in the lack of a jewel case. That
said, I look forward to what Xiaomi will be producing in the future, and
will enjoy the next several months with the Xiaomi Hybrid Earphone.
The Xiaomi Hybrid Earphone will be released on the 11th of November, so just
about four days from now, and if you live in a country with an official
Xiaomi retailer you'll be able to pick them up for around USD$16. Otherwise
you can pick them up from resellers for around $20 shipped, but be aware
that the 'free' shipping method may take a few weeks. It's also worth
mentioning that if you've held out on getting the Piston 3, resellers are
already having sales in anticipation of the release of the Xiaomi Hybrid
Earphone and the price is only going down. |
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