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Bought Xiaomi Piston 2 from Geekbuying, not sure if they are original (pics attached) topic
Hello,
I bought Xiaomi Piston 2 from Geekbuying. Received them today and I'm not sure if they are original.
The inner part of the cone that connects the wire to the earphones has the letter L or R in embossed black (not orange/brown like mentioned in some forums).
The outer part of the cone has embossed "mi" logo.
They sound OK.
Are they original?
Thanks
I bought Xiaomi Piston 2 from Geekbuying. Received them today and I'm not sure if they are original.
The inner part of the cone that connects the wire to the earphones has the letter L or R in embossed black (not orange/brown like mentioned in some forums).
The outer part of the cone has embossed "mi" logo.
They sound OK.
Are they original?
Thanks
Pics and music on SD suddenly gone :( topic
Hey there, I'm hoping somebody can help me. All of a sudden this morning all 1300 pics and 600 songs just disappeared from my SD card. I pulled the battery and rebooted, still nothing. I had noticed last night that a few of the pictures were great out and had the image sideways in my gallery, I didn't think anything of it. I tried to delete the ones that are grayed out and they wouldn't delete.
Then this morning I noticed when I went to go and open one of my pictures it would not allow me to open it I could see it in the gallery but I could not open it full size. Thats when I get a second reboot, and all of my pictures disappeared. I thought it was the SD card because at that point it was saying blank SD card or SD card not compatible to your device. This is the same SD card I have had for years in multiple Samsung devices.
I can't even view the pics on my computer with a card reader. I have tried 2 different SD cards as well on my phone and they all "blank card or card not compatible "
The phone won't even let me format any cards.
I'm stuck. Any suggestions would be awesome. I'm not even looking to recover the pictures, I back them up to drop box so the only ones that were messing with the ones that I took yesterday and today, that is no big deal.
Then this morning I noticed when I went to go and open one of my pictures it would not allow me to open it I could see it in the gallery but I could not open it full size. Thats when I get a second reboot, and all of my pictures disappeared. I thought it was the SD card because at that point it was saying blank SD card or SD card not compatible to your device. This is the same SD card I have had for years in multiple Samsung devices.
I can't even view the pics on my computer with a card reader. I have tried 2 different SD cards as well on my phone and they all "blank card or card not compatible "
The phone won't even let me format any cards.
I'm stuck. Any suggestions would be awesome. I'm not even looking to recover the pictures, I back them up to drop box so the only ones that were messing with the ones that I took yesterday and today, that is no big deal.
Lg G3 Massive Battery Drain from bam_dmux_wakelock (Pics Included) topic
Alright everyone,
Some details about my phone before we begin-
I am a moderate user. I play some games, check emails, text and that's about it.
My phone is NOT rooted and obviously I am not running a custom rom, or a alternate launcher, and I haven't really modified many if at all any settings.
So, that being said I am experience some sever kernel wake lock issues form bam_dmux_wakelock for the past week or so. As you see in my picture, 6 out of my 7 hours of up time (off charger) has been kept from deep sleep, therefore destroying my battery time.
Today I have maybe 30-40 minutes total of screen on time, but not nearly the 6 hours of non deep sleep time.
I've turned off "okay google" detection, disabled wifi when screen is off, restricted background data for youtube, disabled google + (I don't use social media) and my brightness is on auto mode, typically around 35% when the screen is on.
If google can see this I would like to offer them a huge F you for changing the permission architecture so that gplay apps cant detected whats causing the wake-lock without root. They are pretty much forcing us to root our phones to access features locked meanwhile continuing to call android "Open Source"
Can anyone give me a recommendation on what are my options? Or should I really just root my phone, which I don't want to do (I have in the past but I haven't needed too with the G3 since it has everything I want without root)
Some details about my phone before we begin-
I am a moderate user. I play some games, check emails, text and that's about it.
My phone is NOT rooted and obviously I am not running a custom rom, or a alternate launcher, and I haven't really modified many if at all any settings.
So, that being said I am experience some sever kernel wake lock issues form bam_dmux_wakelock for the past week or so. As you see in my picture, 6 out of my 7 hours of up time (off charger) has been kept from deep sleep, therefore destroying my battery time.
Today I have maybe 30-40 minutes total of screen on time, but not nearly the 6 hours of non deep sleep time.
I've turned off "okay google" detection, disabled wifi when screen is off, restricted background data for youtube, disabled google + (I don't use social media) and my brightness is on auto mode, typically around 35% when the screen is on.
If google can see this I would like to offer them a huge F you for changing the permission architecture so that gplay apps cant detected whats causing the wake-lock without root. They are pretty much forcing us to root our phones to access features locked meanwhile continuing to call android "Open Source"
Can anyone give me a recommendation on what are my options? Or should I really just root my phone, which I don't want to do (I have in the past but I haven't needed too with the G3 since it has everything I want without root)
Review of SoundMagic HP200 audiophile open back full size headphones w/lots of pics! topic
This is a Review of SoundMagic HP200 full size open back headphones. http://www.amazon.com/SoundMAGIC-HP2...dp/B00DJ61FHY/
In my opinion SoundMagic is extremely underrated. A lot of people are familiar with their budget line of E10 in-ears and P21 on-ears headphones, all under with a great price/performance ratio, but overlook their line of full size audiophile over-ear HP150 and HP200 due to 0 price tag without realizing their performance comes close and in some cases even surpasses a higher priced Beyer DTxyz and Senns HDxyz headphones. As a matter of fact I can actually confirm this since I had a chance to audition DT880/990 loaners in the past and don't recall having the same WOW! factor effect after sub-merging in their sound where I felt bass accuracy didn't reach the same level and upper frequencies were more on a harsh side. Also, I have read a number of impressions with people praising HP200 over HD600 and even HD650, which is quite a compliment. I rarely review full size headphones since I focus more on portable footprint of IEMs, but with my previous review of HP150 and now a chance to review HP200 I had to make an exception. Here is what I found.
Unboxing and Accessories.
Let me first start by mentioning this is an updated 2014 version of HP200 full size headphones. Unlike recently updated HP150, according to SoundMagic HP200 design and tuning remained the same with an exception of a new packaging box and accessories aligned with HP150. In terms of packaging, it's a similarly designed (as HP150) black/white box with plethora of info about design details, specification, and description of accessories. Frequency Response graph, identical to the original HP200, is included too, and as I always say: It takes a lot of confidence and pride to put that on the box cover. Inside of the packaging box I found the entire space occupied by a rectangular carrying hard case box with headphones and all the accessories inside of it. Accessories still include the same airplane adapter, 1/4" adapter, 3 meter extension cord, but no longer a carabiner clip. This change is not accidental because SoundMagic also switched to a new rectangular shaped case introduced with HP150. The case is very Beyer inspired and has plenty of room to keep HP200 in a display foam cutout with a mesh pocket on the flip cover for storage of a detachable cable, extension cord, and other accessories. The original form-fitted case inspired by V-Moda was OK, but in my opinion it was too tight putting some pressure on the headband and its joints. If you really think about it, these are large headphones to begin with, and the case will be used more for storage and transportation rather than carrying it outside attached on carabiner. Regarding the cable, the original detachable part is only 1.2m which is great for portable gear listening, and if you need to extend it - you have additional 3 meters of a decent quality cable.
Unboxing pics.
Accessories pics.
Old vs New HP100/200 case pics.
Headphone construction and design.
Regarding headphones construction, I will probably use a few quotes from my original HP150 review. Next to each other, HP150 and HP200 look like twins from headband down to y-fork earcup attachment with the only major difference of a metal grill in open back design.
HP200 vs HP150.
The overall design is very solid, materials are high quality, the build is sturdy, and handling is creak-free. Starting with an oversized earcups housing 53mm dynamic neodymium drivers, these are attached to y-fork going to the main headband joint. Though they don't flip 180deg for a flat storage, each earcup does rotates 180deg for dj-style listening. Also with a help of an additional joint connection there is a unique feature where the whole earcup could swing up 90 degrees to open your ear without a need to shift headband. For a more compact storage HP200 folds inside of the headband with earcups on top of each other to occupy a minimum footprint, and you can also fold them inward symmetrically by extending the headband to fit earcups inside, though I personally prefer a typical Beats-style folding. Headband itself is metal reinforced with a very comfortable clamping force. The adjustment is very smooth and precise and has a marking on the metal band to indicate the steps when you adjust the height of headband. Inside of the band you have a soft padding, and the whole headband is wrapped in a soft quality pleather. Of course a big difference in comparison to HP150 is an open back earcups with a steel mesh grill cover. This cover provides a good level of protection and actually looks pretty cool, though I wish it wouldn't be painted because it can potentially chip down the road. On the other side, you have a plushy deep earpads that provide enough room between my ears and the drivers to avoid any contact. From my experience of using HP150 for extended period of time, earpads do get a bit hot but it's very tolerable especially with HP200 having a slightly weaker (in comparison to HP150) clamping force where sound isolation is not the highest priority.
Just like in HP150, HP200 has a removable cable with 3.5mm connector and twist-lock attachment mechanism located in the left earcup. Fortunately if you want to step up to a higher quality durable cable, I was able to use Lunashops silver-plated cable (http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=4561) which has 5mm slim housing that goes right inside of the connector.
With any other typical close back full size headphones I would have mentioned that a snuggly fit of earcups with comfy earpads and perfect amount of clamping force should provide a decent isolation, but these are open backs not intended for sound isolation from outside and to outside. The intent of these headphones is to provide you with the most life-like listening experience where as a consequence the sound will leak outside at a very noticeable level and you will be well aware of surrounding noise as well. In my opinion, open back headphones are not intended for public listening, and to enjoy them to their full potential you will need a private listening space. But in general to summarize the construction and the design, for a full size headphones with a rather large earcups HP200 felt very comfortable and lightweight on my head even during extended listening period, though I got a lot of complaints from my wife and kids to leave the room since a sound leakage was distracting.
Design detail pics.
Sound analysis.
So how do they sound? I would describe an overall sound as neutral reference type with a slightly v-shaped signature and more emphasis on higher frequencies. But in NO way this is your typical boring neutral signature with a focus on thin high frequencies reaching sibilance level. We are talking about a clear and a detailed sound with a nice extension at both sides of the frequency spectrum and life-like natural sound reproduction down to micro-detail level. Since I use mostly IEMs and closed back full size headphones, it was truly an ear opening experience for me to hear layering and separation of instruments surrounded by the air in 3D space. But it still felt a bit dry until I paired it up with an amp to breath a new life into a sound. You don't really need an amp to drive these, but to get the most out of HP200 and to keep their open 3D imaging - you need to find the right amp to make their sound shine. I found the best synergy when pairing HP200 up with Cayin C5 where I was able to preserve and even enhance its wide soundstage and to improve the dynamics of the sound taking this neutral signature to the next level with an improved balance.
Surprisingly with a silver-plated cable upgrade (as mentioned before) instead of making it sound brighter and harsher, it tightened up the bass, smoothed out the treble, and kicked it up a notch in micro-detail retrieval. Additionally, HP200 scaled up very nicely after I switched C5 bass boost on, adding more authority to the bass with a sub-/mid-bass boost, and weight to the lower mids with additional body to warm up the vocals.
But going back to the original description of the sound, here is what I found after about 60hrs of burn in. Bass of HP200 has a high level of accuracy down to a sub-bass (rumble) and a punchy mid-bass, though with a bit slower attack. I did find quality to be excellent, but the original quantity is on a neutral reference level, thus an amp is a big plus. Also, bass comes out to play only when called upon, and there is a clear separation from lower mids. As I mentioned above, bass scales up very nicely with an external boost or EQ, whichever you prefer. Mids are very lean at lower end and brighter and very detailed at higher end. They are slightly recessed which balances them out with the rest of the frequency range, and the bright nature of mids doesn't get too much in your face making them sound smoother. Vocals are very clear and detailed, and also benefit a lot from an amp's bass boost to add some body and warmth. Treble is crisp and bright yet under control without being sibilant, though it does get a bit hot in some of the tracks. But at the same time it's quite tolerable for an extended listening.
In comparison to HP150, HP200 has slightly less sub-bass and brighter upper mids/treble which leads HP150 to have a smoother warmer sound. But otherwise they are very comparable with the biggest difference of HP200 having a much wider airy sound due to an open back design.
Overall, I was very impressed with performance and design of HP200 full size headphones, but at the same time it made me a bit sad. With these headphones I was able to achieve a high level of accuracy and details, without sacrificing a bass quality, and scale up the sound beyond a neutral characteristics when properly amped. Also, the open back design really "opened" up a level of sound stage depth and width like I have never experience before. At the same time it made me sad because I can't use these headphones too often in my daily listening due to a privacy constraints, though moving forward I probably will be looking for any excuse to spend more time in our guest bedroom or in a basement when kids go to sleep because the sound leakage is quite noticeable. But regardless of that, it was a pleasure to experience an open back design and to be able to appreciate a true audiophile quality headphones while still maintaining a portable setup of my X5 DAP and C5 amp. Definitely gets my high recommendation!
In my opinion SoundMagic is extremely underrated. A lot of people are familiar with their budget line of E10 in-ears and P21 on-ears headphones, all under with a great price/performance ratio, but overlook their line of full size audiophile over-ear HP150 and HP200 due to 0 price tag without realizing their performance comes close and in some cases even surpasses a higher priced Beyer DTxyz and Senns HDxyz headphones. As a matter of fact I can actually confirm this since I had a chance to audition DT880/990 loaners in the past and don't recall having the same WOW! factor effect after sub-merging in their sound where I felt bass accuracy didn't reach the same level and upper frequencies were more on a harsh side. Also, I have read a number of impressions with people praising HP200 over HD600 and even HD650, which is quite a compliment. I rarely review full size headphones since I focus more on portable footprint of IEMs, but with my previous review of HP150 and now a chance to review HP200 I had to make an exception. Here is what I found.
Unboxing and Accessories.
Let me first start by mentioning this is an updated 2014 version of HP200 full size headphones. Unlike recently updated HP150, according to SoundMagic HP200 design and tuning remained the same with an exception of a new packaging box and accessories aligned with HP150. In terms of packaging, it's a similarly designed (as HP150) black/white box with plethora of info about design details, specification, and description of accessories. Frequency Response graph, identical to the original HP200, is included too, and as I always say: It takes a lot of confidence and pride to put that on the box cover. Inside of the packaging box I found the entire space occupied by a rectangular carrying hard case box with headphones and all the accessories inside of it. Accessories still include the same airplane adapter, 1/4" adapter, 3 meter extension cord, but no longer a carabiner clip. This change is not accidental because SoundMagic also switched to a new rectangular shaped case introduced with HP150. The case is very Beyer inspired and has plenty of room to keep HP200 in a display foam cutout with a mesh pocket on the flip cover for storage of a detachable cable, extension cord, and other accessories. The original form-fitted case inspired by V-Moda was OK, but in my opinion it was too tight putting some pressure on the headband and its joints. If you really think about it, these are large headphones to begin with, and the case will be used more for storage and transportation rather than carrying it outside attached on carabiner. Regarding the cable, the original detachable part is only 1.2m which is great for portable gear listening, and if you need to extend it - you have additional 3 meters of a decent quality cable.
Unboxing pics.
Accessories pics.
Old vs New HP100/200 case pics.
Headphone construction and design.
Regarding headphones construction, I will probably use a few quotes from my original HP150 review. Next to each other, HP150 and HP200 look like twins from headband down to y-fork earcup attachment with the only major difference of a metal grill in open back design.
HP200 vs HP150.
The overall design is very solid, materials are high quality, the build is sturdy, and handling is creak-free. Starting with an oversized earcups housing 53mm dynamic neodymium drivers, these are attached to y-fork going to the main headband joint. Though they don't flip 180deg for a flat storage, each earcup does rotates 180deg for dj-style listening. Also with a help of an additional joint connection there is a unique feature where the whole earcup could swing up 90 degrees to open your ear without a need to shift headband. For a more compact storage HP200 folds inside of the headband with earcups on top of each other to occupy a minimum footprint, and you can also fold them inward symmetrically by extending the headband to fit earcups inside, though I personally prefer a typical Beats-style folding. Headband itself is metal reinforced with a very comfortable clamping force. The adjustment is very smooth and precise and has a marking on the metal band to indicate the steps when you adjust the height of headband. Inside of the band you have a soft padding, and the whole headband is wrapped in a soft quality pleather. Of course a big difference in comparison to HP150 is an open back earcups with a steel mesh grill cover. This cover provides a good level of protection and actually looks pretty cool, though I wish it wouldn't be painted because it can potentially chip down the road. On the other side, you have a plushy deep earpads that provide enough room between my ears and the drivers to avoid any contact. From my experience of using HP150 for extended period of time, earpads do get a bit hot but it's very tolerable especially with HP200 having a slightly weaker (in comparison to HP150) clamping force where sound isolation is not the highest priority.
Just like in HP150, HP200 has a removable cable with 3.5mm connector and twist-lock attachment mechanism located in the left earcup. Fortunately if you want to step up to a higher quality durable cable, I was able to use Lunashops silver-plated cable (http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=4561) which has 5mm slim housing that goes right inside of the connector.
With any other typical close back full size headphones I would have mentioned that a snuggly fit of earcups with comfy earpads and perfect amount of clamping force should provide a decent isolation, but these are open backs not intended for sound isolation from outside and to outside. The intent of these headphones is to provide you with the most life-like listening experience where as a consequence the sound will leak outside at a very noticeable level and you will be well aware of surrounding noise as well. In my opinion, open back headphones are not intended for public listening, and to enjoy them to their full potential you will need a private listening space. But in general to summarize the construction and the design, for a full size headphones with a rather large earcups HP200 felt very comfortable and lightweight on my head even during extended listening period, though I got a lot of complaints from my wife and kids to leave the room since a sound leakage was distracting.
Design detail pics.
Sound analysis.
So how do they sound? I would describe an overall sound as neutral reference type with a slightly v-shaped signature and more emphasis on higher frequencies. But in NO way this is your typical boring neutral signature with a focus on thin high frequencies reaching sibilance level. We are talking about a clear and a detailed sound with a nice extension at both sides of the frequency spectrum and life-like natural sound reproduction down to micro-detail level. Since I use mostly IEMs and closed back full size headphones, it was truly an ear opening experience for me to hear layering and separation of instruments surrounded by the air in 3D space. But it still felt a bit dry until I paired it up with an amp to breath a new life into a sound. You don't really need an amp to drive these, but to get the most out of HP200 and to keep their open 3D imaging - you need to find the right amp to make their sound shine. I found the best synergy when pairing HP200 up with Cayin C5 where I was able to preserve and even enhance its wide soundstage and to improve the dynamics of the sound taking this neutral signature to the next level with an improved balance.
Surprisingly with a silver-plated cable upgrade (as mentioned before) instead of making it sound brighter and harsher, it tightened up the bass, smoothed out the treble, and kicked it up a notch in micro-detail retrieval. Additionally, HP200 scaled up very nicely after I switched C5 bass boost on, adding more authority to the bass with a sub-/mid-bass boost, and weight to the lower mids with additional body to warm up the vocals.
But going back to the original description of the sound, here is what I found after about 60hrs of burn in. Bass of HP200 has a high level of accuracy down to a sub-bass (rumble) and a punchy mid-bass, though with a bit slower attack. I did find quality to be excellent, but the original quantity is on a neutral reference level, thus an amp is a big plus. Also, bass comes out to play only when called upon, and there is a clear separation from lower mids. As I mentioned above, bass scales up very nicely with an external boost or EQ, whichever you prefer. Mids are very lean at lower end and brighter and very detailed at higher end. They are slightly recessed which balances them out with the rest of the frequency range, and the bright nature of mids doesn't get too much in your face making them sound smoother. Vocals are very clear and detailed, and also benefit a lot from an amp's bass boost to add some body and warmth. Treble is crisp and bright yet under control without being sibilant, though it does get a bit hot in some of the tracks. But at the same time it's quite tolerable for an extended listening.
In comparison to HP150, HP200 has slightly less sub-bass and brighter upper mids/treble which leads HP150 to have a smoother warmer sound. But otherwise they are very comparable with the biggest difference of HP200 having a much wider airy sound due to an open back design.
Overall, I was very impressed with performance and design of HP200 full size headphones, but at the same time it made me a bit sad. With these headphones I was able to achieve a high level of accuracy and details, without sacrificing a bass quality, and scale up the sound beyond a neutral characteristics when properly amped. Also, the open back design really "opened" up a level of sound stage depth and width like I have never experience before. At the same time it made me sad because I can't use these headphones too often in my daily listening due to a privacy constraints, though moving forward I probably will be looking for any excuse to spend more time in our guest bedroom or in a basement when kids go to sleep because the sound leakage is quite noticeable. But regardless of that, it was a pleasure to experience an open back design and to be able to appreciate a true audiophile quality headphones while still maintaining a portable setup of my X5 DAP and C5 amp. Definitely gets my high recommendation!
Updated Note 4 Verus Cases! (PICS!) topic
Hello everyone. So today I received my case review samples from my contact over at Verus, which are the new updated models to accommodate the Verizon models and I have to say, I am extremely pleased. I'll be doing a review of all the cases that were sent soon but here are some initial things I noticed.
Possibly new packaging?
The label on my previous Verus case didn't have the "[NEW]" tag on the back so this might be one way to indicate the new updated models.
New buttons?
In my review of the Verus Iron Shield, I noted that the buttons were incredibly stiff and difficult to press. Well not anymore. The updated Iron Shield's buttons are so easy to press and I no longer have any issues using this case.
I looked into the new Iron Shield further and here are some pictures to show the revisions. I couldn't find any difference in the aluminum frame but I did find some things on the inner TPU membrane. There's these new slots for the power and volume buttons. Not sure how these would affect button feel but yea... Also, there's a bigger cutout for the left side mic cutout.
Here are the pics:
Possibly new packaging?
The label on my previous Verus case didn't have the "[NEW]" tag on the back so this might be one way to indicate the new updated models.
New buttons?
In my review of the Verus Iron Shield, I noted that the buttons were incredibly stiff and difficult to press. Well not anymore. The updated Iron Shield's buttons are so easy to press and I no longer have any issues using this case.
I looked into the new Iron Shield further and here are some pictures to show the revisions. I couldn't find any difference in the aluminum frame but I did find some things on the inner TPU membrane. There's these new slots for the power and volume buttons. Not sure how these would affect button feel but yea... Also, there's a bigger cutout for the left side mic cutout.
Here are the pics:
Anyone got pics of the Galaxy Note 4 Case Neo Hybrid Metal? topic
Anyone got pics of the Galaxy Note 4 Case Neo Hybrid Metal?
The metal case, not the plastic one. Thanks!
The metal case, not the plastic one. Thanks!
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