Fake from amazon?? So I just received a pair of CX300 (blacks) from Amazon direct that I ordered a few days ago. I opened them up, and they are nothing like the ones I bought for my wife a year and a half ago from a retail CC store.The lengths are slightly different, the cord material on the new ones is shoddy and bends on itself, the size of the housing is slightly smaller, and the jack itself is way smaller. The sound quality is not the same at all either.Has Sennheiser redesigned these to be cheaper recently? Because otherwise I have to assume Amazon direct sold me a counterfeit which kind of sucks. What do I do? Tell amazon and demand a new pair? Just return them and give up?Anyone else have this happen? Fake from amazon?? So I just received a pair of CX300 (blacks) from Amazon direct that I ordered a few days ago. I opened them up, and they are nothing like the ones I bought for my wife a year and... » Read More Fake from amazon?? So I just received a pair of CX300 (blacks) from Amazon direct that I ordered a few days ago. I opened them up, and they are nothing like the ones I bought for my wife a year and a half ago from a retail CC store.The lengths are slightly different, the cord material on the new ones is shoddy and bends on itself, the size of the housing is slightly smaller, and the jack itself is way smaller. The sound quality is not the same at all either.Has Sennheiser redesigned these to be cheaper recently? Because otherwise I have to assume Amazon direct sold me a counterfeit which kind of sucks. What do I do? Tell amazon and demand a new pair? Just return them and give up?Anyone else have this happen? « Show Less
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I really would like to listen more about purchases from those who bought this Sennheiser CX 300-B directly from Amazon.com. Right now I would not even trust the 3rd party seller in Amazon that selles earphones at full price EVEN with 100 % positive reputation. At least guitarsonmars seems to be a lucky guy who got a legitimate product. If more guys show up telling that they got a legit product from Amazon, I would be encouraged to regain my confidence with Amazon (only in with this product), but at the moment it seems to be rolling dices at best. More updates would be highly appreciated. Therefore, plz. anyone who purchased Sennheiser CX 300 write something here. I really would like to listen more about purchases from those who bought this Sennheiser CX 300-B directly from Amazon.com. Right now I would not even trust the 3rd party seller in Amazon that selles earphones at full price EVEN with 100 % positive reputation. At least guitarsonmars seems to be a lucky guy who got a legitimate product. If more guys show up telling that they got a legit product from Amazon, I would be encouraged to regain my confidence with Amazon (only in with this product), but at the moment it seems to be rolling dices at best. More updates would be highly... » Read More I really would like to listen more about purchases from those who bought this Sennheiser CX 300-B directly from Amazon.com. Right now I would not even trust the 3rd party seller in Amazon that selles earphones at full price EVEN with 100 % positive reputation. At least guitarsonmars seems to be a lucky guy who got a legitimate product. If more guys show up telling that they got a legit product from Amazon, I would be encouraged to regain my confidence with Amazon (only in with this product), but at the moment it seems to be rolling dices at best. More updates would be highly appreciated. Therefore, plz. anyone who purchased Sennheiser CX 300 write something here. « Show Less
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I just received a pair, and wrote about it here before I saw this. Your story sounds just like mine. Sound is terrible. I wrote Amazon about it. I guess I'll see what they (Amazon) are made of. As what to do. Send them an email. Look for "Contact Us" on one of the help pages.
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Just wanted to pass along that Amazon took back the opened package. Others I've listen to didn't sound anything like the crappy ones I received.Amazon has first rate customer service. I'm going to try a different pair from here. Any suggestions?
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I purchased mine through a third party and upon inspection they seemed very real and then I gave them a listen and wow! I'm sure they are real, they sound great and I have had so many pairs that I'm glad I got the real deal. It looks like hit and miss and I can't complain as my pair were very very reasonable in comparison to direct from amazon with free shipping. I'm glad to see these posts and forewarning about possible fakes with seem to be circulating. One note, I've noticed the third party who sold me mine no longer sells these.
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I also bought them 2 weeks ago and i also bought the same from circuit city and there is a huge difference between them. there is no bass or sound quality from the one's i bought from amazon. they sure are fake. i bought them direcly from amazon with free shipping.
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Wow, so you had to return a fake cx-300 sent directly from Amazon?Yes, I agree that Amazon customer service is first rate, but I am also conscious about my gas price (about 15 mins. ride back and forth from post office). More feedback like this would be appreciated. Thanks Hord Jr.!
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I just ordered these myself yesterday from Amazon (not a 3rd party) and hopefully I will not receive a fake pair. Did you order yours directly from Amazon and were there any visable signs on the packaging that would help me identify mine as fakes, before i open and remove the headphones from the package? The Sennheiser website has a description of the authentic packaging for comparrison. I also contacted Amazon to see if this problem can be addressed, hopefully before they ship my order. I look forward to reading any future posts to see how Amazon handles this.
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KLIPSCH S4 but not from e-bay or anyone not authorized to sell them....klipsck.com...you'll love em,or klipsch will refund money!!!There are FAKES made from who knows where out there,be careful where you buy em oki?The sound is simply awsome for the price.....c/net picked them the best buds for under $100 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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They are genuine IF you buy directly from Amazon and not through third-party sellers. Some sellers are legit but most are not. Also, if for any reason you think that you received a counterfeit from Amazon (which is rare) you can just simply return them.
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I just received my headphones from "StashurCash" and I too think I just got ripped off. I haven't opened the packaging yet, but I might just ship them back and hope I get a refund.
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I was also curious about this. My friend has a pair of M9 with the 45 degree plug that he got a few months ago, but the pair I ordered has a cheaper looking 90 degree plug, and the packaging is much different. I was unable to reach the manufacturer; the phone number listed on their website went to the voicemail of some guy named Marty with a strange accent. It's not a huge problem, as the headphones still work just fine, but I want to make sure I got the same product I paid for.If I'm able to find out anything else from the manufacturer or elsewhere, I will post it here.
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These headphones were made by beats but were really limited and sold out on their website pretty fast. As far as the ones I ordered I was under the impression they were real when I ordered them but when I got them they seemed fake to me. I have another (red) pair of power beats that I got from best buy and they were much better quality then the ones I got from Amazon market. Also like 2 weeks ago they broke the driver just kind of snapped off in my pocket. With all that being said all beats and fake beats come with warranty info and beats paperwork so it's hard to distinguish real or fake... I'd only buy some from beats website or an authorized retailer they have listed on their site like best buy or apple. Sorry for the lengthy response hope this was helpful
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Mine were real and I've had them for a while and I love them ... but i don't have any knowledge of any fakes sold, I got mine like new and they work fine, also if you have a huge case like survivor or otter box cases you need a new cord for them like 6$ a "male to male cord" but I do recommend these
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I purchased mine approximately a year ago and they work great. I cannot remember the name of the seller I purchased mine from via Amazon however they are 100% legit.As for if they are worth purchasing, because they come with the extra different sized bud's and in my case because mine have lasted (and I am hard on my headphones and electronics ) and still sound as good as the day I started using them most definitely money well spent!
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Read this guys: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/508796/monster-turbines-question Apparently the boxes were misprinted (an old batch perhaps). The box has since been updated (on the monster website). The earphones however, are what they were supposed to be, straight connectors and no cable slider.
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I don't see any authentic PX100 [original/classic] anywhere on the web or fleabay now. If anyone knows of authentic, let me know. and for you who use them, know them, know the competition - what's the alternative?I use mine for live sound - i'm a bassist and occasional guitarist - these work so stinking well with my personal mixer.... incredibly clean, do not color, efficient yet will not clip unless stupidity sets in.
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Thanks a million for your kind guidance about this headphone being sold by merchants other than Amazon. Now, I shall place my order with one of them, and thanks to you I shall rest assured that they are genuine Sennheiser, and not imitations. Thanks for giving up your precious time to enlighten us customers of Amazon. Much appreciated. May God Almighty bless you,
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LG reflective sticker on box shows authenticity. The coating on the blutooth is shiny. The fake ones are dull. The logo on bluetooth has the perfect LG printing. The fake one appears large and does not seem like the original LG logo (You have to really look at the LG logo to determine a real from a fake) The real one offers 3 sets of different earbuds sizes, and also a warranty card. Knockoffs does not offer a warranty card. Also buy from a seller that has good standings with amazon - the ones that have sold a lot of things (preferabbly in the thousands), and look for 4-5 star rating. Dont buy from 3 and under star rating. Good luck LG reflective sticker on box shows authenticity. The coating on the blutooth is shiny. The fake ones are dull. The logo on bluetooth has the perfect LG printing. The fake one appears large and does not seem like the original LG logo (You have to really look at the LG logo to determine a real from a fake) The real one offers 3 sets of different earbuds sizes, and also a warranty card. Knockoffs does not offer a warranty card. Also buy from a seller that has good standings with amazon - the ones that have sold a lot of things (preferabbly in the thousands), and look for 4-5 star rating. Dont... » Read More LG reflective sticker on box shows authenticity. The coating on the blutooth is shiny. The fake ones are dull. The logo on bluetooth has the perfect LG printing. The fake one appears large and does not seem like the original LG logo (You have to really look at the LG logo to determine a real from a fake) The real one offers 3 sets of different earbuds sizes, and also a warranty card. Knockoffs does not offer a warranty card. Also buy from a seller that has good standings with amazon - the ones that have sold a lot of things (preferabbly in the thousands), and look for 4-5 star rating. Dont buy from 3 and under star rating. Good luck « Show Less
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The ones i ordered from this site are from Bose.Where Bose gets them from? not my concern.
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That is something to bring up to Amazon, they post this photo. The ones we sell are real AKG product, and we only know of Q460 model in the U.S.
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I've read posts that there are third party sellers selling counterfeit Sennheiser products. Did you purchase yours directly from Amazon and not a third party? Just curious.
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Yes, these are genuine. You are right to ask, though... there are reputable stores that have sold fake versions of these (doubtless they were unaware of their lack of authenticity). I bought one from a popular online tech store at the same time I bought this one. The Amazon one was real, the other was not. I've spent the past 3 hours going over the details... there is no doubt about this unit's authenticity. (and it performs much better than the fake!)
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I bought mine more than a year ago. I don't remember clearly about the package, but from impression in the quality of the headphone I believe mine is genuine. And I'm the person who use headphone pretty intensively, if mine was fake, I would not believe how it can last for more than one year. Still using it now.The buyers who got unoriginal products possibly bought them from other seller other than JVC but leaving reviews here.