Noise cancelling headphones - Page 9

divine · 14-04-2009, 18:12

I have to say, considering yours don't even have logos on them, i'd be inclined to say they were fake. However, yours do have some usual signs of genuine items such as a properly recessed mesh etc.

Christ, all this makes the extra money on less commonly faked models seem worth it alone

One issue that plagues the CX300 in particular though is that afaik, Sennheiser effectively buy in the case design and it's not exclusive, so in theory anyone can legitimately get those shells and use them for whatever they like.

LeperousDust · 14-04-2009, 18:17

Yeah i'd never even noticed that i'm missing the logo's Thing is the place i bought these from were selling £100+ Shures which i was debating. I really can't imagine they'd be fake

Boooooo

divine · 14-04-2009, 18:22

Shure used to have issues with fake E2c and E3c etc. though I don't know if they suffer so much with the SE range. If I was selling decentish fakes, i'd probably sell them quite expensive. Too cheap just arouses suspicion.

Mark · 14-04-2009, 19:45

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Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Wait glanced over what you've just written, and if i've bought fakes i'll be gutted

Given the price and the fact I'm not expecting them to last particularly long, fake or not, it doesn't bother me. If I'd wanted Sennheiser for the brand, I could see your point, but I didn't. One thing I didn't want though was microphonics but I don't think I have it in me to argue the toss, so I'll use them if I can and put it down to experience if I can't.

Not sure what you mean about the 'recessed mesh'. Gold/silver plugs isn't a guarantee until someone comes along with a pair of known-genuine CX300-IIs. My Sennheiser OMX70s have a gold plug and I'm 100% sure they're genuine (came direct from the Apple Store).

Matblack · 14-04-2009, 19:49

I'm tempted to upgrade mine soon, have been looking at the Zagg Z buds

MB

Mark · 14-04-2009, 19:57

While you're about MB, I'm on the smallest size of the supplied plugs (great to get some that actually fit at last, fake or not), so are the Comply foam thingies still likely to fit?

Ta.

Matblack · 14-04-2009, 20:01

The Comply foam buds should fit anyones ears as they are memory foam and compress down and then gradually expand within the ear canal until they form a seal

MB

divine · 14-04-2009, 22:00

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Originally Posted by Mark

Not sure what you mean about the 'recessed mesh'.

http://www.anythingbutipod.com/image...stinguish4.jpg

See how the mesh on the genuine article has a lip and so looks recessed, where as the fakes are just stuck on the end.

SidewinderINC · 14-04-2009, 22:40

So many fakes of everything on the market nowadays

I've given up trying to save a few quid here or there, and just forked out the prices at good reputable sellers.
Given up buying electrical stuff on ebay, had 3 fake microphones so far, all gone back with a letter of complaint.

Mark · 14-04-2009, 23:51

Thanks divine - my eyesight isn't good enough for that but looks closer to the real example to me. Still far from convinced.

One for the experience files though - if it looks too good to be true, it probably is - and a half-price auction on eBay sadly counts. Oh well. Going to sleep on it but at this point I'm inclined to close the PayPal dispute and have done with it.

14-04-2009, 18:12	#81
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	I have to say, considering yours don't even have logos on them, i'd be inclined to say they were fake. However, yours do have some usual signs of genuine items such as a properly recessed mesh etc. Christ, all this makes the extra money on less commonly faked models seem worth it alone One issue that plagues the CX300 in particular though is that afaik, Sennheiser effectively buy in the case design and it's not exclusive, so in theory anyone can legitimately get those shells and use them for whatever they like. __________________ Last edited by divine; 14-04-2009 at 18:15.

14-04-2009, 18:17	#82
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Yeah i'd never even noticed that i'm missing the logo's Thing is the place i bought these from were selling £100+ Shures which i was debating. I really can't imagine they'd be fake Boooooo __________________

14-04-2009, 18:22	#83
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	Shure used to have issues with fake E2c and E3c etc. though I don't know if they suffer so much with the SE range. If I was selling decentish fakes, i'd probably sell them quite expensive. Too cheap just arouses suspicion. __________________

14-04-2009, 19:49	#85
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I'm tempted to upgrade mine soon, have been looking at the Zagg Z buds MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

14-04-2009, 20:01	#87
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	The Comply foam buds should fit anyones ears as they are memory foam and compress down and then gradually expand within the ear canal until they form a seal MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

14-04-2009, 19:57	#86
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	While you're about MB, I'm on the smallest size of the supplied plugs (great to get some that actually fit at last, fake or not), so are the Comply foam thingies still likely to fit? Ta.

14-04-2009, 22:40	#89
SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	So many fakes of everything on the market nowadays I've given up trying to save a few quid here or there, and just forked out the prices at good reputable sellers. Given up buying electrical stuff on ebay, had 3 fake microphones so far, all gone back with a letter of complaint. __________________ No Sig.

14-04-2009, 23:51	#90
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Thanks divine - my eyesight isn't good enough for that but looks closer to the real example to me. Still far from convinced. One for the experience files though - if it looks too good to be true, it probably is - and a half-price auction on eBay sadly counts. Oh well. Going to sleep on it but at this point I'm inclined to close the PayPal dispute and have done with it.