Need help spotting fake Monster Beats by Dr Dre

Mister-M5

Hey

Today I'm going to look at a pair of Beats Tour by Dr Dre. I know the fake Beats are flooding in from Asia and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to tell the real from the fake?

I've watched all the videos on Youtube but I'm guessing as more and more people post these videos, the manufacturers are constantly getting closer and closer to the real thing?

I've told the guy that I'm driving about an hour to come see them and asked him not to waste my time. He assured me they were real and said he has the product serial number to prove it. They also have the Controltalk function. At €70 this seems like a steal as they retail at €159.

Just wondering if anyone has any advice? Any info I should be equipped with while going to see them?

Scubadevils

My advice would be to ignore any electronic product that has an artist endorsement such as Dr Dre - spend your money on a brand that focus on true sound quality such as Sennheiser. These are very good....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-Ear-Canal-High-Fidelity-Enhanced-Response/dp/B00125UBUG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288129802&sr=8-1

Edit - if you are totally set on buying these, maybe ask if the guy has a receipt?

Brian

Fake ones probably sound better.

cnocbui

Baza210 wrote: »

Fake ones probably sound better.

I know it is probably too late for the OP but for anyone else reading, just buy a brand like Audio Technica that is only noted for superior sound quality and not for being a fashion accessory. If it isn't seen as cool then there is less chance of fakes being made.

Einstein

totally agree...ignore the artist endorsed headphones. You may aswell just buy 30 of his albums. If you want proper headphones (over ear)

http://www.thomann.de/ie/sennheiser_hd25_c_ii.htm

Or Shure in ears.

Scubadevils

Einstein wrote: »

totally agree...ignore the artist endorsed headphones. You may aswell just buy 30 of his albums. If you want proper headphones (over ear)

http://www.thomann.de/ie/sennheiser_hd25_c_ii.htm

Or Shure in ears.

Indeed, bullet proof headphones and sound fantastic. I've had a set several years now and showing a little wear but they've been bashed around the place many times over the years and still work perfectly.

madmoe

Thinking about buying these lads - http://www.adverts.ie/other-electronics/beats-by-dre-tour/1088087

Not sure if they fake or not as he has no receipt but he did give me the serial number? Is there anywhere I can check this to see if they are genuine?

Cheers,
M

Brian

Even if they're real... it's terrible value. Buy something that sounds good instead like Fischer DBA-02s, Klipsch S4s, Meelec A151s... or anything else, really.

madmoe

Baza210 wrote: »

Even if they're real... it's terrible value. Buy something that sounds good instead like Fischer DBA-02s, Klipsch S4s, Meelec A151s... or anything else, really.

Cheers