yes it's a good idea, these fakes are getting better. I think they are on to this forum! in fact you can suspect anyone, even myself.
Let's say just for an example. I was to create these pairs of fakes and wanted to know what to improve? hh
There is that debate, however
1) If you really wanted to do that, all you need do is to buy the genuine thing. They'll tell you about how to perfect the design better than I ever could! There are lots of details I leave out. My eyes aren't what they used to be
2) I'm here to protect my money and the money of anyone else who thinks they've been had.
I defend fakeheadphones.com for the second time.3) Problem is that apart from a list of authorized dealers, there is no information on how to tell if the headphones you've bought are fake.
4) A lot of reviews by other people turn out to be sellers that want to promote their own fake headphone via our friendly auction site.
5) Who better to trust, than someone who's not trying to sell you something! That's why I haven't gone down the seller's route. Bar the fact that I'm trying to get my limp career as an artist off the ground, I think it would be as self serving as those who peddle this counterfeit stuff.
http://scarlettsart.wordpress.com/http://mscarlett.deviantart.com/I'd rather find trusted sellers like mymemory.co.uk and let them sell to you.
Now if someone likes to trawl this site then they're quite welcome and I'm sure they are, but more fool them. This site isn't simply about recognizing fake, but what to do when you have and how to fight for your money back. They might be able to produce a near perfect copy, but how can they stop me from getting a refund from the seller.
The contact that gave me the (what turned out to be fake) Red CX300II headphones stated that they would be sending the batch back and will be seeking a refund including VAT and Tax. E4 kingdom (see sponsor list) stopped selling fakes, and is now doing well selling good MP3 and MP4 players. O.K. it's a small result, but it is a result!
I'm not here because I think I will be able to put the counterfeiters out of business, I'm here because I saw that there was a significant problem in my chosen field of .... expertise, for want of a better word.
I stared fakeheadphones with not one ounce of my own information. I simply collated reviews from other sites and linked to them.
After realizing that some ebay reviews were a bit touch 'n' go, who else to trust with my own money but me, so then I started to write my own reviews.
Now fakeheadphones hasn't been able to stop sites like headphonesale.co.uk pooping up, but I'm not here as an individual thinking i'm going to take down every bad guy. I'm here because I know that I can trust myself. As it happens, others seem to trust me as well. The overwhelming content of this forum is made up from contributions from other people.
If companies like Bose, Shure, Pioneer, Panasonic, Sennheiser and Audio Technica with their legal teams can't stop people producing counterfeits I know I won't be able to. But If I can help by catching people out one at a time, then I'll have a go.
Like I said to the gentlemen who stated the same thing as you did about counterfeiters using this site to perfect their product I still say it's possible but given that they can buy the real thing from the likes of mymemory.co.uk, look at it, hear it, sniff it, pull it apart, I dare say that's it's unlikely they pay much attention to sites like this, or head-fi.org, or to reviews on youtube.... or reviews on any other of the sites that I link to.
Please also remember that although the above CX500 are good copies, not all counterfeiters produce headphones to that level. I've had good and bad counterfeits, fake headphones that the blind swordsman could discern.
Then there are copies like these CX500's, and I bet they sound every bit of their price tag? Most of the counterfeits I've heard sound dreadful, but the 'Original' copies are convincing if all you new about the CX's is that they have base. But there's no finesse to the sound, and they still won't convince a true CX owner.
And there is no consistency with counterfeits. Counterfeiters want to
'get by' '
make do' 'as long as they fool the average customer' and so you have the differing levels in the products. Some people purposely buy counterfeits ... well this site isn't for them.
I defend fakeheadphones.com for the second time.Lastly I'm here to protect my hard earned. If you're here for the same reason, then I hope the information given by everyone here helps. If you are here to perfect your counterfeits, then I'd say; spend a few quid and see, touch, feel and hear the real thing, then make your counterfiets ... and
we'll see if we can tell the difference
If I were to produce counterfeits, I simple wouldn't need to bother with this site, I'd get it right the first time! As someone who is taking an art degree, who's won prizes for my work, someone who got the 2nd highest mark out of over 70 students for life drawing, observation is 90% of drawing ... not the finish piece
It's a shame my eye sight isn't what it used to be, or else I would have come 1st
http://scarlettsart.wordpress.com/category/life-drawing-18/
