Fake Monster Dr Dre Beats Headphones & Monster Turbine

mr_sunseeker

I have just fallen victim to being sold fake Monster Turbine earphones from an Amazon marketplace seller so thought I would definitely warn others.

Original Monster Beats and Turbines are fantastic but to get them make sure you buy from a trusted seller. There is also a black-list on Monster's own website of who not to buy from, including an Amazon Marketplace seller.

Monster themselves now have a warning about fakes all over their own website.

Fortunately they were dispatched by amazon themselves on behalf of the marketplace seller and they have allowed me to return them for a refund.

There are a few youtube videos showing what the fakes look like for the DRE BEATS ones, but the Turbines differences for me were as follows:

1. The sound of the fakes was of reasonable quality headphones like those you get free with a mobile phone but bass was poor like cheap products. Some distortion after use for a month. Try to compare yours to other people's Turbines if in doubt - the sound is a lot worse. In a lot of USA airports there are stores allowing you to try a demo of Turbines and Beats, I found one in Orlando departures, also Dixons in Manchester UK Airport International departures has a demo for Dre Beats.

2. The end of the box on the fake is flat all across. The original is recessed in by 3mm and the box material a lot more sturdy, thicker card.

3. The fake box is a few cm smaller than the original box. Presumably so they could scan the original and print it with good quality still.

3. Inside the fake box the black felt type inlay which shows the earphones is
a plain simple rectangle for each earpiece. The original is a curved mould and moulded in the actual shape of an earpiece.

4. Do not place much importance in how or if the box is sealed when it arrives, it does not indicate fake or original.