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Beware of Fake Beats Mixr Headphone

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Hi All

I recently bought a new model of Beats Mixr heaphone. I compared to my friend's headphone which he bought earlier this year (2012).

We noticed that two headphones are in big difference. We went to authorized distributor and compare with their sample, Finally and unfortunately my headphone is a big Fake.

I share the information here and hope it will be helpfull to everyone.

 

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soundtech wrote:
Hi All

I recently bought a new model of Beats Mixr heaphone.

Where did you buy them? (That might also be helpful so potential customers can avoid the place.)

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RE: Beware of Fake Beats Mixr Headphone

Surely you are quids in.

Unless you are really in the know they look like beats which is all people buy them for, sound quality is not a factor. So you have something which looks like the real thing for a fraction of the price........result.

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RE: Beware of Fake Beats Mixr Headphone

This person is making the rounds of headphone forums promoting "beats".

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RE: Beware of Fake Beats Mixr Headphone

Yes, i like Beats Mixr, but personally i am very fed up with spending few hundred bucks for a fake phone. There are definitely next one will be cheated. i spread this new everywhere.

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Beats is a bad sounding headphone, so the difference between real and fake is like the difference between bad and worse. And spreading that around is not helping people to get better sound. You should try this on a fashion forum, not a hi-fi forum.

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soundtech wrote:

Yes, i like Beats Mixr, but personally i am very fed up with spending few hundred bucks for a fake phone. There are definitely next one will be cheated. i spread this new everywhere.

You still haven't told us where did you buy the fake from, so we are aware.

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dalethorn wrote:

Beats is a bad sounding headphone, so the difference between real and fake is like the difference between bad and worse. And spreading that around is not helping people to get better sound. You should try this on a fashion forum, not a hi-fi forum.

Woww there Dale, I totally agree but people are entitled to their opinion. Some people just seem to like them, according to their review WHF certainly don't seem to think they're that bad (3/4 stars is nowhere near what I would give them). 

You know it's funny that the guy complains of their fakeness and only point out areas where they look different to Beats and doesn't mention anything about sound so clearly he only bought them for the fasion accessory that they are. Ha I wonder if they improved  the sound by putting some random driver in there, let's face it they couldn't possibly be much worse. Ow now look what you've done you've dragged me in to the beats bashing.

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soundtech wrote:

Yes, i like Beats Mixr, but personally i am very fed up with spending few hundred bucks for a fake phone. There are definitely next one will be cheated. i spread this new everywhere.

So buy from an authorised dealer then you won't have a problem.

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quadpatch wrote:
Woww there Dale, I totally agree but people are entitled to their opinion. Some people just seem to like them, according to their review WHF certainly don't seem to think they're that bad (3/4 stars is nowhere near what I would give them). You know it's funny that the guy complains of their fakeness and only point out areas where they look different to Beats and doesn't mention anything about sound so clearly he only bought them for the fasion accessory that they are. Ha I wonder if they improved  the sound by putting some random driver in there, let's face it they couldn't possibly be much worse. Ow now look what you've done you've dragged me in to the beats bashing.

If you see where this person, and many other persons, have been spamming headphone sites (for example hifiheadphones uk), then you see it's not beats bashing. You might not remember the days when this same technique was used to promote Howard Stern the radio guy. It was fascinating to watch the process. Now it's beats, and BTW, while you believe in choice, they don't.

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RE: Beware of Fake Beats Mixr Headphone

I bought it from ioffer wibsite. they are many Beats Headphones.

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soundtech wrote:

I bought it from ioffer wibsite. they are many Beats Headphones.

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soundcheck wrote:
....I bought it from ioffer wibsite......

eggontoast wrote:
.... And you are surprised you brought fakes....

 

I blame the teachers !

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Willie Eckerslike wrote:

I blame the teachers !

You can't blame them really, if you don't actually go to school too often how can they teach you.

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