Does China make fake Sony MDR headphones?

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Does China make fake Sony MDR headphones?
Posted on: 09.06.2012 by Darlene Strohbeck
Just curious, because there's Sony MDR 7506 cans on ebay for $55 but I'd be lying if I didn't say that the fact that they're coming from "China" has me worried that they're fakes.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SONY-MDR-7506...#ht_832wt_1139
Corrin Penney
11.06.2012		I bought a pair of MDR 700's of flea bay for
Romelia Stankard
12.06.2012
Originally Posted by deevey
But in your case, you could get the originals from sony OR get the velour ones which people swear by for the Beyerdynamic DT250's which fit perfectly on the V6/7506 feel nicer (no sweating and apparently seal better) for $18 bucks ...

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-V.../dp/B0016MF7W2

Thats what i'd be going for if I were back home.
hmm those look interesting, thanks.
Rolanda Clodfelder
12.06.2012
Originally Posted by Xonetacular
yeah, they are useless...

Are those pads any good? I might just suck it up and get real replacement pads.
Well I was kinda stuck as importing is just not an option, they feel ok when broken in - and they are round rather than oval so takes a few months for them to adjust to the shape.

But in your case, you could get the originals from sony OR get the velour ones which people swear by for the Beyerdynamic DT250's which fit perfectly on the V6/7506 feel nicer (no sweating and apparently seal better) for $18 bucks ...

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-V.../dp/B0016MF7W2

Thats what i'd be going for if I were back home.
Romelia Stankard
12.06.2012
Originally Posted by deevey
OMG ... EXACTLY the same as ones I ordered on ebay ...

However ... the pads from these fit pretty well

http://www.cdrking.com/?mod=products...d=9299&main=34



... thats about $4 for the entire headphone! OR you can buy an entire MDR knockoff headphone and replace the cables drivers, earpads etc inside for about $10 hehe.
yeah, they are useless...

Are those pads any good? I might just suck it up and get real replacement pads.
Rolanda Clodfelder
12.06.2012
Originally Posted by Xonetacular
This reminds me a few weeks ago I ordered replacement ear pads for my sony mdr-v6s from china off ebay. They were $5 and I figured they couldn't mess up a pair of ear pads that badly.

china pads on top of the headphones, no way they will fit
OMG ... EXACTLY the same as ones I ordered on ebay ...

However ... the pads from these fit pretty well

http://www.cdrking.com/?mod=products...d=9299&main=34



... thats about $4 for the entire headphone! OR you can buy an entire MDR knockoff headphone and replace the cables drivers, earpads etc inside for about $10 hehe.
Antonetta Wikel
11.06.2012
Originally Posted by tokenasianguy
I was a bit puzzled by this because these headphones are such an inexpensive item.
Why would you be surprised by this when the Chinese pirate every movie on DVD & Blueray? DVD=$8-$10 knockoff sold in China for $1 My point is they pirate EVERYTHING!!! ans sell it for less. Most of it is SHITE, some of it is pretty good, ALL of it is illegal.
Danae Dumler
11.06.2012
Originally Posted by Flash101uk
They were well built replicas which made me believe they could be from a factory that was already kitted out to make the real deal but sony pissed them off or dropped them as manufacturer.
or the factory re-opens after it closes for the day and continues manufacturing the same product for the "pirate" market; happens a lot with other products.
Darlene Strohbeck
11.06.2012
Originally Posted by synthet1c
lol, it's just an extreme example of the price of headphones, I wouldn't pay that much... But i have had pioneer hdj1000 x 3 (I was a fanboy), denon hc1000, numark something, stanton something... I should have just got hd's as they don't really brake because they are made from very elastic plastic plus everything is replaceable on them and they sound fantastic.
I like the HD's except they squeeze the %*$%& out of my head, and wanted something that is more over-the-ear.
Corrin Penney
11.06.2012		I bought a pair of MDR 700's of flea bay for
Romelia Stankard
12.06.2012
Originally Posted by deevey
But in your case, you could get the originals from sony OR get the velour ones which people swear by for the Beyerdynamic DT250's which fit perfectly on the V6/7506 feel nicer (no sweating and apparently seal better) for $18 bucks ...

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-V.../dp/B0016MF7W2

Thats what i'd be going for if I were back home.
hmm those look interesting, thanks.
Rolanda Clodfelder
12.06.2012
Originally Posted by Xonetacular
yeah, they are useless...

Are those pads any good? I might just suck it up and get real replacement pads.
Well I was kinda stuck as importing is just not an option, they feel ok when broken in - and they are round rather than oval so takes a few months for them to adjust to the shape.

But in your case, you could get the originals from sony OR get the velour ones which people swear by for the Beyerdynamic DT250's which fit perfectly on the V6/7506 feel nicer (no sweating and apparently seal better) for $18 bucks ...

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-V.../dp/B0016MF7W2

Thats what i'd be going for if I were back home.
Romelia Stankard
12.06.2012
Originally Posted by deevey
OMG ... EXACTLY the same as ones I ordered on ebay ...

However ... the pads from these fit pretty well

http://www.cdrking.com/?mod=products...d=9299&main=34



... thats about $4 for the entire headphone! OR you can buy an entire MDR knockoff headphone and replace the cables drivers, earpads etc inside for about $10 hehe.
yeah, they are useless...

Are those pads any good? I might just suck it up and get real replacement pads.
Rolanda Clodfelder
12.06.2012
Originally Posted by Xonetacular
This reminds me a few weeks ago I ordered replacement ear pads for my sony mdr-v6s from china off ebay. They were $5 and I figured they couldn't mess up a pair of ear pads that badly.

china pads on top of the headphones, no way they will fit
OMG ... EXACTLY the same as ones I ordered on ebay ...

However ... the pads from these fit pretty well

http://www.cdrking.com/?mod=products...d=9299&main=34



... thats about $4 for the entire headphone! OR you can buy an entire MDR knockoff headphone and replace the cables drivers, earpads etc inside for about $10 hehe.
Antonetta Wikel
11.06.2012
Originally Posted by tokenasianguy
I was a bit puzzled by this because these headphones are such an inexpensive item.
Why would you be surprised by this when the Chinese pirate every movie on DVD & Blueray? DVD=$8-$10 knockoff sold in China for $1 My point is they pirate EVERYTHING!!! ans sell it for less. Most of it is SHITE, some of it is pretty good, ALL of it is illegal.
Danae Dumler
11.06.2012
Originally Posted by Flash101uk
They were well built replicas which made me believe they could be from a factory that was already kitted out to make the real deal but sony pissed them off or dropped them as manufacturer.
or the factory re-opens after it closes for the day and continues manufacturing the same product for the "pirate" market; happens a lot with other products.
Romelia Stankard
11.06.2012		This reminds me a few weeks ago I ordered replacement ear pads for my sony mdr-v6s from china off ebay. They were $5 and I figured they couldn't mess up a pair of ear pads that badly.

I was wrong- the pads are way too small and don't even fit at all. They are flat and completely useless.



china left, original right



china pads on top of the headphones, no way they will fit
Darlene Strohbeck
11.06.2012
Originally Posted by synthet1c
lol, it's just an extreme example of the price of headphones, I wouldn't pay that much... But i have had pioneer hdj1000 x 3 (I was a fanboy), denon hc1000, numark something, stanton something... I should have just got hd's as they don't really brake because they are made from very elastic plastic plus everything is replaceable on them and they sound fantastic.
I like the HD's except they squeeze the %*$%& out of my head, and wanted something that is more over-the-ear.
Zetta Radlinger
11.06.2012		Ive bought those from ebay and were not fake, great deal.. they even had the correct box but was a japan domestic model and was all in japaneese. One way to tell is if the headphone jack when you pull off the adapter it should have green lines
Corrin Penney
11.06.2012		I bought a pair of MDR 700's of flea bay for
Rolanda Clodfelder
11.06.2012		Back on topic:

Yes there is fake Sony MDR's

They sound shit, don't buy them, don't be scammed, only buy headphones from a reputable dealer.

Simple
Jonathan Chiuchiolo
11.06.2012		lol, it's just an extreme example of the price of headphones, I wouldn't pay that much... But i have had pioneer hdj1000 x 3 (I was a fanboy), denon hc1000, numark something, stanton something... I should have just got hd's as they don't really brake because they are made from very elastic plastic plus everything is replaceable on them and they sound fantastic.
Darlene Strohbeck
10.06.2012
Originally Posted by synthet1c
beats pro cost like $650 in normal hifi shops in Australia, hd25 are $399, hdj2000 are $500... thats a lot to make from a knockoff even at a fraction of the price of the original. And headphones rarely last more than a year without glue and gaffer tape so it definately adds up to a lot over a dj career.
I can't believe you put "beats" in the same sentence as Sennheiser HD25's...Don't even get me started on beats...

Also, you might not believe this, but I've had the low-end Sony MDR-V500's for my entire DJ career (14 years). No tape, just worn out leather.
Darlene Strohbeck
10.06.2012
Originally Posted by deevey
Did I just miss something ?... I'd hardly call $200 headphones inexpensive to the average person.
$200 is a pretty big stretch...Unless you were first in line back in the mid 90's.
Jonathan Chiuchiolo
10.06.2012		beats pro cost like $650 in normal hifi shops in Australia, hd25 are $399, hdj2000 are $500... thats a lot to make from a knockoff even at a fraction of the price of the original. And headphones rarely last more than a year without glue and gaffer tape so it definately adds up to a lot over a dj career.
Joesph Kasian
10.06.2012
Originally Posted by deevey
[*]Beats in-ear
I can vouch for this, my partner's brother bought some last month off eBay for
Rolanda Clodfelder
10.06.2012
Originally Posted by tokenasianguy
I was a bit puzzled by this because these headphones are such an inexpensive item.
Did I just miss something ?... I'd hardly call $200 headphones inexpensive to the average person.
Darlene Strohbeck
11.06.2012
Originally Posted by SirReal
China makes knock offs of EVERYTHING BTW.
I was a bit puzzled by this because these headphones are such an inexpensive item.
Elmer Kindinger
10.06.2012
Originally Posted by SirReal
China makes knock offs of EVERYTHING BTW.
Beat me to it.
Rolanda Clodfelder
10.06.2012		In a nutshell ..

YES!

There are knockoffs of 7506, Mdr-V6, v700's

You can generally tell by the packaging and their are vids on youtube on how to tell if you've been scammed.

Originally Posted by StephanV
Because probably the people buying stuff for dirt cheap from China don't expect to get the real deal. Fake doesn't necessarily mean bad, there's a lot of decent fake stuff out there.
There are knockoffs of

  • Sony
  • Pioneer
  • Technics
  • AKG
  • Beats
  • Shure


All the Above Headphones sound utterly crap with the exception of the powered beats studio, build quality is actually surprisingly good on all, but cosmetic imperfections on all of them.

However their knockoffs of
  • Beats in-ear
  • Sennehiser In-Ear


CAN be actually quite decent - but I would NEVER buy a pair online, I would always test before buying.

In an old post ages ago I'd decided to buy a pair of beats Tour knockoffs, basically because they sounded decent for my iPod and were ridiculously inexpensive and sounded better than a $10 set headphones from anyone else.

BUT I went through about 15 sets of them in a local electronics market until i found a set that did not have any defects, issues with the sound, all the correct accessories (earbud sizes, cable types etc).

I HAVE tried all the knockoffs of the sonys, pioneers,over ears and all were shitty+1.
Janella Gripe
10.06.2012		A good advice: Don't buy the fake ones. You can believe you buy the same for a cheaper price, but the quality of fake headphones isn't good. So you won't regret it to buy real, good headphone's
Joesph Kasian
10.06.2012		5 years ago my then-housemate bought the same headphones for the same price - they are absolutely awful fakes; hard leather, bad sound quality and an overall feeling of piss-poor build. Steer clear.
Pansy Shiveley
10.06.2012
Originally Posted by djproben
why is it people selling fakes like that still get 100% positive feedback on ebay?
Because probably the people buying stuff for dirt cheap from China don't expect to get the real deal. Fake doesn't necessarily mean bad, there's a lot of decent fake stuff out there.
Giselle Aversano
10.06.2012
Originally Posted by Jester.NZ
watch out for mdr700's especially as they are discontinued
one of the reasons I went with Sennheiser instead. i heard that they had been discontinued, and had heard the same thing from my local store since I wanted to try a pair as they still had them on their website. that lead me to believe that some other reputable suppliers who were selling them on their website might not be the genuine article, and so I decided not to bother and instead go with the HD25's, which I must say I do not regret one bit.

there is something on google/youtube on how to spot a genuine mdr700, but it's really only of much use if you can see the headphones in person before buying. i would perhaps look on gumtree or craigslist possibly, and pick up a decent pair used which you can see in person (assuming they do not live too far away) if you really want them that bad.
Latoria Kavulich
10.06.2012		watch out for mdr700's especially as they are discontinued
Danae Dumler
10.06.2012		why is it people selling fakes like that still get 100% positive feedback on ebay?
Antonetta Wikel
09.06.2012		China makes knock offs of EVERYTHING BTW.
Darlene Strohbeck
09.06.2012
Originally Posted by Mark Bastian
thread/nickname coherence. lol
I knew that would come up. I should know better than anyone else right?
Yukiko Beauvil
09.06.2012		thread/nickname coherence. lol
Darlene Strohbeck
09.06.2012		Thanks. Guess I'll just pay more to get them from an American seller. The price definitely seemed too good to be true.
Romelia Stankard
09.06.2012		Yes they do and you can bet those are fake. They make fake sony 700s, 7506s, v6s, pioneer hdj-1000s. Hell there are even some really convincing fake HDJ-2000s with cast metal frames and hinges on ebay.

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