Sony MDR-EX90LP Earphones. True Or Flase?
Sony gets the fake treatment
The first thing you need to understand is that the Sony MDR-EX90LP fall into the ’small and easy to replicate’ category, although in some respects the design isn’t a generic as those form Sennheiser and Creative. Unfortunately there are fake versions out there, waiting for you to waste your money. So don’t get all giddy with excitement, thinking you’ve bagged a good deal, when in fact you’ve just been suckered.
ebay page
http://reviews.ebay.ca/Fake-sony-MDR-EX90LP-earphones - great images with lots of small details
http://reviews.ebay.com%2FFake-Sony-MDR-EX90-guide - images of both fake and real
http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Fake-SONY-EX90-how-to-differentiate-Genuine-MDR-EX90-LP - poor quality images
ebay page - translated thanks to this head-fi.org post http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/beware-fake-sony-mdr-ex90lp-ebay-276901
http://testberichte.ebay.ch/Sony-MDR-EX-90-FAKES
head-fi.org comments
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/sony-mdr-ex90lp-real-fake-298765/#post4152869
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/another-real-fake-thread-264794/
Owners experiences and comments
http://www.avforums.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-670939.html
http://massanti.com/counterfeit-sony-in-ear-headphones-on-ebay-and-similar-places/
http://experience8.com/fake-sony-mdr-ex90-guide/
http://www.esato.com/archive/t.php/t-160770,1.html
Link Summary
- http://reviews.ebay.ca/Fake-sony-MDR-EX90LP-earphones
- http://reviews.ebay.com%2FFake-Sony-MDR-EX90-guide
- http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Fake-SONY-EX90-how-to-differentiate-Genuine-MDR-EX90-LP
- http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/beware-fake-sony-mdr-ex90lp-ebay-276901
- http://testberichte.ebay.ch/Sony-MDR-EX-90-FAKES
- http://translate.google.com
- http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/sony-mdr-ex90lp-real-fake-298765/#post4152869
- http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/another-real-fake-thread-264794/
- http://www.avforums.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-670939.html
- http://massanti.com/counterfeit-sony-in-ear-headphones-on-ebay-and-similar-places/
- http://experience8.com/fake-sony-mdr-ex90-guide/
- http://www.esato.com/archive/t.php/t-160770,1.html
Filed under: Sony EX90LP
The ones I received are exactly like the photos on the ebay page:
http://tinyurl.com/68yqrx
Are these fakes?
This seller has a great feedback rating, and the packaging looked very Sony-ish, though not the retail box.
what do you mean: “though not the retail box”. if that’s not right, then none of it will be. But ne of the best guides is the price.
If your dipping below half price, on a pair of (lets face it) easily replicated earphones like this, and like you say, you think there’s something iffy about the packaging, then put them all together and it’s doesn’t sound good.
Mind you with a little bit of research, the MDR-EX082 earphones, retails at around $29, less if you hunt around. For me, something doesn’t sit right.
send me a picture of the box if you can, that will be helpful.