Last Updated: June 12, References. This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Eric McClure. Eric McClure is an editing fellow at wikiHow where he has been editing, researching, and creating content since This article has been viewed , times. Learn more Beats are a trendy brand of headphones that fetch a high-end price tag at the store.
To spot a fake pair of Beats headphones, start with the external packaging. Look at the printing of the letters, the trademark logos, and the quality of the plastic wrap. Go online to see if the serial number is valid or already in-use. To avoid getting scammed, only buy expensive electronics from licensed retailers and remember: if a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc. Often, you can determine whether Beats are fake or not simply by looking carefully at the words on the box. Real Beats have a strong contrast between the letters on the outside of the package and the minimalistic background. If the letters are blurry, faded, or look like they were printed on paper and glued to the box, you may have a box of fake Beats.
This can make it hard to identify certain fakes. The Studio and Solo model of Beats headphones are the 2 higher-end models that are often faked. Both of these headphones have the model name printed in large letters on the side and back of the box. Compare the photo of the headphones on the box to an authentic package.
If the packaging is fake, the box may have been digitally edited. To look authentic, the counterfeiter likely had to replace the picture of the headphones on the box. Factory owners here have a nose for what's hot and what's not. And looking at the shops in Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei commercial district -- a destination for buying electronics, especially fakes -- Beats by Dr.
Dre are definitely hot, prominently displayed next to iPhones, Samsung gear and Nikon cameras. To look at them, some are clearly fakes with poor packaging and logo color schemes that are wildly different from those well-known products. Behind the shops and inside small rooms around the district, workers in their early 20s can be seen busily assembling counterfeit goods, such as smartphones and iPads. The long corridors are filled with cigarette smoke that drifts out from the tiny workshops as deliverymen rush by with their arms full of electronic components.
Everywhere you hear the sound of packing tape being wrapped around cardboard boxes. The counterfeit boom is fed, these days, by the rise of high-end headphones that Dr. Dre's audio products helped kickstart with the launch of Beats in , analysts say. Just a few years ago, few people would be ready to pay several hundred dollars for a pair of headphones.
Diddy putting their names to signature pairs, Beats is the hottest brand for stylish music lovers. More Videos FDA: Many online pharmacies sell fake Rx Rats sold as beef in China Richard Kramer, analyst at Arete Research, added that better audio quality in smartphones is also one of the main driving forces behind making high-end headphones viable.
In the U. In Europe, sales of headphones hit an all-time high in the first quarter of the year, figures from market research group GfK show, with premium headphones leading the way. At another Shenzhen store, a sales executive at a factory and trading company, connects a pair of fake Beats Pro to her iPhone and puts them on the reporter's head. The sound quality is surprisingly good. Consumers want good sound," she said, adding that she can deliver units of any Beats product by the following day.
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