Thursday 1 November 2012

Beats By Dre Buying Guide

By Cecilie Blaber


Beats by Dr Dre headphones are designed for hip hop and rap individuals who loves more bass and louder music. Less distortion plus accuracy of the Mids and Highs than most lower end headphones. Since Beats by Dr Dre is more on thumping bass, the vocals are overshadowed and weak.

Owning these pricey in-ear or over-ear stereo headphones is something of which one can be proud. Only those without style, money or Dr Dre studio headphones are the only ones to disagree. In order to avoid spending your hard earned money on a fake consider the following ways to spot the authentic bargain.

Check the Batteries

The authentic headphones are shipped with sealed Duracell batteries. Many of the fakes are from China where customs refuses to allow Duracell batteries to be shipped. While anyone can add unwrapped batteries after the wireless headphones reach the States, the authentic item has Duracell's that are 100% wrapped.

Packaging Differences



The face on the package is difficult to duplicate exactly and print with the correct contrast. Look for the package with the bright image. Most counterfeiters do not have access to high end printers so they cannot print the image like the real thing.

Some of the Real Headphones have Darker Dr Dre Faces

Not all the boxes that have the darker faces are fake. While 90% of the fakes have dark faces, some have faces that are really bright. A more accurate method to identify fakes in addition to checking the face is to check the warranty code, located inside the battery cover. A call to Monster can verify if the code is authentic.

Look for Subtle Mistakes found of the Front Cover



The left one is the real one while the right is a fake.

Differences to Note

*Real box has white "by dr. dre", MONSTER logo and wordings under studio while the fake one have them written in gray.

* The TM logo, located to the right of "studio" and under "by dr. Dre" are missing from the fake.

*The metal plate with B logo is very shiny in the fake one.

*Darker blacks and whiter whites on fake.

*Authentic box has a more natural lighting.

Few More Red Flags For Fake

Touring case of fakes have no plastic wrapping: it's the black case containing the headphones. Counterfeits are too dumb purchasing the plastic wrapper to wrap the boxes up so better check the next one. Authentic zip lock style pouch containing the airplane adapter shouldn't have a RED LINE.

Warning: EBay sellers may use original photos of Dr. Dre studio boxes they copy from Monstercable when selling a fake. Monstercable has discovered that some of their older pictures had no TM and feature a darker face of Dr Dre without the neck. Use caution of sellers claiming to offer the genuine Dr Dre Studios on eBay. Unless the seller has good feedback, avoid those using the stock photo.




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