I bought a pair of MDR-V900 from ebay during Christmas time for $75 that turned out to be fake even though they were labeled "Made in Japan". I filed claim, won, and sent that crap back to seller. Just used $ to buy a used pair of Sennheiser HD-595.

 

Kevin - I did a double take, you are dead right. When new, the Sony's had hardly any bass and for monitoring, I don't normally encounter too much in vocal work. I burned them in for a bit and the bass filled out. I just fed some rock music through them and the bass has now become boomy and horrid. Not so much as a burn-in as being burnt.

 

 

 

If you order them directly from China, you can be pretty sure they are counterfeit.  They look good but sound lousy.  I complained to paypal and got all my money back.  I told the seller he can send me another $20 to cover postage back to Shanghai.

 

Giveaways:  Lousy sound, bag is cheap and Sony lettering is in black, and the plastic insert of the box.  Plus the box and packaging is thin and cheap.

 

The sad thing is, a lot of people can't tell the difference from listening to them.  I found them unlistenable.  They sound like $20 headphones, which is what they are.

hey had to revive an old thread.

 

I bought a fake v6 few years ago and really hated the sound so I just kept it in my drawer until now.

I took it out while I was cleaning and tried them on just for fun.

 

and what?? Batman!! They sound so much better than how I remember them.

 

It has a strong highs and comparably punchy bass rather than quantity bass. The highs can be harsh but 

It has a good instrument separation, good resolution, and spatial separation. I am comparing it to my HD650 and DT990

and these fake v6 do not sound like it is $300 cheaper heads. (I think I bought these for $40?? cant remember)

 

If I EQ the highs down, it sounds excellent. 

Do these fake v6s use same drivers but not tuned properly??

I bought a mdr-v6 for 40 (39.99 actually) bucks from amazon. It was a black friday deal. It was being sold by amazon directly (not just fulfilled).

 

 I am yet to get it as I am having it shipped all the way to India. Here's to hoping amazon hasnt started selling fakes...

 

First post BTW. Hello to all!
 

I bought mine off of Amazon, thru the "Amazon LLC" dealer.

i found my pair 100% authentic genuine.


but be careful people, some things may be too good to be true even on amazon.




note: Amazon is a trusted, verified Online dealer for sony.

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&identifier=S_Sony_Retailers

Amazon LLC is an authorized Sony dealer. so please be aware about it.

omg.. I compared mine and I found out that there is a huge chance that it might be a fake!!

1st: the bag has the word Sony in black. 

2nd: the drivers in the headphone is similar to the fake one

3rd: there is almost no "click" sound when I adjust the notch 

4th: the packaging is exactly like the fake one 

 

but the cord is wrapped up when it came and the cups to make full contact with each other when not folded up. 

 

The headphone has the word: made in thailand 

 

any chance of it that it might be genuine?

 

ps: I bought mine from Japan