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Fake Shure SE530?

post #1 of 7
10/12/10 at 7:34pm
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Well, while I was just looking around Craigslist, I found a deal for the Shure SE530s. The owner says he still has it, so I'm planning on purchasing it.

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/pml/ele/1994716651.html

However, I'm thinking it's a fake because it's only 120 Canadian dollars. Sounds too good, and hard to believe that the owner still has them. He/She even says it's available for testing. Not knowing how the Shures sound, it seems kinda fishy.
 

Any help is really appreciated.

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post #2 of 7
10/13/10 at 6:37am

I suspect that they're real as they have the cable problem. Trouble is, It will cost you at least another $150 when they break and you need a replacement which is probably close.

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post #3 of 7
10/13/10 at 1:23pm

Well, if they break you could spend $90 to get them reshelled into customs. But yeah, the SE530's have cable problems, which is why I had mine reshelled already.

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post #4 of 7
10/13/10 at 1:47pm

luckily mine are about a year old with zero cable problems

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post #5 of 7
10/13/10 at 1:52pm

According to the craigslist add, the molding is stripped on one side. Which means that it does suffer from the infamous cable issue. With that in mind, it is a reasonable asking price. I haven't heard of any SE530 fakes.

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post #6 of 7
10/13/10 at 3:33pm

I haven't heard SE530 fakes either. I agree that it's a reasonable price considering the cable issue. I'd really only consider them if you wanted to upgrade to more drivers and put in a custom mold or just put them straight into a custom mold however it won't be cheap if you go for the first option.

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post #7 of 7
10/14/10 at 9:03am
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Ah, thanks for the information fellas! Really appreciated.

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