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Is Headphones.com Legitimate?

post #1 of 21
7/29/11 at 2:56pm
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I signed up for their weekly headphone givaway offer last month and I apparently won this week's givaway, the Sennheiser HD238's.

 

I just wanted to confirm before submitting my address, is this a legitimate offer?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

*I wasn't sure where to post this thread so I decided to post it in the General Discussions area.*

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post #2 of 21
7/29/11 at 3:01pm

That's headroom's website they've been around before there was a head-fi

 

EDIT: whoop thought it was headphone.com


Edited by Nagasaki_Kid - 7/29/11 at 3:03pm
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post #3 of 21
7/29/11 at 3:07pm

I haven't bought anything from them myself, but they look like a pretty big retailer.

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post #4 of 21
7/29/11 at 3:52pm

Considering DavidMahler, headphoneus supremus is working there and that they are a head-fi sponser. They must be trustworthy


Edited by Nagasaki_Kid - 7/29/11 at 4:08pm
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post #5 of 21
7/29/11 at 3:58pm
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Originally Posted by Nagasaki_Kid View Post

Consider DavidMahler, headphoneus supremus is working there and that they are a head-fi sponser. They must be trustworthy


Wow I totally forgot to check out Head-Fi's sponsors list before posting this. Thanks for the confirmation.

 

I could have sworn I saw a promotional discount code for a 15% off your next purchase in one of Jude's latest posts...but it's no longer there I think.

 

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post #6 of 21
7/29/11 at 11:43pm
Congrats on the win.
Yeah pretty sure they're good
But I haven't bought from them
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post #7 of 21
7/29/11 at 11:44pm
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Originally Posted by Nagasaki_Kid View Post
Considering DavidMahler, headphoneus supremus is working there and that they are a head-fi sponser. They must be trustworthy


No offense to any of the parties involved, but just because a business entity is a Head-Fi sponsor doesn't make it trustworthy. There have been past incidents in which Head-Fi sponsors were found to be either shady or outright scamming people (i.e., Warren Audio and a couple of other Chinese vendors).

 

Also a "Headphoneus Supremus" title on a Head-Fi member doesn't mean that member is trustworthy either. That title is merely automatic whenever someone hits 1,500 posts (or at least it used to be, it may have changed). There have been plenty of previous reported incidents in which Headphoneus Supremus members have scammed other members in the FS forums. There are far more reliable indicators of trustworthiness on Head-Fi like FS feedback history, post history, and whether or not a member has attended meets - and if so, the resulting people impressions by other meet attendees.


Edited by Asr - 7/29/11 at 11:46pm
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post #8 of 21
7/30/11 at 12:39am

^ listen to this man! 

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post #9 of 21
7/30/11 at 2:01am
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No offense to any of the parties involved, but just because a business entity is a Head-Fi sponsor doesn't make it trustworthy. There have been past incidents in which Head-Fi sponsors were found to be either shady or outright scamming people (i.e., Warren Audio and a couple of other Chinese vendors).

 

Also a "Headphoneus Supremus" title on a Head-Fi member doesn't mean that member is trustworthy either. That title is merely automatic whenever someone hits 1,500 posts (or at least it used to be, it may have changed). There have been plenty of previous reported incidents in which Headphoneus Supremus members have scammed other members in the FS forums. There are far more reliable indicators of trustworthiness on Head-Fi like FS feedback history, post history, and whether or not a member has attended meets - and if so, the resulting people impressions by other meet attendees.


I see. So, in that case, has anyone had any experience with purchasing gear from Headphones.com?

 

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post #10 of 21
7/30/11 at 3:07am

They're legit,  but don't offer much of a value IMO.

Congrats on winning.

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post #11 of 21
8/4/11 at 4:51pm

I decided to order some SE215 along with the iPhone replacement cable from then, seen they had a 15% off discount and so far am extremely disappointed with their services.

I first contacted them through email on the 28th regarding the payment option with google checkout which they completely ignored and it honestly didn't bother me that much but it made me wonder if they just completely ignored all customers who had questions before making a purchase. Either way, after a few days went by I decided to place the order and it was all ok.

 

Today I received the package from UPS which only contained the headphones and not the iPhone replacement cable. I then went on to calling them and the number listed on their site as contact number was invalid. I tried calling several times from different phones and still nothing.

 

So now, I've sent them an email and its time to wait, see if they reply soon or not.

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT EDIT:

I have been talking to David, the past few days and it seems there was an IT problem on their end which made their emails not get through to customers.

After some chatting and testing on their end problem was resolved. David showed me proof that they had originally replied to my emails and was a very nice person to deal with. I would now fully recommend them to anyone as they have an outstanding staff that will help out with any trouble.

 

My products have arrived in perfect shape.


Edited by PXSS - 8/21/11 at 10:19am
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post #12 of 21
8/4/11 at 5:20pm
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Originally Posted by PXSS View Post

I decided to order some SE215 along with the iPhone replacement cable from then, seen they had a 15% off discount and so far am extremely disappointed with their services.

I first contacted them through email on the 28th regarding the payment option with google checkout which they completely ignored and it honestly didn't bother me that much but it made me wonder if they just completely ignored all customers who had questions before making a purchase. Either way, after a few days went by I decided to place the order and it was all ok.

 

Today I received the package from UPS which only contained the headphones and not the iPhone replacement cable. I then went on to calling them and the number listed on their site as contact number was invalid. I tried calling several times from different phones and still nothing.

 

So now, I've sent them an email and its time to wait, see if they reply soon or not.


Wow, I'm sorry to hear about your experiences. That doesn't sound too fun.

I actually think I void my chance to win the headphones since I submitted 2 entries.

 


Edited by miceblue - 8/4/11 at 6:34pm
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post #13 of 21
8/4/11 at 8:01pm
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Wow, I'm sorry to hear about your experiences. That doesn't sound too fun.

I actually think I void my chance to win the headphones since I submitted 2 entries.

 


Lol, let's just hope you have a better experience with them!

Congratulations on the win, btw!

 

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post #14 of 21
8/17/11 at 2:02pm
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No offense to any of the parties involved, but just because a business entity is a Head-Fi sponsor doesn't make it trustworthy. There have been past incidents in which Head-Fi sponsors were found to be either shady or outright scamming people (i.e., Warren Audio and a couple of other Chinese vendors).

 

Also a "Headphoneus Supremus" title on a Head-Fi member doesn't mean that member is trustworthy either. That title is merely automatic whenever someone hits 1,500 posts (or at least it used to be, it may have changed). There have been plenty of previous reported incidents in which Headphoneus Supremus members have scammed other members in the FS forums. There are far more reliable indicators of trustworthiness on Head-Fi like FS feedback history, post history, and whether or not a member has attended meets - and if so, the resulting people impressions by other meet attendees.

I agree with this.  There are other indicators of trustworthiness. 

 

With this in mind, I do wish to say that Headphones.com is 100% legitimate.
 

 

I've been talking headphones with you for years. Now I can help you with your purchase:) Sales Specialist & Headphone Guru @ Headphones.com
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post #15 of 21
8/17/11 at 2:05pm
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Originally Posted by PXSS View Post

I decided to order some SE215 along with the iPhone replacement cable from then, seen they had a 15% off discount and so far am extremely disappointed with their services.

I first contacted them through email on the 28th regarding the payment option with google checkout which they completely ignored and it honestly didn't bother me that much but it made me wonder if they just completely ignored all customers who had questions before making a purchase. Either way, after a few days went by I decided to place the order and it was all ok.

 

Today I received the package from UPS which only contained the headphones and not the iPhone replacement cable. I then went on to calling them and the number listed on their site as contact number was invalid. I tried calling several times from different phones and still nothing.

 

So now, I've sent them an email and its time to wait, see if they reply soon or not.


PXSS, please reach out to me directly at davids@headphones.com.  I do not see any emails from a customer regarding this.  I am happy to help you asap.

 

I've been talking headphones with you for years. Now I can help you with your purchase:) Sales Specialist & Headphone Guru @ Headphones.com
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