Hammy
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@JOEYBUCKETS I'll say with a fair degree of certainty that your set are not "fake". I put that word in quotation marks because by saying that they're not fake, I mean they probably are manufactured by Philips. Whether they sound like early-version X2s is something you can only decide yourself by listening to more than one pair. The fact they are glued is not evidence in and of itself that it's fake.
I was told the direct opposite of your information (see here) but I think the person you were in contact with has it about right. It's a manufacturing decision IMO, and it affects all 'new' pairs - not only those supplied to Amazon. I have seen both WOOX and Gibson pairs that are glued, but no non-glued Gibson pairs.
You're right about the pads not really going back on easily after removing them - they kind of just 'squish' back on and don't feel very secure. I scratched most of the glue off with something sharp (not ideal, for sure) and they stay on more securely now.
Did the back of your box say WOOX or Gibson? Personally, I've had 3 pairs and they've all sounded slightly/drastically different. I would want a WOOX pair, but there are certainly Gibson pairs out there that sound good (I have one of each sitting on my desk at the moment, and one terrible sounding Gibson returned).
Hope this helps.
I was told the direct opposite of your information (see here) but I think the person you were in contact with has it about right. It's a manufacturing decision IMO, and it affects all 'new' pairs - not only those supplied to Amazon. I have seen both WOOX and Gibson pairs that are glued, but no non-glued Gibson pairs.
You're right about the pads not really going back on easily after removing them - they kind of just 'squish' back on and don't feel very secure. I scratched most of the glue off with something sharp (not ideal, for sure) and they stay on more securely now.
Did the back of your box say WOOX or Gibson? Personally, I've had 3 pairs and they've all sounded slightly/drastically different. I would want a WOOX pair, but there are certainly Gibson pairs out there that sound good (I have one of each sitting on my desk at the moment, and one terrible sounding Gibson returned).
Hope this helps.