Haha I'm glad the crisis was swiftly averted! Good good I'm slowly feeling slightly better of the authenticity of the headphones....I'm soo glad I found this forum now! Although it did initially not have the soothing effect I was after haha! Thanks to all the guys who replied!

Thanks for the reply guys! I just had a niggling doubt - managed to pick them up for £89.95 free P+P! Great wee forum!

That's another thing that's throwing me a bit, both are missing the 125B sticker. Under each ear cushion is a 1227 sticker - which in another forum a member has posted the same number quoting it that it's the serial? Unsure just waiting for Audio Technica to get back to me now :) I'm about 95%...

Thanks for the reply, after consulting the seller he assures me that they are legit...he informs me that they are the ATH-M50 CWH and not the ATH-M50 WH...I still have a niggling doubt though, just the fact they were shipped from Sri Lanka, hopefully it's just my paranoia going into overdrive...haha

Yeh good luck with it and let me know how you get one, I've uploaded some pictures from my camera if anyone wants to have a look see....if they are fake they are good copies or maybe I am just being paranoid....  ...

Quote:     I have also purchased from this seller and I stumbled across this forum in my suspicions upon receiving my headphones. Costlowest seller states they are Australian based....but I received mine from Colombo, Sri Lanka? I mean the build quality seems, legit....but no 125B...