Some of the more blatant differences I noticed between my real and fake pairs:   -For the fake box, the lid did not quite reach the bottom of the box. Ie there was a significant gap between the bottom edge of the lid and the bottom lip of the box. With the real box, the bottom edge of the...

seven, I'm leaning towards those being fakes, mainly because of the last picture. The lines surrounding the [S] are thick and relatively far away from the [S], exactly like in the fakes. Also there are some subtle physical characteristics that remind me of my fake pair I returned.

seven1849, that sounds pretty sketchy. when you get them post photos, but i think that the chance that they are fakes is very high. I don't think there is any reason for them to not be in the box. I got mine from an authorized dealer for $279. My first pair I got from an unauthorized dealer on...

I just ordered from razordogdeals, so I'm hoping I get them by Saturday (for $279, I was the only bidder). And mine were recessed, but only incredibly slightly. It's almost impossible to tell that they are recessed with the naked eye, it really was just apparent for me when I took zoomed in...

Quote: bjb, I've decided that mine are more likely fakes than not, although I'm still not 100% sure. Because:   1. In all the reviews I've read on the IE8s everyone says they have really boomy bass. I'm pretty sure this is not true of mine (although I have really nothing to compare...

bjb, I've decided that mine are more likely fakes than not, although I'm still not 100% sure. Because:   1. In all the reviews I've read on the IE8s everyone says they have really boomy bass. I'm pretty sure this is not true of mine (although I have really nothing to compare to). I listened...

Quote: bjb, I've decided that mine are more likely fakes than not, although I'm still not 100% sure. Because:   1. In all the reviews I've read on the IE8s everyone says they have really boomy bass. I'm pretty sure this is not true of mine (although I have really nothing to compare...

Quote: bjb, I've decided that mine are more likely fakes than not, although I'm still not 100% sure. Because:   1. In all the reviews I've read on the IE8s everyone says they have really boomy bass. I'm pretty sure this is not true of mine (although I have really nothing to compare...

Quote: For some reason I'm not able to edit my post but here is a link to the gallery that works: http://img42.imageshack.us/g/img4282oi.jpg/     Another thing I noticed was that the barcode starts at the 'R' in Sennheiser, not after it, but I forgot to take a picture of that.  

So I just got IE8's from amazon.co.uk for 150 pounds ($235) from a seller with almost exclusively positive ratings. But I honestly cannot tell if they are authentic and it's driving my insane. My initial reaction from listening to them straight out of the box was that they sounded great, but my...