That's exactly what I thought, as my legit pair had both the flat grill on the left and the pouch on top.

I understand your points on buying those fakes (fake as in not sold by official Sennheiser resellers) is not a good thing, and that the fake-sellers are actually thiefs and fraudeurs. Your post has been very informative for me, so thanks for that ^^ One small thing though, you say that...

Quote: Originally Posted by chinesekiwi Oh no doubt this is what they do, it's quite well known fact. Ah okay, didn't know that. But this also tells you that for this type of fake, there's not really a way of telling which one is fake, unless you know that the seller bought it in...

Since nobody replied in the other topic and this is a pretty active forum, I figured I'd have to make a new thread to enlighten my case. The Problem To start with, here's the case. Once some time ago, I bought a genuine Sennheiser CX400 from a local shop, and I was quite happy with them as...

Well since nobody is replying, I'll make it short: Couldn't it just be that those chinese factories just produce for Sennheiser, and then when the quotum Sennheiser requested is met, they just 'keep the belts running' for a while and keep those for themselves? In that case, can't it just...

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I don't think these 'fake tests' are quite consistent. For instance, I bought a legitimate version from an internet shop for like 60 euro's. They were great, still are. On the other hand, I just imported a pair from China, and did a sound test: they sound exactly the same, they both sound...