hi to all...
i heard one of these fakes, called OEMS.
THEY ARE CALLED ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER,
and i bought mine here in one of the online distributor.
MONSTER TURBINE COPPER OEM cost $80 only.
how do they look?
well for me, i have'nt seen nor heard the original, but it looks as if they are CLASS A COPIED FROM THE ORIGINAL.
there are some faults in the designs, placements of some parts and it looks and feels a bit cheap.
i really wanted to buy the original but i dont know how to order online and delivered here in my doorstep.
and they are not available here in my country - PHILIPPINES.
poor of me....
and if ever the original would arrive here in my country it will cost around $400-500.
okey, go back to the topic, the packaging is like the original also, the accessories are not complete, they contain CHEAPPY AND EASY TO BE TORN TIPS (VULNERABLE), NOT MADE OF QUALITY RUBBER, AND the SUPER TIPS is like the original but looks DEFORMED in shape.
it's weird really...
and they all came from China.
There is a site online from China, like an Ebay, which sells a lot of these, maybe tons of these.
they offer a low price but in bulk, and i think mine came from one of this.
how about the sound quality? how do they sound?
awfully and disastrously distorted.
the bass department is boomy, you loose the mid and highs, lack a lot of details, no clarity and very dark...
no lusciousness like the klipsch s4.
no clarity like my ultimate ears 700.
imagine the ipod earphones that come with your player...
try distorting its sound, and like putting its bass x10, like that.
and like you are listening in a cave, the sound is coming from a cave.
sad to say...
sad to hear...
its no music at all.
its like noise and noise and only noise.
sometimes i wonder if someday someone out there might help me in purchasing the original.
i really want to have one of these coppers.
i returned the oems, and they gave my money back.
another lesson for me that i want to share to you:
Always buy the original, never settle for less in terms of quality.
they will not only offer a great companion in times of your commute, but also they will make you feel worthy of something a bit expensive... but in the end, you'll say... These are worth every penny.