[buffalowings]

I recently purchased a pair of grado 225i's but just for buyers assurance (me), could members w/ more experience please confirm whether they are genuine or counterfeits
 
 

 
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thanks!
 
James
 

 

[v3locity]

Took a look at mine with the pictures open and they look pretty much the same.  I'm not sure what differences would exist in a pair of counterfeits though so I can't really look for anything specific.  Overall it looks fine though. 

 

[az2123]

Do they sound awesome?
If yes, then they are real.
If not, either they or your ears are counterfeit.
 
Edit: But in all seriousness, yours look exactly the same as my old pair. The most important thing to check, however, are the drivers, rather than the housing. Look carefully through your grills and compare to these pictures: http://headphiles.org/index.php?topic=573.0

 

[MomijiTMO]

lol sif anyone copy them

 

[Ypoknons]

Yea, I mean if I was running a fakes factory I'd work on the Gaga headphones, easier to sell to unsuspecting people. 

 

[Region2]

Look real to me.  Same cheap looking box, foam, the cans look right.
 
Admittedly before you get into the GS1000/PS1000/RS1/2 I think Grados look fairly cheap so you'd think they'd copy something a lot trendier like Audio Technicas and the like.
 
And I agree with Ypoknons, they'd more likely copy the Beats line (all over NY especially in Brooklyn).  Though I've been, slowly but surely, seeing the Bower & Wilkins P5 around a lot more lately but this could be due to working Midtown and being very close to the Apple Store.

 

[zenpunk]

They look cheap and made of various kind of cheap plastics....Must be the real thing.

 

[vandread]

yup, that's was original.
 
same old looking cheap but good sounding cans.