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Head-Fier
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I've been searching around for a pair of monitoring headphones, and I can't help but wonder if some of the products I see on Amazon are fake. (N.B. The headphones are sold by third parties, not by Amazon itself) As I'm not especially familiar with these headphones (and their general market), I can't tell if these are scams or just low prices. Let me give a few examples:
AKG K240: $99 on Amazon, $99 on Sweetwater
AKG K240mkii: $124 on Amazon, $199 on Sweetwater
AKG K271mkii: $132 on Amazon, $249 on Sweetwater
AKG K601: $212 on Amazon, $349 on Sweetwater
What is going on here? Every other site I check matches Sweetwater's prices. These Amazon sellers are the only ones with the low prices (50% ~ 60% of the "real" prices). How can these be real headphones? Where do these headphones come from? Shenzhen? Are they refurbs? I really can't find much on the forum about this, and it certainly messes up the price ranges people quote (stuff like K271 are the best headphones under $200, or K271 is similarly priced to K240). I've read about other fake headphones (Sony MDR-7506, for example), but nothing about these AKGs. If anyone has bought these headphones from Amazon (especially these Amazon sellers in particular), please let me know what you think of them.
AKG K240: $99 on Amazon, $99 on Sweetwater
AKG K240mkii: $124 on Amazon, $199 on Sweetwater
AKG K271mkii: $132 on Amazon, $249 on Sweetwater
AKG K601: $212 on Amazon, $349 on Sweetwater
What is going on here? Every other site I check matches Sweetwater's prices. These Amazon sellers are the only ones with the low prices (50% ~ 60% of the "real" prices). How can these be real headphones? Where do these headphones come from? Shenzhen? Are they refurbs? I really can't find much on the forum about this, and it certainly messes up the price ranges people quote (stuff like K271 are the best headphones under $200, or K271 is similarly priced to K240). I've read about other fake headphones (Sony MDR-7506, for example), but nothing about these AKGs. If anyone has bought these headphones from Amazon (especially these Amazon sellers in particular), please let me know what you think of them.