[david1978jp]

I don't have one with me. A friend saw them in person and sent me a link. There are two versions, one comes with beautiful box, looks like the official JVC product; the other so-called OEM version comes with earphones and pouch. As to their quality, CX300 sounds better and so much cheaper. In China, the street price for fake ones are $10 - $40, so you know it's fake. You do, however, need to be very careful when buying from ebay or unknown retailers - the real FX500 usually sells for $150 - $200;  the fake one might be priced at $80 - $120, which gives you the illusion that you are getting a decent discount for a real one. Most of fake sellers use stock photo (or, photos of real products), it's wasting your energy to look at them and try to figure out; beside, the fake boxes usually look very professionally done, it's difficult to tell.
 
Here are some photos, hopefully you can tell the difference.

 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 

(In this photo, the upper is fake.)
 

 

[KLS]

Why fakes always appear

 

[alphaphoenix]

Damn.  It appears they made it on eBay.  I asked the seller if they come with the standard JVC hard case and the response was "No".  The $50 price should be a give away.  Anyways, here's the link:
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280513731419&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
 

 

[2rooi123]

@alphaphoenix: i got one because he said it was made in japan. are you sure its fake?

 

[iponderous]

I can't tell the difference.  Where can I buy these?

 

[xtasi]

@iponderous
 
If you look closely, one is more shoddily made.  The wood, in particular isnt smooth at all and the plastic nozzle doesnt really seem to be attached as well.

 

[JosephKim]

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@iponderous
 
If you look closely, one is more shoddily made.  The wood, in particular isnt smooth at all and the plastic nozzle doesnt really seem to be attached as well.

um thats the real one.

 

[iponderous]

^ I was just being silly.  It looks like it's been run over by a car.

 

[alphaphoenix]

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@alphaphoenix: i got one because he said it was made in japan. are you sure its fake?

I don't know for sure.  The box says, "Made in Japan", but if you see "China" on the cable cinch like in the photo above, I bet it is.  Typically fakes are missing standard accessories.  I see no reason why a non-fake would be missing the JVC hard case, which in the case of the auction, the seller claimed it was missing.  This is very similar outcome to other fakes such as the infamous Sennheiser IE7/IE8 fakes missing key accessories.
 
But who knows, I'm interested in your impressions and observations once you receive it.  If it is real, you got one heck of a deal.  I would prefer to buy from an eBay seller from Japan, granted that isn't fool proof either. 

 

[koonhua90]

Since when the FX series are made in China? I thought they are only made in Japan...
 
Look at the stress relief and the metal plate on the back of the wooden housing, they are not even. Seems like the wooden FX series will be quite hard to imitate, with its intricate wooden housing and driver.

 

[2rooi123]

he got it directly from the manufacturer not the official dealer. thats why its very cheap but i think its genuine. cant wait to get them

 

[alphaphoenix]

koonhua90, I see you have or owned the FX700.  I love them when I had them and regret selling them - sniff, sniff.

  Definitely a huge step over the FX500 IMHO.

 

[koonhua90]

I still have the FX. One of the best dynamic driver universal earphone.

 

[alphaphoenix]

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I still have the FX. One of the best dynamic driver universal earphone.

Indeed.

 

[alphaphoenix]

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@alphaphoenix: i got one because he said it was made in japan. are you sure its fake?

Curious.  Have you received the bargain price FX500?