WARNING: Fake Campfire Andromedas, Vegas and Solaris (Updated in 2022)

[Tiax]

The mids in the Andromedas sound rather rough, with very little bass extension. It just sounds a bit grainy

You've described my impressions of Andro 2019 almost exactly
The sharpness in the upper mids and the lack of bass made me sell them right away.

 

[ivanm]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qk4h-bu4TuWxFZ4pveIuhx3IqnFyYxbk/view?usp=drivesdk

Hi, I wanna know if these andromeda of my friend's is fake or not.
I live in Indonesia currently

I cant upload the picture, as there is no option here to post picture (only urls) *please, admin, help if u know something

Thanks a lot!

Anyway thanks in advance to any expert who wanna help!

 

[ivanm]

Andromeda
Authentic vs Fake
Obvious which is which
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Hello, could you help me to identify this : want to know whether this adromeda of my friend's is fake or not?
Here is the Gdrive link :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qk4h-bu4TuWxFZ4pveIuhx3IqnFyYxbk/view?usp=drivesdk

Sorry I cant upload the picture here, I have to upload the picture on my Gdrive instead
Thanks a lot

 

[Tiax]

Hello, could you help me to identify this : want to know whether this adromeda of my friend's is fake or not?

I would cautiously say, that they might be fake
Are they from aliexpress, with no box and no case?

 

[ivanm]

I would cautiously say, that they might be fake
Are they from aliexpress, with no box and no case?

Hi thankyou for the reply!

My friend said they once bought his andromeda "used" and without box nor case at all (only the IEM and the cable) - yes it's getting more suspicious.

He had no clue whether the previous owner bought from aliexpress or anyhere else. *as far as I can remember, he bought his used andromeda for "only" under 550 USD from the previous owner.

Okay so far, all the signs pointing more towards the conclusion that his andromeda is fake

 

[Darkeye999H]

Someone unfortunately bought this thing, he said its fake, too good to be true haha

From the same seller:

 

[hippotas]

Does anybody can tell me is this legit or not?

 

[CK Moustache]

Does anybody can tell me is this legit or not?

The screws on the IEM in the photo you posted don't look right to me, which would indicate that tit's not a genuine product.

Below's a close-up of mine (definitely legit as I bought mine from the only official retailer that existed here at the time).

 

[hippotas]

hm its still not as sharp as yours but mine was ver 1 and its pretty old should i return it

 

[Currawong]

Does anybody can tell me is this legit or not?

The screws are definitely suspect, as they look like the ones on the fakes. Can you show a picture of the nozzles and the cable socket?

 

[hippotas]

it does not come with the stock cable, no other accessories. And actually i returned it to the previous owner since he is not sure whether his iem is fake or legit.
In term of sound, it is quite good with very impact bass response for a full ba iems, wide and surreal soundstage.

 

[CK Moustache]

it does not come with the stock cable, no other accessories. And actually i returned it to the previous owner since he is not sure whether his iem is fake or legit.
In term of sound, it is quite good with very impact bass response for a full ba iems, wide and surreal soundstage.

That's another clue for them not being legit. In case of doubt, it's definitely always better not to get the product.

In my experience with several hundred IEMs, a large, three-dimensional soundstage is usually (although not exclusively) mainly created by specific tuning cues (recessed upper mids/presence range, elevated upper treble/super treble (the latter, in my experience, is especially responsible for the perception of spatial width); these tuning cues don't even have to be all that intense to lead to an audible effect on soundstage dimensions).

 

[Tchoupitoulas]

I'm resurrecting this thread because it seems there are now fake Classic Solaris IEMs being sold on AliExpress here. Note that these IEMs don't come with the retail packaging or the warranty card, or even the case. Please bear in mind Ken Ball's post above (here) stating: "ALL of our IEMs come with a warranty card and number. If you buying something that does not have full packaging, box and warranty cards then you are buying fakes. beware."

 

[rcoleman1]

IMO the AE vs. CA pricing alone lets me know they are fake. Period.

 

[Currawong]

I'm resurrecting this thread because it seems there are now fake Classic Solaris IEMs being sold on AliExpress here. Note that these IEMs don't come with the retail packaging or the warranty card, or even the case. Please bear in mind Ken Ball's post above (here) stating: "ALL of our IEMs come with a warranty card and number. If you buying something that does not have full packaging, box and warranty cards then you are buying fakes. beware."

Thanks for the update. You can see that there are clear flaws in the pattern of the mould compared to the original.