I didn't realize there the fakes looked that good. Crazy
WARNING: Fake Campfire Andromedas, Vegas and Solaris (Updated in 2022)
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Darkeye999H
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These fakes have been there for a long time already.
Bartosz
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Hi,
Have any of you encountered counterfeit Campfire Pathfinder?
https://www.olx.pl/d/oferta/sluchawki-hi-end-astell-kern-pathfinder-CID99-IDRJmOs.html
Have any of you encountered counterfeit Campfire Pathfinder?
https://www.olx.pl/d/oferta/sluchawki-hi-end-astell-kern-pathfinder-CID99-IDRJmOs.html
Yeah, that looks very suspicious.
Haven't seen any fakes of the Pathfinder at this point but you can never be too careful.
JohnSchmidt
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I bought one CA Andromeda Classic 2016 version from AliExpress $420 during the 11.11 sale
I expected it to be fake but when it arrived, I compared the sound to the one from Alo Audio store but they sound exactly as in exactly the same.
How can these be sold for half the price?
Imaging is 3d like,the space between instruments and vocals is generous
Soundstage is not big more like medium but it is big enough for me. Kind of intimate but not too intimate
Treble has good extension but not overly bright listening to bright songs like Faded and Different World by Alan Walker
Only disappointment is it lacks quantity in the sub bass rumble - it is there but it is weak
I expected it to be fake but when it arrived, I compared the sound to the one from Alo Audio store but they sound exactly as in exactly the same.
How can these be sold for half the price?
Imaging is 3d like,the space between instruments and vocals is generous
Soundstage is not big more like medium but it is big enough for me. Kind of intimate but not too intimate
Treble has good extension but not overly bright listening to bright songs like Faded and Different World by Alan Walker
Only disappointment is it lacks quantity in the sub bass rumble - it is there but it is weak
Bartosz
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Especially since the seller claims that the box was thrown away, he does not have a proof of purchase or a warranty card with a serial number.
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Does anyone know if there are Andromeda 2020 fakes as well? Im tempted to buy a pair second hand (including original accessories) but im pretty sceptical after discovering this post
Tchoupitoulas
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I'd be very careful. The fact that they've copied Andros in the past makes this a distinct possibility. The simplest thing to do is to approach any FS listing with caution and not to buy it if there's no original packaging. Also, it's not as though Andro 2020s are so rare that they never come up for sale, and it doesn't hurt to follow the maxim that if a FS listing looks to good to be true, then it is.
Finally, don't forget you can buy b-stock or used ones from Campfire Audio directly: https://campfireaudio.market/
JohnSchmidt
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I can confirm that the Solaris Classic I’ve bought for $599 from the same shop is indeed original not fake because it sounds just like the OG Solaris in my local Campfire Audio dealer’s demo unit
That is a huge saving the one at the dealer's store is $1,350 but no official accessories just generic eartips and cable. The 2 pin to mmcx adapter did not came with it I just added it in
Also sounds way better than the standard Solaris 2020 version but I’d rank it second to the Solaris 2020 Special Edition
That is a huge saving the one at the dealer's store is $1,350 but no official accessories just generic eartips and cable. The 2 pin to mmcx adapter did not came with it I just added it in
Also sounds way better than the standard Solaris 2020 version but I’d rank it second to the Solaris 2020 Special Edition
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Not to deflate your enthusiasm but I do not think "sounding the same" alone is evidence of being genuine. In the same way a painting is not declared an original, rather than a copy, based on looks only. Even if an item is genuine, when the entire packaging is missing there is a moral question how the item was originally sourced
JohnSchmidt
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could be old stock or the better b stocks or maybe even stollen but it does not matter imho as long as I enjoy the sound but i hope it is not stolen just used or b stock though i can't find dents or scratches
btw i rank CA IEMS from
1 Solaris 2020 SE
2 Solaris OG
3. Andromeda 2020
4 . Dorado 2020
5 Andromeda OG
6 Solaris 2020
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I can confirm that the Solaris Classic I’ve bought for $599 from the same shop is indeed original not fake because it sounds just like the OG Solaris in my local Campfire Audio dealer’s demo unit
That is a huge saving the one at the dealer's store is $1,350 but no official accessories just generic eartips and cable. The 2 pin to mmcx adapter did not came with it I just added it in
Also sounds way better than the standard Solaris 2020 version but I’d rank it second to the Solaris 2020 Special Edition
Im sorry but i think these are fake.. The 'ALO Audio Solaris' in the ad title is just like the fake CFA products sold through aliexpress that dont want to say theyre campfire, but instead say 'ALO Audio'
JohnSchmidt
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It doesn't' matter at this point because if they sound identical to the original I am happy to only pay $583 think about that huge discount.
I will be getting a graphing equipment and let's see how they graph compared to the ones in the dealer's shop
By the way Alo Audio is a parent company of campfire
This is where I got the rest of my CA IEMs from aside from the Andromeda classic and Solaris OG:
aloaudio.com
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