Counterfeit Beoplay

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I have been hearing more and more about fake Beoplay A1, A2, S3 and others that are being sold as new in flawless looking B&O sealed packaging.  Anyone else have any experience with this?  

-Tucker

Certainly seen some on auction sites. Usually packaging not quite right but they get better all the time. There was a flood of the earphones when they were new.

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovox.png Beovox.png
Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound-Stage.png Beosound-Stage.png
Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beosound-5.png Beosound-5.png
Beosound-2.png Beosound-2.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-Portal.png Beoplay-Portal.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beolit.png Beolit.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
Beocenter-2.png Beocenter-2.png
I nearly bought a pair of BL90 but my keen eye and years on this forum helped me spot the subtle details that were on closer inspection a sure sign of being fakes.

http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2012/06/Heimplanet-Geodesic-Inflatable-Dome-Tent-2.jpeg

seethroughyou wrote:
I nearly bought a pair of BL90 but my keen eye and years on this forum helped me spot the subtle details that were on closer inspection a sure sign of being fakes.

http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2012/06/Heimplanet-Geodesic-Inflatable-Dome-Tent-2.jpeg

Don't be silly, those are fake Pentas.

 

Here's a youtube video comparing real and fake Beoplay A1's.   Impossible to tell the difference without comparing the sound - and some might prefer the sound of the fakes...  😮

 

After being quite fascinated with all these fake listings I actually stumbled across what I believe to be counterfeit Beolab 90s!

What do you guys think of this?  

 https://world.taobao.com/item/557842341373.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.675ba573hoN7o0#detail 

 

Tucker wrote:

After being quite fascinated with all these fake listings I actually stumbled across what I believe to be counterfeit Beolab 90s!

What do you guys think of this?  

 https://world.taobao.com/item/557842341373.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.675ba573hoN7o0#detail 

 

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