Chris K.

I also sprung on one of those "too good to be true" $50 deals on amazon AN AUTHORIZED RETAILER. Yet the ones that I purchased were fake. I today went and purchased a real pair from best buy (full price, ugh). The sound is ,as you said, night and day difference. The big question. HOW DO I TELL IF THEY ARE FAKE? (mine came in a blue box) 1. Do they have incredible lows but low quality mids and highs? FAKE 2. Is the headphone connector L shaped as opposed to straight? FAKE 3. Do you have 4 sets of tips total (1 on the headphones 3 in a plastic bag)? FAKE 4. NO PROOF ON THIS ONE. The aluminum on my fakes was brushed vertically but on my real ones it was horizontal. 5. NO PROOF (manufacturing could have changed) the instructions are a small square on my fake ones and tall vertical on my real ones. 6. Do they cost less then $50? most likely FAKE I thought that this whole thing was just people making something of nothing, but I was victimized to, to my surprise though the logo didn't show any sign of wearing. If you get you new S4s and aren't impressed then there is something wrong. I hope that I can help people with this