I wouldn't buy them for $55. That was how much mine that were fake cost. The tin I don't think is a proper indication of whether or not you have fake earbuds. My tin from BestBuy looked just like my fake one minus the fact that the fake one's aluminum was brushed vertically and the real one was horizontal. The four rubber earbuds and cleaning tool came in my fake one, my real one had 3 pairs and no cleaning tool.
Question for you "inexperienced ear". Have you ever owned a pair of IEM's? (in ear heaphones). If you haven't, these would sound decent. If you have and they were a decent pair then maybe you just got a steal on these.
I don't want to push my musical taste on you but the song that I used to test mine was "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" by Coldplay. If it sounds like you are listening to bass with a background of vocals then sorry, they are fake. But don't worry, the real ones are worth every penny.
