11/09/2012

Spotting The Fake Beats By Dre

By Cecilie Blaber


Beats by Dre are headphones designs for individuals who enjoy rap and hip hop with extra base and louder music. These devices reduce distortion and improve the accuracy of the highs and mids with these DJ headphones than available with lower end headphones. Since Beats by Dr Dre provide additional thumping base, vocals are sometimes weak and overshadowed.

Owning these pricey in-ear or over-ear stereo headphones is something of which one can be proud. Only those without style, money or Dr Dre studio headphones are the only ones to disagree. In order to avoid spending your hard earned money on a fake consider the following ways to spot the authentic bargain.

Batteries are Duracell Brand and Wrapped

The authentic headphones are shipped with sealed Duracell batteries. Many of the fakes are from China where customs refuses to allow Duracell batteries to be shipped. While anyone can add unwrapped batteries after the wireless headphones reach the States, the authentic item has Duracell's that are 100% wrapped.

Packaging Differences



This face is very hard to print in the right contrast and duplicate exactly. The bright one is the real one, so the darker one is a fake. Counterfeits have no access to high end printers and they got no game when it comes to printing boxes like Dr Dre Studios.

Some Real Dr Dre Studio Have Darker Dr Dre Faces

Not all the boxes that have the darker faces are fake. While 90% of the fakes have dark faces, some have faces that are really bright. A more accurate method to identify fakes in addition to checking the face is to check the warranty code, located inside the battery cover. A call to Monster can verify if the code is authentic.

Look for Subtle Mistakes found on the Front Cover



To the left is the real package, while the one on the right is the fake.

Differences to Note

* Real box has printed in white "by dr. Dre", the Monster logo and words under studio. In the fake, the printing is in gray.

* The TM logo, located to the right of "studio" and under "by dr. Dre" are missing from the fake.

* The metal plate stamped with the B logo is too shiny in the fake.

* Fake has too much contrast between blacks and whites.

*Authentic box has a more natural lighting.

Additional Red Flags for Fake

Touring case of fakes have no plastic wrapping: it's the black case containing the headphones. Counterfeits are too dumb purchasing the plastic wrapper to wrap the boxes up so better check the next one. Authentic zip lock style pouch containing the airplane adapter shouldn't have a RED LINE.

Warning: EBay sellers may use original photos of Dr. Dre studio boxes they copy from Monstercable when selling a fake. Monstercable has discovered that some of their older pictures had no TM and feature a darker face of Dr Dre without the neck. Use caution of sellers claiming to offer the genuine Dr Dre Studios on eBay. Unless the seller has good feedback, avoid those using the stock photo.




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