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  • Just buy it from the bose store online, or a reputable store like Best Buy or Futureshop, beware of getting deals on these online. And last but not least: If it's too good to be true (someplace selling them extremely cheap), it usually is.

  • The new ones don't come with a lanyard do they :P

  • Not all inner ear bose have the bit with holograms.

  • Great video, thanks

  • i fucking HATE these companies, i bought a pair of sony headphones from PLAY.com! and they were fake even though i paid a similar price to the legit ones. All of these fake copy companies should be destroyed and pay back every penny to the rightful owner,

  • I got my shit straight from the Bose store in KOP so I ain't worried.

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  • i got the bose fake i bougth today in the morning and i think that y lost ma money dont buy the fake cuz fake sounds lika shit !!!! fake dosent have bass

  • there is no difference between the 'fake' and 'real' earphones unless your really anal, they both look and sound the same and the fake ones are cheaper so i'll be buying them

  • Were could i get fake Bose in ears . Or would you sell me themm

  • U sound like Kenny Powers

  • how good the fake sound?

    

  • i know mine are real because i bought in a bose store lol

  • looooooool monk

  • Thumbs up if you're listening to this through REAL Bose in-ear headphones. =D

  • how do you find fakes so that you can avoid them?

  • do they make fake bose ie2 because I just buy it in amozn

  • Do you still got it?? are they that durable??

  • Fantastic video. This video is so easy to understand and follow. Thanks for all your effort in making this one. By the way I just bought mine off ebay and they seem genuine by your definition. They have every single thing that you mentioned.

  • im good i bought mine from best buy lol

  • Do the fakes sound good? I've seen em for like 10 bucks, and I want to buy them.

  • mines that I got recently don't have holes at the top and no emblem, are they real?

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  • @MrDeano324 damn really up oh, hopefully Bose accepts them back and give me new real ones

  • @curtflirt2

    Yeah hopefully. I have the same problem. (sorry, accidently removed my comment lol)

  • @MrDeano324 They Contacted me today and said that they would give me a discount on the IE2s for like 50 so I guess that is a bit of a deal back.

  • @curtflirt2

    Yeah, thats good. Athough you still lost the money on the headphones?. I am hopefully getting a full refund on mine. All this is abit of a pain to be honest. Bloody China and their bloody rip-off's they sell all over the globe...no wonder the are the only country not currently in recesion lol.

  • @MrDeano324 LOl everything is cheap but smartly made and everybody still buys the stuff. Smh. Good luck on the full refund though.

  • @MrDeano324 It's cool, still got it

  • fuck chinkys

  • google beatsinsider.info

  • Bloody Chinese.. Fakers

  • what does all of this logo off center, serial # on warranty card, etc etc have to do with great sounding headphones?? Mine sound great and I don't care if they are real or fake as I got them for a great price. You guys can debate real vs. fake and compare & contrast....I'll just be listening to my music and be real happy!!

  • the hologram on the black piece is only the latest set of headphones and same with the lanyard. I have authentic bose in ear headphones from bose itself.

  • how do you know one of them is a newer revision

  • can u help me, i have the same thing as the person above said, i have a lanyard , there are no holes on the headphones, no holographic sticker, case it perfect centered, box: picture on back looks barely blurry and darker, lettering is yellow green and headphones are not with the shiny plastic

  • Dude, you sound like Kenny Powers lol!

  • What about sound qualiy? every video always point out the fakes but they don't compare sound quality. Dumbs if it cheaper and it sounds great then it is a greAt deal, but you dimweeds don't point out the sound quality what the use of making this monotone video. Ste

  • @JCruzify1 couse its pretty """OBVIOUS :O :O :O" HAT THE REAL 1 SOUNDS WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER :D

  • i almost shit myself for a second ......i got the real ones

  • Hi, on mine:

    Faded / blurt picture on box

    Papery warenty card - no sticker

    Does have lanyard

    Carying case is all good

    Neither earpiece has a hole at the top

    Balance went after 2 weeks

    Matt finish on plastic

    No hologram on Blake box

    ARE THEY FAKE???

  • cool vedio .buy cheap headphoens on w w w.headphones uk sale.c o m

  • @caipingqun w w w.headphones uk sale.c o m sell fakes. Just go on my site and take a look.

  • I like this vedio.like this headphone.Buy cheap bose headphone on w w w.head phoes for sales.c o m

  • Just bought 5 sets from a guy in South Africa at £10.50p a pair another right off...

  • better order from bose.com so you have no problems =)

  • i just got fake bose for $30's and it comes with a lanyard. the box is the same packaging too.

  • Have you seen or heard of other Bose products that may be fake as well?

  • @CEOLISSS Bose OE (On Ear), Bose IE (In Ear of course) Quitecomfort 2/3. My advice: take two minutes to research your nearest online or offline Bose dealer and buy from them. Unfortunately in my investigations, I've found that some sties charge more for the counterfeit headphones.

  • I got some fakes today that are the oposite of those, they have all the traits of the real ones except the serial number on the cord

  • if you got the real or fake ones use both got screwed if you gt the real ones you got screwed for buying the hype and and paying way over the odds for a set of average headphones

    if you got the fake ones you probably paid much less and got a better deal since both will be of average sound quality

    i find this quite amusing cause the customer gets screwed ether way if you get the real or fake

  • @TheFreefa11

    What you're saying is absolutely right. But goddamn bro, learn to use punctuation.

  • As I was watching this I was afraid that mine was fake too but thankfully they're genuine. Phew. And I bought this from best buy so anyone wondering if theyre selling real ones, they are

  • Thanks again for the info. Sorry about the video response, I did that by accident! -Rich

  • thanks man i was just abut buy some amazing thanks

  • i was gonna buy of ebay but i nknew the deals were to good to be true, amazing what people will copy

  • why cant everything just be legit i mean c'mon there making fake headphones

  • Was about to buy headphones on craigslist for $40 but i figure they are probably fake. I wont even bother. Thanks for the post you saved me some money.

  • lol Bose = east indian PhD guy (now a naturalized US citizen) who established Bose Corporation (Genuine)...........brought Innovation and Busi-ness.......Bose (Fake corporation) = Chinese copycat corporation who lack originality......brought mind stagnation and Busi-mess !

  • what if you get yours at Best Buy?

  • Hey there, thanks for the info. Mind if I have your fake ones? I have the real ones and they are the only headphones that stay in my ears when I run but I don't want to sweat on them. Since the fake ones are constructed similarly, I figured I could just use those recreationally. Thanks mate! :)

  • Iz better ta pay full price....at best buy,or fry's instead of getting fake ass ones..

  • @DiggiDog420 best buy,or fry's says it all are they a reputable hi fi retailer do they actually know what there talking about or are they in with bose to over market a shit product to dumb people so both of them take your hard earned money and make a fortune off the stupid people that think there grate because of a multi million dollar marketing campaign in irrelevant magazines

  • would best buy sell the real or fake ones?

  • mine's a fake one, why? beacuse everytime i listen to an english pop, i always hear it in chinese. XD

  • @bahamutzero00 there not fake there the ie39's

  • Thanks! You save me from buying from crappy bose in ear from a shitty CHINA GUY!!! I'm chinese myself btw... what bout the IE2 and mie2/i? Does anyone know how to tell the difference.

  • Thanks! You save me from buying from crappy bose in ear from a shitty CHINA GUY!!! I'm chinese myself btw...

  • damnit ! I just got fakes as a Christmas gift - bought in Japan. No serial number and crappy sound

  • master fakers!

  • 4 haters made those freakin fake Bose headphones

  • bought mine for 60 from a person on kijiji. They have everything except for the sticker. Also, the base is kind of weak. However, the sound is very clear even when i put the volume to max.....real or not?

  • Who can make fake Bose headphones without getting sued?

  • thank you man, tomorrow i will probably go to someone to buy bose earphones ... they probably fake because of their price ... can you please check if there is dr dre fake earphones ?

  • nice job!

  • There are many fake ones, so can not compare like this video. (some have one hole, some have two holes) Only the true ones are identical, right?

    I just buy the fake one, already known, for 30$ but sound Amazing. after two days listening I came back and buy one more for my wife. Never regret.

  • What was the name of the amazon 3rd party seller? I found a piar for $64.99  + 3.99 shipping on amazon, and it says they are from bose...how is it cheaper on amazon then from bose plear help?!

  • What was the name of the amazon 3rd party seller. I found a piar for $64.99 + 3.99 shipping on amazon, and it says they are from bose...how is it cheaper on amazon then from bose plear help?!

  • 4 guy that work for the fake bose compagny watch this vid

  • on the box, the cable pic on the back on the fake one is bigger

  • just order them from bose..end of discussion

  • is this kenny fucking powers?

  • @mrkeelin

    FAKE BOSE HEADPHONES... YOU'RE FUCKING OUT!

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  • I'm thinking mine are fake but they have some things right and some wrong. Right things are 1- they have a lanyard 2- the packaging is real 3- they have both holes on earphones 4-they have the print central on the case. But they don't have 1- have the registration number 2- have a hologram on the black piece. PLEASE HELP

  • @brucey90210

    From your description I would say that yours are probably real. The only way to really tell is to listen to the sound quality. And always buy directly from Bose or a Bose authorized reseller.

  • @techcritiques

    I need help also. Mine have some things and not others as well. 1. Real packaging, 2. They have a lanyard, 3. They have the bose emplem in the middle of the case, not off center. The wrong things are, 1. No holes at all, waranty has no sticker and feels like paper. Are they fake?

  • @brucey90210 hologram ones are simply newer ones. yours are probably real, just a tad older

  • daaaayyyumm i just bought the fakes !!!

    but neither the left or the right had holes in em , i dint get the lanyard or the clothing pin, the case seems realish tho, sound quality is different in both,i didnt get any tips either, the silver pieces are dented

    i am now depressed

  • many thanks for a great video

  • nice video

  • I'm glad I saw this video,i baught the IE2 model earbuds a few hours ago.

  • i bought these of my friend for 20$ and the bass is fucking amazing well atleast better than the shitty apple headphones

  • Thank you very much for this video Charles! It is extremely well-done.

    I would have never known if not for you (well, I'm sure the sound quality would have been a tip-off and then I would have been scratching my head trying to figure out what was going on :)

  • wait i'm confused... bose actually ships fake headphones????

  • hey,i think that we have already lost ALL of the ear tips for those Bose earphones.Are there still anymore of those ear tips that could be bought?

  • Teanks you veri mutch

  • I got the real ones for christmas a couple years ago and they were the best pair of in-ear headphones that I'd ever listened to. Too bad one of the wires got pulled too hard and disconnected from the ear bud ): I really liked them

  • Soo.. The fakes one there is 1 real and 1 crap lol? So u get great sound from 1 ear and 1 ear crap lol?

  • I bet Bose is behind this as all fake products on the market..No way they would end up in the country if someone was not behind it .

    Their's major payola someone is making here.and for sure Bose is making a cut from it

  • The fake ones are fine they sound better than the reals

  • @pipesbitch

    Thats impossible the point of being fake is putting crap in them lol..

  • muy buen video, gracias por la explicación.

  • Thanks, I just met a buyer of the fake one and it is the same as the one in the video!

    he was selling them for 35 GBP which is half price the original one

  • i picked up ones a garage sale in perfect condition for 1 dollar. luckily they are real!

  • Yes the real one's have also the word's made in China only on the seperato by the cable! Because the are all esembled in china!!!

  • Only the newer version's of it has this holo Sticker! Real Bose in Late 2008 and early 2009 don't have a holo! But you can tell it by the real grill(not just shine metal), it has a fine struktur, both side a hole,more ibony-black color cable, double fixed to the plug (under the Coat of the Plug) the gold of the plug don't scratch! And it sound's real great!!!

  • Buy in bose store people

  • The fake Bose headphones probably sound better than the real ones.

    Bose products SUCKASS!

  • @JDubs878

    Dude did you ever try these out? They side unbelievably good. Retard.

  • im a big fan of bose.tnx for the info

  • I bought some real ones from Target and they have the holo sticker on the bass amplifier on the cord also, so its not just from Best Buy.

  • you know the bose sign on the headphones, is it suppose to wear off?

  • very clever lol

    if i had fake i wouldn't want to know i did LOL

  • I met 2 persons from craiglist trying to sell me those FAKE headphones, but thanks to this video I identified that they were FAKE.

    I'm going to but my headphones at Best Buy. Thank you so much for this help!!!

    Greetings!!

  • SO are you telling me that bose headphones cost so much cause I'm paying for hight quality packaging which I throw away after I get my headphones?

  • @kotapaka No because packaging cost very little they just do that so they look nicer in the store it cost less than $.90 more to make the higher quality packaging

  • @techcritiques for eartips go to W.w.w.bose.c0m /tips2

    just keep on registering with addreses u might be able to pick up at. Worked for me!

  • I was talking about the lanyard that comes with the real Bose headphones. The fake headphones do not have a lanyard included with them.

  • @techcritiques I bought some fake ones 2 days ago that came WITH the lanyard..

  • wats a lanier wat he said at 1:50- 1:51

  • @mexicanninja214 its to hold the earphones up much better if they slip too much

  • @BM1F k thanks

  • i just got mine for 30 $ from shanghai and this prooved they were original =D ty for vid

  • @hercooles2 same here... i got mine for $25 from guanzhou and they are original... The most important was the sound quality which I tested in the store :)

  • i hate fuckin china!!!

  • thank you so much, this video just saved me from buying a fake pair off craigslist. The man brought them to me and after inspecting the packaging for 5 seconds I spotted the fake with the blurry picture on the back. Thanks a million!!!

  • thank you so much, this video just saved me from buying a fake pair off craigslist. The man brought them to me and after inspecting the packaging for 5 seconds I spotted the fake with the blurry picture on the back. Thanks a million!!!

  • You can find the ear tips at the Bose website they are only $6.99.

  • Where Can i bur The Earbuds?

    i lost mine and i cant use my bose earphones

    where can i buy them an how much would they cost??

  • yes! i got the original

  • Very informative

  • made in china

  • Oh shit i think i got the Fake ones.....Im screwed

  • the reason one of the headphones sounds better on the fakes because the one hole means a sub in only one of them... i think

  • Mate no offence but amazon check the store if there selling fake products the store won't be able to sell on amazon

  • thanks teachcritiques you saved some lifes toaday good job man!!!

  • i read alot of reviews and this ones got low ratings and negative comments thats why i guess they mustve got the fake ones

  • who r they going to sell fake ones ?

  • Yes there is a difference in the sound quality. The fake head phones sound tinny and have very little bass. Also the fake ones I had I could hear a clear difference between each ear piece (left and right).

  • is there actualy a difference in the sound quality?

  • is there really a big difference in sound?

  • Thank you very much for this video. I'll gladly spend the extra money at a reputable retailer or online store. I've been temped by the lower prices of auctions and third party sellers but not after seeing this video. When in doubt, remember Murphy's Law.

  • damn,,,i think i have got real items from boseonsale. com ...............so cheap genuine bose

  • damn. I think I've got fakes.

  • FUCK I JUST RECEIVED THE FAKE ONES

  • @OSCAR7893 For real? That sux.

  • @OSCAR7893 lol

  • @OSCAR7893 ROFLMAO

  • @OSCAR7893

    I shouldn't be laughing but... YOU GOT PWND! 

  • Wow....Thanks for the video. I was just about to buy one on amazon and i'm sure i would have been getting the fake stuff.

  • So the only way you can tell if they are fake are by comparing two of them at the same time. Did you not know we are in recession, who da f**k is gonna do that. Sorry mate but this video does not help!!!

  • Bose keep slightly modifying designs and packaging, unless the the fakes are really bad, you have no sure way of knowing without comparing them next to a genuine set.

    When buying from sites like Amazon and Ebay, individual sellers should have a receipt from the point of sale as proof of purchase, especially when a headset can cost up to £300.00

  • LOL, what's the difference between fake bose headphones and real bose headphones!? nothing! they both suck!

  • thank you very much for answering my question!

  • I contacted Amazon customer support because I originally thought they were being sold by Amazon. But they put me in contact with the third party seller. And he gladly refunded all my money, when I returned the fake headphones to him.

  • how did you get your money back from amazon?

  • there is a bunch of variance, even among genuine bose. They've had more than one generation now, and even in one generation, theres a bunch of variance.

  • OMG i was expecting fake ones at 50$ but theyre real!!!

  • I'm really positive I got the real ones, I got them at cons, and they sound AMAZING!!!

  • You would be able to tell when your new Bose earphones sound really crap.

    Ohh no, sorry. The genuine ones sound crap anyway. My bad.

  • I will sell my fake ones if anyone is interested $40.00 they are still in the box never opened I paid $80

  • I owned both (unfortunately). I had to fiddle with the equalizer in my Zune to get a decent sound on the fakes, especially if I was listening to music with lots of bass. With the genuine ones, there was no need to mess with the equalizer at all--the bass was overwhelmingly pristine. You could almost feel the drums vibrate in your head without having the volume too high. The fakes are better than your stock iPod headphones though, I'll give it that, but I'll take the authentic ones anyday.

  • anyone know if there is a big difference between the real and fake, sound quality wise?

  • hey, i have the same box but the back is black, bought it for 149.

  • OMG

    are you saying that you bought fake headphones from amazon? :O

  • Fucken Chineese copy cats...

    Hey how do the fake sound?

  • @Dorisequador Probably just at shit.

  • Nice guide, there are other tells for fakes that Bose Tech Support can talk a buyer through. BTW, I received mine through a rewards card program, and the holographic sticker is on the "circuitry" node, so it's not a Best Buy-only feature. ;)

  • are the carrying cases actual leather?

  • are the REAL bose headphones made in china??

  • I was wondering the same thing, does it say "China" on the cord where you can attach and de-attach the headphones ?

    Do the real ones even contain the word "China" on the headphones or not?

    Somebody please answer !

  • Mine are the real ones and say China on the black plastic part wear the cord separates off into left and right ears.

  • Thanks mate, then I think that I got a pair of authentic headphones ^^

  • good guide

  • thanks very helpfull :)

  • lol who gives a fuck if you get fake bose ...they will both sound like SHIT regardless haha bose sucks...let me know when u use your brain and buy monster products< Get At Me !!

  • Whew, I got the real deal.

  • would amazon sell the real ones?