Fake Dr. Dre Beats headphones cost just $3 in China!

AbbieMay 13, 2013

Before ordering a shiny new pair of Dr. Dre Beatsheadphones from China you had better check they are the real deal as knock-off versions are showing up online from as little as $3!

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Fake Dr Dre Headphones have been on sale in China since the real headphones launched, but we didn’t realise just how cheap they are selling for! A quick search on Taobao resulted in Beats headphones priced from as little as 19 Yuan ($3) with Beats earbuds starting at 33 Yuan ($6).

The chances are pretty high that these fakes aren’t as good as the real thing, but as they look identical and come in pretty convincing packaging we imagine some less than honest resellers could try passing them off as the real deal.

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Abbie
Abbie is a self confessed Chinese phone addict! After cutting her teeth on the Meizu M9 she hasn't been able to keep away from Chinese phones keeping her ear to the ground especially for the latest Shanzhai and clone news!

Lexey
May 13, 2013
welcome to russia ahahaha lots ppl getting screw over with this stuff… but as my experience there are some really good knock offs that cost like 80$ for a pair of studios and quality of sound is good compare to cheaper stuff.. but i didnt try ear-buds yet ) but i will in like a month ahaha
- - Lexey
    May 13, 2013
    при том что: многие в Pаше ведутся на лейбл, и платят за поделки такие цены что настоящие не стоят ) Sorry about Russian )
    - May 14, 2013
      Такое впечатление, что ты открыл для себя интернет вчера 🙂 Не только в России люди берут подделки. На алиэкспресс достаточно глянуть на флаги покупателей. А там и Англия в том числе. Sometimes replicas had worth quality for undemanding buyers.
      - Lexey
        May 14, 2013
        Thats what Andi post up :”Before ordering a shiny new pair of Dr. Dre Beats headphones from China you had better check they are the real deal as knock-off ” thats what i answer : “welcome to russia ahahaha lots ppl getting screw over with this stuff” whats the hell is ure point ??? trying to say that ppl buy fake stuff in England also ??? well no shit SHERLOCK. Ppl does buy fake stuff online from all over the world! but idk where do you leave , but last year it was like every other corner had small shop with fake beats and crazy prices even in big shopping centers.
- Ace
  May 14, 2013
  I wouldnt touch beats fakes with a 10ft pole, but there’s some pretty damn nice ATH-ESW9 Knock-offs on taobao and some pretty decent original products. If you want earbuds, right now sony has the XBA1 on sale.

nagasaky2x
May 13, 2013
Well, real ones are not too far from chinese earphones, as they are overpriced quite a lot, you’d better buy some Superlux for 25$ as they beat the “beats” by far.
Adi
May 13, 2013
Hmmm. Umimobile India has promised to give the earphones free with a purchase of X2. Must be these fake ones!
yash3339
May 13, 2013
I’d gotten these free with my UMi X1 as ‘gift’ from the seller. I threw them away.
marcelocapille
May 13, 2013
got a pair of the ear buds from DX as soon as they appeared for 19 dollars… sounded good… for about a month… then went dead on left channel and never used it again… waste of money…
- IanDeMartino
  August 25, 2013
  My parents just came back from a trip to China and brought me back these eat buds. The packaging was convincing at first but a careful inspection revealed some shoddy craftsmanship (the red “strip” of paper coming loose and a few other things) but the buds seemed legit. I have never been an audiophile but they were better sounding than any pair of headphones I had ever owned (to be fair, I have never spent more than 25 bucks on headphones).
  Unfortunately my experience was the same as yours, and it didn’t even take a month, after about a week of enjoying them, the left ear went out.
  Price was spot on, my parents told me they spent seven bucks on them, a dollar more than listed here but not bad since I am sure my parents just screamed “TOURIST!” to everyone street vendor in the area with their mannerisms and dress.

anony
May 13, 2013
It doesn’t really matter, both fake and original sound like sh*t anyway.
Guest
May 13, 2013
welcome to russia ahahaha lots ppl getting screw over with this stuff… but as my experience there are some really good knock offs that cost like 80$ for a pair of studios and quality of sound is good compare to cheaper stuff.. but i didnt try ear-buds yet ) but i will in like a month ahaha
- Guest
  May 13, 2013
- Guest
  May 13, 2013
  при том что: многие в Pаше ведутся на лейбл, и платят за поделки такие цены что настоящие не стоят ) Sorry about Russian )
- Guest
  May 14, 2013
  Такое впечатление, что ты открыл для себя интернет вчера 🙂 Не только в России люди берут подделки. На алиэкспресс достаточно глянуть на флаги покупателей. А там и Англия в том числе. Sometimes replicas had worth quality for undemanding buyers.
- Guest
  May 14, 2013
  I wouldnt touch beats fakes with a 10ft pole, but there’s some pretty damn nice ATH-ESW9 Knock-offs on taobao and some pretty decent original products. If you want earbuds, right now sony has the XBA1 on sale.
- Guest
  May 14, 2013
  Thats what Andi post up :”Before ordering a shiny new pair of Dr. Dre Beats headphones from China you had better check they are the real deal as knock-off ” thats what i answer : “welcome to russia ahahaha lots ppl getting screw over with this stuff” whats the hell is ure point ??? trying to say that ppl buy fake stuff in England also ??? well no shit SHERLOCK. Ppl does buy fake stuff online from all over the world! but idk where do you leave , but last year it was like every other corner had small shop with fake beats and crazy prices even in big shopping centers.

Guest
May 13, 2013
Well, real ones are not too far from chinese earphones, as they are overpriced quite a lot, you’d better buy some Superlux for 25$ as they beat the “beats” by far.
- Yash Garg
  May 13, 2013
Guest
May 13, 2013
Hmmm. Umimobile India has promised to give the earphones free with a purchase of X2. Must be these fake ones!
Yash Garg
May 13, 2013
I’d gotten these free with my UMi X1 as ‘gift’ from the seller. I threw them away.
Guest
May 13, 2013
got a pair of the ear buds from DX as soon as they appeared for 19 dollars… sounded good… for about a month… then went dead on left channel and never used it again… waste of money…
- Guest
  August 25, 2013
  My parents just came back from a trip to China and brought me back these eat buds. The packaging was convincing at first but a careful inspection revealed some shoddy craftsmanship (the red “strip” of paper coming loose and a few other things) but the buds seemed legit. I have never been an audiophile but they were better sounding than any pair of headphones I had ever owned (to be fair, I have never spent more than 25 bucks on headphones).
  Unfortunately my experience was the same as yours, and it didn’t even take a month, after about a week of enjoying them, the left ear went out.
  Price was spot on, my parents told me they spent seven bucks on them, a dollar more than listed here but not bad since I am sure my parents just screamed “TOURIST!” to everyone street vendor in the area with their mannerisms and dress.

Guest
May 13, 2013
It doesn’t really matter, both fake and original sound like sh*t anyway.
Nathan
May 14, 2013
Girlfriend and I saw a guy selling these on the street of Shanghai last week. We asked him how much and his starting price was 28yuan. Both of us thought that price was far too cheap for them to be any cop.
Guest
May 15, 2013
Girlfriend and I saw a guy selling these on the street of Shanghai last week. We asked him how much and his starting price was 28yuan. Both of us thought that price was far too cheap for them to be any cop.