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Fake Amazon black Friday sennheisers HD 598 SE

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Alot of people are complaining that the sennheisers HD 598 SEthey picked up off of Amazon on black Friday are fake units. It is highly recommended to look into it when you get them. Alot of them are failing sennheisers authentication check.

To make matters even more complicated though the alleged fakes don't seem to follow known patterns of the old fakes.

Some say the units they get are fake.

Some say real

Some say sennheisers authentication databases isn't up to date

Its been recommended if your headset does fail to contact sennheiser and apparently they can walk you through figuring out if your units are real. So do that before disputing with your CC/PayPal or contacting amazon.

Some links about the subject

http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1WMOITSCKW6GH/ref=cm_cr_pr_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B0126HISOO

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/3ux8bf/meta_users_reporting_fake_sennheiser_hd_598s_from/cxiirxh

https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/3uu6ks/anyone_who_has_bought_the_hd_598se_please_check/

Check your headphones (apparently notoriously undependable though, if you fail to pass dont panic, contact sennheiser directly)

http://qr-sennheiser.com/index.php?id=5&L=1&id=5

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well shit thanks for posting this I would have never known

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well shit thanks for posting this I would have never known

Ya my buddy pointed it out cause I bought a pair after Linus mentioned the sale. I've tweeted sennheiser but haven't heard back from them hopefully its an error on sennheisers end and we arent stuck with BS units

Edited with links by the way if you wanna look more into this, if you are looking for this thread im reporting it to be moved to audio so more potentially effected people will see it rather then it getting buried in general

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Ya my buddy pointed it out cause I bought a pair after Linus mentioned the sale. I've tweeted sennheiser but haven't heard back from them hopefully its an error on sennheisers end and we arent stuck with BS units

Edited with links by the way if you wanna look more into this, if you are looking for this thread im reporting it to be moved to audio so more potentially effected people will see it rather then it getting buried in general

Yeah I think I will be fine. I'm getting mine tomorrow so I won't know tell then.

 

 

ps. the reddit links are the same

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.1 Corinthians 13:4

 

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Yeah I think I will be fine. I'm getting mine tomorrow so I won't know tell then.

 

 

ps. the reddit links are the same

ya I cant check til friday and fixed thanks

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Yeah I think I will be fine. I'm getting mine tomorrow so I won't know tell then.

 

 

ps. the reddit links are the same

Something else to note, found on linus video on the headphones

Kato Boii 12 hours ago

What's up with this talk about HD 598 SE not checking as genuine on Sennheiser website's authenticity check page? I just read a few posts by some people who received their Black Friday purchase from Amazon.

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LinusTechTips 12 hours ago

+Kato Boii If you buy the SE from Amazon directly, it is legit. I've personally spoken to Sennheiser about it.

I got my link directly from linus so I think im okay but rather be safe and sorry and spread the word.

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Edited with link to authenticity verification

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Something else to note, found on linus video on the headphones

Kato Boii 12 hours ago

What's up with this talk about HD 598 SE not checking as genuine on Sennheiser website's authenticity check page? I just read a few posts by some people who received their Black Friday purchase from Amazon.

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LinusTechTips 12 hours ago

+Kato Boii If you buy the SE from Amazon directly, it is legit. I've personally spoken to Sennheiser about it.

I got my link directly from linus so I think im okay but rather be safe and sorry and spread the word.

yeah I think it might just be a bug with the authentication process

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yeah I think it might just be a bug with the authentication process

Lets hope, it probably is but better safe then sorry.

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Mine came up as "fake" but they look and sound good. I did request an exchange that will be here today. I'm curious to do a side by side, but I assume it's a database error.

That said if your going to put an authentication code on the outside of a box and it doesn't work... your asking for people to return/exchange until they get a valid pair. I expect someone at sennheiser is freaking out!

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Amazon probably commissioned a bunch of units for black friday and sennheiser haven't update all their authentication. It's highly unlikely to have convincing fakes on a month old product of such high quality and sold by Amazon.

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Amazon probably commissioned a bunch of units for black friday and sennheiser haven't update all their authentication. It's highly unlikely to have convincing fakes on a month old product of such high quality and sold by Amazon.

 

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The only fakes I'd worry about being sold direct from Amazon.com would have to be perfume and cologne due to how large that market is, particularly higher end such as Creed.

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I have both pairs sitting in front of me!!!   One pair passes the Sennheiser Authentication the other does not!  Side by side EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY THE SAME!  

 

Box- every sticker is in the correct location, every sticker is a sticker

Packaging- Same exact plastic, with white foam pads

Instructions/Manual- Neither had any

Cords-Same texture, length, and feel

Phones- same feel wieght, slide, sound, everything

 

Basically Sennheisers authentication is not perfect, I thought that from the beginning but it cost me nothing to prove it.  I will post some side by side photos later, but really its the same so there is not much point!

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