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blasjw
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On 2006-07-19 07:20:06, IRFCA_WDG-3A wrote:
You definitely can't draw conclusions from the outer labels only.....you got to dig deeper to differentiate an original from the dupe.
Anyway, original vs dupe isn't an issue here - AFAIK, even many of the owners of the Original headsets complain of poor quality.
Interestingly I've tested 5-6 original HPM-70 headsets from my friends' W550s and W800s, and i'm yet to see a HPM-70 that gives poor quality sound.
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I got some black ones on eBay and I don't think they sound very good. Actually, the HBH-DS970 sounds much better. Maybe all the black ones are counterfeit? What's the best way to tell? Actually, they look pretty authentic to me. |
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triplea
Joined: Oct 12, 2006
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I bought my first silver HPM-70's from eBay about twoo weeks ago. At first I thought they looked very authentic (came in plastic bag, complete with separate bag for spare rubbers, little green tag like in happykhans picture, print on the plastic bags and so on...), but after a very close look I concluded that they where fake. The main give away was that the Walkman-print on the microphone unit was a bit wobbly. But I guess there are MANY different HPM 70-knockoffs, so just because your suspected fakes have the print error-free doesn't necessarily mean that they are authentic.
The eBay vendor has agreed to give me a refund if I return the phones. Still, watch out for digital_zquare!
I will post some pictures later.
By the way, how many of you got a neckband with your HPM-70's?
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ghostfreak
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On 2006-10-12 20:22:34, triplea wrote:
I bought my first silver HPM-70's from eBay about twoo weeks ago. At first I thought they looked very authentic (came in plastic bag, complete with separate bag for spare rubbers, little green tag like in happykhans picture, print on the plastic bags and so on...), but after a very close look I concluded that they where fake. The main give away was that the Walkman-print on the microphone unit was a bit wobbly. But I guess there are MANY different HPM 70-knockoffs, so just because your suspected fakes have the print error-free doesn't necessarily mean that they are authentic.
The eBay vendor has agreed to give me a refund if I return the phones. Still, watch out for digital_zquare!
I will post some pictures later.
By the way, how many of you got a neckband with your HPM-70's?
[ This Message was edited by: triplea on 2006-10-12 19:24 ]
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Do you mean 'e_zquare digital' ?
I just bought my HPM-70's from them yesterday!
The picture from ebay they posted:
http://www.ghostrx.net
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triplea
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Yep, that's the same seller. They used the same picture, anyway. The headset I received differed from the picture posted in several ways:
1) The picture shows a pearl white HPM-70, but the phones they are selling are silver.
2) The 3.5mm connector is different. Mine has 2 full rings around it, the one on the picture has 2 fat wedges.
3) The wiggly joint between the 3.5mm connector and the wire is different. Mine is ment to bend in 2 ways, the one in the picture only flexes one way.
4) The little plastic tube between the silver and grey main earpiece housing is cut with an angle on the picture. Mine is straight.
So, the picture shows an authentic, pearl white HPM-70. You will receive a fake silver one. Try to return it.
Sorry to break the bad news for you 
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not all black hpm70s are fake or imitation... remember this one
and this is mine.
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ghostfreak
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The black ones looks nice!
I'll take some pics of my HPM-70's when I get them and post them here.
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lazeeboy
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i've got the black one too. using it with my K610i. at first i had to adjust a bit 'coz it was my first time to use in-ear buds. now i'm ok with it. 
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yes lazeeboy, its kinda awkward at foist... but when you gotsta use to it... then its quite fine... its loud coz its deep within yer ears... and you only need to use about 3 bars of your volume... 4 is just too loud for me...
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tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
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i just bought my hpm-70 two days ago and finally have the real sound in my ears. but now i have a problem, i have an ear-ache and head-ache. i've worn them too much time!!! 
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vizzpv
Joined: Sep 24, 2006
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i plan to get a headset , probably Hpm-70 for my k750i .. any sugestions ?
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QuickShare
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HPM-70 with K750 are great combination.. go for it and you'll never regreat
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vizzpv
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On 2006-10-14 01:02:12, QuickShare wrote:
HPM-70 with K750 are great combination.. go for it and you'll never regreat
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Thanks QuickShare!, Offtopic.. can i patch my CID49 with anything using the dcu-60 ?
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doublecheese
Joined: Sep 12, 2006
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After several test l made I decided that I will only use the 3.5mm plug of my HPM 70s rather than the whole thing. Now I am using the original headphones of my Ipod which seem to make a better job for me. For best results i can recommend headphones which are big enough to completely cover your ears.
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madkat
Joined: Dec 04, 2006
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Looks like the 0xWxx in the bottom left of the little green tag is the year & week of manufacture. The ones I got say 06W11 and have a high serial number (>1,000,000). I make that half way through March. It seems to fit in with the serials on others posted here.
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Pepi
Joined: Feb 02, 2005
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well here in bulgaria there aren't any HPM-70s that aren't fake. i tried some last week but they all were crap! i really want to get one too but... |
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