Here's a table of all the serial numbers of the headphones we tested for this article. Each of the genuine headphoneshave aserial number that passesverification. However, all of the fake headphones failverification. Note thatthere isn'ta way to verify the authenticity of the Apple EarPods' serial number. Serial Numbers

The spongy, expandable material used to make foam tips molds to the shape of your ear canal, essentially creating your own personalized tips. Silicone tips don’t do this, nor do they have a solid barrier that keeps the sound port and cavity from pressing up against your ears. Soundstage and separation is okay. Though I will say the stereo imaging is not the best i've ever heard (yes, these do run in stereo ..with a slight caveat), sometimes I could swear it's like the headphones were faintly working in mono with some things. For example I watched a few ASMR videos to test the left and right stereo imaging and sometimes the person would do a trigger on one ear and if I removed that cup I could still faintly hear it on the other ear that wasn't getting the trigger treatment, though each side was louder than the other when it was being triggered. Overall their is spacial movement ..enough where you can tell these run in stereo but don't expect Dolby level surround sound.They label it as "Studio Pro" and as most of us know, a majority of studio headphones have a detachable trrs aux connection on one ear and a 1/4 input connection on the other ear, along with 90° rotating hinges. Playing games like Legend of Zelda: Tears of the kingdom, sounds were pretty decent. but, obviously due to the flatter sound profile it's not exactly as emersive as it would be with a proper set of entertainment based headphones that have something like Dolby surround sound. That said, you can tell how well detailed sound design is in the game. So it is usable.

In this article, we'll compare the same five sets of headphones from our Real vs Fake Headphones article: the Beats Solo2 Wireless, the Beats BeatsX Wireless, the Bose QuietComfort 25/QC25, the Bose SoundSport Wireless, and the Apple EarPods. At the time of purchasing, these headphones were popular and found at most retailers. Although some of them may not be available on the market anymore, the comparisons made here can still provide helpful guidance for spotting fake products.If Jlab would ever get into it, it'd be nice to see a more premium analog Studio Pro (wired) (no Bluetooth) with 40mm stereo drivers, preferably with one side being detachable trrs aux and the other side having a port for 1/4 connection, maybe have the aux be in-line braided and the 1/4 be a braided coiled cable with straight to straight ends.