22 years old, for me!

Ha! Just had the same reaction :)

Just take the plug out and re-insert a few times. It'll clear up the problem untill the next time you want to use them.

Yes I remember the Adidas ones had black screws in 2012 but It was a wile before the standard ones went black so 2014 would probably be right

No problem 👍

meheran affinwalla No as I said - sennheiser have used silver screws in the past and some old stock will still have them. It is just a quick easy visual check - if they have silver screws and they are new stock it is worth investigating further. For any one else who gets a silver screwed version anther quick check you can do is squeeze the sides of the earcup - as you can see from the vid the current fake ones are quite flexible where as real ones are pretty solid

Jason Rhys-Thomas yeah did the ear cup thing just to be safe! Looks like I have nothing to worry about... Maybe its a just old stock in Asia or whatever because the drivers and earcups seem okay :)

Glad I could help

bruh, you have a 21 year old. do they last that long ??? considering buy one at the moment

For how much $?

The old mk 1 HD25s had a push on adapter so i would only get them if they are cheap

I Don't think there were fakes that long ago. The mk I and II cables are interchangeable but only go in the hole one way round, the L or R should face out ( away from your head ) if you look close one pin is fatter than the other. Or it may be that your earcup is open a little, try squeezing the part above and below the socket together while inserting the connector

The latest ones have silver writing and don't say made in Ireland any more

Okay, thank you ! :) I'm reassured

They sound legit... I have not seen any fakes for a long time and it is not uncommon for people to be selling a few. They are often used in studios and for TV and film productions and then sold off in batches when the project ends

@@CustomCans thank you for the reply! So, I said thank you to the seller for getting them to me quickly and I was grateful but explained my concerns, told him I'd tested and was sure they where real but how did he get them so cheap and such quantities. He was (I believe) completely honest and stated he buys them as bulk factory reconditioned and tests again before shipping, and was adamant he only sold genuine stuff. There is multiple genuine looking barcodes stuck over the factory ones which to me would corroborate what he is saying, and I was buying them as 'used' anyway so essentially got a new set for £80. Once iv used them a couple months and sure they are good I'll order the upgrade parts from you and take them to the next level! 👌🏼 Thanks again, grateful for the time to respond.

Since late 2019

@@CustomCans oh ok was worried at first even when I googled it I couldn't find anything about sennhizer in Romania so thanks for answering that one

If you mean the two gold connectors on the back of the driver then no. The new drivers don't have them any more

@@CustomCans yes, those! I didn't know what they were, but they looked like screws.. In any case, my pair doesn't have does so i got worried a bit. Thank you so much for the response!

I just checked one of our cheapo meters and it was putting out avout 3V. They will make a crackely noise as you connect the meter until you get a solid connection. We have never had any problems but in theory if you left the multemeter on them for a long time the voice coil would heat up a little but I doubt you could do much harm to most drivers with the amount of voltage/current a mulemeter puts out

I have not seen any sennheiser branded fakes for the last few years

@@CustomCans good to hear it!

It is pretty safe with a modern digital multimeter as they only put out around 3V and some headphone amps put out 4 to 8V but older Ohm meters pack more of a punch, some put out 20V and would fry the drivers

@@CustomCans cool cool thanks

No, The latest version is around that. They changed the cables in 2022 and that reduced the impedance

Yes. This video is quite old. They changed the boxes in 2016. The new ones are black and blue

@@CustomCans Because after I bought it from Germany for 127 euro...then when i back to Malaysia i found there's a seller selling at 50 euro...I asked him whether this is original or not, he told me because he is clearing his stock and warranty by him for a year...I just checked his stock, his screws is silver in colour! Thanks for your video!

Hi Have not seen any fake ones - sennheiser stopped making the amperior a couple of years ago so they if they were real they would be very old stock and they may be clearing them through or they may be reconditioned ones

Thanx man.

The best thing to do would be to contact sennheiser by email with pictures if you are not sure

Kevin Hernández i done that with mine.... its not the 4 or 5 digit number by the dot. its not on hologram but sticker underneath..... i could tell straight away though when listened to youtube through them but couldnt through dance music

Ok i rushed before reading the comments first. I should have read them before posting. Ignore me , sorry friends :)

There is normally a hologram sticker somewhere on the earcup, either under the pad or under the name plate/cable clamp - I believe that has a serial number on but normally you get it printed on a sticker on the box

Thanks :)

No... They sound legit. They are made in Romania now

@@CustomCans uff ,thank god ! XD for a sec i thought , when I saw the video, could be fakes... no, it can't be, I bought it at thomann! they will never do that , right!? the manufacturing part deceived me! xD and I decided to ask! Tk You for your feedback and time, Cheers :)

The HD25-1 II were discontinued early in 2016 so they may be old stock or reconditioned. The HD25-1 m ii Basic edition did not come with a pouch so it may be those.. they have a yellow triangle at the bottom right of the box Saying basic edition. Or the new HD25 in the black and blue boxes don't come with a pouch either

it's the HD 25-1 II basic edition. ok may be that's why no pouch. But once u open the box and take out the cans, below there is this huge smiley thing like the one u showed on ur video for new HD 25s. in the center there was a triangle and some printed writing which has been rubbed with black permanent marker.. the right most word being LOW. do u know what is this ?

The Basic edition still had a smile - just a bit different from the new ones. I don't think it is normal for them to have text covered with pen but if they have black T6 screws on the cable clamp then they are probably genuine but may just have been in the warehouse for a while or may be some returned ones - best to ask the seller

Thanx for the reply. yes they have black screws on the cable clamp. but no senn logo on the one side (probably they hv taken it out ?) they sound good but yes regarding the black marker in the box, I will ask the seller.

some versions don't have the sennheiser logo on one ear - they have the model number instead

Tinchox Sad times indeed. The drivers are close to £50 each so if you have to replace both it is a similar price to buying a whole new pair

+R. Contreiras. The ones that we have had here in the UK have had black T6 screws for quite a while but they did used to have silver Philips screws.

ok. mine just arrived qith black screws. so im a little confused.

+R. Contreiras Did you buy fake or real ones?

+Brody Jorgensen real. black screws. serial number all ok.

Mine are for sure real and they also have black ones. ;) The new ones are black T6 and the old ones are black Phillips, I only know because I almost stripped the Phillips and had to get the new T6. Best headphones I ever owned.

+OfficialChrisElement No not as far as I am aware. These have only recently hit the market and the adidas edition was discontinued a couple of years ago.

Yes, the latest version has a different cable and they measure closer to 60 ohms

Yes - all the latest ones are made in Romania

Jason Rhys-Thomas Thanks for confirmation! I hope they are still same quality as before, I love HD 25, switched from Technics RP-DJ 1210🙂