Beta 58a was manufactured in Mexico, and since 2017 in China. Both had gold-plated pins. Literally, there is no original beta 58a on planet Earth without gold-plated pins. And I repeat, 15 years ago there were also a lot of fakes.
You mean they go to all the trouble of realistically faking the mic - including the box and paperwork - and... forget to at least colour the pins gold? The pins can be checked in an isntant!!! What kind of fakers are they?
@ Exactly! Often, they cannot perform such technical operations. There are more fake microphones on the market than original ones, this is a huge volume, this is factory scale production. Coating the pins means rebuilding the production cycle, which makes products more expensive, so why do it if 9 out of 10 customers don't notice it? Another example is that during a certain period of time, shure marked the capsule (let me remind you, there was no marking on your copy) with paint dots, it is very easy to forge such a marking, but they did not repeat this marking in counterfeit factories. Why? I repeat, it is economically unprofitable, most users do not pay attention to it. In my opinion, any review of a shure microphone should start with confirming its authenticity, otherwise you will waste time reviewing a fake. The easiest way is to buy a microphone from official representatives, otherwise you need to spend many hours (like me) on forums, watch dozens of videos, and learn how to identify fakes.
Hi Anton, your friend's shure beta 58a looks genuine overall, except for the silver pins on the XLR connector. Perhaps you could ask your friend if they replaced the original gold pins with silver ones. It’s possible that the XLR detail was swapped. Another thing to consider is the accessories. For example, the microphone carry pouch doesn’t seem genuine to me. However, apart from these details, the microphone itself really looks authentic.
@@nikolaykovalenkosinger-1410 Apparently, Beta 58 a was positioned as a slightly higher-end microphone, I talked to the official manufacturers, and they assure me that all beta 58a are Mexican until 2017.
Sorry Anton that was me that asked that question a while back about the Sennheiser MD-431mk-2 glad you kinda agree it looks "a bit cheap" but on a closer inspection it does seem to look quite well made
Beta 58a was manufactured in Mexico, and since 2017 in China. Both had gold-plated pins. Literally, there is no original beta 58a on planet Earth without gold-plated pins. And I repeat, 15 years ago there were also a lot of fakes.
You mean they go to all the trouble of realistically faking the mic - including the box and paperwork - and... forget to at least colour the pins gold? The pins can be checked in an isntant!!! What kind of fakers are they?
@ Exactly! Often, they cannot perform such technical operations. There are more fake microphones on the market than original ones, this is a huge volume, this is factory scale production. Coating the pins means rebuilding the production cycle, which makes products more expensive, so why do it if 9 out of 10 customers don't notice it? Another example is that during a certain period of time, shure marked the capsule (let me remind you, there was no marking on your copy) with paint dots, it is very easy to forge such a marking, but they did not repeat this marking in counterfeit factories. Why? I repeat, it is economically unprofitable, most users do not pay attention to it. In my opinion, any review of a shure microphone should start with confirming its authenticity, otherwise you will waste time reviewing a fake. The easiest way is to buy a microphone from official representatives, otherwise you need to spend many hours (like me) on forums, watch dozens of videos, and learn how to identify fakes.
Shure opened a plant in China in 2005. Didn’t they start producing the Beta 58A in the same year?
Hi Anton, your friend's shure beta 58a looks genuine overall, except for the silver pins on the XLR connector. Perhaps you could ask your friend if they replaced the original gold pins with silver ones. It’s possible that the XLR detail was swapped.
Another thing to consider is the accessories. For example, the microphone carry pouch doesn’t seem genuine to me. However, apart from these details, the microphone itself really looks authentic.
@@nikolaykovalenkosinger-1410 Apparently, Beta 58 a was positioned as a slightly higher-end microphone, I talked to the official manufacturers, and they assure me that all beta 58a are Mexican until 2017.
Sorry Anton that was me that asked that question a while back about the Sennheiser MD-431mk-2 glad you kinda agree it looks "a bit cheap" but on a closer inspection it does seem to look quite well made
No worries, the whole 'fake' thing is new to me. I still can't really see it's worth it but there certainly seem to be some out there.
Hi please test sennheiser xs1
Can tell you from my experience the xs1 is really not that good. Lows and mids are muffled and the little highend you get is harsh and thin really
There is no fake e865 . There are fake Shure beta 58a/sm7b/KSM8/9, Sen e845, e945, Neumann kms 105. Electro voice re20 was never replicated.
If they can do those... they can do anything!
@@AntonBrowne They certainly can, but not with e865, maybe they just wont copy this model. Or re20.
With Sm7b/beta58a people must be very careful