How can I spot fake Louis Vuitton wireless headphones?
Louis Vuitton was the latest luxury lifestyle brand to jump into the fashion x tech fray with its Horizons headphones, developed in collaboration with high-end audio experts Master & Dynamic in 2019. This puts them in a completely different league to Apple's AirPods Pro and costs no less than £999 a pair. LV has moved up a gear with its Horizons headphones. While the hardware is essentially the same as Master & Dynamic's £299 MW07 Plus, this is the strongest brand proposition we've seen in a long time. For this reason, scammers have been snapping up this new tech gem from Louis Vuitton, putting countless counterfeits on the market. Find out quickly in this article how to spot fake Louis Vuitton Horizon headphones.
1. Details of the LV monogram on the loading case
For the first step in our guide on how to spot fake Louis Vuitton Horizon headphones, we're going to take a look at their engravings on the charging case. Indeed, one of the best ways to spot fake Louis Vuitton headphones is to look at the monogram on their charging case, and we strongly suggest you always check this.
In the photo with the real and fake Louis Vuitton Horizon headphones below, we've highlighted how the fake shoes have their lettering at the wrong thickness. Starting with the "LV" text, you can see how the text on the fake case is much thicker than the text seen on the real headphones, as the text on the retail case is thinner. Then, looking at the three flower shapes, you can see how the fake Louis Vuitton Horizons have their flowers too thick and too big, while the genuine ones are thinner.
On the left a fake LV headphone case, on the right a real LV headphone case.
2. The LV logo on each headset
Moving on to the second step of the guide on how to spot fake Louis Vuitton Horizon earphones, we're going to examine real and fake LV earphones for their "LV" text printed on the top of each earphone. We're actually only going to look at one earpiece, as both real and fake Louis Vuitton earphones have the same "LV" text engraved on the left and right earpieces.
The photo with the fake Louis Vuitton headphones below shows you just how thick the "LV" lettering on the fake pair looks. Surprising or not, the genuine Louis Vuitton headphones once again have their "LV" lettering thinner, than the overly thick text on the replica LV headphones.
On the left a fake LV logo on the headset, on the right a real LV logo on the headset.
3. Holster loading hole
Moving on to the third method on how to spot fake Louis Vuitton headphones, we'll now take a look at how to charge them. As you may know, Louis Vuitton headphones charge when put in their case, and only the case has the charging hole that you need to plug in to power your headphones.
In the image with the real and fake Louis Vuitton headphones below, we've highlighted how the fake case's charging hole is different to the real one. If you look closely, you can notice how the fake charging hole has its corners curved more than the real ones, because the corners of the fake pair curve too soon, as they are curved more than they should be. On the other hand, the genuine Louis Vuitton earphones have their charging hole corners less wide than the fakes, because the genuine charging hole has its corners narrower than the fakes.
On the left a false LV case loading hole, on the right a real LV case loading hole.
4. Dust bag
For the fourth method of authenticating Louis Vuitton Horizon headphones, let's take a quick look at the "LOUIS VUITTON" headphones for their dust bag packaging. As always, let's take a look at the image with the Louis Vuitton headphones for their dust bags.
In the photo with the real and fake Louis Vuitton headphone dust bags below, we've highlighted how the fake pair's "LOUIS VUITTON" text on the dust bag is totally different to the real thing. In fact, the text on the replica pair is too thin and chunky, whereas the authentic LV dustbag has the same "LOUIS VUITTON" lettering on it, which looks thicker, smaller and generally squarer than the text on the fake dustbag.
Left: a fake LV dust bag, right: a real LV dust bag
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Since the price of these Louis Vuitton headphones is close to €1,000 and it's almost impossible to get them in-store, buying them second-hand seems like an interesting way of acquiring your pair more cheaply.
To buy your Louis Vuitton Horizon headphones safely, follow all the points mentioned above and use Obvy, the secure payment method between private individuals. Thanks to our secure solution, you have the option of cancelling the transaction if the advert turns out to be dishonest during handover or delivery.
You can also read our article on how to avoid buying counterfeit AirPods.