{"id":18331,"date":"2017-12-14T10:20:43","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T15:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=18331"},"modified":"2022-07-31T06:56:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T11:56:52","slug":"do-you-have-a-fake-rode-microphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=18331","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Know If You Have a Fake R\u00d8DE VideoMic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_18332\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-RODE-warning-register-001-j10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18332\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18332\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-RODE-warning-register-001-j10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-RODE-warning-register-001-j10.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-RODE-warning-register-001-j10-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-RODE-warning-register-001-j10-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-RODE-warning-register-001-j10-494x300.jpg 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">R\u00d8DE\u00a0warning and registration page.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t careful, you could end with with a fake R\u00d8DE Microphone. If you already bought one, here&#8217;s how to tell if it is fake. If you don&#8217;t have a R\u00d8DE mic, here&#8217;s how to avoid buying a fake.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>How Do You Know if Your R\u00d8DE VideoMic is Real or Fake?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fastest way is to go to the warranty registration page at the R\u00d8DE site (link below) and enter your serial number. If R\u00d8DE tells you you get a free two year warranty, your mic is the real deal. If it tells you the number is not good or has already been assigned, you have a fake mic.<\/p>\n<p>If you have the R\u00d8DE VideoMic model, check out these <a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/8fE80\">real and fake side by side comparison photos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18335\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-RODE-VideoMicro-001-j7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18335\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18335\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-RODE-VideoMicro-001-j7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-RODE-VideoMicro-001-j7.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-RODE-VideoMicro-001-j7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-RODE-VideoMicro-001-j7-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">R\u00d8DE\u00a0VideoMicro<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>How Do You Know if Your R\u00d8DE VideoMicro is Real or Fake?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because the R\u00d8DE VideoMicro is so popular, compact, high quality, and reasonably priced, there are a lot of Chinese fakes out there. If you already have a VideoMicro there are some visual clues to see if your mic is real or not. They are covered in the following video. If you want to skip the video, read the list that follows.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KB5Sttpoe_U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the list of things to look for from the above video.<\/p>\n<p>1. On the body of the real mic you will read:<\/p>\n<p>VIDEOMICRO<br \/>\nMADE IN AUSTRALIA<br \/>\nS\/N: DC 262626262626<\/p>\n<p>On a fake mic the serial number line will be in the middle:<\/p>\n<p>VIDEOMICRO<br \/>\nS\/N: DC 262626262626<br \/>\nMADE IN AUSTRALIA<\/p>\n<p>2. On the red part of the mic to camera cable you will see the word R\u00d8DE in tiny white letters. On a fake mic there will be no white letters.<\/p>\n<p>3. The R\u00d8DE label on the dead cat windsock the R\u00d8DE label will be in the middle. On the fake mic the label will be toward the back of the windsock.<\/p>\n<p>4. On the real box the label on the bottom of the box with the serial number and UPC code will in English. On the fake box it will be in Chinese.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buying R\u00d8DE Mics from Amazon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How do you avoid buying a fake mic from Amazon? What do you do about the Amazon warning at the R\u00d8DE site?<\/p>\n<p>Allan <span class=\"admin\">Tepper<\/span> of the ProVideo Coalition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.provideocoalition.com\/rode-clarifies-amazon-counterfeit-microphone-warning\/\">wrote to R\u00d8DE for a clarification<\/a> on the R\u00d8DE warning about buying from Amazon. He received this reply:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Thanks Allan.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon itself is authorised for purchases from Amazon, but other dealers &#8220;fulfilled by Amazon&#8221; are not. We know the sales channel through which Amazon purchases and it is legitimate but other dealers that send their stock to Amazon and sell on their marketplace are not only grey importing (which makes it difficult to give proper support) but we&#8217;ve identified counterfeit VideoMic GOs. To tell, the user just needs to select the microphone marked as &#8220;sold and fulfilled by Amazon&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Hope this helps but if you have any other questions please let me know.<\/p>\n<p>Kind Regards,<\/p>\n<p>Scott Emerton<br \/>\nMarketing Manager<br \/>\nR\u00d8DE\u00a0Microphones<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What this means if you buy from Amazon, take careful note of who the seller is. If the sold by line at Amazon says &#8220;Sold by XYZ and fulfilled by Amazon&#8221;, don&#8217;t buy it. (&#8220;XYZ&#8221; stands for any company name.) You have no way of knowing if XYZ bought the real deal or a fake mic and XYZ may have no idea they bought fake mics in the first place. If the sold by line says &#8220;Ships from and sold by Amazon.com&#8221;, it is a legitimate R\u00d8DE product made in Australia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18334\" style=\"width: 457px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-Amzn-sold-by.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18334\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18334\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-Amzn-sold-by.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-Amzn-sold-by.jpg 447w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171214-Amzn-sold-by-300x58.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazon sold by information.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As soon as you get your mic from Amazon, or any other dealer, go to the R\u00d8DE registration page and enter the serial number. If R\u00d8DE does not accept the serial numb er you have a fake. Contact Amazon immediately for information on returning the mic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18339\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171019-RODE-VideoMicro-iP-5972-w7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18339\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18339\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/171019-RODE-VideoMicro-iP-5972-w7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"620\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">R\u00d8DE\u00a0VideoMicro in use at Acadia National Park.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I bought my R\u00d8DE VideoMicro from Amazon before I knew about the fake warnings. When I got the news I checked it out. I was lucky. I got the real deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authorized R\u00d8DE Dealers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>R\u00d8DE has a list of authorized dealers (link below). If you don&#8217;t buy from Amazon, choose someone on the authorized list. Even if you buy from and authorized dealer, as soon as you get your mic go to the R\u00d8DE registration page and enter the serial number. If R\u00d8DE does not accept the serial number you have a fake. Contact the dealer immediately for information on returning the mic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.rode.com\/\">R\u00d8DE\u00a0Microphones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rode.com\/warranty\/step1\">R\u00d8DE\u00a0Serial Number Warranty Registration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rode.com\/wheretobuy\">R\u00d8DE\u00a0authorized dealers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provideocoalition.com\/rode-clarifies-amazon-counterfeit-microphone-warning\/\">R\u00d8DE\u00a0clarifies Amazon counterfeit microphone warning<\/a> &#8211; at the ProVideo Coaltion<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/8fE80\">Real and Fake R\u00d8DE VideoMic Side by Side Photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you aren&#8217;t careful, you could end with with a fake R\u00d8DE Microphone. If you already bought one, here&#8217;s how to tell if it is fake. If you don&#8217;t have a R\u00d8DE mic, here&#8217;s how to avoid buying a fake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-photo-accessories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18331"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31019,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18331\/revisions\/31019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}