I believe that's always been a thing. A long time ago I read this teardown article [1] of real vs counterfeit Beats headphones. And even the counterfeit version

I believe that's always been a thing. A long time ago I read this teardown article [1] of real vs counterfeit Beats headphones. And even the counterfeit versions had metal weight added to make it feel like the real Beats headphones! [1] https://blog.bolt.io/our-beats-were-counterfeit/ https://blog.bolt.io/our-beats-were-counterfeit/