We have a wild dynamic range today, from $5 earbuds to electrostatics, and now back to the used bargain end of the spectrum, the Brooklyn Headphone Company BK9 Studio in the black color scheme is available in “Used – Very Good” condition (damaged packaging) for around $19 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The other colors go for more. A Prime membership gets them to you for free in 2-ish days.
Archives for May 25, 2015
Used Teac HA-501-B Dual Monaural Headphone Amplifier for $430
The Teac HA-501-B Dual Monaural Headphone Amplifier is currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition in original but damaged packaging according to the listing by Amazon Warehouse Deals for $430 (was $447~) with free shipping. The refurbished price is $600 and the new condition price is $850… Price updated here 5/26/15…
Westone Adventure Series Beta In-Ears for $60
The Westone Adventure Series Beta in-ears are currently on sale for $60 with free shipping by Beach on amazon.com and Groupon Goods among others.
Bose SoundTrue Semi In-Ears (iOS) for $117
Shhhh! Don’t let the audiophiles see this! The Bose SoundTrue semi in-ears with buttons for iOS devices are currently on sale for $117 with free shipping at Amazon.com. These are on the same product page as the Freestyle models, so pay attention if you are changing the OS or color-scheme options over there. These are neither classic earbuds not in-ears. They have a speaker-protrusion that crosses the earhole plane (not a scientific term) but it does not create a seal. Speaking of Bose, a number of other items in their line-up are discounted at authorized dealers with the Dads and Grads season, including their QC20i ANC in-ears going for $250 (in-cable rechargeable li-ion battery).
Koss ESP-950 Electrostatic Stereophone for $735~
Even though it sounds totally ridiculous, I can’t resist saying “Come On Barbie, Let’s Have An Electrostatic Party!”. With that out of the way, the Koss ESP-950 Electrostatic Stereophone is on sale for around $735 at Amazon.com. Amazon’s own price is $736 while marketplace sellers go for as low as $733. The same price range can be found outside Amazon by World Wide Stereo on eBay and Sonix Electronix.
Add-On Headphones: Koss KPH7 for $4.14, Panasonic RPH-JE-120 for $5
The price is right but the catch of these offers is that they are part of Amazon’s Add-On Program, which means you must place an order of $25 or more in order to buy them. The restriction applies to everyone, including Prime members. You can use any combination of eligible physical products to get to $25+ (sold or fulfilled by Amazon). Both the prices and the Add-On status of products can change. These are as of the time of writing of this post.
On the featherweight on-ears front, the good old Koss KPH7 on-ears in the black color scheme go for $4.14 per pair, with a limit of five per shopping cart. The other five color options currently go for $6+. They average 3.9 out of 5 based on 320+ customer reviews. Note these, just like the Panasonic HT-21 are open and leak music!
On the earbuds front, the green color scheme of the Panasonic RP-HJE-120 goes for $4.99 per pair, with a limit of five per customer. If you max out on five of these, you are still $0.05 short of reaching the $25+ minimum. They average 4.4 out of 5 based on over twenty thousand (!) customer reviews.
Used Parrot Zik 2.0 for $302
The new condition price for the second generation Parrot Zik headphones (aka 2.0) is $400 but if you are fond of used, you can get them in “Used – Very Good” condition for $302~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. These have all the tech buzzword features, Bluetooth, touch controls, NFC, ANC, custom app, etc.
Massdrop: AKG K7XX LE for $200
The Massdrop limited edition AKG K7xx headphones are back at their website, offered for $200 with free shipping, with the offer ending in about seven days from blog-posting date. This is the lowest price possible under this offer (only one price). This is based on the K702 65th anniversary edition, an over-ear open-back headphone. The sale is behind a login wall (only registered members can see it – but it is free to join), but their “understanding headphone reviews” blog post is open for all to read.
Another recently launched offer there, but not fully unlocked is the Fostex TH-900 as low as $1116 shipped (why isn’t a $1100 headphone getting free shipping?).
Panasonic RP-DH1250-S for $100 (limit 3)
The Panasonic Technics RP-DH1250-S DJ headphones are currently on sale for $100 per pair, with a limit of up to three per customer at Amazon.com by amazon actual. They average 4.2 out of 5 with 40+ customer reviews.
Samson SR850 for $40
The Samson SR850 over-ears, related to Superlux, are currently on sale in new condition for $40 with free shipping per pair at Amazon by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you like. This is not part of the limited-time lightning-deals. These average 4.4 out of 5 based on 120+ customer reviews.
Used Superlux HD668B for $32.50
The frequently recommended in the sub-$50 category Superlux HD668B semi-open over-ears are currently available in “Used – Like New” condition for $32.50 by Kellars with the order fulfilled by Amazon.com. The description for this particular listing says “IN NEW CONDITION. Full Manufactures Warranty. 100% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION”. I’m not yelling, the uppercase is how the listing is written 🙂 They average 4.4 out of 5 based on 300+ customer reviews.
[DEAD] Refurbished V-Moda M100 for $181
All of a sudden many of the used options disappeared. May have been posted on a forum or something. Lowest used price as of 5/26/16 is $230+…
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