Archives for June 4, 2015

Puro Sound Labs IEM500 In-Ears for $50

If you like to explore off-the-beaten path earphones, among the latest eBay Deals you can get the new condition Puro Sound Labs IEM500 In-Ears for $50 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer from eBay seller “ShopDivvy” (99.1%). Per the listing, these have dual drivers, mic with 1-button remote, five eartip pairs, and a soft sock (for the earphones, not for the humans!). They have a one year warranty and a 30-day return policy.

Refurbished KEF M500 On-Ears for $185

Everybody’s making headphones these days, including KEF. Their M500 on-ears go for $300 in new condition, but if you want to save, you can get them in refurbished condition for $180 plus $5.50 flat shipping by Accessories4Less thru amazon. Their blurb under their listing says: “KEF Authorized Dealer. Full 1 year warranty. All accessories included. *Sold exclusively within the US only. Shipping is to Continental US Only!”. Amazon’s own offers (Amazon Warehouse Deals) are for $196 in “Used – Very Good” condition. They average 4.6 out of 5 based on 41 customer reviews.

Used Alienvibes EP02 Red for $50 (ANC)

If you are looking for red headphones with active noise cancelling (ANC) in the red-black color-scheme, the red AlienVibes EP02 are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $50 (was $56) with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals. If red is not your thing, they go for $74 in similar condition in the black color scheme. They average 3.6 out of 5 based on 63 customer reviews.

Music Folder Player Full for $1.29 (no ads; Google Play)

If you are like to listen to music album by album (or folder by folder) and you are tired of busy-body Android music players that suffer from feature sprawl and resource hogging, there’s a folder player on sale at Google Play for $1.29, the Music Folder Player Full (no ads) by ZorillaSoft. This is the full app, not an unlocker. You can try it out by using their free ad-supported player (if you don’t hate ads with an unquenched passion). Obviously does not have the features and customizations of apps like Poweramp but sometimes more is less.

A couple of tips: 1) you can disable the Equalizer and also make it disappear from the UI, 2) turn off notifications if you get annoyed when each new track appears there, 3) specify music folders so the app doesn’t have to search for music everywhere. For more check the developer’s FAQ.

Open-box Fiio X5 for $280

The second generation Fiio X5 is coming, but if you are cool with the first generation and buying open-box, you can get it for $280 with free shipping by Amazon marketplace seller “All About Office” (99%, 8110 ratings). This ships from them, so it’s not eligible for Prime benefits. The description says “open box! return Authorized dealer”.

Fiio X3 (2nd generation) for $200

The second generation Fiio X3 digital audio player (aka X3 II) is now going for $200 with free shipping, by marketplace sellers with the order fulfilled by Amazon. Amazon actual does not carry it. It currently averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 15 customer reviews, with one 1-star review complaining about ALAC issues.

Massdrop: BeyerD (DT990-250 Premium, COP) and AF62 Bluetooth

A new wave of offers got added to members-only Massdrop, which is free to join but you must be joined and logged on in order to see the various offers. As of the time of writing, the ones below are not fully unlocked and end in about seven days from blog-posting date:

  • Beyerdynamic DT990 Premium (250 ohm only) as low as $248 shipped
  • Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro as low as $165 shipped
  • MEElectronics Air-Fi Matrix2 AF 62 (bluetooth over-ears, IF WoF) as low as $69 shipped

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