Archives for June 16, 2015

Sennheiser HD 700 + HDVA 600 amp for $1850

From $50 earbuds to a near flagship setup, the HD 700 headphones are bundled together with the Sennheiser HDVA 600 headphone amplifier, together for $1850 by the Sennheiser USA store and by marketplace sellers at Amazon.com.

Sennheiser MX 686G Sports Earbuds Headset for $50

The sporty Sennheiser MX 686G Sports Earbuds Headset (with mic/remote) is currently on sale for $50 per pair at Amazon.com with no limits. They are currently in “Temporarily out of stock” but if you buy it, you lock up the $50 price.

New Sennheiser RS headphones drop $50

The brand new RS (wireless) Sennheiser line-up is having a line-up wide $50 off discount as we get very close to the point of no return for Father’s Day gift purchases. The RS 165 goes for $200, the RS 175 goes for $250, while the open-back RS 185 go for $350, and finally the closed-back RS 195 go for $400. These are early adopter prices, as it is often the case with Sennheiser.

The new models create some potential opportunities to find the previous generation models (RS 120, 160, 170, 180) at discounted prices, but that’s no guarantee given the price gaps at the moment.

Sennheiser HD 518 Open-Back drop to $73 (limit 5)

An often recommended entry-point open-back over-ear headphone, the Sennheiser HD 518 is on sale again, going for $73 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer at Amazon.com by Amazon actual. They average 4.5 out of 5 with 300+ customer reviews. They are straight up headphones, no mic/remote.

Crackpot Theory: Philips Fidelio X1 Lightning Deal on Wednesdays

This is only a crackpot theory, so do not make any life-altering decisions based on it. According to my research, the last few times the new condition Philips Fidelio X1 open-back over-ears were offered as surprise Lightning Deals at the Amazon Gold it was on Wednesdays, at some point in the middle of the day. So Wednesday appears to be the magic day of the week! However, it is NOT guaranteed to happen every week.

Two weeks ago it happened, but not last week. The last time I believe it got offered for $140, which was lower than previous lightning deals of $170+. This does not appear in the schedule in the Amazon Gold Box ahead of time like many other lightning deals. It shows up when it goes live. The lightning deal price shows on the product page and the Gold Box. The sale price won’t appear if you do an Amazon search – you’d have to click through to the product page.

The X1 was replaced by the Fidelio X2 which currently returned back up to $300~.

AKG K553 Studio headphones for $120 (unlocked at Massdrop)

AKG party at Massdrop (members-only but free to join). The closed-back over-ear AKG K553 Pro Studio Headphone is currently fully unlocked (lowest price possible) for $120 with free shipping. The offer is good for the next six days (from blog-posting date). This offer is limited to 1400 units, but you have plenty of time, as of the time of writing, only 166 units got purchased.

The items below have about 6-7 days left, but they are not fully unlocked as of the time of writing:
+ Creative Sound Blaster E5 USB DAC/Amp Combo as low as $156
+ Sony PHA-3 Portable DAC/Amplifier Combo as low as $708
+ Sieveking Omega Headphone Stand as low as $140

Beyerdynamic DT 1350 On-Ears for $170

Among the current offerings at the eBay Deals, you can get the new condition Beyerdynamic DT 1350 closed-back on-ear headphones for $170 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer by Focus Camera’s ebay store.