Archives for October 2, 2015

ASUS Xonar DG audio-card & head-amp for $20 after $10 MIR

October 2015 is here, and so are the new monthly ASUS rebates for some of their products. Their bang for the buck ASUS Xonar DG audio-card and headphone-amp is going for $30 minus a $10 mail-in rebate (MIR), making it a $20 after rebate. Details on the device and the PDF details of the rebate form at Amazon’s website. The PDF form says limit two rebates per product per household during the promotion.

Refurbished 32GB iPod Touch 4th generation for $90

Especially if you have a lot of 30-pin Apple accessories and are only interested in a device for music listening, A4C (All4Cellular) is offering a seller-refurbished 32GB iPod Touch 4 for $90 with free shipping. It comes with a 90 day warranty from the seller “A4C”.

NOTE: this only has enough firepower to support iOS 6.x. Definitely not iOS 9.

Harman Kardon Precision In-Ears for $39

The offers continue to roll at eBay, where Harman Kardon’s official eBay store is offering the new condition Precision In-Ears for $39 with free shipping.

$5 eBook: “Schiit Happened: The Story of the World’s Most Improbable Start-Up”

Schiit Audio has generated a lot of excitement among some audiophiles, and now you can learn more about how it all began. The two co-founders Jason Stoddard and Mike Moffat published their story in the 383-page “Schiit Happened: The Story of the World’s Most Improbable Start-Up” book (June 7, 2015 publication). The Kindle version is currently on sale for $5, while the paperback goes for $15. If you have any Amazon digital credits (eg Prime members slow-shipping) you can pay even less out of pocket for the $5 e-book. The book averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 7 customer reviews.

Sennheiser’s Android cable for Momentums for under $29

If you want to get the official Sennheiser cable for Android devices, for their Momentum line of headphones, it is currently going for just under $29 at Amazon.com by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you like. It averages 4.4/5 based on 7 reviews and has 8 questions peer-answered

AKG M220 Semi-Open invade Amazon for $70 shipped (via marketplace sellers)

The AKG M220 Pro semi-open over-ear headphones have begun their “Amazon invasion”, offered over there in multiple listings by marketplace sellers. As of the time of writing, the lowest price is $70 with free shipping by Audio Watt Store (ships from California, 96%, 5200+ ratings). These ship directly from AudioWatt, so they are not eligible for Prime shipping benefits.

Fry’s Saturday Promo-Codes: JBL S500 or Monster Inspiration for $70 each [and more]

The special offers for Fry’s Electronics e-mail subscribers for Saturday 10.3.15 are rather busy on the headphone front, with the following items:

  • JBL Synchros S500 Over-Ears (powered headphones) for $70 (limit 1)
  • Monster Inspiration Active Noise Cancelling Over-Ears for $70 (limit 2; B&M only)
  • Panasonic Sound Rush On-Ears for $10 (limit 1)
  • Jabra Sport+ Bluetooth earbuds for $65 (limit 2)
  • Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB Vinyl Player for $200 (limit 1)

The AT-LP120-USB vinyl player was featured in this week’s Rolling Stone (print magazine) as a “Simple High-End Hi-Fi” pick paired with powered Audioengine speakers as a simple way to play your vinyl records. This is under their Tech Column (page 28; October 8, 2015 issue). Shocking, I know, they disrupted their celebrity-gossip-political articles for *gasp* music 😉

Massdrop: BeyerD DT990 (250) Premium, etc

A new wave of offers is up at members-only Massdrop, with 5-7 days left (as of blog-posting date) for them. Two of the three are fully-unlocked as of the time of writing:

* Beyerdynamic DT990 Premium (250 Ohm) as low as $230~ shipped
* SoundMAGIC PL21 IEMs for $18~ shipped (fully unlocked)
* Sennheiser VMX 200-II USB Bluetooth Headset for $50 shipped (fully unlocked)

[DEAD] V-MODA Crossfade M-80 On-Ears for $80

This sale is over, as of 10/3/15, the are up to $100… The white-silver color-scheme of the V-MODA Crossfade M-80 On-Ears are back on sale again for $80 per pair, with a limit of five per customer, at Amazon by Amazon actual. These headphones average 4.3 out of 5 based on 700+ customer reviews.