Archives for October 20, 2015

In-stock now: Sennheiser HD 630VB for $500 [also chance to win them]

The brand new closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 630VB headphones with VB being their “Variable Bass” feature, are currently in-stock and ready to ship for $500 with free shipping at Sonic Electronix, an authorized Sennheiser dealer.

In fact they are so authorized, they have set-up sweepstakes to win a pair of the HD 630VB (and other models), as per the Sennheiser twitter.

House of Marley Sale (eight models)

Groupon Goods has a sale on House of Marley on-ear and over-ear headphones. They are all clustered together, eight different models, on a single listing, so you have to use the hard-to-find with small-font-size “Options” menu to select them individually.

Thankfully the main description page lists them individually, it includes 40mm and 50mm driver models, most of them are on-ears. They are all new condition with the MFI 3-button remote/mic, with 52-inch cables and built with “sustainable materials”

Samsung Earpods (from the Galaxy S6) for $7

If you want to try out the Samsung Galaxy earpods without actually buying an actual phone or tablet, the earpods (*cough* Apple clones *cough*) that come with the Galaxy S6 are available for sale separately through Groupon Goods.

There’s a built-in volume discount as well. One pair is $7, two pairs is $14, but three pairs is $19 (the “volume discount”). They are only available in one color and they are model EO-EG920BW.

Sennheiser HD 600 + Focusrite 2i4 + Samson MTR101 for $420

Bundle time! Adorama has created a three-item bundle centered on the Sennheiser HD 600 open-back over-ears for $420 with free shipping. For that, you get the new condition HD 600 obviously, along with Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 2-Input/4-Output USB 2.0 Audio Interface and the Samson MTR101 1″ Diaphragm Condenser Microphone with Shockmount and Pop Filter. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and proceed as usual.

Sennheiser CX 475 Premium In-Ears for $20 w/free S&H

While on the topic of budget in-ears, the Sennheiser CX 475 Premium In-Ears are currently on sale for $20 with free shipping at Adorama. Optionally, if you are fond of mail-in rebates (MIR), they have a $5 mail-in rebate, making them $15 after MIR.

The PDF with the MIR details is available over there, under the “Mail-in Rebate” link. Please note this particular rebate form is exclusive for Adorama, you can’t use it for other retailers.

Xiaomi Piston Dazzle Edition In-Ears for $6 w/free s&h

The original Xiaomi Pistons (I am assuming this means first generation), in the Dazzle edition, are currently one of the featured deals at TinyDeal for $5.80 with free shipping. They are available in either black or white. They have a 1-button remote/mic. You can buy as many as you like. They are shown as model EEP-455477 over there.

As far as their authenticity is concerned, I have no way of knowing. Most of the 19 customer reviews there are not in english. TinyDeal accepts PayPal as well if you don’t want to hand them over your credit card.

Massdrop Unlocked: AKG M220 Semi-Open Headphones for $70 shipped

The AKG Massdrop bromance continues with another iteration of the AKG M220 Semi-Open Studio Headphones, fully unlocked at the moment for $70 with free shipping. This will ship in mid November. Already some enterprising sellers are selling it, at a small premium, for $80 shipped through amazon.com.

Other offers at Massdrop (but not fully unlocked as of posting time):
* Calyx Audio PaT DAC/Headphone Amp could go as low as $85 shipped
* Creative Sound Blaster X7 Amp/DAC combo could go as low as $320 shipped

Tascam TH-300X Studio Headphones for $40 w/free s&h

The Musician’s Friend Deal of the Day good until 8am ET (or so) on Wednesday are the new condition Tascam TH-300X studio headphones offered for $40 with free shipping. They average 4 out of 5 based on 36 customer reviews over there at MF.

Speaking of daily deals, the Amazon Gold Box deal of the day good until 3am ET on Wednesday is the Denon HEOS 5 Wireless Speaker for $200, with a limit of two per customer. These are SONOS competitors, you don’t need to buy them in pairs – they are not conventional speakers.