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The action never stops it seems at members-only Massdrop. The latest offers, good for the next 6-7 days (from blog-posting date) include the following:
Single figures in-ears now, NewEgg is offering the “A for Android” JBL J22A In-Ears for $8 plus $1 flat shipping. No coupon needed, but you have to “See price in cart”. They include a pouch and three eartip sizes. Limit five per customer. Offer ends by 10/22/15.
Red is back! The red Sennheiser Momentum On-Ears, the first generation, is back in-stock, in new condition, for $80 with free shipping, with a limit of two pairs per customer, at Amazon by Amazon actual.
The Beats Solo 2 On-Ears are currently available in certified refurbished condition in multiple colors with the black color scheme going for $100, and the red or pink or white for $96. These are offered by Square Deals thru Amazon. Please note this listing is the certified refurbished model (with a 90 day warranty and all original accessories). These average 3.4 out of 5 based on 31 customer reviews.
The new condition models have their own listing where they average 4.1 out of 5 based on 1500+ customer reviews.
The Beats Solo 2.0 on-ears generated a big kerfuffle in some audiophile circles a few months ago when they managed to get on the Inner Fidelity Wall Of Fame under their category. See video evidence (also YouTube-embedded here after the break)
Clip-on action now, the Koss KSC21 SportClip Clip-On are currently on sale for $6.50, with a limit of five pairs per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. Not to jinx them, but they are not part of the Add-On program, so if you are a Prime member, you get free 2-day (or even 1-day depending on location) shipping. They average 3.9 out of 5 based on 74 customer reviews.
PS: these should not be confused with their more famous cousins, the KSC-75 going for $13 (limit 5), which also average 3.9 out of 5 based on 2000+ customer reviews.
The new condition Klipsch S4A (A for Android) in-ears are currently on sale for $40 with free shipping at A4C.com (aka all4cellular). Everything on their website comes with free shipping.
The Samson SR950 headphones with the “AKG homage” style are now on sale for $35 with free expedited shipping at Adorama.
UPDATE: these average 4.3 out of 5 based on 18 customer reviews at amazon.com.
These should not be confused with the Samsung SR850 headphones, which go for $34 with free super-saver shipping.
It’s already in-stock in new condition but if you prefer the lower price of used equipment, the Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO 250 Studio is available in “Used – Like New” condition (original damaged packaging) for $524 by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
Adding to the shopping cart shows that there’s only one unit available in used condition:
The Definitive Technology Symphony 1 Executive headphones, with Bluetooth and Active Noise Cancellation go for $400 in new condition, but if you want to save some, you can get them in Open Box condition (“Used – Like New”) starting at $275 at Amazon Warehouse Deals. Marketplace seller “HiDef Lifestyle” offers them for that price, while OneCall (Huppin’s) offers them for $290. Amazon’s own lowest used price is $313. The headphones average 4.2 out of 5 based on 22 customer reviews.
This offer is for shoppers who are signed up for the Fry’s Electronics e-mail newsletters. It is free to sign-up. Each email blast includes a unique promo code, created just for you. Using that, you can get the deals of the day or the week or whatever the promotional period of that particular e-newsletter is.
For the week of October 18-24 in 2015, at Fry’s Brick and Mortar Stores or at their website, per their Weekly Ad for that time period, you can get the new condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 558 headphones for $90. Limit one per customer.
UPDATE: Amazon’s price jumped to $110 instead of price-matching: As of the time of writing of this blog post, Amazon’s own price is $100 (limit 5), where it averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 680 customer reviews and has 150+ questions peer-answered. This is the “middle child” (I know, “family ties” analogies are tiring and annoying) of the HD 5xx line-up.
UPDATE #2: it is available in refurbished condition for around $75~ shipped by Adgtron thru Amazon Warehouse Deals.
The Yamaha HPH-MT120BL closed-back over-ear headphones, are currently on sale for $100 with free shipping and handling by Adorama via Amazon. They are not eligible for Prime shipping.
This coupon promotion is back at Amazon just in time for the Fall 2015. Coupon code 20FALLSAV gets you 20% off the current prices of 3800+ items from the Musical Instruments and Accessories categories. You can use the filters on the left-hand-side of the page to dig deeper. The ultimate test of this promotion is to add the items of interest to your shopping cart, enter the coupon and check the discount at the top right part of the Checkout page.
The promotion expires at the end of day on November 13 in 2015. Offer is only good for items sold by Amazon actual (not by marketplace sellers). The bottom of the page over there has all the terms and conditions of this promotion.
Of headphone interest, I only found a small number of options, but I did not go through every single sub-category over there, so this has a big YMMV.
If you like to purchase your headphones from Amazon with Amazon actual being the seller, the brand new Beyerdynamic DT1770 PRO (250 ohm) studio headphones with 45mm drivers and Tesla 2.0 are now in-stock and shipping from them directly. The shopping cart says they have four units available, but there are also more units available from various marketplace sellers offering them over there (make sure the marketplace sellers are authorized from Beyerdynamic to sell their products if you want manufacturer warranty and such).
The closed-back over-ear Shure SRH-840 are currently available in “Used – Good” condition for $130~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
The closed-back over-ear Shure SRH940 headphones are currently available in “Used – Good” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
The open-back over-ear Sennheiser RS 185 RF Wireless headphone (headphones and base/transmitter) are currently available in refurbished condition for $140 plus $7 shipping by Adgtron through Amazon Warehouse Deals. These ship from Adgtron, so they are not eligible for Prime shipping.
The new condition Astell & Kern AK T5p headphones go for $1400 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you are comfortable going used, you can get them in “Used – Good” condition for $1054~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
Massdrop is back with another limited run of the Massdrop Objective 2 (O2) Headphone Amplifier. The Standard edition goes for $80, while the Desktop edition (RCA inputs, 1/4″ headphone out, power on the back) goes for $95. Free shipping. Ends in about 14 days from blog-posting date (or earlier if they run out).
The Panasonic RP-HX35V Lightweight On-Ears, in the purple color scheme, are currently on sale for $10, from a marketplace seller, with the order fulfilled by Amazon. Limit seven per customer. The other colors go for $13+. It averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 15 customer reviews.
These daily deals expired… For future deals, check the Amazon Gold Box…
Another day, another headphone at Massdrop, and this time it is fully unlocked already, it is the closed-back over-ear AKG K553 Pro Studio Headphone going for $120 with free shipping. There ten days left in the offer (from blog-posting date) and has a hard limit of 320 units available. As of the time of writing, 19 were purchased, so no need for a “panic buy” just yet 🙂 This is a Massdrop special edition.
This daily deal ended…
On the low cost front, among the various featured deals on The eBay, you can get the new condition
Jabra Sport Corded Stereo Headset for $10 with free shipping by eBay seller “UltimateChoice1” (99.8%). Please note the orders will be processed after 10/20/15. You can buy as many as you like.
The new condition price of the Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 On-Ears is kinda stubborn at $200+, but if you want the 2.0, and don’t object to going refurbished, depending on your color-scheme and “OS” preference, you can get them as low as $105 shipped.
This is a bit complicated because you have to navigate the listings of the four different colors and the operating system (iOS or Android – the cable connection really). This listing shows the lowest prices per color/OS which at the moment are $105 for Apple in Black and $125 for Android in ivory. The seller of both is Agtron (96%, ships from Florida), which describes them as “NEW IN OPEN BOX. STILL IN ORIGINAL RETAIL BOX, AUTHORIZED SENNHEISER DEALER, SHIPS IN 1 DAY”.
The above link only shows you the lowest prices. You can also adjust the settings over there (see screenshot below) by selecting a particular color (first block of thumbnails) or a particular OS (second block of thumbnails)
So, for example, if you select the Apple / Black combo you will see more options.
The above are the refurbished links. Most of the action at Amazon Warehouse Deals happens in the Used tab, which is perhaps why the Used prices by Adgtron are slightly higher.
As the name suggests, the tiny CEntrance DACport Slim is currently fully unlocked at members-only but free-to-join Massdrop for $100 with free shipping. It has 12 days left to go (from blog-posting date).
Also there, also fully unlocked, with seven days to go are the AKG K167 Tiesto DJ headphones going for $70 plus $7 flat shipping.
This daily deal expired… The Meh.com deal of the day for Wednesday 10/14/15 is the Polk Audio Hinge headphone, in two color schemes, going for $40 plus $5 flat shipping. These are folding, and with a 3-button remote/mic.
This limited time offer ended with 20% claimed at $57…
Among the Amazon Gold Box deals for Thursday 10/15/15, starting at 1pm Eastern and ending at 5pm Eastern, is a lightning deal on the Takstar Pro 80 Upgraded Closed-Back headphones. The price before the sale is $75. The sale price is $57. [updated]
This daily deal expired…
The closed-back Sol Republic Tracks V8 on-ears are currently on special at A4C (all4cellular) for $40 with free shipping in new condition or $35 with free shipping and a 90 day seller warranty in refurbished condition. Either way, they are available in black or red color schemes.
In either the black or the white color scheme, the Samsung Level-In in-ears are on sale for $25 with free shipping at a4c.com (aka all4cellular). They come with a carrying case and multiple eartip sizes.
They have a 3-button remote and mic, which works with Galaxy phones from 2012 and later. And some other phones in varying degrees.
PS: there are part of their “Level” Premium line (aka the “we are jealous Apple bought Beats” line, so we have to make something too), they are not the earphones that are included with Galaxy phones.
The Shure SE535 IEMS could go as low as $360 shipped if they manage to get fully unlocked at Massdron in the next seven days (from blog-posting day). Also on offer there are the Voxoa Workout Bluetooth Earbuds that could go as low as $65 shipped (as above), while the ATH-M50x Velour Earpads could go as low as $22 shipped.
As of 10/14/15 PM, the price spiked to $95~… The white-silver color-scheme of the V-Moda M80 closed-back on-ears is on sale for $80 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of five per customer.
This lightning deal expired…
Open-back open-ears as they say. The AKG K7XX Massdrop Limited Edition is back at Massdrop, fully unlocked for $200 with free shipping. This is based on the 65th anniversary edition of the K702, with further tweaks. The offer ends in about seven days from today or when 580 units are sold, whichever happens first. As of the time of writing, 119 units have been purchased.
These daily deals expired…
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