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Featherweight may not be light enough to describe these. The Sennheiser PX 95 Mini Open-Back On-Ears are on sale for $20 with free shipping for all at deal website Tanga.com, with a limit of ten per customer. These are described as new condition with a 30 day warranty.
NOTE: if you are not familiar with these, please keep in mind that they are open-back, even though they are intended for portable use. They average 4.7 out of 5 with 13 customer reviews at amazon.com.
Bluetooth in-ears are found to be convenient by many people, despite some of the potential technical and audio issues. It’s a set of trade-offs for sure. Which brings us to the SOL Republic Shadow Wireless (aka Bluetooth 4.0) In-Ears, in the black-silver color scheme. You can get them for $85 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer at Amazon.com. The other two colors go for $100+. These average 3.6 out of 5 based on 184 customer reviews.
Casio too is getting into the USA market headphone game with their own models. And as of the time of writing, two of them are part of the Amazon 20% off coupon promotion that includes 2000+ music-related gear. The coupon is MUSIC20OFF. Amazon has renewed its expiration date a couple of times, and now they don’t even mention an expiration, so the best I can tell you is that it works if it works 🙂
The two eligible Casio headphones go for around $130 at the moment, and their price drops to around $105 after you enter the coupon code. They are the red-gray XWH3 DJ and the white-black XWH2 DJ. Their hinge reminds me of some of the older Soul by Ludacris headphones (this is off the top of my head).
They have no customer reviews, so this is perhaps for the explorers and the reviewers and curious. There are three models in this line, but the XWH1 does not get discounted with the coupon. For the other two, the price drops like this in the Amazon checkout page (highlighted the relevant parts below):
Not many details are provided there, but looking at the red-gray model, picture #5 shows that the headband is very flexible, they are pictured twisted in an S-formation. Picture #3 shows their folding feature.
Back to the M40x we go, where we find it bundled with the Blue Microphones YETI USB Condenser Mic for $130 with free shipping at Adorama.com. That’s a straight up sale price, no coupons needed, no rebates. Offer expires 12/14/15.
More under $10 action now, the AmazonBasics In-Ears are on sale for junder (new word: just + under) $8 with a limit of three per customer by Amazon actual. These are doing so-so review-stats-wise, they average 3.5 out of 5. They have a 1-button mic, different eartip sizes, and a basic drawstring pouch… These are not the magnetic AB earbuds, that’s a different model… Free shipping for Prime members or with a $35+ order…
This limited time sale ended…
This is as close to a “buy 1 get 1 free” promotion on earphones as one can get at Amazon. There is currently a MEE Audio (formerly ME Electronics) promotion. If you purchase one of their M-series in-ears, you get one of their R18 earphones for FREE. There are multiple options and colors for each one. No coupon is needed, simply add the qualifying items to the shopping cart, proceed to the checkout page, and the price of the R18 will be automatically adjusted to $0 while this promotion is running. An expiration date is not mentioned. See the offer and eligible items at Amazon.
Here’s how it will be discounted in the shopping cart (screenshot):
I jinxed it! As of late 12/7/15, the price went up, the lowest price is $800 by Amazon actual.
These lightning deals expired as usual…
There are many companies already knee-deep in headphones, so specialization is not a bad idea. Case in point, kids headphones. The AmazonBasics house brand Kids headphones are currently on sale for $15 per pair, available in three different color schemes, with a limit of five per color per customer at Amazon.com. This is not part of the lightning deals, so I do not know when it expires.
And now on the budget end of the spectrum, online discounter Tanga.com is offering the new condition Monoprice Over-the-Ear Headphones for $10 with free shipping, in either black or white, with a limit of ten per customer. No additional coupons or discounts can be applied to these ones as they are already heavily discounted. The warranty under the “Details” tab says 30 days. They come with a bag and three cables. Yes, they have detachable cables and they fold flat.
These are not the world famous 8323. The Tanga listing does not mention which model they are, but they look familiar. You can probably figure it out by comparing the measureables (cable lengths for example) with the Monoprice inventory.
So for $10 delivered, you get one pair of headphones, a basic headphone pouch, and three audio cables. Not bad 🙂
The second generation (2.0) over-ear closed-back Momentums are on sale again. You can get them in the various color schemes, in either the Apple or Android button configuration, for $250 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. As you navigate between the different colors and OS options, be sure to check who the featured seller is, as it may be different between options. If buying from Amazon proper, the limit is five per option per customer.
UPDATE: the black Apple version is down to $244~. The rest remain on $250.
We have another discount in the open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD-5xx line-up. The middle of the three models, the HD 558 is currently on sale for $80 with free shipping, with a limit of three per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. This model averages 4.5 out of 5 with 700+ customer reviews and has a whooping 160 questions answered by other internet people.
As of 12/7/15, this promotion expired…
Monday’s round of offers expired, but there are new ones every day…
Grados are not running unopposed in the $100 open-back on-ear segment. Yahama has their own competitor, the Yamaha HPH-150B going for $100 with free shipping at Amazon. On the same listing, the closed-back HPH-100B go for $50, and the HPH-50 go for $30.
For some strange reason, all these headphones along with the older RH1 and RH3 are grouped together in one product page. The negative of this is that their reviews are all pooled together which makes the average useless because they different kinds of headphones. You can pre-filter the reviews by going some browsing gymnastics, but the pre-filtered results don’t show a star rating average 🙁
On the budget side of things, especially if you are a Prime member (or planning a $35+ order), you can get various color options of the entry-level JLab JBuds2 earphones for $5.50 per pair, with a limit of 30 per color per customer. These are fairly new, they have no customer reviews as of the time of writing.
Grouped with them in the same listing mentioned above you can also find the Pro Premium earbuds that have a mic/remote and some kind of earfins.
Speaking of JLab, their very basic JLab On-Ears are on sale for $10 per pair in the bright cyan-blue-ish color scheme, with a limit of five per customer. The other two colors go for slightly more. Together they average 4.1 out of 5 based on nearly 250 customer reviews.
If you are dreaming of a white Audio Technica Christmas, the new condition white color scheme at authorized dealer Adorama.com is on sale for $99 with free shipping…
IF you instead prefer the M40x, also there, it is bundled with the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2-Input/2-Output USB Audio Interface, together for $140 with free shipping. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and proceed through with the checkout process.
These offers expire around 12/7/15.
IF you are part of the Fry’s email newsletters, AND if you are going to be physically near a Fry’s brick and mortar store during the December 6-12 week (in 2015 AD, in case time-travelers are reading this), you can use the unique promo code from your Sunday Fry’s email newsletter to get the Blue Mo-Fi Powered High Fidelity Headphone for $250. This is new condition. This is limit one per customer, while supplies last, if available, no rainchecks… I don’t know if Amazon is planning to price-match it, as of the time of writing, Amazon’s price is $300…
These lightning deals expired, but there are new offers floating daily at the Amazon Gold Box…
Also on eBay, seller “Guarantee Cellular” (98.3%) is offering new condition Apple Earpods for $10 with free shipping, with a limit of 50 per customer. These are Earpods model MD827ZM/A, and come in a jewel case as seen in the picture over there… Over 8500 units got sold so far just from that particular eBay listing…
Target’s eBay store is offering select colors of the new condition closed-back on-ear Beats Solo 2 headphones for $100 with free shipping, with a limit of four per customer. This is close to the $96 Black Friday price that sold out at many places.
This lightning deal expired…
This lightning deal expired…
The Beyerdynamic USA eBay store is offering a used condition (trade show demo, in excellent condition they say) Beyerdynamic T70 Headband (250 ohm) for $230 with free shipping.
The black color scheme of the Samsung Level On PN-900 Wireless (Bluetooth) headphones are currently on sale for $130 with free shipping or free store pickup (where available) at Walmart. These was the first offer in Samsung’s 12 Days of Deals, but the price has not yet gone up at Walmart.
Planar magnetic action now, a segment that is definitely heating up from multiple directions, the Fostex TH-500RP Premium Planar-Magnetic are currently on sale for $350 with free shipping by Sonic Electronix via Amazon. These ship from Sonix, so they are not eligible for Prime shipping benefits.
If you don’t feel like waiting or chasing lightning deals, the 250 ohm variation of the Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO closed-back headphones are on sale for $150 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. The other options go for more.
The AKG Q701 open-back over-ear headphones, part of the Quincy Jones line-up, are on sale in each one of their three color schemes for $170 with free shipping, with a limit of five per color per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. These average 4.3 out of 5 based on 460+ customer reviews. These are for the brave of heart, the product description mentions a “leather sling” 🙂 They are designed in Austria but made in China.
December is here, and ASUS has issue a new round of mail-in rebate for some of their Xonar headphone-amp audio-cards, including their bang-for-the-buck model, the Xonar DG for $19 after a $10 mail-in rebate. The rebate promotion runs 12/1 to 12/31 in 2015, with a limit of two rebates per individual product. Six other products are also eligible for this. This card averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 670+ customer reviews. Specs and details, along with nearly 150 questions answered can be found over there.
The Koss Pro DJ 200 headphones are currently on sale for around $89 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual and at Groupon Goods as one of their marketplace offers (they don’t ship from Groupon but from other sellers through their website).
These average 4.4 out of 5 based on 60 customer reviews. They have detachable cables and include two of them, a short one and a longer coiled one. They fold flat and include a solid case with them.
The closed-back on-ear Noontec Zoro HD headphones are currently on sale for $40 with free shipping and free returns, from three different color schemes, at Groupon Goods. These are Beats Solo competitors and come with a 1-year warranty from the manufacturer.
As of 12/5/15 this is sold out and cannot be ordered at the sale price from Amazon actual. I will monitor the situation and update if it returns…
This offer expired but the A500x/A700x keep returning every few days… However, I have no clue if/when they will return again…
The headphone action picks up at the Amazon Gold Box for Wednesday Dec-2-2015 with various items scheduled. The most well-known of them include:
* starts 11am Eastern: Audio-Technica ATH-A700x Closed-Back
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