Archives for January 2016

Audio-Technica ATH-WS50 On-Ears for $20 w/free S&H

The clearance sales have already began, on the closed-back on-ear front, the Audio-Technica ATH-WS50-BK headphones are on sale for $20 with free shipping, in new condition, at authorized dealer Adorama.com. These are part of AT’s “Solid Bass” line-up.

Samson SR 950 Over Ears for $25 after $10 MIR

The over-ear Samsung SR 950 headphones are on sale for $35 with free shipping, but that’s not all. They are also eligible for a $10 mail-in rebate (see PDF details) when you purchase it at Adorama.com. Even without the mail-in rebate, $35 is not a bad price for this. Offer ends by 1/14/16.

Samson has just a new Z-series with four closed-back studio-headphones. You can find those to our brand new on-going post, New Headphones at CES 2016.

Ultrasone PRO 550 for $129

If you are fond of the S-Logic line of headphones, the closed-back and folding Ultrasone PRO 550 is on sale for $129 with free shipping at Adorama.com until 1/16/16 or earlier if they sell out. Case and cable are included.

ASUS XONAR DG Headphone Amp for $19 after $10 MIR

A new month is here, and in typical fashion, ASUS has a new round of mail-in rebates for their sound cards that include the bang for the buck ASUS XONAR DG. The price is now $18.69 after the $10 mail-in rebate. The rebate amount is fixed but the item’s price can change over time. This rebate offer is good for purchases made January 1-31 in 2016. The DG is not the only eligible model. Check the PDF of the mail-in rebate for all the details.

Fiio E07K Andes USB DAC and Amp for $57

The Fiio E07K Andes USB DAC and Headphone Amp is currently on sale for $57 with free shipping by seller “Etailz” with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so it is eligible for Prime shipping. The seller has a 99% rating with nearly 130,000 ratings. The Fiio averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 280 customer reviews, and has 130+ questions answered by other shoppers over there.

Keep in mind that Fiio is rebooting their line-up with a new product naming scheme, so this is not a “latest model name” product.

[DEAD] Used Magni 2 headphone amp for $95~

As of 1/14/16 re-check, all the used units are sold out…

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[DEAD] Price Crash! M-Audio Micro (USB DAC) for $31.50

Rechecking on 1/14/16 shows that the price has jumped all the way back up to around $100…

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[DEAD] Wedn: MEelectronics M6 for $10.50, M6p for $14.50

This daily deal expired…

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[DEAD] Demo Monster Inspiration Over Ears for $40 w/1yr warranty

As of 1/7/16, this too sold out… I am jinxing all the eBay Deals 🙂

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[DEAD] Sennheiser HD 218i On-Ears for $25 + $5 S&H

This daily deal expired, but Woot offers are often of the recurring variety…

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AKG K3003i Reference In-Ears for $900 [Update: open-box sold-out)

Flagship time on the in-ears front, the AKG K3003i Reference Class in-ears are on the sale swing again, going for $900 (was $930) with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual where they average 4.4 out of 5 based on 23 polarized reviews (no 3-star reviews).

UPDATE (1/7/16): while the new condition price dropped a bit, the open-box on eBay sold-out, while the used prices at Amazon went up… If you prefer non-new, you can get them for $650 in open-box condition with full warranty from RazorDog Audio. This has “less than 10 hours used” per the listing… Contrast that price for the no-warranty but 30-day-return-policy in “Used – Good” condition for $640 by Amazon Warehouse Deals

Monoprice Desktop Headphone Amplifier for $80

The Monoprice Desktop Headphone Amplifier (USB and RCA inputs, RCA line-out and pre-out, and of course headphone out) is on sale again, going for $80 with free shipping by Monoprice through Amazon, one of many ways to spend any Amazon Gift Cards and promotional credits you may have accumulated during the holiday shopping season 🙂 This averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 11 customer reviews and has 10 questions answered.

[DEAD] Denon DA-300USB DAC/Amp drops to $220

This price was too good to last, as of 1/7/16 this is done, and can no longer be ordered…

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[DEAD] Open-box Hifiman HE1000 w/full warranty for $2600

As of a 1/7/16 re-checking, this eBay listing is closed…

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