Archives for February 9, 2016

Monoprice 8323 Over-Ears for $16 w/free shipping

It’s hard to go wrong with this headphone at this price, it is the internet-legendary closed-back over-ear detachable-cable Monoprice 8323 headphone on sale for $16 with free shipping (no minimum purchase required) from the Monoprice website. You can buy as many as you like (within inventory limits of course, if a billionaire decides to buy 10 million of them, they probably don’t have enough available). The sale is good until 2/29/16 unless they sell out.

This is a great buy under $30 shipped, so when you can get it at half that price, this is definitely even better. It did get some hype, the recommendation echo chamber effect, but again, there’s only so much a reasonable person can expect for a $16 shipped pair of headphones. Despite the size, this is not as expansive for big big heads (some on-ears are more roomy), and when you wear it in public, you kinda look like one of those 50s low-budget sci-fi robotic creatures. But again, you are paying $16 not $160 for fashionable Beats 🙂

It also comes with one long and one short 3.5mm audio cable (no mic/remote but it is detachable, so you can use your own mic/remote cable). And a 1/4″ adapter. So $16 gets you a pair of headphones, two audio cables, and a 1/4″ adapter. And a quasi-sturdy cardboard box (the one they are packaged in).

Speaking of Monoprice, a few other audio-related products (earbuds and other on-ear/over-ears) are part of their Valentine’s Sale (ends 2/14/16).

Apogee Electronics Groove portable USB DAC/amp for $240

The small Apogee Electronics Groove portable USB DAC/amp is sometimes bundled with some headphones at a solid discount, but if you already have or don’t like or don’t want those few headphones it is occasionally bundled with, the next lowest price you can get it is a sale. It is currently on sale for $240 with free shipping at Adorama.com. This sale ends by 2/16/16.

BeyerD DT-990 PRO (250 ohm) with iFi Nano iDSD for $270

If you are a fan of Beyerdynamic and DSD, there’s a bundle of potential interest at Adorama.com, the Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro (250 Ohm) open-back over-ear headphones, along with the iFi Nano-iDSD PCM/DSD/DXD USB DAC (battery powered) for $270 with free shipping (ships in a couple of business days, not immediately). No coupon is needed, simply add to cart and continue with the checkout process. More details on the iFi through its product page over there. Offer ends 2/16/16.