And now on the budget side of things, $30 with free shipping gets you the new condition Polk Audio Nue Voe In-Ears with the 3-button remote and mic (Apple) from World Wide Stereo through the Sears website.
Archives for February 17, 2016
Sennheiser HD600 and $150 Gift Card for $400 total
Amazon continues to experiment with product bundling. If you want to get the Sennheiser HD 600 at a reasonable price, in new condition, from authorized dealer, without having to hunt high and low, Amazon has a bundle for that: you pay $400 and you receive the HD 600 headphones along with a $150 Amazon Gift Card (plastic card delivered by mail, so you can regift it if you don’t need it for yourself). With Amazon gift cards selling at face value, you are essentially paying $250 for the HD600s. Not bad if you like a hassle-free experience.
NOTE however that if you have an existing Amazon Gift Card balance, you cannot apply it towards this purchase. This is probably because you cannot use an Amazon gift card to buy another Amazon gift card. I am assuming so, because the shopping cart won’t let me use my gift card on this, but the balance can be applied towards other orders that don’t include Amazon gift cards.
IF you are a Prime member, and you apply and get approved for Amazon’s Store Card (not the credit card by Chase, but the Store Card which can only be used at Amazon), it becomes a Prime Store Card and gets you 5% rewards on purchases made with it. So that’s another $20 to use on future purchases.
Beyerdynamic DT 990 Premium (32 ohm) for $150
It’s portable open-back over-ear action now on eBay, where the Focus Camera eBay store is offering the new condition Beyerdynamic DT990 Premium (32 ohm) for $150 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer.
If you are not intimately familiar with the 770-880-990 line-up, there are multiple models, differentiated by Pro vs Premium and OHMage (32 to 600). So be sure to look into the line-up or read web or forum FAQs that trying to detangle this treble-web 🙂
Beats Solo 2 On-Ears for $90 [limit 3; pink only]
This is interesting, the Beats Solo 2 on-ears, in new condition from reputable seller are now sliding even lower than their Black Friday price. At least in the pink color. And it’s color, not a scheme. It’s very pink. It currently goes for $90 with free shipping with a limit of three per customer by Target’s eBay store. Over 2700 units got sold so far. Only the pink is available at this point in time.
As a refresher, the Beats Solo 2 got a very positive review from Innerfidelity (video proof of that) that generated an existential crisis among some audiophiles 🙂
Phiaton Bridge MS500 Closed Over-Ears for $70
Heart-shaped like Melisandre’s face, with a Rulore approved dose of red, the closed-back over-ear Phiaton Bridge MS 500 headphones are now going for $70 with free shipping at Amazon.com. The seller of record is not Amazon but “Discover Savings” (that’s the seller’s name). The order is fulfilled by Amazon, so get Prime shipping and you deal with customer support instead of the seller for most issues. They come with a carrying case, two OFC cables (one has mic/remote), and a 1/4″ adapter. As the two cables suggest, these are of the detachable-cable kind. They average 4 out of 5 based on 9 evenly-distributed reviews.
NOTE: even though they are over-ear, their heart-shaped design is a bit unusual, so be sure to check reviews or look at close-ups if you have fitting issues with smaller or unusually-shaped over-ear headphones.
The same seller on Amazon is offering the MS 430 Carbon Fiber (on-ears) for $40 with free shipping (Prime eligible as well).
Beyerdynamic DTX 101 In-Ears for $37 shipped
The Valentine’s theme continues at members-only Massdrop, the Beyerdynamic DTX 101 in-ears are fully unlocked for $32 plus $5 shipping (to USA addresses). Offer ends in 4 days or when available quantity is depleted, whichever happens first. They will ship in early March, plenty of time for Valentine’s 2017 🙂
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