On the utilitarian front, if you are looking for a small USB-powered bluetooth receiver, the Firefly by Tunai Creative is currently on sale for $35 with free shipping at Stacksocial.com. This is a USB-powered little thing (it does NOT have a built-in battery), one side is USB, the other a 3.5mm audio. It comes with two cables (3.5mm extension, 3.5mm to RCA). It can store up to eight paired devices, and in “Party Mode” two devices can connect at the same time.
Archives for April 30, 2016
Massdrop MEE Audio Entry-level IEM Grab Bag for $9
Massdrop has another grab bag promotion, this time it featured entry-level MEE Audio in-ears. You pay $8 plus $1 flat shipping. For that, 80% of the buyers will get a $10 model, while the rest will get either the M6 or M6p.
They also have “Prizes” that unlocked at milestone numbers, but only a maximum of five prizes are available (three of which already unlocked, AKG K7XX, DACport Slim DAC). It looks like the fourth one is about to unlocked (they have to manually update the website text, but it’s over 2000 units, so someone will get the BeyerD T70p).
Refurbished Philips M1/28 On-Ear for $37 [was $50]
UPDATE 7/22/16: as of this update, the price dropped to $37.
The Philips M1/28 on-ears are an older model (discontinued) but if you are comfortable buying from a higher risk merchant, they are available in refurbished condition from Deals2Remember (91%, 74 ratings) for $50, with the order fulfilled by Amazon. Since they ship from Amazon, you deal with Amazon’s customer service and get free Prime shipping, so in case of problems, it’s not as risky as buying directly from a seller. The headphones themselves average 4 out of 5 based on 55 customer reviews.
M-Audio HDH-50 Studio Over-Ears for $95
The M-Audio HDH-50 studio headphones (closed over-ears) go for $200 in new condition, but up and coming retailer Jet.com has them on sale for $95, perhaps as a blockbuster promotion. Not only that, but they also have a built-in volume discount, the more units you buy, the lower the per unit price you pay.
One word of caution is that Jet does not tell you upfront who the actual seller/shipper of an item is. It may be Jet themselves, or any other seller that is doing business on the Jet website. They are trying to keep it simple, but this is an important piece of information that they should be upfront about it.
Regardless if you are not a fan of Jet, you can get them in “Used – Like New” condition by Wisconsin’s Pixel PRO Audio store for $110 with free shipping through Amazon Warehouse Deals. They ship from Pixel, so no Prime fast shipping.
Howard Leight QM24 Multiple Position Headband Earmuff for $7
If you are looking for hearing protection or “dummy” headphones (just so people won’t bother you), the red-black color scheme of the Howard Leight QM24 Multiple Positioning Headband Over-Ear Earmuffs is on sale for just over $7, in new condition, at Amazon by Amazon actual. There is one catch to this low price, they are an Add-On item, so you must place an order of $25 or more, otherwise their shopping cart will simply refuse to let you checkout. They average 4.3 out of 5 based on 100+ customer reviews.
PS: this could make a headphone gag gift as well, give them to someone (or take them to a meet) and watch them try to figure out how to listen music out of them 🙂
Used Samsung Level U bluetooth behind neck earbuds for $23
If you want Prime-shipped used version of the Samsung Level U bluetooth behind neck earbuds they are available in “Used – Good” condition for just under $23 (with damaged packaging, cosmetic imperfections, missing power cord) by Amazon Warehouse Deals where they average 3.5 out of 5 with nearly 700 customer reviews.
[DEAD] Sunday Deals: Soul, Photive, Denon, Jarv, F&Mimi, KabelDirect
These round of lightning offers expired…
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