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At the intersection of budget and utilitarian and bluetooth, the closed-back Bluedio T2S (obnoxiously named Turbine 2 Shooting Break) are on sale, in new condition, in four different color options, for $20 with free shipping at NewEggFlash where the offer ends on 5/31/16.
These are heavily reviewed at amazon.com where they average 4.1 out of 5 based on over 2300 reviews, and have over 400 (!) questions answered by internet users over there.
The black color scheme of the closed-back over-ear Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7BK is currently available in refurbished condition for $149 with free shipping by Beach Camera thru Amazon Warehouse Deals. They ship from Beach Camera (New Jersey) and they are not eligible for Prime 2-day shipping. The headphones average 4.6 out of 5 based on 110 customer reviews.
The Shure SRH 1440 (open over-ears) go for $300 in new condition but if you want to go the used route and are not a perfectionist, they are available in “Used – Acceptable” condition with multiple cosmetic imperfections and damaged packaging for $209 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The headphones themselves average 4.7 out of 5 based on 25 customer reviews.
It’s one thing to buy a $10 headphone without worrying too much about authorized dealer status, but when you are going to put down two orders of magnitude that amount, authorized dealer status is definitely a much bigger factor. So if while price checking around you run into the Sennheiser HD800 going (in new condition) for $1000 at Amazon.com, note that the sellers having them for $1000 are not authorized or recognizable A/V sellers. Amazon’s own price is $1400 and if you price-check around that’s the price at other well-known sellers like B&H, Sweetwater, WWS, Crutchfield, etc.
PS: note also that Jet.com does NOT reveal who the seller of an item is, so you have no clue who you are buying it from, so you cannot know of warranty status ahead of purchase. Again, not a big deal with a $10 item, but for something like this, it is very important.
UPDATE 5/30/16
Thanks to Allan for pointing this in the comments!
You can also get it refurbished for $1000 from Crutchfield with a 2-year warranty and 60-day money-back guarantee.
If you are not a perfectionist, Crutchfield also has a scratch and dent refurbished for $850. This is marked as low stock.
If you don’t want to wait for Massdrop or Amazon actual to get them in-stock, and you want them to get to your door in 2-3 days or so, the new AKG M220 (based on to the good old K240) is now in-stock and ready to ship right away for $66 with free shipping by the Audio Watt Store with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so you get Prime shipping 2-day delivery if a member. Amazon’s own price is $64.23, so you are paying $1.77 more to get them right away versus waiting for 1-2 months (that’s Amazon estimate, sometimes they err on the side of caution though). The headphones average 4.6 out of 5 based on 25 customer reviews.
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