Archives for July 27, 2016

Westone Beta In-Ears for $40 w/free S&H

Staying with eBay, this time it is the Buydig.com eBay store (ships from New Jersey) offering the new condition Westone Beta In-Ears for $40 with free shipping. Limit up to fifty units per customer. Over 670 of them got sold so far per the eBay listing. These are new condition with USA warranty.

Sennheiser Momentum In-Ears: Open-Box for $55, New for $71

If you are interested in the Sennheiser Momentum in-ears in new condition, the black/chrome color scheme is currently on sale for $71 with free shipping with either the iOS or Android button remote at Aamzon by Amazon actual.

If you are okay with open-box gear and want the black/red iOS version, you can get it in open-box condition for $54 with free shipping from authorized dealer VM Innovations on eBay.

Parrot Zik 2.0 for $200 in blue or orange

On the technobabble segment of the headphone market, the second generation of the Parrot Zik (aka Zik 2.0) are on sale for $200 in new condition in the blue and orange color schemes by a marketplace seller with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so they are Prime-eligible. These have many techobabble buzzwords, bluetooth, touch controls, ANC, custom app, etc.

They average 3.6 out of 5 based on 330+ customer reviews, and when you look at the distribution chart of their ratings, they have quite a few negatives, the 5-star to 1-star ratio is not even 2:1. So be sure to read up on reviews and trade-offs and features and such.

Panasonic Retro RP-HTX7 headphones for $27 with coupon

It’s not often Amazon has a headphone-specific coupon, but occasionally do, and it’s a utilitarian coupon for a utilitarian headphone. It’s a clip-on coupon, so you just have to click at the appropriate spot, you don’t have to type it in.

The black Panasonic RP-HTX7 headphones are on sale for $30 at the moment but with Amazon actual as the seller, a clip-on coupon option appears that drops the price by $3, making it a $27. Free shipping for Prime members or with a $49+ order. Screenshot below when the coupon offer is live:

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If you are not a Prime member or do not plan a $49+ order, you can get it for $29 with free shipping by Focus Camera on eBay. Limit 50 units per customer.

These are closed-back over-ear-ish studio-ish headphones on a budget. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on 1600+ customer reviews.

Rooth Earplugs for $21 shipped [MD]

Another day, another offer went live at members-only Massdrop, it is the colorful Rooth Earplugs (they do not play music, it’s strictly hearing protection) for $18 plus $3~ flat shipping. The colors are actually different models with different noise filtering at 9, 15 and 21 dB depending on color. These are triple flanged and discrete (they don’t stick out of your ears, but have a little tab to pull them out) and come with a carrying case. Offer ends in about 8 days from today and ship in late August 2016.

[DEAD] Thursday: JBL Synchros S300 On-Ears for $30 w/free S&H

This particular sale ended but the JBLs appear to be on sale all the time at various retailers…

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