This limited time offer expired… Planar action again, and if you are comfortable with refurbished, you can save some, the AUDEZE EL-8 Open-Back Over-Ear Planar-Magnetics are available in refurbished condition with a 1-year warranty for $350 with free shipping at Adorama.com until 8/23/16 or earlier if they run out.
Archives for August 18, 2016
[DEAD] Refurbished AUDEZE EL-8 Open Planars w/1yr warranty for $350
Fostex TH-900 Mark II for $999
Fostex the people! The Fostex TH-900 Mark II Premium 1.5 Tesla headphones are currently on sale in new condition for $999 with free shipping and handling by Adorama.com until 8/22/16 or earlier if sold out. These are closed-back over-ears.
Logitech UE900S IEMs for $230
And now it’s time for some in-ears, authorized dealer PitBull Audio on eBay (99.7%, California) is offering the new condition Logitech UE900S IEMs for $230 with free shipping. They ship with USPS Priority Mail per the listing. That’s one advantage of IEMs, they are lightweight enough even for First Class Mail but I’m digressing. Limit 12 per customer or they have 12 units total in-stock (most likely the latter).
Sony XB950BT Extra Bass Bluetooths for $98
At the intersection of bassheads and techies, one of the headphones one may find are the closed-back Sony XB950BT over-ears. The “Extra Bass” in their name makes certain classical music fans don’t buy them accidentally 😉 They have Bluetooth with NFC but no ANC. NFC is handy if you are planning to frequently switch between different bluetooth sources (eg two phones) and don’t want to deal with the soap opera of different bluetooth devices “fighting” for an active connection.
All that brings us to these headphones being on sale for $98 with free shipping, in your choice of black, red or blue, at authorized dealers Abt Electronics and BuyDig on eBay (limit 5; over 400 units sold).
These are popular, if customer reviews and questions are an indicator, they have over 1000 of the former and over 600 answered of the latter at amazon.com with an average of 4.3 out of 5 and a decent “review intensity ratio”. That’s the 5-stars vs the 1-stars, it’s about a 10:1 (69% of reviews versus 7% of reviews), which is a good sign.
Sennheiser RS 120 Wireless (RF) for $60
If you are looking for RF wireless headphones (not bluetooth), the new condition Sennheiser RS120 with a 2-year warranty is on sale for $60 with free shipping and free returns at Groupon Goods. The free returns are handy because there are a couple of potential issues with this, the way the AC input connects to Base is wonky and the audio times-out quickly when there’s silence. The Base has to be connected to AC, while the headphones need two AAA batteries (either the included set or your own). The headphones only work with the Base, you can’t use them as a normal 3.5mm input headphone.
SteelSeries Siberia 800 Wireless Gaming Headset for $200
Another variation of a PC Accessories sale is running in the Amazon Gold Box, and one of the 25 participating items is the SteelSeries Siberia 800 Wireless Gaming Headset offered for $200 with free shipping with a limit of three units per customer. Offer ends by Friday 3am ET.
If you want to have a very portable collection of 128GB of music of your own choice and format, the 128GB Sandisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 Flash Drive goes for $24 with the same limit of three per customer. This is small enough you can fit on the side of a laptop or connect to a phone/tablet with an OTG cable. It’s like your phone/tablet is wearing an earring 🙂
Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp for $500 [MD]
Contrary to Dave Matthews, the Grace is not gone! It is back and fully unlocked at Massdrop, the Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp going for $500 with free shipping. This is running for the next eight days with a mid-September shipping estimate. If you are curious, they have included a 12-page user manual in PDF format.
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