Archives for September 7, 2016

Sennheiser HD 205-II Closed Over-Ears for $40 w/free s&h

Back to eBay, this time it is a new condition headphone, the closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 205-II headphones are on sale for $40 with free shipping with a limit of 50 units per customer. The seller is Sonic Electronix (99.2%) with the order shipping from Louisville (KY). Rick Pitino NOT included 🙂

Refurbished Panasonic RP-BTD5-K Bluetooth On-Ears for $22

The Panasonic RP-BTD5-K Bluetooth On-Ears are currently available in refurbished condition (the listing says they are certified refurbished with a 90 day Panasonic warranty) for $22 with free shipping by AlwaysADeal on Amazon Warehouse Deals. These ship directly from the seller, so they are not Prime eligible, but everyone gets free shipping. They ship from New York and the seller rating is 99% with 4500+ ratings in the last 12 months.

Used Sony XBA-Z5 In-Ears for $349

The Sony XBA-Z5 In-Ears are currently available in “Used – Like New” condition for $349 with free shipping by Beach Camera thru Amazon. They ship directly from Beach Camera but Prime members will get free 2-day Prime shipping as the Prime logo next to the price suggests. As the BA in the name suggests, these are balanced armature earphones.

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Market Changing Moment: Apple drops Headphone Jack, launches proprietary (???) Wireless Audio

The September 7 Apple announcement is an important moment in the headphone market. As the rumors suggested, they dropped the headphone port on the new iPhone 7* models in favor of the Lightning port connection, and introduced a new proprietary wireless non-Bluetooth (???) technology for the upcoming $159 AirPods. They also launched new “Beats 3” with Lightning and a new “budget” Beats X line. More details on all those as time goes by, but you can find them summarized at our still-continuing New Headphones Tracking Page.

More on this important subject in the next few days as more details emerge and we digest the details of this new reality…

AudioQuest Dragonfly 1.2 SUB DAC/Amp for $80 [was $75]

Best Buy is back with another headphone-related daily deal, this time their Wednesday headliner deal is the AudioQuest Dragonfly 1.2 SUB DAC/Amp offered for $80 with free shipping or free store pickup.

UPDATE 9/8/16: the daily deal price was $75, but after that it only went up to $80.

[DEAD] Feed your DAPs and Phones and Laptops: Storage Sale

These daily offers expired…

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[DEAD] Thursday’s Offers: Sennheiser MM60 iP, Sentey, Mpow, Tamo

These lightning offers expired…

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