Archives for October 10, 2016

Beyerdynamic Custom Street On-Ears drops to $57

The price of the black color scheme of the Beyerdynamic Custom Street On-Ears jumped to $80, but the white color scheme is dropping in price, you can now get it for around $57 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three per customer. It has a detachable cable with a 1-button remote.

You can see what’s included with it in our Text and Pictures unboxing and see how it’s doing in a developing in-progress diary-style review (latest updates go on top).

[DEAD] Audeze SINE On-Ears and iFi Micro-iCAN SE for $500

This sale ended… A new headphone bundle, good until 10/18/16 at Adorama.com is the Audeze SINE On-Ears (planar magnetic) bundled with the iFi Micro-iCAN Headphone Amplifier (Special Edition) together going for $500 with free shipping. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout. They are authorized dealers for both.

Used Schiit Audio SCH-13 Sys Passive Preamp for $45 + S&H

As of 10/12/16 re-check, the used option got scooped up at Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD), and currently only new condition units are available from AWD… But there’s still B-stock at the Schiit website for $45 plus mandatory shipping…

The Schiit Audio SCH-13 Sys Passive Preamp is currently available in “Used – Like New” condition (damaged original packaging) for $45~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) actual, so it is eligible for 2-day Prime shipping for members. The new condition price at Amazon is $59 with free shipping, while the Schiit website has it for $49 plus mandatory shipping (which varies by zipcode). They also have it in B-Stock for $44 plus mandatory shipping. So depending on shipping fees and taxes (both depend on your zipcode) and Prime membership status, the AWD offering may or may not be a good idea.

V-MODA Crossfade M-100 for $202

The closed-back over-ear V-MODA Crossfade M-100 in the Phantom-Chrome color-scheme are on sale for $202 with free shipping by a variety of marketplace sellers with the orders fulfilled by Amazon. There’s at least eight of them in the detailed Amazon listings. I’m not familiar with any of them, so do your due diligence if you are not familiar with any of them either.

AKG K240 II for $72, Tiesto K167 DJ for $55

An AKG sale at the ProAudioStar eBay store (99.2%, New York) includes the new condition AKG K240 II studio headphones going for $72 with free shipping, and the K167 Tiesto DJ headphones going for $55 with free shipping. The Tiesto headphones are also bundled over there with various DJ setups (you’ll see them in the search results linked above).

Beats Mixr DJ On-Ears (Neon colors) for $100

If you like neon color-schemes, the Neon-Yellow and Neon-Pink of the new condition Beats Mixr DJ On-Ear closed-back headphones is on sale for $100 with free shipping by ShopDivvy on eBay (99.3%, ships from Nebraska). Over 1200 units got sold so far from this listing. Limit 50 units per customer.

NVX XPT-100 Studio Headphones for $80

On the budget studio headphones front, the NVX XPT-100 closed-back over-ears continue to be on sale for $80 by “Limitless Creations” with the order fulfilled by Amazon (Prime eligible) where they average 4.4 out of 5 based on 120 customer reviews, and they have 30+ answered questions.

CEntrance DACport Slim (MD exclusive) for $100

Another Massdrop exclusive has rolled out, with eight days to go (from blog-posting date), it is the CEntrance DACport Slim, fully unlocked for $100 with free shipping and a Black Friday shipping estimate. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. They typically list the warranty and whether it is offered by MD or the manufacturer.

[DEAD] Beats Tour Wired In-Ears for $43.38 (also Vinyl and CDs)

This 6-hour lightning deal expired…

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