Archives for November 21, 2016

Samson SR850 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $25 w/free S&H

The sale for the SR950 closed model is over, but it is the turn of the semi-open Samson SR850 over-ear studio headphones to go on sale, they are going for $25 with free shipping at Adorama.com. These are going for the budget studio approach, an AKG homage of sorts.

They come in a very spartan packaging, cardboard and the headphones, no cases or other bonus items. I bought them during a previous sale for review/comparison but haven’t yet gotten around to using them. Here’s a quick shot as they wait their turn in the box:

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November 21, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

AKG K321 earphones for $20 w/free S&H

We go high and low price wise, the action now is on the ATM bill front, NewEgg is offering the new condition AKG K321 earphones for $20 with free shipping with a limit of 20 units per customer until Saturday (aka Small Biz Saturday). These are part of the NewEgg Early Black Friday sale.

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With:

Avegant Founder’s Edition Glyph VR Headset for $439

Speaking of the expanding headphone/headset market, the Avegant Founder’s Edition Glyph Portable Personal Theater Video Headset is currently on sale for a limited time for $439 with free shipping and handling at Adorama.com. It comes with a 1-year manufacturer warranty. I know little and less of VR headsets (I am not on that hype train (yet?)).

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: headset Tagged With: ,

Philips M2L/27 Closed On-Ear for $130 [Lightning connector]

If you are fond of Lightning headphones, the new condition Philips M2L/27 sealed on-ears, with an integrated DAC inside, is on sale in new condition for $130 with free shipping at Groupon Goods and at NewEgg actual.

It is interesting how the headphone market is expanding by segmenting with Lightning headphones and USB-C headphones, and VR headsets, and wearables and such. Interesting times 🙂

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Audeze SINE Closed On-Ears for $300

This sale expired too… The new condition closed-back on-ear planar-magnetic Audeze SINE with a standard cable is on sale for $300 with free shipping at authorized dealer Adorama.com. The previous time I posted about this you had to do a mail-in rebate to get this price. Now you just add to cart and checkout.

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

AKG K518 DJ On-Ears Limited Edition for $30 w/free S&H

Another AKG model on sale, also a closed-back model, but it’s an on-ear DJ-branded and limited-edition marketed model, in a black/fuschia-purple color scheme, the new condition K518 going for $30 with free shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg actual with a limit of up to ten units per customer during this promotion.

There’s very little info on this at NewEgg, but you can find some reviews at amazon.com where there are complaints of build quality, fit (not friendly to bigger eggs), and things of that nature.

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] AKG K545 Closed OverEars for $90

This offer expired… And we are baaaack with another round, starting with Woot, offering the new condition closed-back over-ear AKG K545 headphones for $90, in two color choices, with a limit of three per customer, as one of the longer-term running Woot deals, good for the next nine days from blog-posting date.

Interestingly the shipment is “fulfilled by Amazon”, not a surprise really, considering the logistics benefits of combining this. Already Woot offers a lot of things at the Amazon website as fulfilled by Amazon, so it is only nature for this to also propagate at the Woot website.

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Hifiman HE 350 returns to Massdrop for $100

Hifiman may be better known for their planar magnetic adventures, but they also have dynamic headphones, and their $100 Massdrop exclusive HE-350 is back on at the members-only but free-to-join website, ready to buy for $100 with free shipping. The offer is running for the next ten days from blog-posting date, and will ship early-to-mid December 2016 from Massdrop.

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Starts Tue 8:44am ET: Marshall Mode EQ In-Ears sale

This didn’t last long, as of a 10:10am ET Tuesday re-check, it is marked as sold out and dead as a doornail… The lightning deal price had been around $68.50…

It’s the calm before the storm at the Amazon Gold Box but there is one famous brand earphone scheduled for Tuesday 11/22/16, starting at 8:44am Eastern, the Marshall Mode EQ In-Ears in the black-brass color-scheme, will go on sale. The price before the sale (as of the time of writing of this post) is $89 by Amazon actual.

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: