Archives for November 28, 2016

FiiO X5 2nd Gen Stacking Kit (HS16) for $9

The Fiio HS16, aka the FiiO X5 2nd Gen Stacking Kit is now in-stock and ready to ship for about $9 by a marketplace seller, with the order Prime eligible and thankfully NOT an Add-On item.

Used Schiit Audio SCH-13 Sys Passive Preamp for $50

If you are a fan of Amazon Prime shopping-shipping, they have a “Used – Like New” (original packaging) Schiit Audio SCH-13 Sys Passive Preamp for $50~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual… This in contrast to the new condition price at the Schiit website for $50, and the “beef stock” (B-Stock) going for $45. However, the Schiit website has mandatory shipping which ranges from $7 to $12 (of the zipcodes I tried), so it’s a YMMV depending on how you triangulate this…

PS: speaking of Schiiit, the 383-page e-book chronicling the history of the company written by the co-founders, continues to sell for $5. Even their ebook is bang for the buck, you get 0.77 pages per penny 🙂

Sony MDR-100AAP Closed Over-Ears (Yellow only) for $140

And now an “add to cart” surprise discount on eBay. And it was all yellow. The yellow color scheme of the new condition Sony MDR-100AAP consumer closed-back over-ears drops from $200 to $140 when you add it to the shopping cart in the BuyDig listing… UPDATE: price still good as of late 11/29/16…

UPDATE: BuyDig on eBay has another option, this one is a bundle on the purple color, it gets bundled with the Fiio A3 headphone-amp, along with a Slappa headphone case (SL-HP-07), a 32GB Sony flash drive, a 3.5mm Monoprice splitter, and a 2600 mah portable powerbank ~ great for flip phones and the Sandisk Clip 🙂

On the other hand, if you are comfortable with refurbished, you can get most of the colors refurbished for $100 with free shipping by Secondipity thru Amazon (not Prime eligible). This link shows the lowest price per color; to see the detailed listings, click on the “See all offers for this product” link next to each color.

Now on eBay: Monoprice M560 Planars for $200

If you have eBay Gift Cards, or coupons, or eBay Bucks Rewards waiting to get spent, and you are interested in the new Monoprice M560 Monolith planar-magnetic headphones, you are in luck, because Monoprice just began selling them for the same price of $200 with free shipping at the Monoprice eBay store.

AmazonBasics Closed On-Ears for $12 [limit 3]

On the tastefully-bassy budget headphone front, the closed-back on-ear AmazonBasics On-Ears in the black color scheme are on sale for $12 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three per customer. Their normal price is $15. The other two colors are not on sale. This is a bang for the buck headphone given the price (sale or otherwise).

I believe it is also sold under other brands, at least from the outside; I don’t know if they all have the same tuning, but for the price, I don’t know if they can afford to have alternate tunings 🙂

Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 Purpleheart for $450

I thought I could stop saying it but I can’t help it. Fostex the People! The Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 Purpleheart is back on at Massdrop going for $450 with free shipping, with three days left in the offer (from Cyber Monday). 450 units are available, so it looks like they won’t sell out barring any surges. This is expected to ship quickly, early-to-mid December 2016, and it will ship from Massdrop. This is a dynamic headphone.

[DEAD] Free S&H on all Monoliths, $100 off Monolith HT Amps

This offer expired…

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Fiio X5 II DAP + Logitech UE900S IEMs for $450

It’s bundle up time! The Fiio X5 II digital audio player is bundled with the Logitech Ultimate Ears UE900S in-ears, together, in new condition, going for $450 with free shipping by BuyDig on eBay and Beach Camera on Amazon (free 2-day Prime shipping but ships from Beach Camera; NOTE: you only see the Prime-eligible logo if you are a Prime member logged on to a Prime account).

PS: Buydig and Beach Camera have the same parent company so it’s more of a question whether you prefer to buy from eBay or Amazon.

[DEAD] Skullcandy Cyber Monday sale: Hesh, Grindr, Etc

Another CM party is ended… The official Skullcandy store along with some authorized dealers have launched their Cyber Monday sale, which includes the Grindr bluetooth on-ears for $45, the non-BT version of that for $30, the Hesh 2 bluetooth over-ears for $50, the wired Crusher for $50, and more.

[DEAD] Sony MDR-ZX330BT Closed On-Ear bluetooths for $50

These promotion too expired…

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[DEAD] Sony MDR-XB50BS Bluetooth Earphones for $34

These offers expired as well…

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[DEAD] Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC for $219

Party over for both the ANC and the non-ANC models… The wired Audio Technica ATH-MSR7 Over-Ears continue to go for $189, but their Active Noise Cancelling counterpart is also on sale, the Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC is on sale for $219 with free shipping by various at amazon.com.

[DEAD] Tuesday: Senal SMH-1200 Studio headphones for $70

This daily deal expired… Among the Tuesday deals of the day at B&H Photo is the new condition Senal SMH-1200 Studio headphones offered for $70 with free shipping, in four color choices. The sale continues until Tuesday 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out.

[DEAD] Monday: Plantronics Sense On-Ears for $80, Sense SE for $100, PRO Over-Ears for $110, Etc

Cyber Monday is over, and all these offers expired with it…

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