Archives for November 30, 2016

Refurbished Yurbuds (Inspire, Leap, Ironman) for $10 w/free S&H

A total of 14 Yurbuds earbuds are available in refurbished condition for $10 per pair, and with free shipping for the Continental USA at Tech Rabbit. Lines participating include Ironman, Inspire, and Leap (bluetooth). They come with a 1-year warranty as well (does not state whether the warranty is by Yurbuds or TechRabbit).

PS: Yurbuds too will soon be part of Samsung, since Samsung bought Harman, which owns JBL which owns Yurbuds 🙂

Non-Headphone Audio Gear Offers [perma-post]

This post is a new experiment, a perma-post that will feature some non-headphone-related audio gear and music offers. If you are interested in this, bookmark it using this permalink.

LATEST UPDATE: 2/16/17 – free shipping on everything below unless otherwise indicated (Amazon has its usual free shipping terms, Prime or $49+, so I won’t repeat them below)…

AUDIO EQUIPMENT of ALL KINDS

+ Logitech UE BOOM 2 Phantom Bluetooth Speaker for $107 at Amazon (limit three)

+ Fender Passport 150W Pair of Portable Studio Monitors for $220 at Adorama

+ Denon AVR-S510BT 5.2 Channel Full 4K Ultra HD AV Receiver with Bluetooth for $229 at Amazon (limit 3)

TURNTABLES

+ Numark PT01 Touring Classically-styled Suitcase Turntable with basic NuMark DJ-branded headphones for $79

+ Teac Turntable TN-300 2-Speed Analog USB Digital Output for $219 by BuyDig on eBay

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

+ Korg B1 88 Key Digital Piano for $360 at Adorama

+ M-Audio SP-2 (Universal Sustain Pedal with Piano Style Action for Electronic Keyboards) for $14.22 at Amazon by Amazon actual

MUSIC GADGETS

+ Chromecast Audio for $30 at Staples website and stores
+ check Unboxing post here

+ GoPro HERO4 Black – Music Edition for $279 at Guitar Center online (store pickup also an option where available)

MUSIC and VIDEO

+ VINYL: “I Learned The Hard Way” by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings for $10 at Amazon (limit 3)

+ eBook: Pioneers of Jazz: The Story of the Creole Band by Lawrence Gushee going for $3 in Kindle ebook

+ MUSIC DOC: “Legend of Leadbelly” (51 minutes) for $1 in HD (digital ownership, not rental)

MUSIC SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES

+ FOUR Months of Google Play Music All-Access depending on where you look in Google Play Android app store or website – for new members

What Survived the Cyber Monday Purge (deal round-up)

Cyber Monday is now gone too, and most of the offers of the Black-Cyber weekend are over, but not all of them. In this post, I round up some of the best “surviving” deals. They are sorted by price, in descending order…

OVER EARS

ON EARS

  • HIFIMAN Edition S Close/Open (WHITE COLOR SCHEME) for $150 by various at Amazon
  • Beyerdynamic DT1350 with straight cable for $120 at Adorama
  • AKG K518 LE for $25 at NewEgg (ends Wedn PM)

EARPHONES and CLIP-ONS

  • Massdrop x Noble X Universal IEMs for $250 at Massdrop
  • Hifiman RE-400 in-ears for $50 (the iOS and Android options went up)
  • Beyerdynamic MMX 102 iE (White/Silver) for $19 at Sonix Electronix
  • Koss KSC-75 for $11.50 by various at Amazon

Jaybird Freedom F5 bluetooth in-ears for $130 [updated]

One Two of the four colors (carbon and blaze) of the Jaybird F5 bluetooth in-ears are on sale for $130 with free shipping at amazon by amazon actual with a limit of three per color per customer. They average 2.9 out of 5 based on 430+ customer reviews, so be sure to understand their trade-offs before buying… UPDATED 10pm ET…

WoodLab Royal Glam Headphone Stand for $59 [MD]

On the wooden crafted headphone stands front, Massdrop has also fully unlocked the WoodLab Royal Glam Headphone Stand for $50 plus $9~ flat shipping. You have a choice of three options at checkout. There are eight days left in this and are estimated to ship mid-January 2017, so they will definitely not be on time for Holiday gift giving.

Fuse True Cable-Free Bluetooth Earbuds for $54 [MD]

“True wireless” earphones are becoming a thing now, and one of these, the Fuse True are fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop for $50 plus $4~ flat shipping. Three days are left in the offer (from blog-posting date), and are estimated to ship late December 2016. They come with a 1-year warranty from the manufacturer. They also have “CVC 6.0 noise-cancellation technology”.

[DEAD] Sol Republic Master Tracks Over-Ears for $50 (or refurbished for $40) with free shipping

I jinxed them! As of late 12/1/16, the prices went up up up and away…

Lost among the many on-ear models, Sol Republic also has over-ear models, and their Master Tracks model with a 3-button remote are available for $50 with free shipping in new condition (gunmetal or blue), or for $40 with free shipping in refurbished condition (gunmetal) at TechRabbit. They get a 1-year warranty regardless.

[DEAD] Thursday’s Offers: MEE Matrix 2 Bluetooth, Symphonized, Etc [updated]

These lightning offers expired…

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