Archives for December 1, 2016

Sennheiser RS 185 RF Wireless Headphone System for $218

Bluetooth has not killed the Radio Frequency star 🙂 The new condition Sennheiser RS 185 RF Wireless Headphone System (headphone + transmitter/stand) is on sale again, going for $218 with free shipping, at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three units per customer.

This is part of the more recent RS xx5 line-up that is not using the Kleer technology but apparently Sennheiser’s own (or licensed without co-branding) technology. These average 4.2 out of 5 based on 125 customer reviews. This is an open-back system and works up to 100 meters away, the signal is almost as fast as Usain Bolt [not a scientifically accurate statement].

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Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Over-Ears for $210

The closed-back over-ear Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 go for $210 the Apple Brown (are we talking recipes now?) color scheme at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three units per customer. The Ivory goes for the same price, and the Black goes for a little bit more. On the Android/Galaxy front, the lowest price is $219.

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Thinksound ON1 Wood On-Ears for $160 [limit 5]

The closed-back wood on-ears Thinksound On1 are currently on sale, in new condition, for $160 with free shipping, at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of five units per customer. They average 4.3 out of 5 based on 56 customer reviews over there. These are intermittently offered on Massdrop if you don’t need them right away and are willing to wait for Massdrop anti-Prime shipping speeds.

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Back In-Stock: Focal Elear for $999

The open-back Focal Elear are back in-stock, going for their standard price of $999 with free shipping, by AudioLAB through amazon.com. Open-back, open-wallet 🙂

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Used Koss ESP-950 Electrostatic for $552 [updated]

The Koss ESP-950 electrostatics go for $650 in new condition, but if you are comfortable with used, you can get them for $519 in “Used – Very Good” condition (this sold out as of a 12/3/16 recheck) for $552 in “Used – Like New” condition, both by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The former has minor cosmetic imperfections, which is probably why it has a lower used rating.

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B&O Play Iconic 2i On-Ears for $89

On the minimalist-retro front, the lightweight B&O PLAY Iconic 2i on-ears are on sale in the black color scheme for around $89 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of five units per customer and a shipping estimate of next week.

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Monoprice 111567 Desktop headphone amp for $88 with Prime shipping (limit 3)

If you like the 2-day Prime shipping, you can get the Monoprice 111567 Desktop headphone amp for around $88 at Amazon by Amazon actual or $71~ in “Used – Very Good” condition through Warehouse Deals. Limit three per customer of the new condition model.

The above if you are a Prime fan. Monoprice often has $20 off orders of $100+ coupons or 15% to 20% off store wide coupons, and since they rarely have free shipping, the price after coupon and plus shipping ends up being similar. But you get slower shipping with Monoprice.

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PSA: Beware of the $1000 Sennheiser HD800 at Amazon

A number of sellers have the new condition Sennheiser HD800 for around $1000 at amazon.com, however, none of them are recognizable names or authorized dealers, so unless you are a very high risk shopper (or understand the risks and trade-offs), do not buy them! The recognizable and authorized dealers have them for $1400 (second page of listings).

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AKG K495 Noise Cancelling On-Ears for $120

This is not marked as a sale item, so this maybe something you monitor for future discounts, one of the seven headphones listed in the NewEgg AKG official store are the new condition AKG K495 ANC headphones going for $120 with free shipping. Unlike the K550 which are marked as a sale item, these are not a sale item. So if you must not have them right away at $120, just keep an eye out for them for a potential future sale (note that this is pure speculation on my part, I do not have that they will be on sale in the future).

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[DEAD] AKG K550 Closed Over-Ears for $90

As of 12/12/16 recheck, this sale ended rather dramatically with the price spiking from $90 to $350… AKG has set up shop at NewEgg with an official store, and said store is offering the new condition closed-back over-ear AKG K550 headphones for $90 with free shipping. No coupons, no rebates, just buy it without hassle. Limit up to twenty units per customer. Offer expires next Wednesday (12/7/16) or earlier if sold out.

Newer AKG k5xx models have rolled out, but the K550 has an established history, so check reviews and such if you are not familiar with it. Certainly not a bad price under triple figures.

This is more of pop-up store at NewEgg than a full fledged store, as of the time of writing, it only has seven AKG headphones for sale.

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Final Heaven III IEMs for $73 [MD]

Another exclusive rolled out at its lowest offer price during this run at members-only MassDrop (MD), it is the Final Heaven III IEMs going for $70 plus $3~ flat shipping, with an early January 2017 shipping estimate. The offer is running for the next eight days (from blog-posting date). They will ship from MD.

Today’s buzzword du jour is BAM, balancing air movement 🙂

December 1, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Friday’s Offers: Brainwavz Jibe IEMs, Bohm BT ANC Over-Ears, Etc

Friday is over and so are the Friday offers…

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December 1, 2016 Filed Under: headphones

[DEAD] MEE audio Matrix2 Bluetooth Over-Ears for $48.99 (ends Fri 12:12am ET)

This lightning deal disconnected from the matrix and lost its pairing (so many Bluetooth puns, so little time). Translation: this offer expired 🙂

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[DEAD] Used Grado SR80e On-Ears for $74

As of 12/3/16 recheck, this sold out in used condition… We continue our Amazon price-checking adventures with arguably the bang for the buck entry into the Grado line-up, the open-back on-ear SR80e, available in “Used – Good” condition for $74~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals, instead of the new condition price of $100 at authorized dealers.

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