Archives for December 5, 2016

Book: “All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release”

This is a two-parter. On-going is a sale for $2 of the Kindle e-book version of “All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release” by Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon. NOTE however that the e-book DOES NOT have the pictures. The hardcover is a fully illustrated book, but the Kindle e-book has the text only, not the pictures. It is 672 pages. The ebook is good for reading and searching and quickly referencing the text but not the visual/pictures.

However, the hardcover edition will be a lightning deal on Tuesday starting at 7pm ET at Amazon. The price before the sale is $35 for the hardcover.

December 5, 2016 Filed Under: music Tagged With:

Westone UM2 Dual-Driver In-Ears for $180

The new condition Westone UM2 Dual-Driver In-Ears are currently on sale for $180 with free shipping at Sweetwater and B&H Photo. They have removable cables.

December 5, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

FiiO Kunlun E18 Portable USB DAC/amp for $90

So many FiiOs, so little time! The FiiO Kunlun E18 Portable USB DAC/amp is currently on sale for $90 with free shipping at B&H Photo as one of their Holiday specials.

December 5, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

Panasonic RP-HJX5 drops360 In-Ears for $15

The Panasonic RP-HJX5 drops360 In-Ears are on sale for $15 in the blue color scheme and $20 in the red color schemes by various “fulfilled by Amazon” sellers. Since this is a low price and you have the “fulfilled by Amazon” safety blanket, this is not an unreasonable risk to take. Needless to say, the risk would be a lot higher if these were $1000 headphones 🙂

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Samsung Level U neckback bluetooth earbuds for $30

Speaking of Samsung, their Level U neckback bluetooth earbuds are on sale as well, also in the black color scheme, going for $30 with a limit of up to three sets per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. The other three color schemes are not participating in the sale.

December 5, 2016 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: , ,

Samsung Gear IconX Cordfree Earbuds for $150 [was $162]

On the technobabble earbud front, Samsung’s Gear IconX Cordfree, in the black color scheme, in new condition with US warranty, are on sale for $150 [was $162] with free shipping with a limit of three units per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. The other two colors go for more… Price updated here on 12/6/16 at 5:56pm ET…

On the other hand, if you prefer seller-refurbished, at A4C these are in refurbished condition for $120 with free shipping and a 90-day replacement warranty by A4C (not Samsung).

Speaking of A4C, one of their other Monday daily deals is the refurbished red-black on-ear JBL Synchros E40BT bluetooths for $40 with free shipping and a likewise 90-day replacement warranty covered by the seller A4C, not JBL.

PS: this was not posted by design, but JBL is now owned by Samsung 🙂

December 5, 2016 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: , ,

Bowers & Wilkins P3 (first gen) On-Ears for $64 to $75 [updated]

UPDATED 12/6/16 at 4:55pm ET…

If you are dreaming of a red headphone Christmas, promo code MBLB1205 with mobile checkout at NewEgg drops the price of the red color scheme of the Bowers & Wilkins P3 closed-back on-ears by 15% off. The web browser price is $75 with free shipping. The coupon with mobile checkout drops it to around $64. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual.

The white color scheme sold out: white color scheme of the Bowers & Wilkins P3 closed-back on-ears by 15% off.

PS: I am not sure if mobile checkout refers to their mobile website or using the NewEgg app or both.

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Bowers & Wilkins P3 S2 (2nd gen) On-Ears for $150

The second generation (aka “Series 2”) of the closed-back on-ear Bowers & Wilkins P3 S2 is currently on sale for $150 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three per customer.

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[DEAD] Open-box Audioengine D3 portable DAC/amp for $109

This is no longer available at this price… Authorized dealer Gramophone of Maryland (Gary Williams NOT included) is offering the portable little Audioengine D3 DAC/amp in open-box (“Used – Like New”) condition with full warranty for $109 with free shipping at Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships directly from Gramophone and it is not Prime eligible.

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Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 for $400

It’s back on again. Fostex the people! The Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 is ready to go for $400 with free shipping. It is running for the next eight days (until around 12/14~ or so; they don’t provide an expiration time, only “8d left” so you can’t pinpoint it to a specific time). About 1300 units are available and this will ship fairly quickly by MD standards, mid-December 2016. It will likely arrive before Christmas – knock on wood (pun intended).

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[DEAD] 1-Year Dropbox PRO + $50 Gift Card for $100 (ends Tue 3am ET)

I don’t know why Dropbox waited until AFTER the Amazon Gold Deal to announce their mobile folder sync option, because this is a great feature for music 🙂 Regardless the Gold Box offer is now over…

If you like to store or backup or stream your music from a semi-DIY cloud, among the Monday gold box offers is a Dropbox PRO promotion. This is for brand new PRO subscribers, in other words, you can’t use this offer to add years to an existing PRO or Business subscriptions. You can use this to upgrade from the Free tier or start a new subscription. You get one year of the Dropbox PRO subscription (includes 1TB of cloud storage) and a $50 Amazon plastic gift card, together for $100. After the first year ends, this auto-renews at $99 per year unless you cancel it. Offer ends by Tuesday at 3am ET.

December 5, 2016 Filed Under: music apps Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Monday’s Offers: Symphonized In-Ears, Tap + Fire bundle

Monday is over, and so are its daily deals…

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December 5, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

[DEAD] Tuesday: Samson RTE X ANC headphones for $30 w/free S&H

This daily deal expired…

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[DEAD] Sennheiser HD 558 for $80 (Monday)

The day is over and this recurring daily deal expired… Buried towards the bottom of the Best Buy daily deals for Monday is the new condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 558 going for $80 with free shipping or free store pickup.

PS: keep in mind Sennheiser unleashed a newer wave of HD 5XX models at IFA 2016.

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