Archives for January 24, 2017

Free Sennheiser Momentum 2 Wireless Headphones with purchase of select Surface devices

If you are/were interested in getting a Microsoft Surface device, select models of the Surface 4 tablet or the Surface Book laptop, are eligible to get you a pair of Sennheiser Momentum 2 Wireless (bluetooth) headphones for FREE through the Microsoft online store. It has steps to follow, it’s not a simple add-to-cart-now promotion:

  1. you may have to be a member of the Microsoft Rewards program (free to join – see at the bottom)
  2. in your Rewards dashboard or emails, you receive a promo code for this offer – Spoiler Alert: the coupon code is HEADPHONES for everybody
  3. then you select an eligible Surface devices at the online Microsoft Store and add it to the shopping cart
  4. avoid the Office and NFL Type Cover upsell traps (unless you want to buy them)
  5. enter the promo code HEADPHONES, and the Sennheiser headphones magically appear in your shopping cart. You don’t add the headphones manually. You don’t need to login to test the coupon. Just add an eligible Surface to the cart and proceed to checkout and enter the promo code

STEP by STEP

You can see which models are eligible by clicking on the two blue links at the Surface-Sennheiser promotional page, a screenshot of those are below to help you locate them quickly since they don’t look like web links but they are clickable over there (not below, below it’s only screenshot):

When you click on either of the blue buttons, you see the various sub-models. The ones eligible for this promotion have a “Microsoft Rewards” logo on them. Not a surprise, but the entry-level models of the Surface 4 and the Book are not eligible. Of the Surface 4, the two eligible models are the two 256GB storage models (i5 or i7; 8GB RAM). Of the Surface Book models, all except for the entry-level option (i5, 128GB SSD, 8GB RAM) are eligible. Screenshot below:

Models that are not eligible for the offer do not have the purple “Microsoft Rewards” rectangle at that position.

THEN YOU ENTER THE PROMO CODE

After you add an eligible Surface to your cart, and go through the Office and Type Cover upsells, you have to enter the coupon code HEADPHONES by clicking on the “Enter Promo Code” which will reveal a box to type in.

After you type it in and hit Apply, the headphones magically appear in your shopping cart just like the screenshot below:

It’s Easy to Join

It’s easy to join Microsoft Rewards, especially if you already have a Microsoft account, eg one you use at the Microsoft App Store or to login to Windows (not a local account) or one of the other Microsoft services. You just go to your account and find the Join the Rewards option, click a button and you are in. The offer is right there waiting. I just did this – here’s a screenshot of how the promotion looks:

Sony MDR-XB-950-AP/H Extra Bass Over-Ear for $82

The new condition Sony MDR-XB-950-AP/H Extra Bass wired closed-back over-ears are currently on sale for $82~ with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three units per customer. These average 4.3 out of 5 based on 78 customer reviews. As the “AP” hints in the model name, these have Android (non-iOS) buttons,.

PS: these should not be confused with the more well-known bluetooth version, the XB-950-BT, which have over 1750 customer reviews.

Now shipping: Blue Ella Planar-Magnetics for $699

The CES 2017 headphones are slowly starting to roll-out. Another one is joining the world of available planar-magnetic headphones, the Blue Microphones Ella is in-stock for its starting price of $699 by various at Amazon (Amazon actual is still 3-5 weeks away), along with Music123 on eBay and Musicians’ Friend and Woodwind and Brasswind.

PS: we are slowly but steadily tracking the new releases at the Headphone Tracker perma-post.

Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 for $280

The Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 (Black color scheme) is currently on sale, in new condition, for $280 with free shipping, Prime eligible, offered by two different marketplace sellers at this price at amazon.com (“Audio Advisor” and “avSoundz”). Used prices there are at $250. The DAC averages 4 out of 5 based on 46 customer reviews.

Used Audioengine D1 24-bit DAC for $135

The Audioengine D1 24-bit DAC is currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition (original packaging, original accessories) for $135 with free shipping by “Audio Advice” through Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD). This is not Prime eligible. The lowest price eligible used price is $139~ sold by AWD actual. This DAC averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 293 customer reviews.

Now shipping: Monoprice Triple Driver In-Ears (model 18516) for $50 + S&H

The 1More hype train is choo-chooing to quad drivers [see CES 2017 round-up], but Monoprice is just now “discovering” triple driver technology, their brand new “Triple XXX Triple Driver Earphones” (model aka Product ID 18516; that’s their official product name, with triple redundancy – the joke’s on us!) have now been released, going for $50 plus shipping. They are so new they have just one customer review posted there last week. That person discovered them randomly too 🙂

Because they are a new release, they are not eligible for the $35/$100+ Masterpass promotion.

Massdrop unlocked: Koss KDE250 for $108 and more

More offers have been unleashed and unlocked at the members-only Massdrop, starting with the unconventional-looking Koss KDE250 earphones (earphones is probably the best way to describe them, in-ears or earbuds don’t quite fit them) going for $100 plus $8~ flat shipping. They run for the next eight days with a late February 2017 shipping estimate (good thing February is a short month then!).

With the same expiration date and similar shipping estimate, but a decidedly more conventional in-ear look, the NuForce Primo8 are going for $130 plus $4~ flat shipping.

Last but not least, it’s the return one of their regular bang-for-the-buck headphones, the closed-back over-ear AKG K553 PRO go for $120, and will ship early February 2017. This offer runs for the next five days.

[DEAD] Monster DNA In-Ears for $27 (ends Wedn 2:09am ET)

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