Archives for February 26, 2017

Fiio F3 In-Ears for $25 (limit 2)

Fiio is launching new products left and right, and among them, their new Fiio F3 earphones are currently on sale, in new condition, for $25 by the Tinbel Store with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so they are Prime eligible. Limit two per customer during this sale.

As of the time of writing they have one only customer review, a medium length review that gave it five stars.

Now shipping: Blue Sadie powered headphones for $400

The Blue Microphones Sadie powered headphones that were announced at CES 2017 are now in-stock and ready to ship for $400 at Amazon by Amazon actual. For some reason Amazon put them on the same listing as the older Mo-Fi, so when reading reviews and perusing, make sure you are looking at the Sadie, not the Mo-Fi.

PS: this should not be confused with the planar-magnetic Blue Ella which is in-stock for $700 at various retailers.

Repurposing: Used Power disc holder for $1.40 w/free Prime shipping

From the repurposing department, this POWER A Infinity 3.0 Power Disc Wallet is available in “Used – Like New” condition for $1.40 at Amazon Warehouse Deals, with free shipping for Prime members. This can be repurposed for storing earphones or other related accessories of that size. Here’s a picture of it with the VE Monks earbuds…

A brief review, along with more pictures with other earphones and devices in this previous post.

Used Schiit Lyr 2 headphone amp for $374

A rare sizeable discount on a Schiit product, sold by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual! It is the Schiit Lyr 2 headphone amp, in “Used – Good” condition going for $374~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals. Per the listing, this is missing the power cord and the user manual, and comes in damaged original packaging. Note that supplies are typically very limited on used items, so it may be gone by the time you read this.

Back In-Stock: Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector for $18

If you are looking for lightning earphones that won’t break the bank, the official Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector (model MMTN2AM/A) are on sale for just under $18 at Amazon by Amazon actual. Limit up to three per customer. These are currently a Prime exclusive. Make sure when buying Apple earphones at Amazon that the seller of record is either Amazon actual or recognizable marektplace sellers. If you buy from rando-seller, the chances of fakes (as evidenced by the customer reviews over there) are very high.

FOCAL Spirit Classic for $169

The closed-back over-ear Focal Spirit Classic, part of the first wave of Focal headphones, before they launched the Elear-Utopia hype train, is further discounted, now going for $169 with free shipping, in new condition, by AudioLAB on Amazon and by AudioLAB on eBay.

Meanwhile the Focal Spirit One S are available in Open-Box “Used – Like New” condition for $99 with free shipping by authorized dealer Gramophone via AWD.

Used Sony MDR-XB-950AP for $45 to $47

To the used front, the wired non-bluetooth Sony MDR-XB-950AP headphones are available in used condition from various sellers at Amazon Warehouse Deals. To reduce the risk of the purchase, this is a listing showing only Prime eligible listings which start at $45 by others in refurbished, and $47 by AWD actual in “Used – Good” condition or $50 in “Used – Very Good”. Of the non-Prime sellers, be very careful if you are not already familiar with them. Returns are a lot more complicated if it’s not a sold-by-Amazon or fulfilled-by-Amazon purchase.

Sennheiser HD 558 Open Over-Ears for $80

It’s back on sale again, the open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 558 is on sale for $80 with free shipping and/or store pickup at Best Buy. This was the middle of a three-tier line-up. This line-up is now superceded with a new bigger HD-5*9 line-up with model numbers ending in nines instead of fives. They were announced at IFA 2016 in Berlin

New Weekly Round-Up “This Week in Headphoolia” is up!

Hooray! We have a new installment of our new weekly feature “This Week in Headphoolia”, a lighthearted round-up of some of the headphone-related action of the last week. You can also check the First Edition. The format and style will be evolving as the weeks go back. What do you think about it? What topics would you want covered? Let us know in the comments here or there or on Twitter.

[DEAD] Monday: Monoprice M560 Planar Headphones AND Stereo Tube Headphone Amp (PID 16154) for $225 After Coupon AND $0.01+ filler item

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[DEAD] Monday’s Offers: Thinksound, OT, etc

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[DEAD] Sunday: Monoprice Triple Driver IEMs $45 shipped, Etc

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[DEAD] Sunday’s Daily Deals: Samsung Level BT On-Ears, Plantronics, JLab, Etc

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