Archives for March 8, 2017

Free Music: Austin 100 SWSX Sampler

If you like to discover new music or build a library or burn discovery CDs or DVDs, until the end of March 2017, you can download 100 songs from 100 artists as part of the Austin 100 of artists participating in this year’s SWSX music festival.

There are multiple ways to listen to the music. You can download the whole set as a 855MB zipfile (under 4 minute download as of the time of writing). I randomly opened a few, they show as encoded by different versions of iTunes and 320 kb/s, 44100 Hz.

Or you can download mp3 songs individually from their website. If you don’t like downloading things, they have setup two playlists with them, one on Spotify and another inside the free NPR One app.

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Samson RT2 Bluetooth On-Ears for $29 w/free S&H

Sometimes an old egg is not as appetizing as a new egg, which brings us to NewEgg (this is where you throw the tomatoes) offering the new condition Samson RTE2 Bluteooth On-Ears for $29 with free shipping. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual and you can buy as many as you like. The offer ends next Tuesday or so. It appears to be a new launch at NewEgg since it has no reviews and no Q&A there yet.

March 8, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

iFi Micro iDAC2 DAC/amp for $250

The iFi party continues at Adorama with the iFi Micro iDAC2 DAC/amp going for $250 with free shipping as a limited time promotion. This can get up to Quad-Speed DSD-256 and PCM 384kHz with a new Burr-Brown chipset.

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Used B-Stock refurb Sony MDR-10NC for $30 with free S&H [ANC battery does not charge]

If you are a high risk-tolerant shopper, eBay seller “TekDeals” (99.3%, California) is offering B-Stock Display condition manufacturer refurbished Sony MDR-10RNC headphones (NC = active noise cancelling BUT battery does NOT work) for $30 with free shipping. Over 200 units got sold from this listing so far. So the only way you can use active noise cancelling is if they are plugged in to a power source. You can use them in passive non-ANC mode. Check the listing for more details.

PS: if you are inexperienced with headphones, you may want to avoid this listing. If you know what you are doing, then you might be a better candidate for this.

PS2: speaking of eBay, continuing is the new condition sale of the open-back over-ear Philips SHP9500S headphones for $49 with free shipping by NewEgg. I just bought one, so an Unboxing and a Review Diary should be coming as soon as they arrive. The free shipping option says they’ll get here next week but you never know (sometimes it takes longer sometimes they arrive faster, it depends on how the economy shipping winds blow).

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Refurbished JBL J55A Closed On-Ears for $20 with free S&H

The official Harman Audio store (now part of Samsung, so Galaxy fanpersons may decide now to shop there instead of Beats) is offering the factory recertified JBL J55A Closed On-Ears for $20 with free ground shipping. As the “A” in the model name semi-hints at, this is the “Android buttons” model. It comes with a detachable 1-button cable and a carrying pouch, so they can become extra accessories even after the headphones reach their end of life. They have 32 ohm impedance which matches their main use-cases profile. Limit five units per customer.

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iFi Micro iCAN Special Edition for $220

More iFi sales, this time it is the iFi Micro iCAN Special Edition on sale for a limited time for $220 with free shipping at Adorama.com. This too comes with a 1-year iFi warranty.

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