Archives for March 11, 2017

AKG N20U in-ears for $74

If you don’t want to receive them yesterday, the relatively new AKG N20U in-ears are currently going for $74~ with free shipping by Amazon actual. They are estimated to ship in 1-4 weeks. They only have two one-liner customer reviews so far over there.

Used Beyerdynamic DT1350 for $101 shipped

The closed-back on-ear Beyerdynamic DT1350 is currently available in “Used – Demo condition” for $94 plus shipping at Adorama. Shipping si around $7 but it varies by zipcode. Adorama offers a 30-day return policy and a 90-day warranty of their own.

Shure SE 315 in-ears for $174 [MD] or $131 [Used]

The new condition Shure SE 315 in-ears are currently offered up at Massdrop for $170 plus $4~ flat shipping for the next seven days. The orders will ship early April 2017 from (the unspecified) vendor. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. Massdrop really needs to pay more attention to warranty details, so customers can make informed decisions (it will actually increase sales).

On the other hand, if you are comfortable with used products, you can get them in “Used – Acceptable” condition (various cosmetic imperfections on item and accessories, missing “earbud cove/pad”, repackaged) for $131~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They offer no warranty but you get a 30-day return policy.

Free Music Discovery 72-track MP3 album: Winners of 15th Indie Music Awards

If you like Independent music and music in MP3 files, Amazon is celebrating the winners of the 15th Independent Music Awards with a 72-track (5 hours, 12 minutes play time) digital-album offered for a limited time for FREE! You can get them as a “digital album” for free and you get access to all 72 songs. You don’t have to get them one by one like Google Music’s “Antenna” discovery playlist.

Ultrasone PRO900i Closed Over-Ears for $200 after $25 MIR

The Ultrasone PRO 900i closed-back folding headphones with “S-Logic” are currently offered for $200 after a $25 mail-in rebate (MIR), and with free shipping at Adorama.com. Details on the rebate promotion in the PDF file.

Focal Spirit One S Closed Over-Ears for $90

The closed-back over-ear Focal Spirit One S headphones are currently offered as one of the NewEgg Flash featured sales for $90 with free shipping. These are sold by Electronics Expo through NewEgg Flash. Offer ends Thursday next week.

Meanwhile the Focal Spirit Classic, another one of their first wave of headphones, continues to go for $169 with free shipping, in new condition, by AudioLAB on Amazon and by AudioLAB on eBay.

The breakout success of the Focal Elear at the audiophile four-figure tier (yes, yes, it’s $999.99 but it rounds to $1000 #ShoppingMath), and the flagship sticker-shock of the Utopia (at least they gave it a name to match (and explain) the price) have brought some of their earlier headphones back into the spotlight.

In-Stock Now: Sennheiser HD1 Bluetooth and ANC Over-Ears

Some of “The Great Profit Margin Wars” in headphones these days are fought at the closed-back over-ear headphones with both wireless (bluetooth) and active noise cancellation (ANC) and wired/un-powered playback. While these products sometimes trigger some audiophiles, to the average techie and consumer they sometimes present a do-it-all-Paul convenience. And thus they can command a higher price if they are made by a recognizable brand.

With the intro out of the way, the brand new Sennheiser HD1 (notice that Sennheiser even gave them the “1” in their rebooted Momentum naming scheme) in the closed-back over-ear, bluetooth and ANC is now in-stock and ready to ship for $500 at Amazon by Amazon actual in the black color scheme and the white color scheme. For now, they are on two separate listings, but I’m guessing eventually the Amazon product bots/humans will merge the listings together.

In-Stock Now: iBasso IT03 Hybrid In-Ears for $259

More new arrivals now, the iBasso IT03 Hybrid In-Ears are now in-stock and ready to ship for $259 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo and by “ProStudio Sound” with the order fulfilled by Amazon (Prime eligible).

[DEAD] Sunday: Refurbished Bohm ANC Bluetooth Over-Ears for $50

This Sunday daily deal expired…

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[DEAD] Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO for $449

As of a 3/13/17 AM recheck, this sold out at $449 and is back to $600… The new condition Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO are currently on sale for $449 with free shipping by “Electronics EXPO” with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so you get it in around two days if you are a Prime member. Electronics EXPO is an authorized dealer.

[DEAD] Sunday: Monoprice version of Closed Over-Ear Superlux/Samson for $17 with free S&H

This Sunday coupon expired…

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[DEAD] Sunday: Monoprice XXX Triple Driver IEMs for $42.50 w/free S&H

This Sunday coupon expired… Sunday-only coupon FORWARD15 gets you 15% off your order at Monoprice, which makes the XXX Triple Driver In-Ears drop from $50 to $42.50. At the moment they have a free standard USA shipping promotion as well.

[DEAD] JBL Synchros S300 NBA Team On-Ears for $50 (six team options)

This weekend sale expired, they are back to $150 as of 3/13/17 AM…

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