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The Bowers & Wilkins C5 S2 earphones go for $150 in new condition, but if you are comfortable with used, there’s a handful of “Used – Good” listings for $77~ and a few more in “Used – Very Good” for $82~ at Amazon Warehouse Deals. Given the high volume of used listings, you can wait and see if time and inventory will push the used prices further down. They average 3.8 out of 5 based on nearly 300 customer reviews.
Prices updated 5/22/17, they dropped about $4 since the original post on 5/20/17.
A handful of marketplace sellers appear to be price-matching each other on the new condition Philips A1 PRO/27 DJ over/on-ear headphones, under the Armin van Buuren line, going for $40 with the orders fulfilled by Amazon. There are two different models on the same product page, so drill down on the reviews to see the ones for this particular model.
800 is a magic number at Sennheiser, from the HD800/S to the HDVD 800 to the IE 800 earphones, which are currently available in “Used – Excellent Plus” condition for $424 plus shipping at Adorama.com. Used supplies are limited. They offer a 30-day return policy and a 90-day warranty of their own (Adorama covers the warranty, not Sennheiser) for used products sold on their website.
Flagship time! The Sennheiser HDVD 800 DAC/amp is currently available in “Used – Demo” condition for $1374 plus shipping at Adorama.com, an authorized dealer. Because the url has spaces in it, if your browser can’t resolve it, use the search box over there to look for it.
The original post mentioned this: “Used – Good” condition for $1501~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The listing describes this particular option as having minor cosmetic imperfections and damaged original packaging. This option is from Amazon’s own used sales (AWD). The other used option that goes for more ships from Japan.
Given that most people don’t buy a $1500 DAC/amp every day, if this is something you are interested in, you may also pay attention to the price over the next few days to see if it drops further down. There’s only one unit, so you are playing a game of “used chicken”, but if you don’t need it yesterday, you have the flexibility of waiting.
If you missed them the previous time they were offered (early May), fear not, they are back on again, fully unlocked and running for the next ten days (from blog-posting date). It is the new condition Massdrop x Noble X Universal IEMs going for $250 with free shipping but no returns.
There is a limit of up to three units per customer with a maximum of 500 units available for this promotion. They will ship September 2017. I repeat, September! It is May now 🙂
One more thing! Available only as an add-on option for those purchasing the above, you can buy Noble Audio’s Lightning cable for $40 more. You can only get it at this price if you also buy the earphones. If you only want the cable, you may want to see if any of your friends want the IEM but not the cable, and ask them to get it for you,. Note however the September 2017 shipment estimated date!
A couple of time-sensitive music-related deals. First up, FREE! Because who doesn’t like free? This is the premium version of the app, offered for FREE. Not the ad-supported free version. It is the Equalizer + Pro (Music Player) by DJiT (a French developer) going for a limited time for $0 at Google Play. The regular price is $4. Among other things the PRO version allows you to save and edit custom frequency presets.
And now something music-related, the CD version of the 10 year anniversary of Radiohead’s “OK Computer” is now down to $13.59 in pre-order at amazon.com. This is a double CD, and it won’t be confused with the original since the new one has the self-descriptive name of “OK COMPUTER OKNOTOK 1997 2017”. The second CD has eleven tracks, eight of which are B-sides. Release date is June 23.
For more new music, check Amazon’s pre-orders page.
If you like the randomness of grab bag offers and you are comfortable with not being able to return it if you don’t like it, Massdrop is running another earphone grab bag promotion, this one focused on the Sennheiser CX-series of earphones. You pay $26 plus shipping, and for that you will randomly receive one of three models in the series (CX 1 or 2 or 5). Most people will get the CX 1.00. The offer runs for the next ten days and will ship late June 2017.
It’s balanced armature time! The new condition Phiaton MS 100 BA earphones are on sale for $40 with free shipping at NewEgg actual (ends Monday night; no promo code needed) and at Amazon actual (limit 3) where it “ships within 1-3 weeks” and averages 4 out of 5 based on 37 customer reviews.
There is a weekend sale at NewEgg and among the products offered during this sale, promo code 52521WWS29 gets you the new condition Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro Plus Over-Ears for $129 with free shipping. These are sold and shipped by NewEgg actual. The sale ends Monday night.
Those small words in the model name (One, Pro, Plus) are all different indicators of features, so make sure not to confuse them with other similarly named models. For example, the Custom series also has on-ear models, such as the Custom Street On-Ears [unboxing], but the Custom over-ears are more famous, so some people may not even be aware of the difference and assume everything is over-ears.
IF you are a Prime member, and have the Amazon Prime Store card (this is a store credit card that can only be used at Amazon, not to be confused with the Chase VISA Amazon credit card), good until June 18 in 2017, you can get 15% back as a statement credit on your Prime Store card (instead of the usual 5%) when you purchase select Dads and Grads gifts.
On the same page, there’s also a 15% back promotion on “Musical Instruments” that ends 5/31/17. The Sennheiser headphones are filed under “Dads and Grads” so they are good until June 18.
Among the eligible items shown in the promotion are 29 Sennheiser headphones. They are prominently featured over there under “Featured Brands”. Here’s what to look for over there:
There are 29 eligible models include a mix of product categories, including the new HD1 line (replacement of the Momentum line), the HD800 S flagship and HDVD 800 DAC/amp, the IE 800 earphones, some of the new HD 5*9 models, some of the RS-series wireless (not bluetooth) headphone systems (along with additional headsets), and some of their PXC models.
The prices of the headphones can change, what the promotion offers is 15% back as a statement credit on whatever you pay for them. If you select a special financing promotion, you may not be able for the statement credit. The shopping cart will give you options if available. The bottom of the promotional page has the terms and conditions and restrictions.
If you like wood earphones, until Monday night, coupon code RWAUD15 gets you the new condition Rosewill wood earphones (model RHTS-11002) for $9~ with free shipping at NewEgg actual. The price before the coupon is $11.
This is a Newegg daily deal, so it lasts for two days (unless it sells out). On Saturday, you can get the Klipsch R6 earphones for $29 with free shipping using coupon code EMCSRFCR4 (the coupon is for newsletter subscribers, so it may only work if your email address is part of that).
On the second day (Sunday) this offer moves to the public Shellshocker Daily Deals where everyone can see it.
Why do you have to be so complicated NewEgg? 🙂
As of 5/24/17 recheck, this is no longer available…
As of 5/24/17 recheck, this is no longer available…
The new condition is a daily deal for $50 for 5/22/17, so it “kills” these used prices…
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