Archives for May 23, 2017

You can now Pre-Order the Shure RMCE-LTG Lightning Cable Accessory

The Shure RMCE-LTG, a Lightning Cable Accessory with a 3-button remote/mic, with an integrated DAC, and officially supported by some of the Shure SE IEMs (215 to 846) was announced at CES 2017 but it took a while before it became available for pre-ordering. But the time has come and as of the time of writing, you can pre-order it from two well known online retailers as follows:

+ $100 with free shipping at B&H Photo with a May 29th shipping estimate

+ $119 at Amazon actual without a shipping estimate (it just says “temporarily out of stock”)

SINE Closed On-Ears with Cipher 24-Bit Lightning Cable for $340

The last time we posted this was late January 2017, and as of this recheck, the sale is back, it is the the SINE On-Ear Headphone with Cipher 24-Bit Lightning Cable is on sale for $340 with free shipping at authorized dealer Adorama. These are planar magnetic closed-back on-ears. Offer ends 5/30/17.

Audeze LCD-2 (Shedua) and iFi micro iDSD for $995

This recurring offer has returned. It’s bundle time again, the Audeze LCD-2 planar magnetics (Shedua wood) is bundled with the iFi micro iDSD Black label edition, together going for $995 with free shipping for  a limited time at authorized dealers Adorama.com. This is a limited time offer. No coupon/rebate needed. The last time we posted this was about two months ago.

Bluedio T2s Turbine Bluetooth Over/On-Ears for $20

If you are looking for a bluetooth headphone for utilitarian purposes, the blue color scheme of the new condition Bluedio T2s Turbine Bluetooth Over/On-Ears [I can’t easily tell if it’s over-ear or on-ear] is on sale for $20 by Bluedio, with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so they are Prime eligible. The other colors go for more. They average 3.9 out of 5 based on 4100+ customer reviews and have over 680 peer-answered questions.

[DEAD] Used Little Dot I+ Headphone Amp for $84

As of 5/31/17 recheck, these used options sold out…

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Shipping from the USA: Dunu DN-2000 Hybrid 3-way IEMs for $248

Another one of the Dunu offers at NewEgg Flash that are shipping from Shenzhen Audio in Asia are now price-matched by a “fulfilled by Amazon” seller, Singapore’s Lend Me UR Ears has fulfilled by Amazon new condition DUNU DN-2000 Hybrid 3-way in-ears (two BA and one dynamic drivers) for $248 with free 2-day shipping for Prime shipping (or the usual SuperSaver shipping for non-Prime members).

What is not price-matched however, and not shipping from the USA is the new condition Dunu DN-2000J 3-way (two BA, one dynamic drivers) going for $260 with free shipping by Shenzhenaudio through New Egg Flash. This offer ends Sunday night.

Shipping from the USA: Dunu DN-12 Trident metal earphones for $26

If you want to get the Dunu DN-12 Trident metal earphones quickly and don’t want to wait for shipments from China, a trio of sellers at Amazon.com are offering them fulfilled by Amazon, so if you are a Prime member, they will be hanging from your ears in about two days after ordering.

The sellers are recognizable too, ShenzhenAudio and “Lend Me UR Ears” (Singapore). Even though both are Asian sellers, they participate in the fulfillment by Amazon program, meaning, they fill up a box of gear, ship them from Asia to an Amazon USA warehouse, and then when someone buy them, they ship quickly from an Amazon USA warehouse.

This is how you can recognize it in the listings:

Bose QuietComfort 25 ANC headphones for $225

The official Bose eBay store is offering the new condition Bose QuietComfort 25 ANC headphones (closed back, over ears) for $225 with free shipping in the white color scheme and with the Samsung/Android buttons. Only this option is currently offered on their eBay store.

This is a previous generation model, it only has ANC (active noise cancelling), no bluetooth!

This sold out: Speaking of Bose, their Amazon store is offering the new condition Bose QuietComfort 20 ANC earphones for $180 with free shipping. They ship directly from Bose and they are not Prime eligible. This too is the white color scheme but with the Apple/iOS in-line remote configuration.

Music: Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger Audio CD + mp3 for $4

The album that helped break out Soundgarden, before “Superunknown”, was Badmotorfinger and the audio CD of this album along with an instant download of the mp3 files upon purchase (the “Auto RIP” feature) is on sale for $4 at amazon.com with a limit of up to three per customer. If you are a Prime member, you get free 2-day shipping even if you don’t buy anything else.

[DEAD] Esinkin 2 in 1 Bluetooth Transmitter and Receiver for $20

This lightning offer expired too…

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[DEAD] Sennheiser Momentum In Ear (iOS) for $80

As of 5/24/17 recheck, this is no longer available…

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