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This lightning deal expired but a number of other colors/listings are available under $30 without lightning deals…
Good until 10:35pm ET tonight (or earlier if sold out), you can get the new condition closed-back Noontec ZORO HD On Ears for $19, sold by Noontec with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so free 2-day shipping for Prime members, or with a $35+ order. Their price before the sale was $60 last night.
These lightning deals expired…
It’s Sunday PM, and that means, a new This Week in Headphoolia has just been posted. There’s new FOCAL consumer headphones, a new discussion on neutral headphones, and many reviews and first impressions of various headphones and assorted devices.
For all previous editions, check the Headphoolia archives. Please leave comments at the appropriate posts for feedback, corrections, suggestions, recommendations, etc. These are created for YOU, so your feedback can help shape and change them 🙂
The green and pink color schemes of the new condition SanDisk 8GB Clip Jam MP3 Player are on sale for $28 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three per color per customer. This is not a lightning deal. When browsing around the listings, note that there is a mix of new condition and certified refurbished, so pay attention to each listing in the Amazon search results.
They have a microSD slot, so you can have a lot more than 8GB of music stored on this player. In addition to DRM-free audio formats, it also plays Audible (DRM). They come with a 2-year warranty (the new condition models).
eBay doorbuster time now! The TechRabbit eBay store is offering “new in bulk packaging” Samsung 3.5mm Earbuds with In-Line Volume Control & Mic, model EHS64AVFWE, for $1.99 with free shipping. They ship from the US. You can buy as many as you like. Let the price set expectations as they say 🙂
Per the listing over there, more than 95% of available units are sold as of the time of writing, so it is on its way out.
Good until next Wednesday night, the new condition closed-back on-ear Klipsch R6 headphones are on sale for $29 with free shipping at NewEgg by NewEgg actual. No promo code, no rebate, no jumping through hoops. Just add to cart and proceed.
There are many used listings for the Sony PHA-1 Headphone Amplifier at Amazon Warehouse Deals, so this is a listing to keep an eye out for further future discounting if supply gets under price pressure. As of the time of writing, they have multiple “Used – Very Good” listings for $162, and “Used – Like New” for $172. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on 30 customer reviews.
The SONY PHA-2 Headphone Amplifier is available in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperfection, damaged original packaging) for $289~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. Per the shopping cart, there is only one unit available. They average 3.8 out of 5 based on 10 customer reviews.
UPDATE 6/26/17 AM: as of this update, the open-box at $40 sold out and cannot be ordered, while the new condition open-back over-ear Philips SHP9500S increased from $50 to $55 with free S&H at NewEgg by Newegg actual.
I have posted an unboxing post on these. I am planning to use these as the guinea pig for my long-form multi-page format review experiment 🙂
As of a late 6/27/17 PM re-check, their price went up…
The new condition closed-back Klipsch R6i On-Ears are on sale for $49 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. This looks like it may be an automated price-match of a couple of marketplace sellers that offer it at this price. The pricing-bots are having bidding wars these days 🙂 It averages 4 out of 5 based on 29 customer reviews.
As the “i” in the model name hints at, this has the Apple compatible 3-button remote/mic. It includes a carrying case.
This daily deal expired…
The Musician’s Friend Deal of the Day good until 8am ET on Monday (or earlier if sold out) are the new condition closed-back over-ear Tascam TH-300X studio headphones going for $40 with free shipping and handling. They go by other brand names as well.
These daily deals expired…
As of 6/26/17 recheck, this is sold-out and cannot be ordered (until more inventory becomes available)…
The open-back over-ear Philips SHP9500S are also available once again in open-box condition for $40 with free shipping at NewEgg by NewEgg actual.
I have posted an unboxing post on these. I am planning to use these as the guinea pig for my long-form multi-page format review experiment 🙂
The closed back Status Audio CB-1 HAD BEEN is going to be a Saturday lightning deal, but if you prefer the open-back and you don’t want to wait for the next time it goes on a lightning deal, the new condition Open Back OB-1 is on sale on its own for $55 with free shipping, sold by Status Audio with the order fulfilled by Amazon. It averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 80 customer reviews.
The black crocodile color-scheme of the Parrot Zik 3 bluetooth and ANC headphones is currently on sale for $209 with free shipping at B&H Photo. The restt of the color schemes go for $230 after coupon code ZIKUS20OFF at the official Parrot USA store.
Poetry is not included, but the new condition Beyerdynamic Byron in-ears (with 3-button mic/remote) is on sale for $29 with free shipping for Prime members or with a $35+ order at Amazon by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you like. It is not a lightning deal. They average 4.4 out of 5 based on 21 customer reviews.
This coupon expired…
Good until Sunday night, coupon code SUMMER15 gets you 15% off eligible Monoprice orders including the new condition closed-back Metal Dynamic On-Ear Headphones. The price before the coupon is $40. The coupon drops it to $34. It has a free standard US shipping promotion on it at the moment, which is stackable with the coupon.
This coupon expired…
Good until Sunday night, coupon code SUMMER15 gets you 15% off on almost everything at the Monoprice, including the new condition closed-back lightweight on-ear PID 13191 headphone for $8.50 with free shipping. The regular price is $10 and it currently has a free standard US shipping promotion. So the combination of the coupon and the free shipping gets you the deal.
This is tastefully bassy headphone for listening to modern musical genres, and it also sells under other brands including AmazonBasics and AblePlanet, but I don’t know what differences they may have beyond the visible.
These lightning deals expired but fear not, Status Audio is a bit of a recurring guest at the lightning deals. But this is the first time I recall seeing KZ as a lightning deal. The future will tell whether there will be more 🙂
This lightning deal expired…
Good until around 3:10pm ET (or earlier if sold out) the new condition Eargasm High Fidelity Earplus are a lightning deal at Amazon for $20 with free shipping for Prime members or with a $35+ order. They average 4.4 out of 5 based on 951 customer reviews. These do not play music, they are only earplugs, and are marketed for concert goers among others.
The new condition FOCAL Elear open-back over-ear headphones go for $1000 at authorized dealers, but if you are comfortable with used headphones, they are currently available in “Used – Like New” by seller “Audio Fanatic” (100%, California) through Amazon Warehouse Deals.
Focal is back with two new double-figure earphones as part of their new more fashion-y “Spark” line. One is wired, the other is wireless (bluetooth), covering both preferences. Both have 3-button in-wire remote controls, the wired for phone control, and the wireless for bluetooth controls.
And they are already in-stock and shipping from a handful of different recognizable sellers at Amazon. The Spark Wired go for $69 in either black or silver color schemes, while the Spark Wireless go for $99 in the same color combinations.
Or if you prefer to shop away from Amazon, all four combinations are in-stock at authorized dealer OneCall.com, which is the online website of B&M A/V retailer Huppin’s, not far from Final Four heartbroken darlings, the ZAGS! 🙂
The new condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 579 are on sale for $150 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three units per customer. This is not a lightning deal.
Note that not all the headphones in the new HD 5*9 series are open. One of them is closed, the HD 569. These came out together as a group around IFA 2016.
This is such an Audio Technica M50X clone it even calls itself a “50X” 🙂 It is the new condition Akai Professional Project 50X and it is currently on sale (not a lightning deal) for just under $32 [was $36] with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three units per customer. They average 3.7 out of 5 based on 60+ customer reviews and two cables and a pouch.
The new condition Audio Technica AD500X Open Over-Ear headphones are bundled together WITH the Audio Technica Omnidirectional Condenser Lavalier Microphone, together going for $70 with free shipping by Beach Camera thru Amazon. This ships directly from Beach Camera (East Coast) but if you are a Prime member, you will get Prime-like shipping speed (probably faster for those closer to Beach since, unlike Amazon, they don’t have warehouses all around the world).
On the other hand, if you don’t want/need the AT microphone, the headphones on their own go for $68 by Amazon actual, where the share the same listing with the ATH-AD700X, so their reviews are intermingled over there.
On the budget side of things, the black color scheme of the MEE Audio RX18 earphones (wired, no mic/remote) is on sale for $4.49 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three pairs per customer. There is a catch however, it is an Add-ON item, so your order total must be $25+ in eligible items. The restriction applies to all customers, and you can’t buy it even if you want to pay for shipping out of your own pocket.
This lightning deal expired…
Two of the five color schemes of the new condition JLab Diego earphones are a Prime-elgiible Amazon lightning deal going for $6 with free Prime shipping (or with a $35+ order for non-members) until 6:50pm ET or earlier if sold out. They average 3.9 out of 5 based on 550+ customer reviews. Non-Prime members can buy it starting around 1:20pm ET.
These lightning deals expired…
Philips headphones go in and out of sales cycles, and their closed-back Philips M1 MK II BO/27 are on the sale cycle again at amazon.com. The black-orange color scheme goes for $70 by a marketplace seller (fulfilled by Amazon), while Amazon’s own price is $80. Meanwhile the black color scheme is sold for $75 by the same marketplace seller as above. The headphones average 4.4 out of 5 based on 43 customer reviews.
If you were tempted by the JLab Flex headphones but didn’t want to pay big bucks for JLab (we do hard truths here, we don’t sponsor-worship), you can get the new condition JLab Audio FLEX DJ-Style Studio headphones for $20 with free shipping by eBay seller “Quick Ship Electronics” (99.7%, ship from USA with Economy shipping). This is model FLEX-SLV-BOX with a Universal mic on the included detachable cable. It comes with a 1-year warranty.
Back on the sale train again, the new condition Beyerdynamic DT880 PREMIUM (250 ohm) Special Edition Chrome semi-open over-ear headphones are going for $139 with free shipping by Buydig on eBay with up to five units per customer during the sale.
PS: if you are not familiar with the various DT 770 / 880 / 990 options, be sure to look them up as there are many variations and permutations!
The unicorn is coming back! The Sennheiser HD 6XX open-back over-ear headphone will return to Massdrop, available for purchase for signed-in members on Monday June 26 at 9am eastern. There is a catch however, the price is now $250 with free global shipping.
The original launch that crashed the Massdrop website was $200. This new price puts it closer to the HD 600 and HD 650 duo, making the decision more complicated when you factor in used options as well.
This drop will have 7,500 units available for purchase.
The HD 6XX is based on the HD 650.
This recurring offer expired…
As of a 6/27/17 re-check, this sale ended…
The new condition closed-back over-ear wired-only (no BT, no ANC) Bose SoundTrue Around-Ears II are on sale for $79 in the Blue Color Scheme (iOS) and $85.40 in the Charcoaol (iOS) color scheme. Limit up to three per color per customer. The Android colors go for twice as much. This is not a lightning deal, but a sale, so expiration date is unknown.
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