Archives for July 9, 2017

Google Chromecast Audio for $25 w/free S&H

Google’s first (and only so far) generation of the Chromecast Audio critter is back on sale again, going for $25 with free shipping by GOOGLE’s eBAY store with a limit of up to five units per customer.

Also on sale, online and in-store for $25 at Staples.com. Free shipping depends on your Reward membership status and/or order total. You can also select store pickup if you want to avoid a shipping fee.

We have a useful text and pictures unboxing here, but no review yet 🙂 This is what’s included in the box, so in terms of reusable accessories, you get a yellow interconnect (two ring / three pole), a microUSB to USB cable, and a USB AC charging head.

July 9, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: chromecast, ebay

Audio Technica ATH-AD1000X Open-Back with $60 eGift Card for $229

The same combo is back with another similar promotion. “aSavings” an the internet imprint/persona of Focus Camera, and through the NewEgg website, they are offering the open-back over-ear Audio-Technica ATH-AD1000X headphones for $229 with free shipping and a $60 promotional NewEgg e-gift card.

If you don’t see the aSavings offer there, look for it in the Sidebar over there under “Best Service Sellers”.

The e-gift card can be used at NewEgg, not at aSavings (which is good and more flexible) within one year of issuance. While this promotion is running (until Saturday 7/16/17), the e-gift card will be emailed to you a few days after purchase automatically. There’s no coupon code to enter. If you don’t see the e-gift card mentioned on the listing, it means the offer expired. See screenshot below:

PS: that “D” lost in the middle of the product name is what signifies that they are open-back. The models without the “D” are closed. One simple mnemonic to tell them apart is that “D” is close to an “O” as in Open 🙂

July 9, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: audio technica, audiophile

Beyerdynamic DT1350 Gold Edition with $25 eGift Card for $125

NewEgg is back with a promotional gift card offer, good until Saturday 7/16/17. You can get the new condition closed-back on-ear BeyerDynamic DT1350 Limited Gold Edition for $125 with free shipping, along with a $25 promotional NewEgg e-gift card. The e-gift card will be emailed to you a few days after the purchase, and will be good for a whole year. The seller is Focus Camera, not NewEgg actual. It will ship from Focus Camera.

This is not a head to toe gold headphone, it only has gold accents, eg the outside of the earcups.

July 9, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: beyerdynamic

AKAI 50X Closed Over-Ears for $25 [updated]

As of 7/12/17 re-check, the AKAI 50X Closed Over-Ears has increased from $19~ to $25~.

As the stock traders like to say, this is like trying to catch a falling knife. The prices of the AKAI 50X closed-back over-ear studio-ish headphones, aka Audio Technica M50X name-a-likes, keep on dropping! As of the time of writing, you can get them in new condition for the very specific price of $19.43 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. Limit up to three per customer.

This offer is available to everyone, not just Prime members. At this point, one could buy them for accessories and experimentation and cannibalization. They come with two 6-inch cables (coiled and straight), a leatherette pouch, and a 1/4 to 1/8″ adapter. They average 3.5 out of 5 based on 68 customer reviews.

They were going for $26 when I posted the Latest Deals Summary last week.

July 9, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: akai, folding, studio headphones

AmazonBasics Closed Over-Ear Headphones for $6.87

The new condition AmazonBasics Closed-Back Over-Ear Headphones are now down to $6.87 [WAS $7.83] with free shipping at Aamzon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three units per customer. As with other AmazonBasics headphones, they appear under different brand names. Their design looks familiar, but I don’t recall which other brands share this design. They average 3.6 out of 5 based on 100+ customer reviews.

I haven’t heard the above, so I know nothing about them. They should not be confused with the bang-for-the buck darling that is the AmazonBasics On-Ears which are not on sale, and they, along with their Monoprice and other branded cousins got praise. Of interest if you want a tastefully bassy portable lightweight headphone for modern music genres. They may be a Prime Day deal later, but they are too popular to get a big discount like the over-ears above. The On-Ears have over 3300 customer reviews versus just 100 of the over-ears.

July 9, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: amazonbasics