Archives for July 2017

Used Grado SR325e Open Headphones for $239

And now we continue “digesting” the USED headphones that were earmarked during yesterday’s Amazon Warehouse Deals session with some Grado action. The open-back Grado SR325e go for $300 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you want to save some, and you don’t need the user manual or the original pizza box packaging, you can get them in “Used – Good” condition for $239~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There’s only one listing for this model.

On the other hand, there are multiple used listings for the Grado SR225e which goes for $200 in new condition, but $167~ in “Used – Good” condition. There’s a total of four used listings, so if they don’t move fast enough for Amazon’s price-bots’ liking, their prices may drop further.

July 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Little Dot Sale (six options; ship from China)

The previously mentioned Little Dot Sale at NewEgg FLASH is now under way! A total of six models are participating, with prices ranging from $2800 to $600. These are sold by Shenzhen Audio and will ship free from China. The sale ends Thursday night (7/27/17).

A picture is sometimes worth a thousand words, here’s the participating models and prices:

July 22, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Monoprice Triple XXX IEMs for $34 + $2.50 S&H [updated]

The various coupons for this expired. As of 7/24/17, it is going for $40 plus shipping ($2.50 slowest option)…

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July 22, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] iFi micro iDSD Black Label Edition for $380

As of 7/25/17 recheck, this recurring sale ended again…

Good thing with a recurring sale, if you miss it, it will come back in the future. And the future is NOW! The new condition iFi micro iDSD Black Label Edition is on sale for $380 with free shipping at Adorama.com, an authorized dealer of the various A/V brands they carry.

July 22, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

Used Pro-Ject Audiophile Head Box S for $119

More used action, this time it is the Pro-Ject Audiophile Head Box S in the Black color scheme, going for $119 with free shipping in “Used – Like New” (with detailed condition description) by Listen UP through Amazon Warehouse Deals. It ships directly from LISTEN UP and it is not Prime eligible. The new condition price is $149. It averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 19 customer reviews.

July 21, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Status Audio OB-1 Open-Back Over-Ears for $59

If you don’t want to wait for a future sale, the new condition open-back over-ear Status Audio OB-1 headphones are on sale for $59 with free shipping, sold by the Status Audio Amazon store, with the order fulfilled by Amazon. It averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 90 customer reviews. It is a low speed hype train model 🙂

July 21, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Used Sennheiser HD 630VB Headphone with Variable Bass for $227

The Sennheiser HD 630VB Headphone with Variable Bass is available in “Used – Like New” (damaged original packaging) condition for $227~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There are a couple of options for slightly less from other sellers, but AWD actual is a safer choice since it is Amazon’s used sales department. The headphones average 4.4 out of 5 based on 28 customer reviews.

July 21, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Used Beyerdynamic Xelento Tesla In-Ears for $849

A new mini immersion in Amazon Warehouse Deals has been completed, which will produce a series of new used/refurbished headphone posts (above this one, since blogs grow in reverse order).

We start this immersion with the Beyerdynamic Xelento Tesla in-ears going for $849~ in “Used – Very Good” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The new condition price is $999. If interested but don’t like the price, you can always monitor it for future price drops since this is not a mass market earphone, so things typically don’t move as fast as they do with consumer-popular models.

July 21, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Klipsch Reference R6 On-Ears for $27 w/free S&H

NewEgg seems to love Klipsch sales, because here comes another one, the new condition closed-back Klipsch Reference R6 On-Ears are on sale for $27 with free shipping sold and shipped by NewEgg until next Thursday night (7/27/17).

PS: “Reference” is part of the name of the headphone, not an evaluation of its performance 🙂

July 21, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Best Buy 2-Day Sale now open to everyone

The Best Buy members-only sale of yesterday has now been opened to everyone. It is a Black Friday in July ending on Saturday night. It features all the headphones we mentioned yesterday including the Bose QC20 earphones for $180, and the Soundsport Charcoal (the color scheme, not the material it is made of) earphones for $50.

July 21, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Beats X Bluetooth Earphones for $100

They are back on sale again! All four colors of the new condition Beats X Bluetooth Earphones are on sale for $100 each at Amazon by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you like at this point in time. They average 4.1 out of 5 based on 330 customer reviews, and have almost 100 questions answered by the internet people 🙂

July 21, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Phiaton BT 220 NC Bluetooth and ANC Earphones for $70

This offer expired…

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July 21, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Used Noontec Zoro HD On-Ears for $13

As of 7/22/17 AM recheck, the used options sold out…

The Noontec Zoro HD closed-back on-ears go as low as $19 in new condition during recent lightning deals at Amazon, but if you don’t want to wait for a sale, or if you want to pay even less, you can get the blue color scheme in “Used – Like New” condition for $13~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. These come in damaged original packaging. There are many different colors of these, so if you want more customer reviews, check the listings for the different colors.

July 21, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Beyerdynamic MMX 41 iE In-Ears for $25 w/free S&H [updated]

The Friday-only coupon expired, but the pre-coupon price has not risen. The new condition Beyerdynamic MMX 41 iE In-Ears go for $25 with free shipping…

For Friday, the NewEgg website is offering the new condition Beyerdynamic MMX 41 iE In-Ears for $20 with free shipping when you enter coupon code EMCSRHCR5 over there. The price before the coupon is $25. The offer will go live at 3am ET on Friday.

July 20, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

B&O Play Form 2i Lightweight On-Ears for $70

If you like the idea of B&O Play’s lightweight minimalistic Form 2i On-Ears with old school rectangular pads, there is a sale of them at the Urban Outfitters websites website. The olive color scheme goes for $70, while the pink color scheme goes for $80. These are new condition.

July 20, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

SMSL SD-793II DAC/amp for $60 [ships from China]

If you are not in a hurry to receive this, Shenzhen Audio (ships from China), through NewEggFLASH is offering the new condition SMSL SD-793II DAC/amp for $60 with free shipping. It will take 2-3 weeks for the free shipping method. This has coaxial and optical input, and RCA output, along with a headphone out (it looks like a 1/4″ in the picture, but I could be wrong). There is no USB input. Offer ends on Tuesday 7/25/17.

July 20, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Ends July 23: Daily FOCAL headphone giveways (Listen Over-Ears or Spark earphones)

UPDATE: Last Call! This daily FOCAL giveaway promotion ends on Sunday July 23!

Reputable online dealer OneCall, which is also the B&M A/V dealer Huppin’s in the city of Spokane (Washington) [yes, Gonzaga, Go ZAGS!] is an authorized FOCAL dealer and until July 23rd in 2017, they are running a daily giveaway of FOCAL headphones.

The prizes are either the FOCAL Listen over-ears (wired or bluetooth) and the Spark earphones (wired or bluetooth). One person will win a pair every day. It is not clear which one of the four models you’ll win on that particular date or whether you have a choice. You can register for this promotion every day.

The promotion is administered by Gleam, and requires a login using email or Facebook or Amazon or Instagram. The page shows the total number of entries, so you can look at those and decide whether you want to take a shot at them. You can enter every day until the promotion ends.

To make it easier to find this, I am adding a link to this in the Sidebar of the blog.

July 20, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Used Bowers & Wilkins P9 for $573

If you are tempted by the Bowers & Wilkins P9 flagship headphones but don’t want to pay the new condition full price, Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) comes to the rescue, sold by AWD actual (not iffy sellers) starting at $573~ in “Used – Good” condition. There is one listing at this price, but there are four of them in “Used – Very Good” for $611~, so there is a possibility of price pressure building over time if they don’t move fast enough to Amazon’s price-bot algorithms’ satisfaction. There’s also a “Used – Like New” in damaged original packaging for $650~. The new condition price is $900 at most sellers, except for Audio Advice which has it for $800.

July 20, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Thursday: Best Buy Sale for Rewards Members Only: Sony, Beats, Bose, Sennheiser HD 558

Best Buy has a rewards members only sale on Thursday until 11:59pm central time for Rewards members only. You have to login with your Best Buy account and be a “My Best Buy Members” rewards member. This is an Early Access sale that ends on Thursday at 11:59pm central time.

They are calling it a Black Friday in July, so I’m assuming whatever survives the rewards members will become available for the general population on Friday (but I could be wrong). Amazon may price-match some on Friday if/when they become available to the general population and not behind the members/log-in wall.

The headphones are as priced in the screenshot below. The Sennheiser Audiophile headphone is the good old HD 558 open-back over-ear. The Beats X drop to $100 when you add them to the shopping cart. The rest of them are as the screenshot shows. “View Image” with your browser or open it in a new window to see a larger version…

July 20, 2017 Filed Under: headphones

Used Astell & Kern AK Jr DAP for $180

We previously mentioned that the Astell & Kern AK Jr. Hi-Res Music Player is on sale for $249 in new condition, but if you are comfortable buying used DAPs from reputable dealers, you can get it in Used Condition, rated a 9/10, at B&H Photo for $180 with free shipping.

PS: if you are curious about this device, B&H also has over there its 27-page PDF manual. This is a link directly to the PDF file.

July 20, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: ,

Starts Friday 5am and 12pm ET: Half a dozen Little Dots on sale

If you are a fan of the Little Dot headphone amps, half a dozen of them are scheduled to go on sale on Friday either at 5am ET or 12pm ET at NewEgg FLASH.

Some will go live at 5am ET, others at 12pm ET. The actual start time over there may get readjusted slightly. For example, the previously mentioned Audio Technica ATH-AD*X sale shifted to later in the day.

NewEgg FLASH only has a thumbnail teaser. They do not reveal who the actual seller of these is going to be, and they don’t reveal the sale price until the sale goes live. So these are the two unknowns. Here’s the teaser for two of them:

July 20, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] AKG K553 Closed Over-Ears for $100

This daily deal expired, but Musician Friend daily deals are typically recurring, so it will likely return in the future…

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July 20, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Beyerdynamic DT1350 Gold Edition Closed On-Ears for $90

This limited time offer expired…

The new condition Beyerdynamic DT1350 Gold Edition Closed-Back On-Ears are currently on sale for a limited time for $90 with free shipping at Focus Camera. No coupon, no rebate, it’s a straight up sale. This is not a gold head-to-toe headphone, there’s gold earcups primarily (based on the pictures).

July 20, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Saturday’s Offers: Status Audio, Bluedio, Symphonized, Etc

Saturday is over, and so are its daily deals…

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July 20, 2017 Filed Under: headphones

[DEAD] Sony Closed Over-Ear Extra Bass XB950 B1 for $128, N1 for $148

This sale expired…

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July 20, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Used Magni 2 Headphone Amp for $105

As of 7/24/17 recheck, the used option is not currently available…

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July 20, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Used Fiio A5 portable head-amp for $64

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July 20, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Massdrop x MEE Audio Pinnacle PX IEMs for $114

MEE Electronics has grown since they became MEE Audio. They even have their very own Massdrop exclusive! The Massdrop x MEE Audio Pinnacle PX IEMs is now fully unlocked going for $114 with free shipping. The offer runs for the next 11 days (from blog-posting date here). They come with a 2-year warranty. Note however that these will ship in mid-September 2017, that’s almost two months from today, so keep that in mind if you don’t like waiting and waiting and waiting.

July 19, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Back In-Stock: AmazonBasics Over-Ear RF Wireless for $23

If you are looking for RF Wireless (not bluetooth) over-ear headphones on a budget, the AmazonBasics version (yes, they have these too) are back in-stock for $22.61 with free 2-day shipping for Prime members (or with a $25+ order for non-members) by Amazon actual. Limit up to three units per customer.

It averages 3.4 out of 5 based on 460+ customer reviews, and it has 120+ questions answered, so be sure to read up on its to make sure its trade-offs are acceptable.

PS: speaking of AmazonBasics, they have a 6.5 ft Coiled 3.5mm audio cable for $3.74 each. You can buy as many as you like. It averages 4 out of 5 on 900+ customer reviews. This is just a cable, no mic/remote.

July 19, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Audeze EL-8 Planars Closed-back Titanium for $550

Of the various options of the Audeze EL-8 planar magnetics, the closed-back Titanium EL-8 with the integrated Apple Cipher cable is on sale for a limited time for $550 with free shipping at Adorama.com. The other EL-8 options remain at their usual prices. Its formal, manufacturer name is 200-E8-1117-00. Memorize it, it will be on the Headphones 101 Mid-Term Exam 🙂

July 19, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Monoprice Triple XXX IEMs for $40 + $2.50 S&H

The new condition Triple Driver XXX Triple IEMs is on sale for $40 at the Monoprice website. No coupon, this is an actual sale. Shipping is extra but it seems to be $2.49 for the slowest shipping method for every zipcode I tested.

July 19, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

KZ ZS5 Quad Hybrid In-Ears for $19 w/free S&H [from China]

If removable cables are a high priority for your earphones but you still don’t want to break the bank, GearBest is having a flash sale on the new condition KZ ZS5 earphones in the Gray color scheme for $19 with free shipping (unregistered Air Mail) from China. The other three colors go for $25.

If you like a better shipping option, there are a couple of options under $3, which may be a reasonable trade-off if you don’t want to wait forever without tracking.

In addition to the 0.75mm detachable cable, they have quad hybrid drivers, two dynamic and two balance armature.

July 19, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Open-box Philips SHP-9500S for $42 w/free S&H

If you don’t want to wait for future sale on the Philips SHP-9500S open-back over-ear headphones, they are back in-stock in open-box condition for $42 with free shipping by NewEgg actual. From what I recall, the open-box went as low as $35 or so, so if you don’t need to get this right away, you can wait for the next sale.

If you are curious about this headphone, we have a text and pictures unboxing post. I am planning to use this headphone as a guinea pig for my “long form review” format. In the future 🙂

In the meantime, METAL571 just posted a 12-minute video review of this headphone, which you can also find YouTube-embedded below.

July 19, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Friday’s Offers: Puro BT5200, Symphonized, Etc

Friday is over, and so are its daily deals…

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July 19, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears

Motorola 3.5mm audio cable (or 2pk Chromo cables) for $2.50 w/free S&H

All 4 Cellular launched a limited time 50% off coupon promotion. Coupon SUMMER50 gets you 50% off all the items listed on that page, which include this Motorola 3.5mm music cable dropping from $5~ to $2.50~ with free shipping. Everything on their website gets free shipping, even cables! One side of the 3.5mm cable is straight, the other is right angle. This is a male to male cable.

Or if you want a better bang for the buck, you can get a 2-pack of Chromo 3.5mm audio cables also for $2.50 with free shipping after the coupon. The price is $5 before the coupon. There are six different color options for the 2-packs. This too is one straight and one right angle M/M cable.

July 18, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , ,