Archives for August 5, 2017

New Weekly Round-Up is UP!

One more week is in the books as we steadily march towards 2018. And that means a new weekly round-up is ready for you to read, covering the week until August 5 in 2017.

If you missed any of our previous 20+ installments, fear not, they are not gone ~ you can find them all in the Headphoolia archives.

NAD VISO HP50 Studio Headphones for $149

This offer expired: Oh my! The new condition closed-back over-ear NAD VISO HP50 Studio Headphones on sale in the red or white color schemes for $149 by World Wide Stereo. The black color scheme is at the regular price.

World Wide Stereo is a real world B&M A/V dealer in PA.

The red color scheme is also offered for $149 by a marketplace seller (haven’t heard of them before) with the order fulfilled by Amazon where it averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 36 customer reviews. But the different colors are in separate listings at Amazon, so there are 100+ additional customer reviews in the other colors.

[DEAD] Used Pioneer SE-MS7BT Bluetooth Over-ears for $88

As of 8/24/17, the new condition price dropped to $100, making it a better deal than used at $88…

The new condition Pioneer SE-MS7BT Bluetooth Over-ears go for $130 at authorized dealers, but if you are okay with used headphones, the brown color scheme is available in used condition starting at $88 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual, with prices increasing for better conditions. They average 4.1 out of 5 based on 26 customer reviews.

Tenqa REMXD Bluetooth On-Ears for $15

I’m continuing to “digest” the findings from yesterday’s Amazon immersion, we have another budget bluetooth on-ear headphone, this one has the rather unusual feature of getting recharged through the 3.5mm audio port (instead of a USB port). This may sound crazy, but I actually had this very model and can testify I recharged it multiple times 🙂 [see picture #4 below] It comes with a 3.5mm to USB cable for charging.

It is the new condition Tenqa REMXD Bluetooth On-Ears going for $15, sold by the market, with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so you get free 2-day shipping if a Prime member. It averages 3.7 out of 5 based on 399 customer reviews. This uses an older version of Bluetooth, and if my memory serves me well, it sounds very “Bluetooth-y” for music playback, so it’s best suited for spoken work and videos (more talking heads and YouTube as opposed to movies or TV shows with great soundtracks).

AmazonBasics In-Ears for $3.45

If you are looking for volume in earphones, the new condition AmazonBasics In-Ears in the black color scheme with mic/remote are on sale for $3.45 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of 27 per color per customer. The other colors go for $4+. Ironically the models without mic/remote, are currently more expensive.

All together they average 3.7 out of 5 based on 800+ customer reviews and have 40+ questions answered. As you see from the pictures, these are angled earphones, which may be an issue for some people ~ or a plus for others.

Sennheiser IE80 in-ears for $205 [limit 3]

Back on sale again, the new condition Sennheiser IE80 in-ears are going for the very specific price of $204.77 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual where they average 4.2 out of 5 based on 300+ customer reviews, and have 70+ questions peer-answered by the internet-people 🙂

[DEAD] Used Shure SE535-CL for $365, SE535-V for $378

The prices are higher as of 8/16/17 recheck…

The Shure SE-535 currently go for $500 at authorized dealers, but if you want to save some and don’t want to wait for future sales/discounts, the Shure SE535-CL goes for $365 in “Used – Very Good” condition at Amazon Warehouse Deals, while the Shure SE535-V in similar condition goes for $378~.

[DEAD] Sunday: Phililps L2BO or M2L/27 for $75 each

This daily deal expired, but things keep returning at Woot one way or another until they are completely sold out…

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[DEAD] Audio-Technica ATH-CK-S550iS Bassy In-Ears for $27

This sale ended…

Three of the five colors of the Audio-Technica ATH-CK-S550iS in-ears are on sale for the very specific price of $27.09 at Aamzon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three pairs per color per customer. There, they average a sad 2.6 out of 5 based on 12 customer reviews, so be sure to check reviews first. They are part of their “Solid Bass” line, aka bassy.

[DEAD] Used TDK WR680 Bluetooth On-Ears for $8

As of 8/16/17 re-checking, this is sold out at this price and in used…

On the utilitarian front, the closed-back on-ear TDK Life on Record WR680 Bluetooth headphones are available in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, damaged original packaging) for the very specific price of $7.76 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. They plan music from bluetooth or via a standard 3.5mm input. Not bad for this price 🙂