Archives for September 11, 2017

KZ ZS5 for $17, KZ ZST for $12 [free shipping from China]

While updating the Latest Deals Summary, two small discounts surfaced on the following KZ earphones. These are sold by GearBest and ship for free with slow-shipping from China:

+ the KZ ZS5 Quad Hybrid In-Ears for $17~

+ the KZ ZST Wired On-cord Control with detachable cable for $12~

UPDATE: speaking of GearBest, they are offering the Xiaomi Pistons (Original Fresh) for $5.79 with free S&H from China. This is slow shipping.

Refurbished Parrot Zik 2.0 headphones for $90 w/full warranty

The official Parrot eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Parrot Zik 2.0 headphones in the black color scheme for $90 with free shipping and a full warranty with a limit of up to five units per customer during this sale.

These have many techie features, bluetooth (but it’s 3.0 though), touch controls, noise cancelling, custom app, “Street mode” (lets outside sounds in), and NFC.

AKG K702 Open Over-Ears for $225

The new condition AKG K702 open-back over-ear headphones are going for $225 with free shipping at Adorama directly or if you have Amazon gift cards to spend, by Adorama thru Amazon (ships with Prime-like speed for members).

The headphones average 4.6 out of 5 based on 270+ customer reviews and have 50+ questions answered. AKG has many headphones out there in the K5 and K7 series, so be sure to read up on them if you are not familiar with the various options, including some Massdrop exclusives.

Used NuForce Optoma BE6i Bluetooth Earphones for $30

The new condition NuForce Optoma BE6i bluetooth earphones go for $79 in new condition, but if you are comfortable with used, you can slice the price by more than half of that, you can get it in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections; damaged original packaging) for $30~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. Per the shopping cart, there are two units available. This is in the gold color scheme. The other used color go for more.

Used Meridian Explorer2 USB DAC for $170

The Meridian Explorer2 USB DAC goes for $200 in new condition, but if you are comfortable buying used from known sellers, you can get it for $170 in “Used – Very Good” condition by Kraft Street Audio, with the orders fulfilled by Amazon. This averages 4.2 out of 5 based on 48 customer reviews.

Refurbished Audio Technica with Full Warranty: ATH-M30X for $44, M40X for $70, M20X for $38, M70X for $200

If you are a fan of manufacturer refurbished headphones with full warranty and lower prices, the Alto Music eBay store has a trio of manufacturer refurbished Audio Technica ATH headphones with full warranty:

+ refurbished ATH-M30X for $44 with free shipping

+ refurbished ATH-M20X for $38 with free shipping

+ refurbished ATH-M70X for $200 with free shipping

+ these are factory repacked
+ Alto Music is a 99.9% eBay seller, shipping from New York

SOLD OUT since original post

+ refurbished ATH-M40X for $70 with free shipping

+ refurbished ATH-M50X White for $108 with free shipping

Weekly Deals: Refurbished JBL J55 On-Ears for $17, Under Armour BT Earphones for $40

A new week has arrived and that means the refurbished deals at the official Harman Audio store (owner of JBL, AKG, Yurbuds brands; and the company itself’s parent company now owned by Samsung), and among them are two deals of the week running until 9/17/17 or earlier if sold out:

+ refurbished JBL J55 on-ears for $17 in three colors

+ refurbished JBL Under Armour wireless (bluetooth) earphones for $40 in black

+ free shipping on all purchases, original warranty included unless otherwise indicated in the listings

$115 Fostex Headphones: TR-80 (80 or 250 ohm), TR-70 (80 ohm), TR-90 (80 ohm) [WAS $125]

UPDATE: as of 9/11/17 re-check, the prices dropped from $125~ to $115~…

ORIGINAL POST
Fostex the people! (sorry, I can’t resist saying this). The new condition Fostex TR-80 (250 ohm) closed-back over-ear headphones are on sale for $125 with free shipping, sold by “Digital DJ Gear” with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so you get free 2-day Prime shipping if a member. This has a September 13 shipping estimate. Limit one per customer.

If you want something more drive-able, the 80 ohm version, model Fostex TR-80-80 is in-stock for the same price from the same seller, with a limit of five units per customer.

$125 seems to be the magic number because the semi-open TR-90 (80 ohm) go for the same price, but not the 250 ohm version of them.

Also going for $125 is the open TR-70 (80 ohm), but there’s no 250 ohm orderable on the listing.

There are multiple models on the same listing, so if you are reading reviews and questions, make sure they refer to the correct model.

These are dynamic headphones, not planar!

PRO TIP for HEADPHONE MAKERS: if you are going to give your headphones model numbers, and you plan to have different impedance variants per model, make sure the model numbers are not in collision with the impedance numbers!

[DEAD] Tuesday: Bluedio, Cowin, Mixcider, Damex, Etc

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[DEAD] Tuesday: Bohm S10 Truly Wireless Earbuds for $30 w/free S&H

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