Archives for September 21, 2017

Used Mitchell and Johnson Hybrid Electrostatics: GL1 for $130, GL2 for $178

Another crowd-funded hybrid-electrostatic headphone line are the Mitchell and Johnson, whose name may remind some of name-brand shoes from the GQ ad pages 🙂 Regardless, two of their GL-series portable hybrids are available in USED condition at Amazon Warehouse Deals as follows:

+ GL1 (USED – Very Good) for $130~

+ GL2 (USED – Good) for $178~
+ CORRECTED LINK

AmazonBasics 3.5mm Coiled Stereo Audio Cable for $1.76

If you like coiled 3.5mm audio cables, you are in luck! This is back in-stock and it continues to be on sale, the new condition AmazonBasics 3.5mm Coiled Stereo Audio Cable is on sale for $1.76 each, with a limit of up to 27 cables per customer.

One catch though is that these are ADD-ON items, so you need to have a shopping cart of $25+ in eligible items. You can do this with any combination of eligible products. Or you can get 15 or more of these (you can’t buy fractional cables].

It averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 900+ customer reviews. I will be getting a couple with my next Amazon order out of curiosity. Here’s a picture from their product gallery in the meantime:

V-Moda Crossfade On-Ear Metal Shields for $6.48 [limit 3]

Another offer surfaced while updating the latest deals summary, in new condition, the green color scheme (“Hawk Green”) of the V-MODA Crossfade On-Ear Metal Shields is on sale for the very specific price of $6.48 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three sets per customer. Only this color appears to be on sale this low.

There are 13 different colors of this. All together they average 3.1 out of 5 based on 12 customer reviews.

Refurbished Weekly Deals: JBL E30 for $20, Harman CL for $40, BT for $90

The official Harman Audio / JBL online store [now part of the Samsung Empire of Touch Wiz] changes their featured refurbished deals every week. This round of offers running until Sunday night (9/24/17):

+ refurbished JBL Synchros E30 on-ears for $20
+ refurbished Harman CL rectangular ear-pad on-ears for $40
+ refurbished Harman BT rectangular ear-pad bluetooth on-ears for $90

They offer free shipping and original warranty with their recertified offers.

In-Stock Alert: Monoprice M565 Planars for $200

One of the headphones that came with the IFA 2017 wave [sorry, I fell behind, I still have to add a dozen more new headphones to the list] is the new Monoprice M565 planar-magnetics, an open-back set, unlike the open/closed style of the M560.

And these new M565 are now in-stock and ready to ship for $200 plus shipping at the Monoprice website, and for $211 with free shipping by Monoprice thru Amazon (not Prime eligible).

Used Hifiman HE-400i Planars for $199

The PURGE of the Latest Deals Summary has began (it will finish later today), and with it we have a bit of a price-milestone [not that headphone prices are like stock prices but still…] the used Hifiman HE-400i has dropped under $200 at Amazon Warehouse Deals, going for $199~ with free shipping by AWD actual.

This is a “USED – Very Good” with cosmetic imperfections. As of the time of writing, there are three separate listings (slightly different conditions) when you look at the detailed USED listings. The link in the first paragraph is the summary/default view that the AWD computers decide to show. The link in this paragraph shows all the used listings.

Needless to say, it’s a much more competitive planar-magnetic market these days, so you have many options to consider considering!

Massdrop O2 + SDAC DAC/Amp for $150 [ships Jan 2018]

If you are a fan of Objective way of things, currently running fully unlocked (= lowest price of this offering in Massdrop price-speak) is the Massdrop O2 + SDAC DAC/Amp, going for $150 with free shipping to the USA market, with a 1-year warranty covered by Massdrop.

NOTE: this will ship at CES 2018 time. I repeat, this will ship early January 2018, so temper the excitement in the frigid lake of patience 😉

[DEAD] Friday: Avantree Bluetooth Over-Ears for $41 (also: three BT transmitters/receivers $23 to $45)

Friday is over, and so are its daily deals…

[Read more…]