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As of 11/2/17 recheck, the price is now $10…
On the budget size of things, the Apple Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter for iPhones is on sale for $5 with free shipping by Yapper Wireless on eBay. This ships from New Hampshire. You can buy as many as you like. This is in “New – Other” condition, brand new in bulk packaging per the eBay item description.
This sold out at the used prices…
The new condition Audio-Technica ATH-DSR7BT with their “Pure Digital Drive” technology go for $300 at authorized dealers, but if you want to save some, you can get them in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections; damaged original packaging) for $239~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
They average 4.4 out of 5 based on 31 customer reviews. They support AAC, apt-X HD, and such.
As of 11/18/17 re-check, the used options are sold out…
If you do not object to Bluetooth 3.0, the Creative Aurvana Gold headphones are available in “Used – Like New” condition for $53~ with free shipping at Amazon Warehouse Deals.
These support Bluetooth 3.0, with apt-X and AAC, with NFC support (NFC is used for touch-pairing as opposed to over the air dog-fights), touch controls, 3.5mm audio playback, and such. They average 3.4 out of 5 based on 54 customer reviews and they have 18 answered questions.
The HIFIMAN EF100 110V Headphone & Integrated Amplifier is available for $300 in two different situations as follows…
Then on eBay, the AudioLab Outlet store has one unit available in “New – Other” Store Demo condition for the same price with free shipping from PA.
This sold out: At Amazon Warehouse Deals, authorized dealer “Electronics EXPO” (EE) is offering it in “Used – Like New” Open-box condition for $300, sold by EE, with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get free 2-day shipping.
Soundmagic’s new HP-151 closed-back over-ears, following up on the HP-150, currently go for $130 in new condition, sold by a couple of marketplace sellers at that price, with the orders fulfilled by Amazon.
But if you are a more adventurous shopper, you can get them in “Used – Acceptable” condition for $83 [WAS $90~] with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. No details are provided on the condition of this particular listing, so it’s a bit of a pig in a poke, but AWD offers a 30 day return policy in case of troubles or surprises ~ assuming you’ll have the time to put them through the paces during that time.
If you don’t want to wait for future sales, the black color scheme of the good old Koss Porta Pro on-ear headphones with the retro look are back in-stock at Amazon for $42 with free shipping. They are on the same listing as the classic model with the blue hues. If you switch back and forth between the two options on the Amazon listing you’ll see their visual differences. They reside on the same listing.
One of the no-frills closed-back over-ear studio headphones is the NVX XPT-100, and as of the time of writing, there are five units of them available in OPEN BOX condition for $50 with free shipping by Sonix Electronix on eBay.
They have also dropped in new condition (Prime eligible) where they average 4 out of 5 based on 143 customer reviews and they have 38 answered questions.
The latest model in the Beats Studio line of over-ear headphones is the third generation, and the black color scheme of this new model is now in-stock and ready to ship for $350 at Amazon by Amazon actual. The red and blue are in “temporarily out of stock” status, while the white color scheme is not currently available for ordering.
This has been added to our recently re-launched New Headphones Tracker.
Apple is, as expected, “recapturing” the magical $350 price point that is fought in the trenches of shopping centers online and at brick and mortar. Or for almost half the price you can get the new condition second generation.
The claim to fame of the third generation model is that it is using Apple’s W1 chip which layers on top of class 1 bluetooth, offering additional Apple-y benefits to the headphone. The W1 chip is already available in other Beats headphones (Solo 3, AirPods).
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Also at Tech Rabbit, in the white or black color schemes, you can get the refurbished Parrot Zik 2 headphones with bluetooth, ANC, NFC, touch controls, custom app, and other techie features. They support AAC streaming but not apt-X.
These sold out at these low priced prices…
This lightning deal expired but it was a good sign to see the return of name-brand headphones in the Lightning Deals…
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DAP is hungry! Must eat FLAC files and WAV files! If so, the 200GB Sandisk Ultra micro SDXC UHS-I card is going for $74.50 with free shipping at amazon.com by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you want. Their 256GB is going down as well, for $125, but the 200GB card still wins on GB/$.
Goodbye Kringle joke, as of 10/26/17 AM recheck, these sold out in used condition…
For the price of an online Kringle, you can instead get the closed-back over-ear Koss R-80 headphones, which are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition (various scratches, damaged original packaging) for $21 through Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) by AWD actual, so free 2-day shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order.
Their new condition price is currently $34.50 and they average over there 3.9 out of 5 based on 181 customer reviews.
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If you like the MEE Audio M6 PRO in-ears but you just would rather have them in the blue color scheme, the genie that Massdrop has granted your wish, it is offered there, fully unlocked, for the next five days, for $40 with free shipping. There is no mention of warranty in the listing which says these will be shipped by “the vendor”. Shipment estimate is mid-November 2017.
This sold out as used as of 11/16/17 recheck…
As of the time of writing, there is one unit of the new condition Hifiman HE-350 dynamic over-ear headphones available at Blinq.com for $107.39. But there is an automatic 20% off in-shopping cart discount, dropping it to $85~ with free shipping.
Blinq is a clearing house type of a seller, they get overstocks, returns and such, and resell them, so there is a higher risk than buying brand new at the major retailers. With risk come rewards, namely lower prices. They also offer a 30-ady return policy.
On the “Phones as DAPs” front, with the LG V30 slowly rolling out, the prices of the LG V20 are rolling down. At the moment, NewEgg actual is offering the new condition unlocked LG V20, the AT&T version, model H910A, along with a FREE Motorola Pulse bluetooth 4.1 over-ear headphone (goes for $40 on its own), together for $310 with free shipping.
Of DAP interest, the V20 has the quad-DAC, microSD slot, and removeable battery.
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The RHA CL1 ceramic in-ears were in-stock for close to $220, then they run out, then their price went back up to $250. As of this recheck, they are back in-stock, and their price has now dropped to around $212, sold & shipped by Amazon actual.
This is among the new headphones that are being tracked in Version II of the New Headphones Tracker that just went live today!
There are a couple of “Used – Good” condition listings with scratches but all accessories included offered by a marketplace seller, with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, which reduces the risk versus something shipped directly from the marketplace seller.
There’s also a “Used – Acceptable” for $450 that is fulfilled by Amazon. In addition to the scratches, it is missing some of the original accessories. The prices of the used versus $new condition options are a close call depending on your used vs new philosophy.
The marble-y portable DAC/amp averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 81 customer reviews.
UPDATE: I replaced the link above with one that shows all the detailed used listings. For the new condition options, check the main product page.
We have another new earphone arrival! It is the black color scheme of the Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless, their first foray in the world of “truly wireless”, in-stock now at its opening price of $249 at Amazon by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you want. The more sporty blue/yellow color scheme is coming next month according to the estimate there.
As more and more of the new models launched around IFA 2017 begin to roll out, the time is right for this new project! I have just began building Version II of the New Headphones Tracker. I am adding headphones to it as we speak. If you want any upcoming models to get tracked, please let me know in the comments!
The wait is over! One of the new Sennheiser headphones revealed around IFA 2017 are now in-stock and ready to ship for their starting price of $350, with the built-in “Sennheiser Tax” as usual 🙂
As of the time of writing, they are in-stock at the following retailers:
So as you can see, there are multiple choices available already if you want to be among the first to try them out.
The KZ earphones are multiplying like bunnies at GearBest, and among all those, there is a sale once again on the new condition KZ ZS5 earphones in the gray color scheme without mic/remote, going for $19 with free slow shipping from China. The other options (blue and/or with mic) go for $25 to $26.
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The two surname Astell & Kern Beyerdynamic AK T1p Semi-Open Over-Ear special edition headphones are currently available in “Used – Excellent Plus” condition for $424 plus shipping (starts around $10 and varies by option/zipcode) at Adorama.com.
They come with a 90-day warranty from Adorama, along with a 30-day return policy.
As of a 10/25/17 at 9am ET recheck, this sold out in USED condition…
If you can’t wait for future sales of the new condition model, the AUDEZE SINE On-Ears with Lightning cable are available in “Used – Demo condition” for $269 plus shipping (starts around $9 and varies by option and zipcode) at Adorama.com. They come with a 90-day warranty from Adorama, along with a 30-day return policy.
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