Archives for October 2017

Latest non-Deal Blog Posts round-up

This is a quick round-up of some of the non-deal blog-posts we posted recently:

+ Headphone Jack Crisis II – The Google Menace, a diary-style perma-post tracking the fallout from Google’s decision to remove the headphone jack from their Pixel 2 smartphones

+ Unboxing (text and pictures) the Jaybird Run “truly wireless” earphones

+ Unboxing (text and pictures) the M-Audio Bass Traveler portable headphone amp

+ Unboxing (text and pictures) the B&O Play Form 2i lightweight on-ears

+ List of Smartphones without a headphone jack, a tracking perma-post

+ Smartphones with Bluetooth 5, a tracking perma-post

+ coming soon: a refresh of the Headphone Tracker with the new Fall/IFA 2017 headphone models

October 19, 2017 Filed Under: general topics

[DEAD] Friday: Sennheiser PXC 550 for $300

These daily deals expired…

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

[DEAD] Bohm S10 Truly Wireless earphones for $28 w/free S&H

This recurring daily deal expired…

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

[DEAD] Friday: make your own deal with 20% off at Rakuten

This 1-day coupon expired…

Good until Saturday 3am eastern, promo code FLASH20 gets you 20% off most items at Rakuten.com. The maximum discount is $50 (in other words, a $250+ purchase is where the discount flattens to $50 off regardless of the $250+ amount).

October 19, 2017 Filed Under: store sale Tagged With:

[DEAD] Xtrempro M1 Portable Headphone Amplifier for $38

This lightning deal of this presumably Chi-Fi portable head-amp expired…

Good until 8:55pm ET today, the new condition Xtrempro M1 Portable Headphone Amplifier is a lightning deal for $38~ with free shipping. This is the first time I’ve seen this brand, so I know nothing about it. It has just one one-liner review but has a picture gallery with multiple product views.

October 19, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] Open-box Philips SHP-9500S for $38 w/free S&H

As of a 10/21/17 AM re-check, the open-box is out of stock again, but the new condition remains in-stock for $52 with free shipping…

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

[DEAD] Beyerdynamic Custom i On-Ears for $31.50 w/free S&H after coupon

This offer expired…

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

[DEAD] Amazon price-matches the Sennheiser PXC550 for $300

As of 10/23/17 AM, the price returned to $400. Party over!

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

[DEAD] Open-box Philips SHP9500S for $30 after coupon

UPDATE 10/19/17 at 9am ET: This is out of stock again… The coupon expires at 11:59pm pacific on today, so there is still a glimmer of hope it might return before it expires…

Just in the nick of time, the open-box Philips SHP-9500S open-back over-ear headphones are back in-stock at NewEgg and eligible for the 20% off coupon code 71012PBS054 (that’s the coupon code)! The price before the coupon is $38, and it drops to $30~ after coupon. Free shipping! The coupon expires 10/18/17.

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October 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Now shipping: RHA Dacamp L1 for $300

We have a new arrival! The RHA Dacamp L1 is now in-stock and ready to ship for $300 with free shipping at amazon.com, offered at this price by Amazon actual (Prime eligible obviously) and by the RHA Amazon store (not Prime eligible). This has zero customer reviews at the moment. It comes with a 3-year warranty.

The three dials on the dark side of the moon are Gain, Bass and Treble and that whole section is removable with two simple screws:

October 18, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Back again: Schiit Magni 2 headamp for $59

UPDATE 10/19/17 at 5:25pm ET: as of this recheck, the Schiit Magni 2 headphone ampis sold out and can no longer be ordered… Meanwhile the Magni 2 Uber remains in-stock for $79…

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October 18, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] Refurbished JBL S500 Powered Headphones for $80

This weekly sale expired…

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October 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] SHARKK Bravo hybrid electrostatic headphones for $20 with free shipping

As of a 10/21/17 AM recheck, the price returned to $50 but I will be monitoring the price in case it drops again…

This came out at $300 when it was getting hyped all over the crowdfunding world, but reality hit, and it has been a steadily systematic decline in its pricing. But if you are curious to see what they did and how they failed, $20 is all that it takes to get the new condition SHARKK Bravo hybrid electrostatic headphones, by BREED thru Amazon. Free shipping but it is not Prime eligible. It is ships directly from BREED (that’s the awkwardly named seller’s name).

October 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Sony MDR-1000X ANC/BT Over-Ears for $248

This sale ended…

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October 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Bose QC 25 ANC Over-Ears for $170, refurb QC20 earphones for $200 [Apple buttons]

This sale ended…

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October 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Email Offer: 1-hour Sonix Flash Sale

This sale ended…

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October 18, 2017 Filed Under: store sale Tagged With:

[DEAD] Used (but troubled) SMSL T2 2X6J9 Tube amp for $29

This sold out in this condition/price combo…

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October 18, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

AKG K7XX Red Edition for $200 at Massdrop

The RED is here! No, not the Chevelle song but the red color scheme of the open-back over-ear AKG K7XX Massdrop Red Edition headphones. They are going for $200 with free shipping, and a 2-year warranty from AKG, since they are built are a co-project between AKG and Massdrop.

These will ship blazing fast by Massdrop standards, within two business days after purchase. The listing opens and closes daily, so it can work through the Massdrop system of “drops”.

October 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sennheiser GSP 300 Gaming Headset for $85

The black and blue color scheme of the Sennheiser GSP 300 Gaming Headsets is currently on sale for $85 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. The other options go for more. This looks like an automated price-bot price-match of marketplace sellers, so expiration date is unknown.

October 17, 2017 Filed Under: headset Tagged With: ,

Audeze LCD-2 sale has a new low: $650 [two options]

Planar Mania 2017 continues as more and more models come out, thus putting more price pressure on existing models. Which may explain why the return of the cyclical Audeze LCD-2 sale at Adorama is now at $649. Previous “cyclical sales” were at $699.

+ Audeze LCD-2 Aluminum and Lambskin for $649

+ Audeze LCD-2 Shedua Wood Edition for $650

October 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Used Grado PS1000e Open-Back for $868

This sold out in used condition…

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October 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Koss Porta Pro KTC (w/buttons, mic) for $38

This sale ended…

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October 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Google’s USB-C to 3.5mm adapter drops to $9

Google triggered Headphone Jack Crisis II and not only that, it’s trying to out-do Apple, outpricing the $9 lightning connector with their own $20 USB-C to 3.5mm adapter out of the gate. But apparently they got enough flack for it that they lowered the price to Apple’s level.

As of the time of writing, the official Google USB-C to 3.5mm adapter is down to $9 at the official Google Store.

Or if you prefer a headphone jack you can avoid all the headphones without one. There are many great choices out there, and you can send the tone-deaf manufacturers a message. Look at the list of Android companies without a headphone jack so far, they are all struggling 🙂

October 17, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With:

[DEAD] Schiit Magni 2 headphone amp for $59

As of 10pm ET recheck on 10/17/17, this sold out once again…

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October 17, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] Star Wars Plox Official Death Star Levitating Speaker for $150

This sale ended…

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October 17, 2017 Filed Under: audio gear Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Used Grado PS500e Open-Back for $435

These are no longer available at this price/condition combo…

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October 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Used Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) for $104

As of 10/21/17 AM recheck, the lowest used price is $121+

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October 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Used AudioEngine D1 DAC for $130

This used price is no longer available…

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October 17, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] AUDEZE Deckard Headphone DAC/amp for $449

The used option sold out…

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October 16, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] Open-Box Philips SHP-9500S has a 20% off coupon BUT it is out of stock and CANNOT be ordered

This offer expired…

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October 16, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Used Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7BK for $141

This ended…

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October 16, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] KZ ZS6 earphones for $29 w/free slow shipping from China

As of a 10/18/17 AM re-check this sale is over, but we have now established a $29 low for the green model…

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October 16, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

FiiO BTR1 Bluetooth Headphone Amplifier drops to $50

While updating the Headphone Deals Summary, we spotted a big price drop. The new condition and brand new FiiO BTR1 Bluetooth Headphone Amplifier has dropped from $100 to $50, sold by Tinbel and fulfilled by Amazon, so you get free 2-day shipping as a Prime member.

PS: more details on this in our previous BTR1 post.

October 15, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

Latest Headphone Deals Summary [updated]

LATEST UPDATE: November 13 in 2017 at 11pm ET… purged expired deals and added the surviving offers from the last couple of weeks… I am sometimes typing “Amazon Warehouse Deals” as “Warehouse Deals” or “AWD” to save up on space and/or typing…

NEW FEATURE: added “Quickly Jump” categories so you jump directly to categories of interest… it’s been two weeks since our previous update of this summary, so there’s more turnaround than usual…

WHAT IS THIS? This is an on-going permanent tracking post that rounds-up some of the current surviving headphone deals. The prices and availability are of the “Latest Update” date mentioned above. It cannot be updated automatically if something sells out or a price changes…

This is a very long post, more after the break…

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October 15, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

ASUS Sound Card Xonar U5 External Sound Card for $60 after $10 MIR

The new condition ASUS Sound Card Xonar U5 external sound card (USB connection to computer) goes for $70 but until the end of the calendar month, it is eligible for a $10 ASUS mail-in rebate, making it $60 after the $10 MIR at Amazon by Amazon actual. Gallery picture #3 shows all the connectors of the back of the “sound card” but the writing may be too faint to read. It averages 3.6 out of 5 based on 24 customer reviews.

October 15, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: , ,