Archives for November 16, 2017

Audeze iSine 10 Planar In-Ears with Lightning Cable for $320

Look at who’s making their Stacksocial debut with a launch discount? Audeze! Their new condition iSine 10 Planar In-Ears with the Lightning + Standard cable for $320 with free shipping instead of the regular price of $400. Only the Lightning version is on sale. The regular version remains at $280. So for $40 more you get the flexibility of using it with latest iPhones, iPads (3rd gen iPad was the last with a 30-pin) and iPods (4th generation iPod Touch was the last one with a 30-pin).

No coupon is needed, but if you have any of those or store credits you may be able to use them towards the purchase. I don’t have any to test it.

Speaking of Stacksocial, they are offering the new condition Sphereo X2 Speakers for $30.

Dell AE2 Performance USB Headset for $40

Among the latest Dell Black Friday deals you can get the new condition Dell AE2 Performance USB Headset for $40 with free shipping. As the “AE” hints at, these are over ears (around ears). Someone’s a fan of Bose terminology 🙂 This is a limited time offer. No coupons, no rebates, no promo cards, just add to cart and checkout.

Tracker Updated: Black Friday Circular Ads of 2017

I just updated the Black Friday 2017 Ads Tracker that lists various headphone and earphone and headset offers at various retailers. I am grouping these by product type, not by retailer, making it easier for people to look for the product categories they like. Among the latest additions was Gamestop with a handful of different gaming headsets…

Here is a partial screenshot sample of the tracking page:

3 Months of Amazon Music Unlimited for 99c

Just like every major company it seems has or wants or wanted a TV service, everyone also has a music service. Amazon has a few of them. Their premium service is called Music Unlimited, and for a limited time, they are offering a 3 Month Prepaid Subscription for $1 total. If you don’t cancel before it expires, it will auto-convert to a paying subscription. Prime members pay $8/month for it, and non-Prime members pay $10 per month for it.

This is an individual plan and the offer is available for new subscribers only. This is a full service subscription you can use on various available devices and apps. It should not be confused with their “Echo Plan” which costs $4/month and can only be played on an Echo device. Or their oldest of all, their “Prime Music” which is a free music streaming service (2 million songs, a subset a full subscription) that is available for free to all paying Prime members.

Sol Republic Amps Air Truly Wireless for $110

“Truly Wireless” is one of the headphone market segments that is “trending” with the general population these days, and two of the colors of the new condition Sol Republic Amps Air Truly Wireless are now on sale for $110 with free shipping at amazon.com where they average 3.5 out of 5 based on 131 customer reviews and have 39 answered questions.

Refurbished Sony WI-1000X Neckband BT Earphones for $200

The Sony WI-1000X neckband bluetooth earphones (that came out at the same time as the WM-1000X M2 over-ears) go for $300 in new condition, but if you don’t want to wait for future sales and want to save some now, you can get them in manufacturer refurbished condition for $200 by Secondipity on eBay and by Secondipity through Amazon (not Prime eligible).

Sony MDR-1000X Closed BT/ANC Over-Ears for $228

We have a new lower price discount cycle for the new condition Sony MDR-1000X closed-back over-ear bluetooth with noise-cancelling headphones, they are now down to $228 with free shipping in either color scheme at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three per color per customer. Various marketplace sellers also offer them for the same price in case you need more.

You can also find them at these price on eBay, where the World Wide Stereo eBay store has them for the same price.

The main reason why they are on the discounting path is because they are no longer the “latest model”. That title belongs to the $350 Sony WH-1000X M2. Sony rebooting the naming scheme partly because they expanded the “1000X” line-up with earphones as well.

Free $20 Gift Card with Jaybird Run Truly Wireless

The brand new Jaybird Run truly wireless bluetooth exercise earphones have a starting price of $180 and they are already in-stock and shipping at Best Buy which, for a limited time is offering a $20 Best Buy gift card with purchase. Previously the bonus gift card was $10.

For what to expect to find in the Run box, here’s a useful text and pictures unboxing.

Pre-order new 1More Spearhead VR headset

1More is expanding into the world of VR! Their website is currently the only place that is accepting pre-orders for their brand new 1More Spearhead VR headset for $150. Their release estimate for this is mid-December 2017.

RHA Dacamp L1 drops to $255

We have a discount! This is the first time I’ve seen it discounted, it is the new condition RHA Dacamp L1 dropping from $300 to $256~, sold and shipped by Amazon. Limit up to three units per customer at the sale price.

Meanwhile their RHA CL1 ceramic in-ears remain steady at around $210.

Hifiman HE-350 for $77 w/free S&H [one left]

This was going for $85 the last time we posted about it three weeks ago, but as of the time of writing, the new condition Hifiman HE-350 dynamic over-ear headphones are available at Blinq.com for $77 with free shipping.

Per the listing over there, there is only one unit available…

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.

Monoprice MP5 in-ears for $6 w/free S&H

The Monoprice website is back with another doorbuster, the new condition red-black Monoprice MP5 in-ears is on sale for $6 with free standard US shipping. No coupon, no minimum purchase amount, you add to cart and checkout! This is a limited time offer. You can buy as many as you like. It is so brand new it has no customer reviews but one answered question.

Audio Technica ATH-ANC9 with $25 Gift Card for $113

This was going for $129 two weeks ago, but as of this recheck, the new condition Audio Technica ATH-ANC9 closed-back over-ear noise-cancelling headphones are going for $113 with free shipping AND they get a $25 BuyDig gift certificate at BuyDig.com until 12/1/17 or earlier if sold out.

Focal Spirit One S Closed Over-Ears for $74+

The price war on one of the earlier (pre Elear/Utopia hype) Focal headphones continues! The new condition closed-back over-ear Focal Spirit One S prices dropped further down since our previous post about it ten days ago:

+ for $74 by marketplace seller with the order fulfilled by Amazon (free 2-day shipping for Prime members)

+ for $80 by the audioLAB eBay store (free shipping)

+ for $85 by Electronics EXPO thru Walmart

+ for $88 by Electronics EXPO through NewEgg

Creative Aurvana Live! for $56

This is not the lowest price ever, I believe that was around $45 in new condition, but if you don’t want to wait for future sales, the new condition closed-back over-ear Creative Aurvana LIVE! is on sale for $56 at amazon.com offered at this price by Amazon actual and also by Creative’s own (fulfilled by Amazon) store. It averages 4.2 out of 5 based on 310+ customer reviews.

Beyerdynamic A20 headphone amp for $299 after coupon

Good until 11/30/17 (or earlier if sold out), coupon code c11710150792 gets you the new condition BeyerDynamic A20 Headphone Amplifier for $299 with free shipping and handling. The price before the coupon is $499, so this is a weighty coupon!

[DEAD] Jay-Fi In-Ears for $15 (two options)

These almost sold out but fear not if you missed them. They are recurring lightning deals offers, so, other things equal, they will return in the future….

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