Archives for November 17, 2017

Refurbished Bose SoundLink Bluetooth On-Ears for $100

The official Bose eBay store is offering the factory reconditioned Bose SoundLink bluetooth on-ears for $100 with free shipping shipping and a 1-year warranty. Limit up to ten units per customer at this sale price.

UPDATE: the Bose eBay store is also offering the factory reconditioned Bose SoundLink Mini Series I speaker for $100 with free shipping with a one year warranty. Limit up to ten units per customer at the sale.

Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7 Closed Over-Ears (two colors) for $149 [ANC for $199]

The sale is back on! Audio Technica’s entry in the stylish closed-back over-ears, the wired ATH-MSR7 are on sale, in both colors (black or gunmetal-grey/brown) for $149 with free shipping by various at Amazon and Dell Home (handy if you have promotional Dell e-certificate to spend since they only last 90 days).

The sale also dropped the price of the ANC model, the ATH-MSR7NC to $199 by various at Amazon and aSavings on eBay and BuyDig on eBay. The ANC model is only available in one color scheme.

Sennheiser HD 206 Closed Over-Ears for $29 w/free S&H

Sennheiser’s timing was a bit off. The HD 202 / HD 201 got discontinued before they could reap the benefits of a very favorable Innerfidelity review, which is part of the reason why you see them have crazy prices now 🙂

There was one old school replacement model in the HD 20X series though, and it is currently on sale, it is the closed-back over-ear HD 206 going for $29 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three per customer at the sale price. They average 3.7 out of 5 based on 26 customer reviews. I do not know how these sound compared to the HD 202 / HD 201.

House of Marley Smile Neckband BT Earphones for $34

A 15% off green clip-on coupon at Amazon offers 15% off the current prices of the House of Marley Smile neckband earphones. The Denim color scheme has the lowest price of the four colors, going for $40 before coupon. The coupon drops it to $34. The clip-on coupon works only if Amazon actual is the seller. The earphones average 3.6 out of 5 based on 31 customer reviews.

Since the neckband category is ever-increasing in popularity with everyone from Sennheiser to Sony jumping in, I am creating a new blog category to track them here. So instead of having them under the In-Ears category, now they will go in their own Neckband Earphones 🙂

Most of this kind are wireless (a place to put the battery/hardware for bluetooth/ANC), but the category will include wired and anything else that has some kind of a neckband. I won’t go far back-edit all the older posts, so this category will grow over time. Also by calling them “earphones” I am side-stepping further classification complications such as in-ears, earbuds, bone construction, etc 🙂

Sennheiser HD 650 + Apogee Groove USB DAC/amp for $500

If you happen to want both the new condition Sennheiser HD 650 open-back over-ear headphones AND the Apogee Groove USB DAC/amp, you can get them for $500 with free shipping at the official Sennheiser Store.

Now if you only want one of the two, the math gets more complicated. If you also factor in the Sennheiser HD 6XX, and you don’t have a fixed time frame for the purchase, then things can get more complicated.

Speaking of open-back Sennheiser, their new HD 599 open over-ears is down to $200 by Amazon actual and the official Sennheiser store. This if you want to buy it now. If you don’t have a fixed time frame, they will probably have sales in the next few weeks/months if history repeats itself.

Refurbished 16GB iPod Nano (7th Gen) for $100

If you want to get a seventh generation iPad Nano without breaking the bank, eBay seller VIP Outlet (Arkansas) is offering the seller refurbished 16GB iPod Nano (7th Generation), model MKN02LL/A, for $100 with free shipping. It comes with a 90-day warranty from them, and a 30-day return policy. Limit up to five per customer.

Seller-refurbished is typically higher risk than manufacturer-refurbished which is typically factored in the prices.

The 7th generation Nano is the first to use the new Lightning connector. It also has a headphone jack, and supports bluetooth 4.0. For more on the Nanos, dig into Wikipedia.

Still good: KZ ZS6 In-Ears for $29 w/free S&H from China

Some of the 11/11 deals are still sticking around. For example, the black and red color schemes of the KZ ZS6 in-ears continue to go for $29 with free slow shipping from China at GearBest (for the longest time I thought it was GearBeast).

Meanwhile the KZ5 in-ears start at $18 (gray, no mic) and increase slightly based on color and mic. A number of their other earphones also continue to be on sale.

Note that this is slow shipping from China and the holidays will add to the delays, so if you are planning to use these as holiday gifts, it may be a good idea to have a Plan B to be on the safe side.

FRESHeBUDS Pro magnetic bluetooth earphones for $24

It’s all things magnetic at Stacksocial! From the iSine 10 planar-magnetics to the plain magnetic outer surface FRESHeBUDS Pro magnetic bluetooth earphones on sale for $24! This is the “PRO” model. Their non-PRO non-magnetic model is also on sale, going for $20. The former ends in about 2 days, while the non-PRO ends in 15 hours from blog posting time. The Audeze ends in about five days.

[DEAD] Sunday: Master & Dynamic MH30 On-Ears for $180

This daily deal expired…

One of the Best Buy daily deals for Sunday is the new condition Master & Dynamic MH30 On-Ears in the gunmetal/black color-scheme going for $180 with free shipping or free store pickup (where available/possible). These are closed-back, wired on-ears with 32 ohm impedance and mic/remote.

[DEAD] Sunday: B&O Play H3 In-Ears (European version) for $65

This daily deal expired…

Good until Monday 1am ET (or earlier if sold out), the Woot Electronics daily deal is the new condition B&O PLAY H3 In-Ears offered for $60 plus $5 flat shipping, with up to three pairs per customer. They come with a 90-day warranty from B&O. Per the listing, this is the European version of the earphones. I’m not sure what the differences are between the European and North American model.