Archives for November 2017

Audio Technica M50X Over-Ears + $30 GC for $129

Amazon is returning to the gift card game, you can get the new condition Audio Technica M50X closed-back over-ears bundled with a $30 plastic Amazon Gift card in a gift-box (those can be handy during the holidays) for $129 with free shipping and handling.

Given how easy it is to spend a $30 gift card at Amazon on things you need/want, that’s like paying $99 for the headphones. Only the black color scheme is eligible for the gift card offer. In the rare occasion where the gift card arrives to your door before the M50x ships from an Amazon facility, you can use the value of the gift card towards the payment of the M50x. That’s because of how Amazon’s accounting splits bundle pricing to prevent return fraud.

November 27, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Fiio Q1 portable DAC/amp + A&K ICP-AT1000 IEMs for $60

The first generation Fiio Q1 is currently on sale for $55 by a trio of fulfilled by Amazon (Prime eligible sellers), but wait, there’s another option!

“PRO Studio Sound & Music” fulfilled by Amazon, the same seller offering the [A3 or E11K] + A&K IEMs is also having a similar bundle, this time with the Fiio Q1. This time the listing is clear, this the Q1 portable DAC/amp, along with the AStell & Kern ICP-AT1000 earphones, together going for $60 with the orders fulfilled by Amazon (Prime shipping).

November 27, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs, in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Fiio [E11K or A3] head-amp + Astell & Kern ICP-AT1000 earphones for $60

It’s not clear from the listing whether the packaging you will receive will be the Fiio A3 (the new naming scheme) or the Fiio E11K (the old naming scheme). Regardless, you will get one of the two, bundled with the Astell & Kern (iRiver) ICP-AT1000 earphones, together going for $60 with free shipping, sold by “PRO Studio Sound & Music” with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so you have an extra layer of protection there.

This is a fairly new listing, created mid-October 2017, so the date is not helping figure out whether the packaging will be of the A3 or the E11K. Essentially you are getting the A&K earphones for $5 more versus the the A3 on its own.

The earphones on their own are currently marked as a holiday season sale for $40 at B&H Photo, while an eBay search only finds random scattered listings, nothing serious/concrete for these.

November 27, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs, in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Fiio A3 portable head-amp for $55 w/FS

More Fiio action, the new condition Fiio A3 portable headphone amp is now discounted to $55 with free expedited shipping from B&H Photo, an authorized dealer.

November 27, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

Fiio F5 Balanced In-Ears for $55

It’s back on sale again, a couple of “fulfilled by Amazon” sellers have the new condition Fiio F5 Balanced IEMs on sale for $55 with free shipping. The balanced in their name is for the detachable cable, not balanced armature.

November 27, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Fiio X1 II DAP for $85

It’s Fiio time! The second generation Fiio X1 digital audio player is on sale for $85 with free shipping at Adorama and also at B&H Photo.

I haven’t seen or used the second generation model, but we have here a text and pictures unboxing of the first generation X1 DAP which has settled on to $80 after the second generation model was released.

November 27, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

1More Triple IEMs for $60 at Costco

More 1More sales! I waited for so long to say this line 😉 In addition to the 1More USA’s own website coupon sale, Costco is back with their customary 1More Sale headlined by the Triple Driver IEMs in the gold color scheme going for $60 with free shipping. Non-Costco members can buy them with a 5% surcharge. If you buy them through Google Express and such, I believe the surcharge is 10%. Costco offer ends 12/10/17 or earlier if sold out.

Amazon is out of stock of the gold color scheme, but they have the Titanium on sale for the very specific price of $71.47 (limit 3 per customer). They also dropped the price of the Quad Driver to $150, versus $140 with coupon at the 1More website sale.

November 27, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Sony MDR-XB-80-BS/B BT Exercise Earphones for $60

This daily deal expired…

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November 27, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Sennheiser RS 160 Wireless for $85 w/FS [Kleer]

This sale and subsequent price-match expired…

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November 27, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Samson RTE 2 Bluetooth On-Ears for $27 w/FS

This daily deal expired…

B&H Photo is back with another headphone as one of their daily deals for Wednesday, running until 11:59pm ET, or earlier if sold out. This sale is the new condition Samson RTE 2 Bluetooth On-Ears offered for $28 with free shipping and handling.

November 27, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Comply Sale (12 options)

If you are a fan of the Comply earphone tips, there is a sale of twelve different options at the moment at Amazon.com with various options and packs participating. This is a longer-running type of a sale, not a lightning deal.

November 26, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With:

Audio Technica ATH-M40x for $79 [updated]

Amazon’s price-match is over but the new condition closed-back over-ear Audio Technica ATH-M40x continue to go for $79 with free shipping at Guitar Center and Musician’s Friend.

This sale ended though: OR if you have eBAY gift cards or Bonus Bucks to spent, it is also available by the Musician’s Friend eBAY store for the same price.

November 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

B&O PLAY H6 Over-Ears for $179

The new condition closed-back over-ear B&O PLAY H6 by Bang & Olufsen are on sale for $179 with free shipping with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price at Amazon by Amazon actual where they average 4.3 out of 5 based on 138 customer reviews. Only the black color scheme is on sale, not the natural leather.

Note that the one on sale is the first generation. The latest model is the second generation which ranges from $233 to $240 depending on color scheme and it averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 145 customer reviews.

November 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Cowon Plenue D 32GB DAP for $189

The black/gold color-scheme of the new condition Cowon Plenue D (32GB + microSD) digital audio player is on sale for $189 with free shipping by Jet Audio fulfilled by Amazon, and also by B&H Photo who has 140+ handpicked Black/Cyber doorbusters.

November 26, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Audio Technica M50X + Fiio A3 head-amp for $129

And we have another Audio Technica M50x bundle for $129, this time you get a free Fiio A3 portable headphone amplifier instead of a $30 Netflix Gift Card. The Fiio A3 goes for $60 on its own, so you are getting a better value with this bundle assuming you want/need the Fiio A3 or don’t mind gifting or selling or trading it. Of the average consumer, you will find more takers on $30 Netflix in the hand than $60 audiophile technobabble for future use 🙂

This is sold by the BuyDIG Rakuten store. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and checkout. BuyDIG creates some value combos, but not every combo they create is ideally suited to be used together. For example, if you find that you can drive your M50x well enough from your phone or DAP, you can use the Fiio A3 with some of your other headphones. Likewise, sometimes they bundle microSD cards with headphones. You obviously can’t stick the microSD card into the headphone, but you can use it with your phone, tablet, DAPs, Roku box, laptop, etc.

November 26, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Bose SoundSport Wireless Earphones for $99 continues

I jinxed it! As of a later Tuesday PM re-check, the price went up to $129…

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November 26, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Polsen HPC-A30 Closed-Back Over-Ears for $15 w/FS

This Cyber Monday sale expired…

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November 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] AGPTEK Bluetooth MP3 Player ROCKER V2 for $55

This Cyber Monday sale expired…

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November 26, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Beats Studio 3 Wireless drops to $297

This Cyber Monday sale expired…

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November 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] AGPTEK A20BS 16GB MP3 Player for $28

This lightning deal expired…

Good until 1:05pm ET, it’s Chi-Fi DAP time, the new condition AGPTEK A20BS 16GB MP3 Player with FM Radio/Voice Recorder and microSD slot is a lightning deal for the very specific price of $27.91 with free shipping in your choice of black, blue or white color schemes. This averages 3.8 out of 5 based on 160+ customer reviews and has nearly 100 answered questions, so there’s definitely some interest in it! This too is part of a very busy Gold BOX.

November 26, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

[DEAD] COWIN E7 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $35 w/free S&H

These lightning deals expired, but if you missed them, fear not ~ they are recurring guests of the Gold BOX…

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November 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Avantree Closed-Back Over-Ear apt-X Bluetooth for $33 to $52 LL

These lightning deals expired, but if you missed them, fear not ~ they are recurring guests of the Gold BOX…

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November 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Essential Phone w/360 Camera for $399

This Cyber Monday offer expired…

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November 26, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Sennheiser HD 579 Open Over-Ears for $100

This Cyber Monday sale expired…

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November 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Sennheiser HD1 ANC/BT On-Ears for $250

This Cyber Monday sale expired…

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November 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Fiio A1 headphone amp drops to $22

The portable and compact Fiio A1 headphone amp, in the silver color scheme, is on sale for $22 (instead of its usual price of $27) at Amazon by Amazon actual. Limit up to three of them per customer at the sale price. It averages 3.7 out of 5 based on 210 customer reviews and it has 90+ answered questions.

November 25, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

The Anchor Under Desk Headphone Stand for $8 after coupon

Limited time promo code BFRIDAY20 gets you 20% off almost everything at the Stacksocial website, including the new condition The Anchor: The Original Under-Desk Headphone Stand Mount by Elevation Lab dropping from $10 to $8. Limit up to five per customer

The same coupon also works on their Audeze iSine 10 in-ears. After the coupon, the Lightning version drops to $255~, while the standard version drops to $225~.

UPDATE: the coupon is still working as of 11/26/17 at 9am ET!

November 25, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , , ,

Search Box added to Website’s Header

The built-in WordPress search-engine has improved a whole lot since the last time I tested it. So much so that I added to the header of the website, towards the right hand side. I also added a tagline to make it visually balanced. If there are any issues with it, please leave a comment or contact us.

November 25, 2017 Filed Under: website news

30% off at 1More with coupon: Triple for $70, Lightning $105, Quad IEM for $140, Etc

The official 1More USA store has a 30% off sitewide coupon running until 11/27/17 PM according to their Twitter account. Enter coupon code HEARMORE30 to get the discount. The discount will drop their 1More Triple to $70, Triple Lightning or Dual Driver ANC Lightning to $105, 1More Quad to $140, etc.

November 25, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

Jabra Move Bluetooth On-Ears for $50

The new condition Jabra Move bluetooth on-ears, in new condition, are on sale for $50 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual in black, blue or red. They average 3.9 out of 5 based on 1000+ customer reviews and have 180+ answered questions.

But that’s not all! If you are a Prime member AND pay for this order with either the Prime Chase VISA or the Prime Store credit card, then you will receive 20% back (instead of the usual 5% back) as a statement credit. In this case, you’d be getting $10 back. This is a limited time promotion. The promotion is indicated on eligible individual product pages with a tiny “Get 20% back”. See screenshot below:

November 25, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Ink and Screened 18×24″ Headphone Patent for $16 w/free S&H [MD]

Massdrop is back with a new fully unlocked promotion on Ink and Screened 18×24 inch Patent Prints for $16 with free shipping each. One of them is the iconic headphone patent from 1981 from KOSS. The headphone is just one of the many options.

These will ship late December 2017, so probably don’t count them to arrive on time as a Christmas gift. All sales are final. The offer runs for the next four days (from blog-posting time).

November 25, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

XDUOO XD 05 DAC/amp for $150 (ships from China)

Patience is a portable virtue! If you don’t mind waiting for it to arrive from China (or paying extra for faster delivery), the new condition XDUOO XD 05 portable DAC/amp is now on sale for $150 with free slow shipping from China at GearBest. There’s also an optional combined purchase discount, and this purchase amount allows to buy “Add On” items (yes, Amazon is not the only one with “Add On” things).

It has full size USB audio input (separate microSD for charging), optical/coax, and 3.5mm IN/OUT on the back. It has gain and bass boost buttons on the front, along with a volume dial, and a little OLED display showing data source details (not song playing, but basic technical of the signal).

November 25, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Pay with Prime Credit: Sony XB950-B1 for $78, XB950-N1 for $102 (Extra Bass Closed Over-Ears)

This Black Friday / Cyber Monday bonus cashback promotion expired unfortunately…

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November 25, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Audio Technica M50X + $30 Netflix Gift Card for $129

This sale ended and they changed the listing to a different bundle… No need to waste eBay listing fees I suppose 🙂

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November 25, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Open Box Chord Mojo for $449

These used prices got scooped up as well as “Marble Mania 2017” continues… 🙂

If you can’t resist those marble-style buttons, the Chord Mojo is currently available in “Used – Like New” open-box condition from authorized dealer Gramophone of Maryland for $449 with free shipping through Amazon Warehouse Deals. It ships directly from Gramophone and it is not Prime eligible.

The new condition price is $529.

November 25, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: , ,