Archives for November 2017

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.

November 17, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , , ,

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.

November 17, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: , ,

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.

November 17, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

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.

November 17, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[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.

November 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[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.

November 17, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

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.

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

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.

November 16, 2017 Filed Under: headset Tagged With: ,

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:

November 16, 2017 Filed Under: website news

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.

November 16, 2017 Filed Under: music apps Tagged With:

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.

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

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).

November 16, 2017 Filed Under: neckband earphones Tagged With: , , , ,

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.

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

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.

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

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.

November 16, 2017 Filed Under: headset Tagged With: , ,

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.

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

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.

November 16, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

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.

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

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.

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

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

November 16, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

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.

November 16, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

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!

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

[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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November 16, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Refurbished with 1-yr seller warranty and free S&H: Sol Tracks HD On-Ears for $18, Samsung Level U PRO $20, BackBeat Go $10, Etc

On the budget side of things, and with free shipping regardless of order total, Techrabbit is running a 20 items for under $20 sale that includes the following headphones:

+ refurbished Samsung Level U PRO neckband bluetooth earphones for $20

+ refurbished Plantronics BackBeat Go bluetooth earphones for $10

+ refurbished JBL YurBuds Focus 400 earphones for $5

+ refurbished Sol Republic Tracks HD On-Ears for $18

+ they come with a 1-year warranty from Techrabbit

November 15, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Sennheiser HD1 bluetooth neckband earphones for $145

Sennheiser too is starting to make Black Friday noises. Their new condition Sennheiser HD1 bluetooth neckband earphones are on sale for the very specific price of $144.90 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. It looks like an automated price-match of two marketplace sellers that have it at the very same price. The earphones average 4 out of 5 based on 65 customer reviews and they have 40 answered questions.

PS: as previously mentioned the HD1 Closed Over-Ears are on sale for $250.

November 15, 2017 Filed Under: neckband earphones Tagged With: ,

Hifiman HE-400i Planar Magnetics drop to $219

The Hifiman HE-400i planar-magnetic headphones were released prior to the HE-400S. But they both settled in an overlapping price range the last few weeks. Now the HE-400I has gone further down, going for $219 by Hifiman on eBay (you can buy as many as you want) and by various at Amazon including Electronics Expo and the Hifiman store, both of these fulfilled by Amazon.

On the used front, the Hifi Heaven eBay store has them as a USED customer return “Like New” for $180, while at Amazon Warehouse Deals there are various “Used – Very Good” listings by AWD for $175~.

November 15, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Soundmagic PL50 in-ears for $39

The Hifiman eBay store offers the Soundmagic PL50 in-ears for $50 but the Hifiman Amazon store undercuts themselves by offering them for $39 with free shipping. These are fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get free 2-day shipping. They average 3.1 out of 5 based on a not-so-lucky 13 customer reviews. The complaints are about construction and durability, the praise for the sound.

November 15, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Hifiman RE-600S V2 Songbird In-Ears for $99

The Songbird is a discount bird 🙂 The new condition Hifiman RE-600S V2 Songbird In-Ears are now down to $99 by the Hifiman official store thru Amazon (Prime eligible) and also through eBay where their official eBay store is having an early sale of a few (but not all) of their products.

November 15, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Free After Mail-In Rebate: Rosewill RCW-H9007 6 ft. Digital Coaxial Audio Cable (M/M)

Don’t do this if you hate mail-in rebates! But if you are a seasoned pro of mail-in rebates, NewEgg is offering this Rosewill RCW-H9007 6 ft. Digital Coaxial Audio Cable Male to Male for FREE after an $8 mail-in rebate. You pay $8 at checkout. Free shipping. Sales tax is not included in the mail-in rebate, so that’s on you.

The offer ends Thursday night or earlier if sold out. Limit one mail-in rebate per household. A PDF with the rebate details is available below the egg-y “Add to Cart” button.

November 15, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

Yuin PK2 earbuds for $63 (Prime shipping)

The Hifiman store offers the Yuin PK2 actual earbuds for $79, but if you want to pay less and receive them faster, a couple of fulfilled by Amazon marketplace sellers (free 2-day Prime shipping) are offering them for $63 with free shipping at amazon.com. I haven’t heard of either marketplace seller, but because the order is “fulfilled by Amazon”, it makes returns, shipping, payment issues, and such much easier since you just talk to Amazon’s regular customer service. You don’t have to “fight” with the marketplace sellers directly.

November 15, 2017 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With:

HifiMan Mega Mini Media Player for $99 [three color options]

More action in the Hifiman eBay store, the more expensive Portable Music Players were too embarrassed of the lower price of this model to have it under their DAP category so instead they pushed it to the “Other” category. Yes, the Otherization of DAPs!

Okay, silliness aside, the new condition HifiMan Mega Mini Media Player is on sale for $99 with free shipping by the Hifiman official ebay store in your choice of silver or gold or gray color schemes.

This can take microSD cards (often called “TF” in Asian tech specs) up to 256GB, and can play up to DSD. They have a long product description over there on the eBay listing, including a Q&A that answers the question whether it “requires a break-in”. I’m afraid to say that the only way to properly break in audio equipment is to use $999 audio cables, play alternative whale songs and pink noise, while wearing the headphones upside down and singing opera. This is known!

November 15, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: ,

Hifiman Edition S Open/Closed Dynamic On-Ears for $129

The Hifiman eBay store is getting an early start on the Black Friday festivities, they have also discounted their open/closed Hifiman Edition S headphones from $149 to $129 in the black color scheme.

If you prefer to shop at Amazon, or if you want either color scheme, fear not, there are multiple Amazon listings on them for $129 and Prime eligible offered by the Hifiman Amazon store at these prices.

These are dynamic on-ear headphones. Their claim to fame is the “open/close” option which is fairly rare.

PS: the white color scheme’s name includes “lightning” in it. It’s part of the name. It does NOT have a lightning cable connector for Apple devices. To paraphrase REM, it’s part of the “Adventures in Chi-Fi” 🙂

November 15, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Thursday: Sony MDR-XB950-BT Bluetooth Overs for $80

This daily deal expired…

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November 15, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] AmazonBasics Closed-Back Over-Ears for $7

As of 11/18/17 re-check, these sold out and cannot be ordered again…

On the single figures front, the new condition AmazonBasics Closed-Back Over-Ears are down to $7 with free shipping for Prime members. Currently this is restricted to Prime members, it is not an add-on item (fingers crossed) and has a limited of one per customer. It averages 3.6 out of 5 based on 210+ customer reviews. The shape looks familiar but I’m not sure which of the other brands are its “cousins”.

November 15, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD Popwoods DAP for $35, Symphonized Wood IEMs for $15.50

These lightning deals expired…

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November 15, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: