Archives for December 2017

Philips SHP-9500S Open Over-Ears for $50 w/FS

This is not the lowest price ever (it was around $45 from what I recall) but if you don’t want to wait for future sales, the new condition Philips SHP-9500S open-back over-ears are on sale for $50 flat with free shipping with up to twenty pairs per customer until next Monday night…

The open-box version, which went for $35 with free shipping the last time it was in-stock is out of stock and cannot be ordered as of the time of writing.

PS: we have a text and pictures unboxing of these. Eventually I’ll post a detailed review of these but I can’t promise a date because I’ll probably miss it 🙂 Detachable cable as you can see in the picture:

December 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Tue: Pelican Cases and Luggage Sale

If you are looking for a more hard core way to store your headphones, whether at home or during travel, the Amazonian Gold Box comes to the rescue with one of their Tuesday deals du jour, it is a Pelican brand Cases & Luggage sale, starting at $27 with a dozen different options offered until Wednesday at 3am eastern when this sale expires.

Speaking of Pelican, not part of this sale, but small enough for earphones, their Pelican 1010 Micro Case is down to $9.49 in the black color scheme, with up to five per customer. This is not a lightning deal, so expiration time is unknown. This is not an add-on item at the moment, so Prime members can buy one unit and still get free 2-day shipping.

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

Tue: Bauhn LE34 bluetooth sport earphones for $29

The Meh daily deal running until Tuesday 11:59pm ET is a two-pack of Bauhn LE34 bluetooth sport earphones with earclip for $24 plus $5 flat shipping for the whole purchase. This is the first time I recall hearing about this brand.

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

[DEAD] Phiaton Fusion MS 430 On-Ears for $40

This lightning deal expired…

[Read more…]

December 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Still Running: Sennheiser HD6XX for $200 [MD]

Unless it gets extended, the Massdrop offer for the Sennheiser HD6XX open over-ears for $200 is scheduled to close in two days and change (from blog-posting date). They haven’t ran out of units though, under 7000 have been sold with up to 10,000 units available for the offer. These ship in late March 2018, so keep that in mind.

Complicating the decision though is another new entry from Sennheiser-Drop, the HD58X Jubilee edition for $150 but these will ship in late June 2018. They make the HD 6XX feel like they are arriving yesterday 🙂

For headphones that are readily available as a “normal” retail purchase at Massdrop, check our Massdrop Tracker perma-post.

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

Audeze SINE On-Ear Planar with Cipher Lightning for $200

This sold out during the Black Friday festivities, but as of the time of writing, it is back in-stock and ready to ship! “It” refers to these Audeze On-Ear planar magnetic lightning-connector headphones, their new condition AUDEZE SINE On-Ear with 24-bit Cipher Cable going for $200 with free shipping at authorized dealer Adorama! They come with the usual Audeze warranty, 3-years for the drivers, 1 year for the cable. Temptation time especially for iPhone and iPad users 🙂

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

AUDEZE LCD-4 Reference Open Circumaural for $2799

Merry Christmas with a budget buster!

It’s back on sale again, and $200 less than the previous sale during the Black Friday season, it is the new condition AUDEZE LCD-4 Reference Open Circumaural Headphone is on sale for a limited time for $2799 with free shipping at authorized dealer Adorama with Audeze warranty.

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

Philips SHE2105 WT/28 Earbuds for $3 to $3.73

The VE Monks may have gotten some “rotation”, but they are not the only (actual earbud) earbuds out there. The new condition Philips SHE2105 WT/28 in the White color scheme are currently down to $3.73 at Amazon by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you want. This is not a lightning deal, so expiration date is unknown.

There is a catch however, the price is low enough that they are currently an ADD-ON item, so you must place a $25+ order, otherwise the shopping cart won’t let you buy them. You can append them to an existing order, or you can get to $25 by getting seven or more of them.

They average 3.3 out of 5 based on 18 customer reviews.

BUT WAIT, there’s …less! If you are a Prime member, the price of these will automatically drop by 20% in the shopping cart. Based on the current price of $3.73, these will drop down to $3~ each instead.

The $25+ Add-On limit is in place regardless of Prime member status. In fact it was created specifically so Prime members wouldn’t buy $1 items and get free 2-day shipping on them 🙂

December 25, 2017 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With:

Prime Only: Yamaha EPH-100SL In-Ears for $83

Amazon is running another electronics promotion for Prime members only. These 31 items get an additional 20% off discount when you add them to the shopping cart and proceed to checkout IF you are an Amazon Prime member and (obviously) logged-on to your Amazon account. There’s no coupon to enter. You can pay with any payment method you want, this is not a Prime credit card offer.

Among the participating items is the new condition Yamaha EPH-100SL in-ears dropping from $104~ to $83~ in the shopping cart.

Remember, for this promotion, Amazon actual must be the seller of record. If you are not familiar with the price range of a particular product, price-check it as prices can be all over the place for some products.

December 24, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Monoprice Headphone Splitter with Separate Volume Controls for $0.84 (shipping not free)

A number of Monoprice products are on sale and they are running a 15% off coupon until Monday night (use promo code ENJOY).

If you are planning to place an order there, this may be an interesting “appetizer” to add to your order as it is probably too small to buy on its own: the Monoprice product ID #7116 Headphone Splitter with Separate Volume Controls which goes for $0.84. Shipping is not free, which makes it too expensive to buy on its own, but if appended to a larger order, then it’s all good. You can buy as many as you like.

It averages 4.5 out of 5 at the Monoprice website based on 128 customer reviews.

December 24, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

Beyerdynamic AMIRON Over-Ears for $500

A marketplace seller has triggered a price-match by Amazon’s own price-bots, making the new condition Beyerdynamic AMIRON over-ears go down to the very specific price of $501.56 with free shipping, sold & shipped by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer.

This price is also available by Focus Camera on eBAY, more specifically $499, with five units available. This has a “Make Offer” available, so you can try your luck with the eBay “Best Offer” process if you like to e-haggle with eBay’s blessings.

December 24, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Avantree Bluetooth 4.0 Over-Ears with apt-X for $35 w/FS

If you don’t want to chase these in the lightning deals, they are on sale in a more conventional fashion at the moment, the new condition Avantree Bluetooth 4.0 Over-Ears with apt-X go for $35 with free shipping (sold by Avantree, fulfilled by Amazon so Prime eligible). They claim up to 40 bluetooth hours per charge, they also play music via 3.5mm input and come with a 24 month warranty.

Optionally, when scroll down to the “Special offers and product promotions” section of the Amazon product page, you will find ten different combined purchase discounts. Some are coupons, others are “add both to cart”.

December 24, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Sunday: 3pk MEE RX18 earphones for $10 w/FS

It’s a 3-pack of MEE earphones, not a grab bag this time 🙂 Good until Sunday 11:59pm ET, you can get a 3-pack of MEE audio RX18 earphones for $10 with free shipping (even if you don’t buy any thing else) at B&H Photo. These are in the black color scheme. The other three color options are not available as 3-packs and are not on sale.

December 24, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Symphonized NRG 3.0 Wood In-Ears for $12 after coupon

Interested in the Symphonized wood in-ears but don’t want to chase them in the lightning deals? There’s another option now. Symphonized has launched a coupon, code 3PD43VQY can get you the new condition Symphonized NRG 3.0 Wood In-Ears for $12 with free shipping. The price before the coupon is $22. They are fulfilled by Amazon and Prime eligible for members.

Six different color schemes are available for this model which averages 4.2 out of 5 based on 4370+ customer reviews and has 230+ answered questions.

OPTIONALLY, if you buy one of the above together with the Symphonized PWR Bluetooth Exercise Earphones, you can get 50% off these PWD earphones using coupon code 57ALEL29. Their price before the coupon is currently $15. Not sure if both coupons are stackable though…

December 23, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

NuForce DAC80 DAC for $250 + S&H [MD]

Three days and change (from blog posting time) remains for this Massdrop offer, it is the new condition NuForce DAC80 DAC going for $250 PLUS shipping and handling. It has a late January 2018 shipment estimate from Massdrop. All sales are final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

This is only a DAC. One dead giveaway is that it doesn’t have a headphone out 🙂 Inputs are USB Type B, Toslink (optical) and two digital coaxial. Output is RCA.

December 23, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Massdrop MEE Audio Bluetooth Earphone Grab Bag for $22 w/FS

If you love the randomness of grab bags, Massdrop is back once again with another MEE Audio bluetooth earphone grab bag. You pay $22 with free shipping and for that, you are guaranteed to receive one of three MEE Audio bluetooth earphones. Either the X6 or the M6GB or the N1. The odds are almost even among the three.

You can purchase up to five grab bags. Each purchase is individually randomized, so there is a possibility that if you buy five you may get five of the same. Statistically this is very unlikely, especially given the close odds between the three choices, but not impossible.

These will ship early February 2018, and all sales are final. Up to ten grand prizes may become available depending on how many units are purchased (AKG over-ears and one Fostex). The chances of getting a prize instead are very low, don’t decide on the purchase based on the prizes.

December 23, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

Sennheiser HD 599 Open Over-Ears for $137

Never a dull moment in SennheiserLandia, this time it is the new condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 599 that is on sale for the very specific price of $136.90 with free shipping, sold and shipped by Amazon actual, with up to three pairs per customer.

This is not a lightning deal, so expiration time is unknown. It averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 35 customer reviews and has about half that number in answered questions. As the final “9” reveals in its name, it is part of the latest generation of HD 5** series models.

But this whole line has a newer competitor now for $150, the Massdrop HD 58X Jubilee but keep in mind this ships in late June 2018. Not a typo, June 28 in 2018.

December 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

XDuoo X3 Digital Audio Player for $85 [MD]

Another offer is now unlocked at members-only but free-to-join Massdrop. It is the new condition XDuoo X3 Digital Audio Player going for $85 with free USA shipping. The offer runs for the next four days and change from blog-posting time.

Three color choices are available at checkout. It will ship in late January 2018 from Massdrop and all sales are final.

If you don’t want to wait for that long, $100 will get it you faster, there is a fulfilled by Amazon seller, so Prime members get it in around two days.

December 22, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: ,

Used Shure SRH1840 Open Over-Ears for $286

The open-back over-ear Shure SRH 1840 currently go for $400 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you want to save some, you can get them in “Used – Good condition” for $286~ and “Used – Very Good” condition for $305~ at Amazon Warehouse Deals. This link only shows the used options because the default listing only shows the first used option. Click on “New” on the left hand side over there to see the new condition options.

December 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Jaybird Freedom F5 BT Earphones for $50 w/FS

Freedom has arrived! No, it’s not Pink Floyd karaoke day here, but the Jaybird Freedom F5 in the black special edition color scheme are on sale again for $50 with free shipping by Best Buy with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price.

December 22, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

Sennheiser Urbanite XL Over-Ears for $70 [Black, iOS, limit 3]

Urbanites unite and take over! The new condition Sennheiser Urbanite XL Over-Ears, in the black color scheme, with the iOS remote control, are on sale at the moment for $70 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer. Only this option is currently going for under $100. This is an old school sale, not a lightning deal, so I have no way of knowing when this expires.

You can use these with any music source. The iOS part only means the Volume Up/Down buttons will likely only work on compatible iOS devices, not Androids. These have detachable cables, so you can use a different cable. I don’t remember if you can use any cable or they have a proprietary mechanism. Check the reviews and answered questions over there (or your favorite search engine) if interested. I can’t tell for sure by looking at the product gallery picture #5.

As you can see in our Sennheiser posts, good old Sennheiser has been very active this holiday shopping season with various sales and new product launches too (eg the HD59x Jubilee).

December 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Monoprice MP80 BA/Dynamic In-Ears (with three tuning nozzles) for $59 w/FS

The Monoprice party continues, this time with a brand new in-ear release, so new it has zero customer reviews at the moment at their website!

It is the new condition MP80 BA + Dynamic Driver IEMs are on sale for $70 with free standard US shipping. But wait, there’s more! You can use coupon code ENJOY and get 15% off, making this a $59.50 with free shipping. The coupon expires Christmas night (12/25/17 PM).

That’s the thing with Monoprice coupons, some of the time (but not most of the time) they also work on sale items, so you have to check/test every time if you want to get the lowest price available at the moment of purchase 🙂

It comes with three tuning nozzles that alter the sound signature. The three options per the product description follow the patterns of bright, sub-bassy and neutral-ish (“deliver a more accurate frequency response”). They have close-up pictures of the tuning nozzles [screenshot below]:

Accessories are a leather storage pouch, a cord clip, and silicone eartips.

This could make for an interesting and more complicated review for the boldly-going early-adopters as you would essentially be reviewing three different earphones in terms of sound signature.

And that’s before you go wild and mix different tuning nozzles on each ear! I said “boldly going” 🙂

December 22, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Friday: Philips SHB3060 BK/27 Closed Bluetooths for $40

The Woot Electronics daily deal at the moment is the new condition Philips SHB3060 BK/27 closed-back bluetooth headphone offered for $35 plus $5 flat shipping. Limit three per customer. It comes with a 1-year warranty. Offer ends Saturday 1am ET or earlier if sold out.

December 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Friday: Rockwin Truly Wireless Surge for $60, Micro for $65

Friday is FriYAY if you are a fan of Rockin “truly wireless” earphones as two of them are featured in the Amazonian Gold Box deals of the day:

+ Rowkin Surge: True Wireless with earhooks for $60 after $10 clip-on coupon; two colors available

+ Rowkin Micro: True Wireless Earbuds w/ Charging Case for $65 after $10 clip-on coupon; two colors available

+ sale ends Saturday at 3am eastern or earlier if sold out

December 22, 2017 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: , , ,

Monoprice Desktop Headphone Amp for $59 + S&H

I will be reviewing this too, hopefully the holiday season will give a nice buffer to write much and more and make progress on the backlog.

“This” refers to the new condition Monoprice Desktop Headphone Amp going for for $70 plus shipping. But until Monday night (12/25/17), coupon code ENJOY drops the price by 15% off, making it $59.50 plus shipping.

We have a text and pictures unboxing of it here, with a review is in the pipeline as promised a thousand times before 🙂

December 22, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Triple XXX Triple Driver IEMs for $30 w/free S&H

Good until Monday night (12/25/17), coupon code ENJOY drops the price of the new condition Triple XXX Triple Driver IEMs offered from $35 to $29.75 with free standard US shipping. That’s just under $10 per driver ~ take that 1More Triple drivers at $20+ per driver 🙂

You don’t want to interrupt your music listening sessions just so you can go get a hot or iced beverage. How about this 20 fl oz stainless steel tumbler for $6.79 with free shipping (Monoprice Emperor, part of their Pure Outdoor line). The 30oz version goes for $10 with free shipping.

December 22, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

15% off Monoprice coupon (ends Mon night)

Coupon ENJOY (that’s the name of the coupon, Monoprice is goofy like that with the coupon naming) gets you 15% off many things (but not all things) at Monoprice.com until Christmas night (11:59pm pacific I believe), giving you an opportunity to “correct” some of Santa’s mistakes or accessories some of Santa’s gifts 🙂

None of the Monolith headphones are eligible for the coupon as usual. Also not eligible for the coupon is their Sonic Solace ANC/BT Over-Ears which continue to go for $50 with free shipping.

December 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee Headphones for $150 [shipping late June 2018)

UPDATE Friday 10:52pm ET: 569 units purchased…

UPDATE Friday 10:34am ET: 332 units purchased out of 5000 available. They ship late June 2018 (more specifically June 28). That’s six months from now. Patience is a must have prerequisite for this drop 🙂

Set your alarm clocks! Starting on Friday 12/22/17 at 9am eastern (6am pacific/Massdrop time) they will launch a brand new headphone sale, the new condition open-back Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee Headphones for $150 with free shipping for US addresses and $15 flat shipping for outside the US. Limit up to five pairs per customer.

A total of 5,000 units are available during this drop. The first 500 purchases are guaranteed to receive a serial number under 550. The actual shipment estimate will be revealed over there AFTER the drop goes live on Friday at 9am ET.

Some impressions and reviews of these are already posted online:

+ DIY Audio Heaven with lots and lots of measurements and opinions

+ first impressions at Earphiles

+ HeadFi TV review and forum measurements and discussion

December 21, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Fender DXA1 Pro In-Ears for $30 w/free S&H

The other Fender IEMs remain at their previously mentioned prices, but the new condition Fender DXA1 Pro In-Ear Monitors are now down to $30 with free shipping at Adorama.

December 21, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Various Dekoni Premium Ear Pads for Fostex for $35+ w/FS [MD]

And now it’s earpad time! Fully unlocked at Massdrop is a sale on various Dekoni Premium Ear Pads for Fostex with prices starting at $35 with free USA shipping. This is the platinum protein leather model. In the shopping cart, there are many other options that cost more, as high as $73 for the fenestrated sheepskin for the TH-X00. Also optional, you can add an attenuantion ring for +$8.

These will ship in mid-January 2018 from the vendor. All sales are final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. The offer runs for the next four days and change (from blog-posting date).

December 21, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , ,

AuGlamour RT-1 IEMs for $44 w/free S&H [MD]

Another offer has been unlocked at Massdrop, with two days and change left (from blog-posting date), it is the new condition AuGlamour RT-1 IEMs going for $44 with free shipping to USA addresses. In the shopping cart, you have an option to get model with a mic for $2 more (they have interchangeable cables). They are estimated to ship from Massdrop in late January 2018, and all sales are final.

December 21, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Sennheiser HD 25 headphones for $95 + $5 S&H

This offer is back on again with a new listing at the Woot longer-running Headphones sales page, it is the new condition closed-back on-ear Sennheiser HD 25 headphones for $95. Limit up to three per customer. Shipping is $5 flat. They come with a 90-day Woot warranty. There are 18 days left in the same (from blog-posting date). Or earlier if it sells out.

December 21, 2017 Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With:

Philips Fidelio M1 MKII WT/27 Closed On-Ears for $45

A new headphone has arrived at the longer-running Woot headphones sale, it is in the pole position, the new condition Philips Fidelio M1 MKII WT/27 On-Ears going for $40 plus $5 flat shipping with a 1-year Philips warranty. Limit up to three per customer. There are 18 days left in the same (from blog-posting date). Or earlier if it sells out.

The grills are decorative, these are closed-back headphones 🙂

December 21, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Klipsch R6 neckband BT earphones for $45 w/FS

Electronics Expo is back with another discount, they are offering the new condition Klipsch R6 bluetooth neckband earphones for $45 with free shipping through Amazon. This ships directly from Electronics EXPO and they are not eligible for Prime shipping.

December 21, 2017 Filed Under: neckband earphones Tagged With: ,

Sennheiser RS 185 RF Wireless Open-Back System for $200

Another one of the new-wireless models from Sennheiser is on sale. It is the new condition Sennheiser RS 185 RF Wireless Headphone System going for $200 with free shipping with up to three set per customer during the sale. Each set includes one headset and one transmitter/base which is also a charging stand for the headset.

These are open-back over-ear headphones, so keep that in mind! The majority of wireless headphones are closed-back, however, a few of the Sennheiser RF models through the years have been open-back. Like this one!

December 21, 2017 Filed Under: headset Tagged With: ,