Archives for January 25, 2018

Open-box Noontec Zoro or Zoro HD for $13 with free S&H

Perhaps we have entered “Valentine’s Gift Buying” season because there’s more activity on the deals front. BuyDIG is offering 15% off their Clearance sale items with coupon code CLEAROUT15 until 1/31/18. This sale includes 29 headphones.

If you are looking for a budget closed-back on-ear headphone, as of the time of writing there are three listings of open-box Noontec Zoro On-Ears. The price is $15 with free shipping. Using the coupon CLEAROUT15 drops the price by 15%, making them $12.75 with free shipping. One of the three listings is the Zoro HD, while the other two are the Zoro.

As of the time of writing, there are two units left for the Zoro HD, and 3 and 10 of the two color schemes of the Zoro.

At their time, before the improved Beats Solo 2 came out, these Beats clones were considered by many to be a more decent Beats-style sound than the actual Beats. These are folding headphones. Plenty has been written about them if you are willing to dig into the search engines and the audio forums.

Kennerton Vali Exclusive Massdrop Edition for $700 + S&H [MD]

It’s unlocking season at Massdrop! Another offer has now unlocked, with three days and change left in the offer (from blog-posting time), it’s more of a “deep cut” though for fans of the brand, it is the new condition Kennerton Vali Exclusive Massdrop Edition going for $700 plus shipping at the members-only but free to join Massdrop shopping service/site.

Only 30 units are available for this drop. Six of them have been purchased as of the time of writing. This will ship in mid-March from Massdrop, with all sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. These are handmade in Russia, and they are open-back wood headphones. I haven’t seen them in person but they look very nice in the pictures. A zippered soft case is also included.

KOSS KPH30i Rhythm Lightweight On-Ears for $20 + S&H [MD]

Speaking of KOSS, running for the next two days and change (from blog-posting time), you can get the new condition Koss KPH30i Rhythm Beige Lightweight On-Ears for $20 plus shipping. They come with the famous KOSS limited lifetime warranty as Koss and Massdrop are co-operating. All sales are final however. They will be shipped in late February 2018 by Massdrop. They come with a non-detachable dual-entry cable with mic/remote on it.

This has generated traction with Massdrop buyers, 180 units have been sold as of the time of writing. This model was showcased at last year’s RMAF (Rocky Mountain Audio Festival).

VE Monks Plus (Exclusive Blue) for $5 + S&H [MD]

They are baaaack! If you want to jump on the VE Monks bandwagon and don’t mind waiting, Massdrop has them back on, with the offer fully unlocked going for $5 plus shipping. They are the new condition onk Plus Earbuds (Exclusive Blue)! There are two blue variations in the shopping cart, midnight-blue or transparent-blue.

Also in the shopping cart, you can models with mic/remotes for +$2 to +$5 on the regular price, making them $7 or $10 plus shipping. You can also get a braided cable option for +$15, and an expansion pack (various little earbud accessories) for +$5. All these are optional though, you can just get the earbuds for $5 if you don’t want/need anything else. Check the listing over there for pictures of the various variations.

These are expected to ship in early March 2018 from Massdrop, with all sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing, but then again, one cannot expect a warranty for a $5 item 🙂 Not that it’s stopping Koss from offering limited lifetime warranty on everything they sell 🙂

I don’t have the blue mode, but I bought the red color scheme a few months ago from Massdrop. We have a text and pictures unboxing and a review diary of the red one. Red for Melisandre and R’hllor 😉

PS: if you haven’t heard of these before, they are actual earbuds, not in-ear canal.

Used Open Box Sennheiser HD 660S for $438

A Song Of Discount and Sennheiser! The HD 660S open-back over-ears are currently available in “Used – Like New” condition (open-box; 30-day money-back) for $438~ with free shipping by marketplace seller BLINQ through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships directly from Blinq and it is not Prime eligible, so there is a higher risk than buying directly from Amazon or fulfilled by Amazon.

PS: there is no mention of warranty in the Blinq listing, so assume you won’t get any warranty.

Sennheiser CX5.00 In-Ears for $46+

It’s a price match party for two! I don’t know who started by the new condition Sennheiser CX 5.00 in-ears in select color/OS combinations are on sale for $48 with free shipping at Walmart and also by Amazon actual (the Galaxy is actually $46) with up to three per color/OS combination over there. Not all color/OS combos are under $50 however. At Amazon, these average 3.8 out of 5 based on 150+ customer reviews.

Pioneer HDJ-X10 Closed DJ Headphones for $297 after coupon

It may look like we have a “Studio and DJ” theme today but it’s total coincidence. This is where the deals are surfacing 🙂

As part of the eBay coupon promotion running until Sunday 8am pacific, coupon code P20SAVENOW is a 20% off discount on purchases of $25+ with a maximum coupon discount of $50.

This makes the new condition Pioneer HDJ-X10 closed-back DJ headphones sold by eBay seller “iDJ Now” (New York, 99.8%) drop from $347 to $297 in your choice of Black Color Scheme or Silver Color Scheme

Audio Technica MSR7 for $160 w/FS after coupon

Also part of the eBay coupon promotion running until Sunday 8am pacific, coupon code P20SAVENOW is a 20% off discount on purchases of $25+ with a maximum coupon discount of $50.

This brings the price of the new condition Audio Technica ATH-MSR7 in the black color scheme drop from $200 to $160 with free shipping, sold by eBay seller “iDJ Now” (New York, 99.8%). There are two units available as of the time of writing.

Used Denon HP600 DJ On-Ears for $43

On the used front, Amazon Warehouse Deals actual is having the Denon HP600 On-Ear Closed DJ headphones for $43~ with free shipping in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections; damaged original packaging).

Note that there are three different models on the same product listing at Amazon, so if you are reading customer reviews or answered questions, make sure they are referring to the correct model!

Studio Bundle: Three Senal SMH-1200 Studio Headphones + Presonus HP4 4-Channel Head Amp for $430

Another handful of offers have been added to the Weekly B&H Audio Deals headlined by a true studio bundle for actual studio. It is a bundle of Three Studio Headphones + Presonus Amp, together going for $430 with free expedited shipping. The bundle consists of:

+ three closed-back over-ear Senal SMH-1200 studio headphones (three different colors making it easier to color code for different people or band members or positions)
+ each headphone goes for $150 on its own

+ one PreSonus HP4 – 4-Channel Headphone Distribution Amplifier (goes for $130 on its own)

Refurbished Beats Mixr DJ On-Ears for $70 w/free S&H

Three color schemes remain in-stock and orderable of the refurbished (Grade A) closed-back on-ear Beats Mixr On-Ear DJ “David Guetta” headphones on sale until Friday night for $70 with free shipping and free returns at Groupon Goods. They come with a 90-day warranty from an unspecified third party. In other words, Groupon is not the one offering the warranty.

LIVE NOW: Massdrop Liquid Carbon X + SDAC DAC/Amp for $380 [ships late May 2018]

UPDATE 1/26/18 at 11:30am ET: the offer is now LIVE! The shipping estimate is late May 2018, with a total of 480 units available for this particular drop. 38 of them have been purchased as of the time of writing. The offer runs for the next six days and change from this update…

Save the Date! If you want to be among the first to order the all new Massdrop Liquid Carbon X + SDAC DAC/Amp, Massdrop will be launching it on its maiden internet voyage on Thursday January 25 (exactly 11 months before Christmas) at 9am eastern time. The price will be $380 with free US shipping and subsidized international shipping. It will come with a 1-year Massdrop warranty. The shipping estimate will be revealed tomorrow after the listing goes live!

This is an All-In-One design, with the DAC section by Grace Design and the Amp section by Alex Cavalli. The Borg approve of this 🙂 This is a single DAC/amp combo “all in one” unit. One of the pictures over there shows two pizza boxes stacked together ~ that may create unnecessarily confusion since it is not captioned to explain that the “Cavalli Tube Hybrid” is NOT included.

To make sure it’s clear, here’s an annotated screenshot of the item that’s on sale:

[DEAD] RHA CL1 In-Ears Back In-Stock for $250

As of 1/27/18 recheck, these are sold out again and cannot be ordered… Cancel the Nutella panic! If you had been chasing the RHA CL1 ceramic in-ears, they are back in-stock as of the time of writing, offered by the RHA Amazon store for $250 with free shipping. They ship directly from RHA and not Prime eligible. Amazon actual does not have them in-stock at the moment. These had gone as low as the $210s as far as I can recall.

If you don’t have a Nutella urge to buy them right now, you may want to wait for them to get in-stock from Amazon actual and mayhaps go back to the $210s.

Speaking of RHA, their RHA L1 DAC/amp continues to be on sale for $253.

[DEAD] Shure SE 215 (Clear or Black) for $79 w/FS after coupon

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[DEAD] Sennheiser RS160 Kleer Wireless for $88 after coupon

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[DEAD] ThreeCat Earpads for Bose QC/AE Over-Ears for $7

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Ending at 10:25pm ET today, two different colors of the ThreeCat Replacement Earpads for many Bose QC and AE over-ear headphones are on sale for $7 each. They also have a 5% clip-on coupon dropping them by 35c 🙂 They are fulfilled by Amazon and not Add-On items, so Prime members can get them with free 2-day shipping (or select the $1 digital credit if offered).

[DEAD] JBL E45BT Bluetooth On-Ears for $50 w/FS

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