It’s discounting season in SennheiserLandia! Their entry-point into their new 59s open-back line-up is on sale! The new condition HD 559 is on sale for the very specific price of $85.71 at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price.
Archives for February 2018
[DEAD] Friday: refurb JVC Everest Elite 700 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $130
These daily deals expired…
[DEAD] MEE Audio M6 PRO Clear In-Ears for $25 + $5 flat S&H
Both are sold out as of a 2/18/18 recheck…
[DEAD] Bluedio BL USB-Powered Bluetooth 4.1 Receiver for $14
This lightning deal expired…
B&O Play H8 ANC/Bluetooth On-Ears for $270
If you want to combine style, ANC, bluetooth and on-ears in one, the new condition B&O Play H8 On-Ears in the black color scheme are on sale for $270 with free shipping by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer. This looks like a computer-generated price-match because a marketplace seller at Amazon has them for the same price. The other colors go for more. They average 4 out of 5 based on 200+ customer reviews and have over 75 answered questions.
Audio Technica M40X + Slappa Hardbody Case for $79
The closed-back over-ear Audio Technica M40X (which had a counter-insurgency against the hype train of the M50X) is now down to $79 at a number of retailers (eg Musician’s Friend and Sweetwater), but you can do better, which is why you are reading this website 🙂
For the same price of $79, and with Prime shipping, you can also get the Slappa Hardbody PRO SL-HP-99 headphone case, sold by K&M Camera with the orders fulfilled by Amazon (thus the Prime shipping). The case is included automatically, you don’t have to do anything additional.
This SL-HP-99 case goes for $20 on its own, it’s not a throwaway freebie! This should not be confused with the more famous SL-HP-07 case which also goes for $20 on its own.
Used Audio Technica ATH-ESW9 headphones for $146
These appear to be not easy to find shipping from within the USA at a reasonable price, but if you are comfortable with used, the Audio Technica ATH-ESW9 headphones are available in “Used – Good” condition (no further details) for $146~ with free shipping sold by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. Only one unit of these is available, so don’t sleep on it if you must needs have them.
Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee return for $150 [MD]
If you missed the previous drop of the Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee, fear not! The offer is back on, accepting orders again at Massdrop until the end of February 2018. Note however that these will ship in early July 2018, that’s almost five months from blog-posting date.
OOPS, it looks like the HD6XX listing is inactive again… These came back along with the Sennheiser HD 6XX which will also ship in July.
Sennheiser HD 4.20s Closed Over-Ears for $65 w/FS [updated]
UPDATE 2/15/18: the price increased from $56~ to $65~…
IF you love thick and comfortable earpads, the new condition closed-back over-ear designed for mobile (18 ohm, folding, lightweight) Sennheiser HD 4.20s (don’t smoke them!) are on sale for the very specific price of $65~ [WAS $56.25] with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer during the sale. This is not a lightning deal, so expiration time is unknown.
We have a text and pictures unboxing of these with a dozen pictures of the headphones. They weigh 6.3 ounces, and have a 1-button remote/mic. The plug is right-angle. Padding!!!
15% off at Stacksocial: Audeze iSine 10 for $237 (with Lightning for $271), Etc
Stacksocial carries a limited selection of various headphones and for a limited time, coupon code 2018VDAY15 gets you 15% off their current prices. With the coupon factored in, among others, the prices drop as follows:
+ iSine 10 Planar Earphones for $271~ with Lightning + Standard cable
+ on the same listing, standard cable only for $237
+ NOTE also that the newer colorful iSine 10 LX are now shipping for $200 (eg Amazon)
+ FRESHeBUDS Pro Magnetic Bluetooth Earbuds for $25.50
+ The Anchor: The Original Under-Desk Headphone Stand Mount by Elevation Lab for $8.50
+ coupon expiration date unknown
[DEAD] Thursday: more Brainwavz pads, Klipsch Bookshelf Bundle, Etc
Thursday’s gone and so are its daily deals…
[DEAD] Brainwavz HM5 Velor Memory Foam Earpads for $17 [ends 6:10pm ET]
These offers expired…
Now shipping: Monoprice MMCX cable for $15 + S&H
No magic cables here. Just $15! The Monoprice MMCX cable that was revealed at CES 2018 is now in-stock and ready to ship at the Monoprice website for $15 plus shipping. The lowest shipping is around $2.50, or you can purchase it together with other items that qualify for free shipping and they may “absorb” its shipping fee.
You can keep track of all the new arrivals in two ways:
+ our New Headphones Tracker, and
+ new audio gear shipping alerts here at this website
V-MODA BoomPro Gaming VoIP Headset Mic for $25.50 w/FS
Good until Wednesday night, Guitar Center offers over 400 items with a coupon discount. Either 25% off with coupon TOP25 or 15% off with coupon TOP15. Each item shows whether it’s eligible for the 25% off or the 15% off. Of all these, the deal is actually on something small 🙂 The new condition V-MODA BoomPro Gaming VoIP Headset Mic goes for $30 with free shipping, but thanks to the 15% off coupon TOP15, it drops to $25.50 with free shipping or free store pickup (if/when available). The coupon expires Wednesday night 2/14/18.
Now shipping: both of Monoprice’s New Closed-Back Planars: the M565C for $230 and the M1060C for $330
Hide your wallets if you are a fan of brand new closed-back planar-magnetic headphones. Both of Monoprice’s new Monolith closed planar-magnetic over-ears are now in-stock and shipping from the Monorice website, and they come with free standard US shipping. They are:
+ the Monoprice M1060C for $330
+ the Monoprice M565C for $230
For all the action, check the New Headphones Tracker…
AUKEY EP-B44 Bluetooth (apt-X) In-Ears for $14 after coupon
AUKEY is fond of coupons! Coupon code J6IEQT56 discounts the current price of the new condition AUKEY EP-B44 Bluetooth Earphones (with apt-X) by 47%. The current price is $28, so with the coupon it will be just above $14. This is fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get free 2-day shipping. Or with a $25+ order for non-members. This apt-X critter averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 28 customer reviews, and comes with a 24-month warranty. It supports bluetooth 4.1, and the earshells are magnetic (you can wear them like a necklace).
It does not say when the coupon expires…
Mayflower Objective DAC/Amps available on Amazon
Did you know that Mayflower Electronics is also selling their Objective DAC/amps through Amazon? All but one ship directly from Mayflower (New York) so shipping is extra, except for the O2 ODAC Revision B which is fulfilled by Amazon and Prime eligible.
Just like Schiit Audio did back when they sold their products through Amazon [Schiit no longer offers their products thru Amazon], the Mayflower Amazon prices are slightly higher than their own website, presumably to cover the Amazon seller fees (which are not insubstantial).
Pre-order new 1More Triple Driver Over-Ears for $250
If you want to be among the first to try out 1More’s Triple Driver Over-Ear Headphones, they are now available for pre-ordering for $250 at Amazon by Amazon actual. They are in a “temporarily out of stock” status which is all-encompassing, so it is hard to guess on a hard date.
These were among the many new headphones revealed at CES 2018.
If you want to follow the action on these and other new headphones, follow our permapost that is the New Headphones Tracker. You can bookmark it but I’ve also added links to it towards the top of the blog sidebar.
Now shipping: Monoprice Monolith Turntable for $250 w/free S&H
The Monoprice CES 2018 Big Bang also revealed a Monolith branded turntable, and now this very creature is in-stock and shipping for $250 with free standard US shipping at the Monoprice website. It uses an AT100E vM stereo cartridge and built-in switchable phono/line pre-amp. This is so new it has zero customer reviews, so mayhaps of interest to the boldy going early adopters and the reviewers!
Monoprice 8323 with Bluetooth (apt-X) for $25 w/free S&H
If you wished someone made a bluetooth version of good old Monoprice 8323 closed-back over-ear headphones and put them on sale and gave them free shipping, you’ve come to the right post 🙂
Monoprice Headphone #24735 is the 8323 with bluetooth (apt-X) currently on sale for $25 with free standard US shipping. The free shipping is a bigger deal than the discount in price. It has earcup controls (instead of annoying little buttons on the perimeter underside of the earcups.
Based on the pictures they look similar to the 8323 (which I have), but I have not seen or touched the 8323 with Bluetooth (aka the #24735), so I can’t compare them.
Speaking of Monoprice, if you are looking for something to test headphone isolation and active noise cancelling, and you also need adjustable temperature hot water for your coffee/tea/etc, the Monoprice Strata 1.7L Electric Kettle is on sale for $36 with free standard US shipping. This is AC powered. It will be ruined if you put it on stovetop!
Noot K11 Foldable Kids Headphones for $8 after coupon
Coupon code NOOT2500 is a 25% off discount on the current prices of the new condition Noot K11 Foldable Kids Headphones. It drops the current price of $11 to $8.25. The coupon works only when it is sold by Noot with the order fulfilled by Amazon. Free shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order. It averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 250+ customer reviews and has 23 customer reviews.
VModa Crossfade Bluetooth Over-Ears with $60 Promo Gift Card for $200
Good until Saturday night, NewEgg has a promotion on all four color schemes of the new condition VModa Crossfade Wireless (bluetooth, first generation, closed-back over-ears). You pay $200 and for that you receive the headphones and a $60 NewEgg promotional gift card.
The headphones are sold and shipped by Focus Camera, but the gift card is a NewEgg, not a Focus Camera. So you are guaranteed to return to NewEgg to shop again to spend the $60 promotional gift card (typically these last for one year (unless otherwise specified), thus the promotional part)
Sennheiser HD231G On-Ears for $20 w/free S&H
Ending on Thursday night of this week (or earlier if sold out), you can get the new condition Sennheiser HD 231G closed-back on-ears for $20 with free shipping by NewEgg actual with up to five pairs per customer at the sale price. The “G” stands for Galaxy which means it has Android-style 3-button remote on the remote (instead of iOS style or a single button). Other than the buttons, this works with all devices regardless of OS.
PS: usually the button incompatibility is the Volume UP/Down, play/pause work on most combinations of devices [but I obviously haven’t tested them all!].
[DEAD] Wedn: Brainwavz, USB-C Earbuds, Omars, Etc
These lightning offerings expired…
[DEAD] Wedn: LG HBS-780 Tone Pro Neckband BT Earphones for $35
This daily deal ended…
[DEAD] Brainwavz Memory Foam Earpads for $17.77
This lightning deal expired, but they are recurring these days, so they’ll likely return in a few days [other things equal of course]…
Used Logitech UE 9000 BT/ANC for $71
This is a higher risk purchase, so if you hate the idea of having to return it (30 days free returns), you may want to skip it! Amazon Warehouse Deals has in “Used – Acceptable” condition (without any further details) the Logitech UE 9000 Over-Ears (Bluetooth and ANC) for $71~ with free shipping.
HIFIMAN HE4XX planar magnetics for $170 [MD]
The HIFIMAN HE4XX planar magnetics were an “in-stock drop” (I need to update the Massdrop Tracker page), but they are not an in-stock drop anymore!
As of the time of writing, they are a conventional Massdrop drop, running for the next 15 days and change (from blog-posting date) for the same old price of $170 with free US shipping. The shipping estimate is mid-March 2018, with all sales final. They come with a 1-year warranty as they are a co-branded product with Massdrop.
450 units are available for this drop, with up to five per customer, but they have not reset the counter at the top of the page, so we have no way of knowing where we are in this 450 drop. All units will be serialized per the product description.
Read for FREE: Headphones at Consumer Reports
As a limited time promotion, Consumer Reports has removed the paywall, and all are free to read their content, no account required! Of on-topic interest, this is their headphones page where they have two broad categories, headphones in general, and noise cancellers separately. A total of 194 headphones are covered.
Keep in mind, this is consumer reports, not audiophile reports 🙂 Their sub-categories could use some work 🙂 If I find time, I will have an opinion/write-up post about these [no promises though because time is elusive!]
In other audio related action they have categories for:
JBL Synchros S300 NBA-Licensed On-Ears for $40 w/FS
Are you ready for some basketball (now that football is over)? A new weekly offer is running at the official JBL/Harman website, you can get the new condition JBL Synchros S300 NBA licensed headphones (closed-back, on-ears) for $40 with free shipping in your choice of Bulls, Celtics, Lakers, Knicks, Spurs and Thunder.
Sennheiser HD 579 Open Over-Ears for $99
It looks like a marketplace seller at Amazon has triggered an automated price-match by Amazon actual, so as of the time of writing, they are offering new condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 579 for $99 with free shipping with up to three pairs per customer. If this is a price-match, then it’s hard to guess when the price will change. The headphones average 4.4 out of 5 based on 71 customer reviews and have 25 answered questions.
Sennheiser HD 200 with $30 Gift Card for $70 w/free S&H
This 2017 holiday shopping offer has returned! The closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 200 studio headphones go for $70 at various retailers, but you can get them for the same price with a $30 B&H Photo electric gift card from B&H Photo. This is an actual gift card, not a promotional gift card.
Beats Studio 3 Wireless for $280 (three color options)
If your favorite headphone colors are red, or blue, or white, you are in luck! These three color schemes of the Beats Studio 3 wireless headphones (closed, over-ear, with ANC) are on sale for $280 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. There, they average 4.3 out of 5 based on 119 customer reviews. The other three color schemes remain at $350.
Marantz MPH-1 Studio Headphones for $30 w/free S&H
Musician’s Friend is also joining the featured eBay Deals party by offering the new condition Marantz MPH-1 Studio Headphones for $30 with free shipping and handling. Limit up to five per customer for these closed-back over-ears.
They look familiar in design, remind me of some CAD and Tascam and such models.
FOCAL ELEX Open Over-Ear return for $700 [MD]
They are back on at members-only Massdrop, this time with a late April 2018 shipping estimate! It is the new condition FOCAL ELEX Open Over-Ears going for their new low price of $700 with free shipping (they had started at $800).
This particular drop is running for the next 15 days (from blog-posting date). The listing says 250 units are available however, Massdrop did not reset the counter up top, so we have no way of knowing how many are left from this particular drop. All sales are final as usual, but since it is a product build in co-operation with FOCAL, you do get a two year warranty like other FOCAL headphones.
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