Archives for April 8, 2018

New Monoprice Announcements: Monolith Two Open-Backs and Two Alex Cavalli Amps

CanJAM SoCAL 2018 happened this weekend and with it, it brought more new headphones. I’ll “digest” these in the next few days but in the meantime, we have another “digest”, Monoprice surprised with a second Big Bang of 2018, revealing two Alex Cavalli co-branded headphone amps and two open-back headphones that “borrow” the Sennheiser 600/650 naming scheme but Monoprice states ““designed from the ground up for the Monolith series”. Not many details are known about these yet, but we summarized what is published at the Monoprice Big Bang II post

Shipping Soon: AKG K5005 Flagship IEMs

An update of the new Headphones Tracker has good news for those of you wanting to be among the first to get the AKG N5005 flagship earphones at their starting price of $999. A number of authorized dealers are scheduled to have them ready to ship next week:

Used FiiO Q1 Mark II DAC/amp for $69

If you had been waiting for a good used price on the FiiO Q1 Mark II DAC/amp, which goes for $100 in new condition, as of the time of writing, you can get it in “Used – Good” condition (original accessories, not original box) for $69 with free shipping by Electronics Expo through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships directly from Electronics EXPO and it is not Prime eligible… It averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 37 customer reviews…

Used Audio Technica ATH-ANC20 ANC On-Ears for $14

On the budget side of things, the Audio Technica ATH-ANC20 ANC On-Ears are available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $14~ or “Used – Like New” for $15~, both by Amazon Warehouse Deals. These are AAA-powered ANC headphones but also work with a 3.5mm audio input…

SoundMAGIC EH11M Clip Earphones for $20 w/FS

The new condition SoundMAGIC EH11M Clip earphones are on sale at the moment for $20 with free shipping at Adorama directly and by Adorama thru Amazon

Senal Studio Headphones with Freebies: SMH-1000 for $60, SMH-1200 for $100

As part of their NAB 2018 sales, B&H Photo is having a sale on a couple of Senal closed-back over-ear studio headphones and they get free accessories as well.

+ Senal SMH-1000 with free Senal storage pouch for $60 with free expedited shipping

+ Senal SMH-1200 (four color schemes available) with free Auray universal headphone case for $100 with free expedited shipping

Prime w/Card: 10% back on Musical Instruments includes 420+ Headphones

If you are a Prime member with either one of the official Amazon credit cards (Chase Prime VISA or Prime Store Card), and you buy participating Musical Instruments using either one of those credit cards, you will earn a 10% statement credit instead of the usual 5% statement credit. There is no limit on how much you can earn as a statement credit with these cards.

Among those “musical instruments” there are over 420 headphones participating in this promotion, popular models from Sennheiser (HD 600, 650, etc), AKG, Shure, Beyerdynamic, etc…

The promotion has its own dedicated search box on the promotional page so you can use that to search for brands or products of interest [screenshot below, it’s not a functional search box]..

Eligible products also mention this promotion on their individual product pages. Note that the 10% back only works for products sold and shipped by Amazon actual. If a product is sold by a marketplace seller (new or used or refurbished), you will earn the usual 5% if you pay with one of the two official Prime credit cards…

Rockville BTH7 Swiveling Bluetooth On-Ears for $30 w/FS

The new condition Rockville BTH7 Swiveling Bluetooth On-Ears are currently on sale for $30 with free shipping by AudioSavings (New York) through eBay and also thru Amazon. It averages 4.5 out of 51 ratings at eBay (36 of them are customer reviews, the rest are “just” star ratings). It has just two customer reviews at Amazon.

Used Cayin C5 Portable head-amp for $110

The Cayin C5 Portable headphone-amp in the brushed black metal color scheme is going for $110 with free shipping in “Used – Like New” open-box condition with a 1-year warranty per the details in the listing offered by “MusicTeck” through Amazon Warehouse Deals. The new condition price is $130. The amp averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 53 customer reviews.

[DEAD] Monday: 25% off $300+ Monoprice orders

Monday’s gone and so is its coupon 🙂

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[DEAD] Brainwavz Delta In-Ears for $15

This recurring lightning expired…

Good until 8:35pm ET today, in your choice of six color schemes, you can get the new condition Brainwavz Delta in-ears for $15 with free shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order, as one of the latest Amazonian deals du jour. The seventh option on that listing is a wireless model, that’s why it goes for $25 instead.