Archives for April 2018

Monoprice sales: up to 50% off Bookshelf, Metal On-Ears $18 shipped, refurb Monolith 7×200 HT PA for $1300

Monoprice has a number of promotions currently in progress as follows:

+ Metal Closed-Back On-Ears, PID 18515, for $18 with free standard US shipping
+ the free shipping is important because you can append things to the order and their S&H fee will be partially or fully “absorbed” by the free shipping promotion

+ up to 50% off Monoprice Bookshelf Speakers, prices range from $28 to $250
+ no coupon code, the price you see is the price you pay

+ Spring Upgrade Sale includes a handful of mobile 3.5mm audio cables starting at $0.95, along with 3.5mm extension cables, and 3.5mm to RCA cables

+ factory refurbished / B-stock Monolith 7×200 Watts Per Channel Multi-Channel Home Theater Power Amplifier for $1300 plus shipping, PID 18682

April 12, 2018 Filed Under: audio gear Tagged With: ,

200GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC for $65 [updated]

This sale ended: If your DAP or PAD supports 400GB microSD cards, the 400GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC card is on sale again, going for $180 with free shipping by Amazon actual. Especially of interest if you have FLAC and ALAC and WAV files and such…

If you don’t need that much on a single card, the 200GB version (A1) goes for $65 ~ this of course doesn’t help if your DAP/PAD has only one microSD slot (unless you don’t object to switching memory cards – not a very good idea for smartphones though unless you use them exclusively for music and media storage and you block other apps from using them)…

April 12, 2018 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

Apple Airpods for $140 [Costco members only]

The new condition truly-wireless Apple Airpods are currently on sale for $140 with free shipping at Costco for members only. Non-members are not allowed to buy them, even if they are willing to pay the % surcharge. That’s another one of the benefits of membership, some of the “good deals” are restricted to members only.

April 12, 2018 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: ,

AKG N60 NC Closed On-Ears (ANC) for $150

NewEgg launched a new 72 Hour Sale and among the items featured in the sale is the new condition AKG N60 NC On-Ears (closed-back with ANC) going for $150 with free shipping. Maximum three pairs per customer. This is sold by Electronics Expo. The sale ends Saturday night or earlier if sold out. No promo codes or rebate cards needed…

April 12, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Friday Daily Deals: B&W Series 2 On-Ears for $75, Yamaha, Etc

These daily deal offerings expired…

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[DEAD] Symphonized NRG S Wood Bluetooth EarClip earphones for $19

These lightning offerings expired…

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[DEAD] Monoprice 8323 Bluetooth w/apt-X Closed Over-Ear for $23 w/FS

These coupons expired…

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[DEAD] Monoprice 2-Day coupon: 20% off $150+ eligible orders

These coupons expired…

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April 12, 2018 Filed Under: store sale Tagged With: ,

Headphones in Best Buy Clearance sale

The Best Buy website along with their brick and mortar stores are having a clearance and open-box sale and among the items on sale are headphones as follows:

+ price-check any products whose price-range you may not be familiar with as these are all over the place price-wise…

+ 54 Audio products including many headphones

+ 23 refurbished Beats and Apple headphones

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Beyerdynamic DT 880 PREMIUM (600 ohm) Chrome SE Semi-Open Over-Ears for $140 w/FS

You don’t have to memorize that Beyerdynamic headphones are using …dynamic drivers. It’s in their name 🙂 The new condition Beyerdynamic DT 880 PREMIUM (600 ohm) semi-open over-ears in the Chrome Special Edition are on sale for $140 with free shipping by the BuyDIG eBAY store with up to three pairs per customer. They are authorized dealers, BuyDIG is part of Beach Camera, so you may see them with either or both names in authorized dealer lists. Or as “Beach Trading”. But not “Beach Audio”, that’s a Southern California company.

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Repurposing Ideas: 24 pocket OTD Organizer for $8

Are you looking for a way to have your earphones (stored in their own pouches or bags) protected from the indoors elements but still very easily accessible? How about an …over the door organizer! The AmazonBasics OTD organizers are on sale as follows: the 24-pocket goes for $8~, and the 20-pocket goes for $9~. Check pictures and measurements and customer reviews and answered questions to make sure this is something that would realistically work for you.

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With:

Dekoni Earpads for HD580/58X, HD650/6XX for $35+ w/FS

If you have the Massdrop-exclusive Sennheiser HD6XX or HD58X headphones or their HD650 and HD580 progenitors, for the next five days and change (from blog-posting date), Massdrop is offering the Dekoni Earpads for said headphones starting at $35 with free shipping. The $35 price is for the Elite Velour, with prices increasing for other options (Elite Hybrid is $55, Sheepskin is $60, Fenestrated Sheepskin is $65). These will ship in early May from the vendor with all sales final…

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , ,

Massdrop x HiFiMAN HE-350 returns for $100

The new condition Massdrop x HiFiMAN HE-350 is back again as an “in-stock drop” at Massdrop.com for $100 with free USA shipping. The in-stock drops run for 24 hours each, and at the end of the 24 hour cycle, the orders from those 24 hours are processed and shipped. This means you could get your headphones within a week depending on location.

They come with a 1-year warranty since they are a Hifiman x Massdrop partnership. These are open-back over-ear dynamic headphones, not planar-magnetic.

You can see them all at our Massdrop In-Stock Drops Tracker…

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

MEE Audio Earphone Grab Bag for $9 with free S&H [MD]

This is the lowest priced grab bag as far as I can recall. You pay $9 with free USA shipping and for that you will randomly receive one pair of MEE Audio earphones from the Massdrop MEE Grab Bag sale. The options are:

These will be randomly selected and ship in early May 2018. You can buy multiple grab bags but each one is randomly selected, there’s no guarantee you will receive different options with multiple grab bags. The offer runs for the next six days and change from blog-posting time here.

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Music-themed Patent Prints for $45 + S&H

If you like music-themed patent prints, there are a couple of them among the Touch of Modern sale. There is the audio cassette patent print [yes, the cassette comeback is for real – just look at Bandcamp!] and also the Gibson and Fender Guitar patent prints, and the Snare Drum. They go for $45 each plus shipping at the 26×18 inch print size and more for larger sizes. Sale ends 4/14/18 at 12pm pacific time.

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With:

Sony NW-WS625B Bluetooth Earphones w/built-in Walkman DAP for $115

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s both! It’s none! The new condition Sony NW-WS625B is an exercise priority device. It is a bluetooth exercise hard-wire earphone and also an mp3 player. It has 16GB of built-in storage that can play FLAC, mp3, linear PCM, WMA and AAC (the non-DRM kinds). It also has bluetooth, can connect via NFC, and has an Ambient mode. It’s a small device, so everything eats power (eg Bluetooth playback only gives you four hours). It has a quick charge mode, minutes give you 60 minutes, handy if you are going for a run or a workout [you can charge it in the car before arriving at the gym].

And this critter is on sale for a limited time for $115 with free shipping at Focus Camera’s eBay store with a maximum of three per customer.

It has no customer ratings on eBay, but it averages 3.7 out of 5 based on 210+ customer reviews at amazon.com. This critter promises a lot but check the reviews to see what it delivers – 18% of the customer reviews are 1-stars, a sign that you must needs read up on it before buying! [I know nothing about it]

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: , , ,

HIFIMAN HE400i Special Edition (Chrome) for $179

If the quality control issues don’t scare you away, good until 4/16/18, coupon code 50OFF gets you the new condition HIFIMAN HE400i Special Edition (Dark Blue Chrome) planar-magnetic over-ear headphones for $179 with free shipping at BuyDIG which offers free 45-day returns which is a plus if you experience quality-control issues within that period, but if anything happens after that, you’d have to take it with the manufacturer warranty.

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Weekly Harman/JBL Store Sale w/Free S&H: AKG K81 for $27, AKG K181 for $64, JBL NBA Synchros for $40, Etc

The sales below are happening at the official JBL/Harman stores and are good until 4/15/18 or earlier if individual products sell out ahead of time. Their offers are a mix of new condition and refurbished, so always check each listing before buying…

We have a new lower price for these “classic” DJ headphones! The new condition AKG K81 DJ headphones (closed, lightweight, on-ears) are on sale for $27 with free 2nd-day air at the official Harman store. You can buy up to five pairs at the sale price. Sael ends 4/15/18.

In parallel the new condition AKG K181 DJ UE headphones with detachable cable, mono/stereo switch, and bass boost are on sale for $64 with free shipping and up to five pairs per customer.

With the NBA season heating up, the JBL Synchros S300 NBA-licensed headphones for six popular NBA teams are back on sale again for $40 with free shipping These are new condition.

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Massdrop Headphone Tracker: The In-Stock Drops

In this post, we try to keep track of the various in-stock headphone-related offers that are available at Massdrop. This tracker is updated manually, that’s why we have a “latest update” date below…

LATEST UPDATE: April 11 in 2018: the Hifiman HE-350 is back… Added an “INACTIVE” section at the bottom for offers that are not currently available but could return in the future…

IN-STOCK DROPS

The In-Stock Drops are a relatively new feature at Massdrop, it is a more conventional online retail experience. These are products that are available at Massdrop facilities and will ship in about 2-3 business days after the daily drop you purchased from closes. The actual “drops” will open and close every 24 hours. In this case, the countdown clock is only for the daily drop, not for the whole offer.

EARPHONES

OVER and ON EARS

DACs, AMPs, DAPs

GAMING HEADSETS

CURRENTLY INACTIVE

FOOTNOTES

+ I only mention warranty above if it is mentioned in the actual product listing (if it’s buried in the text, I may not find it)
+ If you spot any errors, typos and such, please leave a comment and I will update it! I like corrections, my binary feeling does not get hurt if someone points out a correction 🙂

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Thur: JBL Focus 100 Sport Earhook Earphones for $5 w/FS

This promo code offer expired…

Among the Thursday NewEGG NOW specials you can get the new condition JBL Focus 100 Sport Earhook Earphones for $5 with free shipping using promo code NEN050 for the rest of Thursday 4/12/18. It has one customer review, an unhappy camper.

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Brainwavz Replacement Memory Foam Earpads for $18

This lightning deal expired but it is a recurring offer…

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[DEAD] Open Box Sennheiser HD 800 for $909

As of a 4/17/18 AM re-check, this sold out at this price…

The open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 800 headphones are available in “Like New – Open Box” condition for $909 with free shipping at Blinq directly or through Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD). Both the Blinq website and AWD say there are two left. Since these ship directly from Blinq, we can assume that there is a total of two, not two at each place.

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[DEAD] 2pk NewBee Headphone Stands for $11

This lightning deal expired… Good until 8:15pm ET tonight you can get a 2-pack of NewBee headphone stands for $10.70 total with free 2-day shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order.

April 11, 2018 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Telefunken Wiking Closed-Back Headphones for $89 + S&H

As of a 4/13/18 AM recheck, both Telefunken headphones are sold out…

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[DEAD] PADs: $25 off preowned iPhone SEs ($164+ after coupon)

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Honor 7X with Honor Bluetooth Earphones for $225 (with Band 3 for $254)

From the “PADs” department (Phones as DAPs”), the official Honor Store is offering for a limited time the Honor 7X phone along with the Honor bluetooth earphones for $225, or you can add the Band 3 wearable to the bundle and pay $254 instead. This has a 3.5mm headphone jack, 18:9 display (think playlist editing), 32GB on-board storage and microSD (up to 256GB), microUSB, Bluetooth 4.1 with LE (Low Energy), etc…

April 10, 2018 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: , , , ,

Monster ROC Sport Wired Over-Ears (Christiano Ronaldo) for $125

Especially for fans of Christiano Ronaldo, Woot Plus [the longer-running deals there] is offering the new condition Monster ROC Sport Wired Over-Ears by Christiano Ronaldo and Monster for $125 a 1-year warranty. The sale continues until the end of April 2018 and it is part of the Woot Plus headphone sale…

This averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 13 customer reviews at amazon.com where it has 21 questions answered…

April 10, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Wedn: Samsung Level Active Bluetooth Earphones for $20 w/FS

These daily deals expired…

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April 10, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Expiring Thursday 3am ET at Massdrop: UE900S, AK T1p, AT DSR, Dekoni, Etc

These particular offers (aka “Drops” in Massdrop-speak) expired, but most of their offers eventually return (in the unspecified future)…

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

As of a 4/17/18 re-check, this sold out (cannot be ordered until it returns again) and its price increased to $55…

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April 10, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Beyerdynamic Byron In-Ears for $29 Used [updated]

UPDATE 4/13/18: The Beyerdynamic Byron wired in-ears go for $29 with free shipping in Used condition at amazon.com. The new condition increased from $39 to $49… This is the only wired model of the three “Byrons”. The other two are bluetooths and cost more. It averages 4 out of 5 based on 55 customer reviews and has 14 answered questions.

April 9, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Beats Studio3 Wireless Headphones down to $239

The new condition Beats Studio3 Wireless Headphones (closed-back with ANC too) are further down in price now, the blue color scheme is going for $239, while three other color schemes go for $249, all these sold and shipped by Amazon actual where they average 4.1 out of 5 based on nearly 250 customer reviews and have over 120 answered questions…

April 9, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Used Noontec ZORO HD On Ears for $12

The Noontec ZORO HD closed-back On-Ears in the red-black color-schemes are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperefections, damaged original packaging) for the very specific price of $12.47 with free shipping for Prime members (or with a $25+ orders) at Amazon Warehouse Deals. This was back during the earlier dates of Beats and these were considered by many to having out-Beating Beats 🙂

April 9, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Beyerdynamic T51i On-Ears + $50 Promo eGift Card for $229

As we mentioned in our NewEgg Flash heads up post, today the Beyerdynamic T51i On-ears offer went live at NewEgg Flash going for $229 with free shipping and a $50 NewEgg promotional e-gift card. This is sold by NewEggFlash actual and comes with a 2-year warranty. Offer ends Sunday night or earlier if sold out. There is a red “Almost Gone” red tag on the page.

April 9, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO (80 ohm) + $50 promo e-gift card for $179

NewEgg strikes again with another Beyerdynamic offer! For a limited time, you will receive a $50 NewEgg promotional e-gift card (good for one year after you receive it) when you purchase the new condition Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO (80 ohm) closed-back over-ears for $179 with free shipping. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, with up to two per customer. No coupon code needed, no mail-in rebate card, just add to cart and proceed to checkout. You will receive the $50 promotional e-gift card by e-mail in about four days after you are invoiced.

On the same listing, they have the 250 ohm version of this headphone for the same price but it only gets a $25 promotional e-gift card instead of a $50. Because the extra ohms are more expensive 😉

April 9, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: