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As of a 4/11/18 recheck, the sale is over…
Klipsch is decidedly more famous for their speakers than their headphones, and at the moment their Klipsch RP-280FA Floorstanding Speaker (Single, Walnut Veneer) is on sale for $490~ with free shipping by seller “Acoustic Sound Design Factory” with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime shipping for members. They average 4.9 out of 5 based on 20 customer reviews and they have over 30 answered questions.
This 2-day coupon expired but if you missed it, fear not – it returns every few days/weeks…
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Running until 2:40pm ET today (Wednesday 4/11/18) in the Amazonian Gold Box is the new condition HIFI WALKER H2 Bluetooth DAP for $119 with free shipping. The price before the sale is $140.
It plays music from a microSD card (up to 256GB supported) and also supports Bluetooth 4.0 with apt-X support. It can play Native DSDs (up to 128-bit 5.6 MHz), and has the Burr Brown PCM5102 DAC from TI. It averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 56 customer reviews and has 99 answered questions.
AS of a 4/13/18 recheck, this is sold out…
Woot has launched a new Electronics Garage sale and among the participating products is the new condition Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H6 with DJ Khaled in the Black Golden color scheme for $130 with a 90-day Woot warranty. Up to ten per customer. Free shipping for Prime members or $5 flat for non-members. These are wired closed-back headphones with “daisy chain sharing”
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…
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:
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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.
Monday’s gone and so is its coupon 🙂
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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.
This is a heads-up alert! According to the schedule of upcoming headphones at NewEgg FLASH, they are planning to launch the following headphone offers in the next few days, each offer starting at 12pm eastern of that particular day:
The prices and the sellers of record will be revealed over there when each individual offer goes live. There’s always the possibility of something getting rescheduled or cancelled.
One of the sub-$100 frequently recommended headphones, the good old AKG K81 closed-back on-ear headphones are now on sale again for $29 with free shipping at B&H Photo. Orders will ship next week, which is still much faster than Massdrop 🙂
If you are a boldly going early adopter or reviewer, a marketplace seller called Adecco has replacement earpads for these (along with AKG K518 and MDR-NC6) for $4, with the order fulfilled by Amazon. There are no customer reviews, but they have three pictures of the earpads. Given the price, they are an Add-On item, so you must needs place an order of $25+. Limit up to ten per customer at this introductory/sale price.
The “Tinbel Store” fulfilled by Amazon currently has 14 units left of the short 60cm (two feet long) FiiO MMCX Headphone Replacement Cable, the Short Version, model RC-MMCX1s, for $10, with free shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order. This is MMCX on one end and 3.5mm on the other end.
Speaking of which, the Brainwavz Audio version is a lightning deal for $15~ until 3:35pm eastern today. The same version has a 2.5mm / MMCX version for $12.54, and a 3.5mm / MMCX with mic/remote for $17.
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The new condition Yamaha HPH-150B open-back on-ear headphones go for $100 at the moment but if you cut the price in half, you can get it in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections; damaged original packaging) for $50~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There are multiple models on the same listing, so if you are reading reviews, make sure they are of the correct model.
Tanga is offering the new condition Apple Earpods, model MD827LL/A, the one that came with the iPhone 6* phones, for $9.49 with free shipping and free returns. These are 3.5mm earphones, not lightning. The iPhone 6S* and SE were the last iPhones with a headphone jack. If you need two of them, 2-packs go for $18, a small combined purchase discount.
Touch of Modern is running a Yamazaki minimalist Japanese Goods sale until 4/11/18 at 12pm pacific, and among the items offered, surprise-surprise, is this Bautes Red Headphone Stand going for $11 plus shipping. Maximum ten per customer. These ship in 2-3 weeks with all sales final.
Speaking of Touch of Modern, they have a limited time sale on EDOX watches (price-check them if you are not familiar with their typical price-range; I know nothing about these).
If you wanna try out “Truly wireless” earphones without breaking the bank, for a limited time, A4C (= All 4 Cellular) is offering the manufacturer refurbished Bohm S10 “Truly Wireless” for $18 with free shipping…
Another audio product returns at Massdrop, it is the new condition It’s Ultimate Ears time at Massdrop and it’s already fully unlocked! It is the new condition Ultimate Ears UE900s IEMs going for $175 with free US shipping. The offer runs for the next six days and change (from blog-posting date). These balanced armature IEMs have MMCX connectors and come with a 1-year manufacturer warranty and will be shipped from Massdrop in early May 2018. All sales are final as usual…
The new condition Astell & Kern XB10 Portable Bluetooth Amplifier with DAC goes for $98 fulfilled by Amazon but if you are willing to wait for a few weeks, you can get it for $80 with free US shipping at the members only but free to join Massdrop for the next six days and change from blog-posting time.
These will ship from Massdrop in early May 2018 with all sales final. There is no mention of a warranty in the Massdrop product listing.
These lightning deal offerings are over…
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Touch of Modern is back with another sale, the new condition Even H2 wireless on-ear headphones are offered for $170 plus shipping and handling until 4/10/18 at 12pm pacific time… It goes for $200 on sale at amazon.com where it averages 3.5 out of 5 based on 110+ customer reviews. As usual, all sales are final with shipment happening in 2-3 weeks.
Speaking of Touch of Modern, they have a massive Art Clearance sale that includes some music-themed posters (Jay Z, Lady Gaga, etc) on clearance for around $15 each plus the obligatory S&H fee.
Hot on the heels of the return of the HD 6XX and HD 58X, Massdrop has also brought back another drop, it’s the new condition FOCAL ELEX Open Over-Ears going for $700 with free US shipping. These will ship in late May 2018 from Massdrop with a 2-year FOCAL warranty since this is a co-operation. The offer runs until the end of the month, however, it may sell out ahead of time. 755 units are available and per the stats there, 690+ have been claimed! So don’t sleep on it for too many nights if you are thinking to jump in.
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We already mentioned that the Klipsch Heritage HP3 headphones are shipping, but they are not alone! The Klipsch Heritage Headphone Amplifier is also in-stock and shipping for $500 by HiDef Lifestyle through Amazon. It ships directly from HiDef and it is not Prime eligible.
On the other hand, if you are comfortable buying used from individuals and/or haggling on price using the eBay “Best Offer” system, a 100% eBay seller is offering it in USED – Excellent Condition for $399 plus shipping which is the USPS Priority Mail rate ($7.25).
eBay “Best Offer” is enabled, so you can try to get a lower price using the eBay “negotiating” system:
$7 shipping (essentially charging whatever USPS charging) is very reasonable. Unlike this eBay idiot charging $295 (!!!) for shipping.
PS: if you are not in a hurry to receive it, you can pre-order it in new condition for $499 at Adorama…
The open-back over-ear Audio Technica ATH-AD1000X headphones are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, damaged original packaging) for $239~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual or for $253 in “Used – Like New”. These are not shown in the “default view” but when you filter it by Used Options only you can see them.
The “red Professional” we are seeing with the Focal Clear is also available for the Focal Listen. The new Focal Listen Professional closed-back over-ears are currently in-stock and shipping for $299 by ProAudioStar through Amazon. They ship directly from the ProAudioStar (Brooklyn) and they are not Prime eligible.
On the budget side of things, running for the next five days and change from blog-posting time at Massdrop is the new condition Magaosi BK50 earphones going for $25 plus shipping. They are available in two color schemes and they have remote buttons that work with iOS and Android. They will ship from Massdrop in early May with all sales final.
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