Archives for November 21, 2018

Thur: MEE Pinnacle P2 IEMs for $42 [MD]

Massdrop is running a few Black Friday preview sales and among those there is one earphone, the new condition MEE Electronics [now MEE Audio] P2 Pinnacle in-ears going for $42. The offer runs for about 23 hours from blog-posting time. It comes with a 2-year warranty from the manufacturer and will ship from Massdrop in mid-December 2018.

PS: Massdrop will launch their proper Black Friday sales at 9pm pacific on Thursday…

Koss Porta PRO bluetooth on-ears for $70 [MD]

If you love the good old Porta PROs but you also like the convenience of bluetooth, Massdrop is back with another offer, the new condition KOSS PortaPRO wireless going for $70. Limit up to three headphones per Massdrop member. Note also that this drop is limite to US and Canada addresses.

These support bluetooth 4.1 with apt-X, and of course like the original, they are open-back/open-air, so you can smell their dairy air? 🙂

Speaking of dairy air, even though they are a KOSS product, per the MD listing, they come with just a 1-year warranty, not the usual KOSS lifetime. But a hard case is included.

Thursday: BOSE SoundSport earphones for $49 w/FS

Happy Thanksgiving Day! And with an earphone daily deal at B&H Photo ~ they are offering the new condition Bose SoundSport earphones in the charcoal color scheme with the Apple (read: iOS) button configuration for $49 with free shipping. These are not quite in-ears as they have that unusual Bose speaker-protrusion type thing that goes into the ear.

SoundSPORT because they have a sweat and weather resistant design. “Resistant” is a step behind “Proof” as the marketing language suggests. They also have the distinctive Bose “Stay Hear” membrane-type-things that help them stay in our ears longer.

UPDATE:: speaking of BOSE there is a limited time sale of these earphones for 50 euro along with the QuietComfort QC20 or QC25 for 150 euro per pair at Amazon Germany….

Burson Play DAC/amp for $480 [MD Exclusive]

Massdrop is back with another exclusive, this time it is a DAC/amp, it is the new condition Burson Play, going for $480. This exclusive MD version includes three V6Vivid-Dual opamps and two V6Classic-Single, all made by Burson Audio. This offer will ship in late December by Massdrop and the “drop” is running for the next four days and change [from blog-posting date]. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

Bose Quiet Comfort QC25 ANC Over-Ears for $125

The QVC store has launched their own online Black Friday and of headphone interest they are offering the new condition Bose QuietComfort QC25 closed-back over-ear active noise cancelling for $125 with free shipping in your choice of iOS or Android buttons. These are ANC-only, not bluetooth. Bluetooth was added with later models…

Refurb Bose SoundLink Bluetooth On-Ears for $90

The official BOSE eBay store is offering the factory renewed Bose SoundLink bluetooth on-ears for $90 with free shipping with up to five pairs per customer at the sale price. They come with the same warranty as the new condition models.

Speaking of which, they are also offering the likewise factory renewed SoundSport FREE truly-wireless earphones for $130 with free shipping. Two color options are available and the same limit of up to five per eBay user…

Monoprice M600 Open Over-Ears for $100, M300 Planar Earphones for $100, Etc

Monoprice has launched their early Black Friday sale featuring over 270 products. Of headphone/audio interest:

+ new condition open-back over-ear M600 headphones for $100 with free standard US shipping

+ new condition M300 Planar Earphones for $100 w/free S&H

+ new condition 8383 close over-ears with bluetooth for $20 with free shipping
+ great value IF you don’t have a GIANT head ~ I can just barely fit in but I’m not at the GIANT level

+ new condition Monoprice 6.5-inch Powered Coaxial Studio Multimedia Monitor Speakers (pair) for $100 w/free US shipping

+ new condition Monoprice 25 Watt Stereo Hybrid Tube Amplifier with Bluetooth for $100 with free US S&H

+ new condition Monoprice 50 Watt Stereo Hybrid Tube Amplifier with Bluetooth & Line Output for $140 with free US shipping

+ new condition Monoprice Premium 5.1-Ch. Home Theater System with Subwoofer for $140 with free US S&H

Speaking of Monoprice, they are running a two-step promotion: if you make qualifying purchases of $100+ by 12/2/18, you will receive a $25 off a qualifying order of $50+ to be used between December 5-31 in 2018. Check details over there…

Speaking of which, check also their curated Best of Audio sale (their term) which includes 34 items…