For a limited time, a mix of BOSE over/on-ear and earphones [and other audio products] are having a $30 off instant savings promotion at various authorized dealers such as New York’s B&H Photo…
Archives for November 2018
Audio Technica M50X Bluetooth Over-Ears for $199
If you are all in with the Audio Technica M50X but also need the convenience and flexibility of bluetooth, their M50XBT (as in bluetooth obviously) are now on sale for $199 with free shipping by Amazon actual and also at B&H Photo….
EU: Shure SRH 440 closed over-ears for 69 euro
The good old Shure SRH 440 closed-back over-ear headphones are down another 10 euro at Amazon Germany, sold by themselves, not marketplace sellers… The 840 remains at 127 euro as it was when we previously mentioned it, while the open-back SRH 1440 are down to 265 euro…
Sat: Master & Dynamic MH-01 In-Ears for $60
Among the Saturday 11/18/18 daily deals at Woot you can get the new condition Master & Dynamic MH-01 in-ears for $60 with free shipping for Prime members [you must needs log-in with your Prime Amazon account] or flat shipping for non-members. These come with a 2-year M&D warranty…
Now (finally) shipping: Monoprice Monolith Desktop THX AAA Headphone Amp for $480
Another one of the Monoprice Big Bang at CES 2018 is now _Finally_ in-stock and ready to ship. It is the new condition Monolith Desktop Headphone Amp with THX AAA, Product ID 24459, going for $480 plus shipping.
PS: it is not eligible for the previously mentioned weekend coupon…
Monoprice sale: M560 for $150, M300 for $112, MP3 for $15, Turntable $199, Etc
Monoprice launched week three of their early Black Friday offers and this set includes a handful of headphones:
+ M560 open-back over-ear planar-magnetics for $150 with free US shipping
+ M300 planar in-ears for $112~ w/free S&H
+ MP30 earphones with tuning nozzles for $15 with free US shipping
+ it’s easier and cheaper to ship earphones than over-ears 🙂
+ Monolith Turntable for $199
+ various cables
Meanwhile good until Saturday night, the usual coupon code is back with new “names”:
+ GOBBLE20 is 20% off orders of $150+
+ GOBBLE5 is $5 off orders of $25+
I did not check the aforementioned headphones whether they work with the coupon…
Fri: Sony XB-950-N1 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $113
The Friday Amazon Gold Box includes a headphone sale of a known brand, it is the new condition Sony XB-950-N1 closed-back over-ear wireless (bluetooth) with ANC set going for $113 with free shipping. Amazon actual offers one pair per customer but other marketplace sellers appear to have price-matched it, so if you need more, you can get additional pairs from them…
AmazonBasics 5-way audio splitter for under $6
Amazon is running a sale of various techie AmazonBasics accessories and among those they feature the new condition AmazonBasics 5-Way Multi Headphone Splitter for $5.69 in the white color scheme. You can buy as many as you like at this price. Only the white color scheme is on sale. This is unpowered. It averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 260+ customer reviews. It even comes with a 1-year AmazonBasics warranty. Free shipping for Prime members (it is not an Add-On item thank the Old Gods and the New)…
Thur (EU): Nuraphone, Plantronics, Libratone, Etc
Among the Thursday Countdown to Black Friday deals at the Amazon Germany there is a sale of 17 Audio products that includes a handful of headphones as follows:
+ Plantronics Backbeat GO 810 bluetooth over-ears for 99 euro
+ Libratone Q BT/ANC on-ears for 102+ euro
+ Nuraphone BT/ANC/etc for 319 euro
+ various Hama, Thorens, and DOSS audio products
Thur: refurbished BOSE QC15 for $135, QC25 for $157, Etc
It’s Bose day at Woot where one of their daily deals is a refurbished sale on three Quiet Comfort models that come with a 90-day Woot warranty:
+ QC15 ANC over-ears for $135
+ these are AAA powered
+ QC25 ANC over-ears for $157
+ QC30 bluetooth neckband earphones for $225
Shipping is free for Prime members, or a flat shipping fee for everything purchased during the central time zone of this day at Woot…
Meanwhile one of the A4C daily deals is the refurbished LG Tone Pro HBS-770 neckband bluetooth earphones going for $18 with free shipping. They come with a 90-day warranty from A4C.
Massdrop x THX AAA 789 Linear Amplifier for $350
If you like the idea of Massdrop but hate waiting, some of their products are “in-stock drops”. These are products that are available at their facilities and will ship within one business day [shocking fast by Massdrop standards, I know!] of purchase. The “drops” [aka offers] open and close every 24 hours, so don’t panic by that “XX hours left”.
Which brings us to the new condition Massdrop x THX AAA 789 Linear Amplifier offered for $350 with a 1-year manufacturer warranty since this is a “Massdrop x” product.
NOTE: adapter is not included for outside the US use, but it has a switching power supply (100-240 VAC) per the product description…
Wedn (EU): Sony Audio sale: ZX330-BT, PS-HX500, Etc
Amazon Germany is picking up momentum once again in their Gold Box deals and for Wednesday November 14 in 2018 they are offering among others a Sony Audio sale that includes among others:
+ MDR-ZX330 bluetooth closed-back on-ears for 45 euro
+ PS-HX500 turntable for 270 euro
+ CMT-X3CD micro system for 100 euro [AC powered], party speaker, car audio and more!
PS: also part of the Gold Box, if you want to feed your DAPs and PADs, there is a Samsung EVO Select U3 sale with memory cards ranging from 32GB to 256GB and prices ranging from 11 to 75 euro. The 128GB option is the bang for the euro-buck option…
Wedn: Klipsch AS-5i earphones for $25
Good for Wednesday 11/14/18 in the Eastern Time Zone, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Klipsch AS-5i earphones for $25 with free shipping… These being exercise earphones, they have the hook design which increasing the chances of them staying on your ears during physical activities…
Tue (EU): ZOLO Liberty TW for $56, Liberty+ for $104
Among the Tuesday daily deals at the Amazon Germany Gold Box you can get the new condition ZOLO truly wireless earphones for $56 and the ZOLO Liberty PLUS for $104. ZOLO is one of the Anker Direct brands and these items are sold by Anker Amazon stores. Sale ends at 11:59pm in Germany.
Mon: unlocked LG V30+ for $400
It’s PAD time once again! Among the Monday deals of the day at Amazon you can get the new condition factory unlocked LG V30+ smartphone for $400 with free shipping, sold and shipped by marketplace seller BREED. Being the “+” model, it comes with 128GB of storage, so if you prefer to store your music on-board or use high-capacity formats (WAV, etc), then it’s a plus. This being a V-series of course, it is well-known for its quad DAC and such…
PS: I am tempted to get one of the V30* models as a PAD and turn it into a universal music and music-video player since my Fiio and Clips can’t stream or play videos…
Vibes hifi hearing protection earplugs for $20
These “as seen on Shark Tank” hearing protection earplugs are currently featured on sale at Stacksocial for $20 per pair. A cord is included if you prefer using them that way. These are the Vibes hi-fidelity earplugs. Per the specs, they promise reductions of up to 22 dB. Note that all sales are final as it is often the case with physical goods at Stacksocial…
Asia shopping: 11 11 Sales are happening now!
The Black Friday of ASIA is today 11/11 (in a global time zone kind of fashion)! Check your favorite Asian retailers for a variety of sales, including Aliexpress (check their Fiio sales and XDuoo sales) and GearBEST where a number of their KZ earphones and XDuoo gear are on sale. Use the search bars at those websites or use the various banners/offers higlihghted on their main sites. Happy hunting 😛
Monoprice M600 Open Over-Ears for $100 w/FS
We have a group of offers at the Monoprice website, starting with week #2 of their Early Black Friday sales headling, headphone-wise, by the new condition open-back over-ear Monoprice M300 headphones, a name certainly not not an homage to the good old Sennheiser HD 600 🙂 This headphone is currently on sale for $100 with free standard US shipping, instead of its standard price of $130. It is not eligible for the weekend coupons. Limit up to 20 per customer at the sale price.
Monoprice is also running a limited time Home Theater sale with a variety of systems, speakers, subwoofers, mounts and the obligatory (and necessary mind you) audio accessories.
Back to the headphones, they also have a sale on one of their new recently released bluetooth headphones, the new condition BT-400 Closed Over-Ears go for $33 with free standard US shipping. Just like the previously mentioned 8323s, these too support apt-X.
Monoprice 8323 with Bluetooth Closed Over-Ears for $20 w/FS
For a limited time [and not eligible for the weekend coupon], the Monoprice website is offering the new condition Monoprice 8323 with bluetooth closed-back over-ear headphones for $20 with free standard US shipping. Limit up to twenty pairs per customer at the sale price.
This is a newer model based on the wired 8323s. 8323 was their Monoprice PID, and because of the way their website works, new products get assigned new and unique PIDs. Thus the PID for the bluetooth 8323 is actually 24735 🙂 The customer reviews of the two are mixed together so keep that in mind ~ the vast majority of them there are for the older wired model.
I’ve had the wired model and certainly for the price it was a great deal but note that if you have a big head, this may be a tight fit. I could just barely fit inside and they do take up volume on your head when expanded.
They come with apt-X, and considering the price, one has to wonder exactly what the licensing fee for apt-X is and whether some of the more high-end headphone manufacturer (s’ fans) are using the apt-X fee as an excuse to justify the lack of it 🙂
PS: don’t forget to also check their Overstock sale of nearly 500 items for some randomness…
Sunday: Monoprice XXX Triple Driver IEMs for $30
Good for Sunday only, coupon code VET25 drops the price of the new condition Monoprice XXX Triple Driver IEMs from $35 to $30. They come with free standard US shipping, so you get them delivered for free [unlike Prime, a rarity at Monoprice]. IF you want many more of these or you are planning a larger order of eligible items, coupon VET150 gets you 20% off orders of $150. Mayhaps they are all getting Triple XXX IEMs for Christmas this year? 🙂
These average 4.4 out of 5 based on 88 customer reviews at the Monoprice website…
PADs: Used LG V40 for $639
If you want to use the LG V40 flagship smartphone at a DAP but balk at the full new condition price, fear not! New York’s finest B&H Photo is offering it in USED condition for $629 in “condition 10”. This is the factory unlocked North American variant, in the “aurora black” color scheme.
With a 6-inch screen, this can be great for music videos and concerts too, and/or some of the more luxurious music playback and equalizer apps. With 6GB of RAM, it should be able to handle Android music and video streaming apps for years to come. It has 64GB on-board storage plus microSD slot.
On the other hand, if you prioritize on the quad DAC and you are not revved up to get the latest “phone” specs, the new condition unlocked LG V30+ goes for $495 after a $5 off (!) clip-on coupon. This is a USA warranty model. Being a “+”, it has 128GB on-board.
Thursday: MEE Matrix3 Bluetooth Over-Ears AND BT Audio Transmitter for $60
Among the Thursday 11/8/18 daily deals at the Best Buy website, you can get the new condition closed-back over-ear MEE Electronics Matrix3 bluetooth headphones for $60 with free shipping or free store pickup where possible/available. But that’s not all. Best Buy is also bundling with this the MEE Audio Bluetooth transmitter.
The headphone on its own has nearly 1000 customer reviews, it averages 3.9 out of 5 at amazon.com…
New Arrivals: Monolith Electrostatic Headphone System
The Monoprice Monolith headphone party continues with a new open-back electrostatic headphone system, now in-stock for $699 plus shipping. This comes with a portable headphone amplifier. Audio comes in (to the amp) from a 3.5mm audio input and goes out to the headphones through the electrostatic headphone jack. Annotated screenshot of the areas of interest of the portable headphone amp below:
Tue: Philips SHB-9850-NC BT/ANC Over-Ears for $48
At the chagrin of some audiophiles, combo Bluetooth with ANC over-ear headphones are all the rage these days, so every manufacturer and their sister brands are trying to grab a piece of the pie. Which brings us to one of the NewEgg deals du jour for Tuesday, promo code EMCSEEPU3 gets you the new condition Philips SHB9850NC/27 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $48 with free shipping. This runs on Bluetooth 4.0 with apt-X and AAC support.
SMSL M6 DAC/Amp for $130 [MD]
Yet another SMSL product is running at the Massdrop website. For the next two days and change [from posting time here] you can get the new condition modest-looking SMSL M6 DAC/Amp for $130 with free USA shipping. You can select between silver or black (but there is no Raiders edition!). It will ship from Massdrop in late December 2018 and as usual with SMSL products, there is no mention of warranty in the listing.
Tue: Master & Dynamic MH40 Over-Ears for $220
Name brand headphones return to the Best Buy daily deals, this time around it is the new condition closed-back over-ear stylish Master and Dynamic MH-40 in the metal-silver/brown color scheme going for $220 with free shipping.
NOTE that the numbers may be similar but the MH40 is over-ear while the MH30 is on-ear, so keep that in mind when price-checking. Note also that the numerous colors of these are often priced differently. Another sign of a “fashion headphone” ^_^ This is after all an unapologetically retro-fashion headphone!
Now (FINALLY) shipping: Monolith Portable HeadAmp + DAC with THX AAA
Wallets, open wide! Here comes THX! One of the CES 2018 [yes, that’s almost a year ago] products offered at the Monoprice Big Bang then is now ___finally___ shipping! It is the new condition Monolith Portable Headphone Amplifier and DAC with THX AAA Technology, PID 24460, going for $280 plus shipping. Come on Monoprice, at least give it free shipping after 10 months of waiting 🙂
Digital inputs are of the micro-USB and 3.5mm optical kind, while the analog input is a standard 3.5mm. The 3.5mm is shared between optical and analogue Line IN. Lots of details and a couple of charts at the aforelinked page. There’s also a sub-1MB PDF user manual linked to there that is 22 pages long. There we learn that the volume knob is also a power button, a convenient way to save up on having yet another button ~ as long as it doesn’t accidentally turn on while in your bag.
PS: PID is the Product ID, a unique identifier given to every Monoprice product. The larger the number, the more recently it has been added to their website’s database.
PS2: the Monolith line-up at Monoprice has expanded so much so that they have created an audiophile-magazine splashy-ad type of a website to highlight all the products. There’s a total of eight Monolith branded headphones now. Guess the names before looking and win fabulous (virtual) prizes ^_^
EU: Shure SRH-840 for 127 euro
The discounting action continues for Shure at Amazon Germany. As of the time of writing, the new condition closed-back over-ear SRH-840 studio heapdhones are going for the very specific price of 127 euro with free shipping in Germany. VAT is included in the price for all EU countries… Other Shure closed and open over-ear/studio headphones are also discounting in different ways over there…
There’s also some discounting of models at Amazon USA, for example the open-back SRH-1440 goes for $300 with free shipping, while the good old SRH-440 is down to $79.
Motorola Pulse Escape SH-012 Closed Bluetooths for $20 after coupon
A phone-heavy mobile gadgets sale [some of the older phones with good DACs could be value plays as “PADs” [Phones as DAPs]] including among others the new condition Motorola Pulse Escape closed-back bluetooth headphones for $20 after entering limited time promo code USAVE030 over there. The promo code drops the price from $50 to $20.
This is model SH-012 and the offer is only available on the black color scheme… They run bluetooth 4.1…
SMSL Sanskrit 10th SK10 DAC for $75 [MD]
It’s red DAC time at the Massdrop website where for the next five days and change (from blog posting time] they are offering the new condition SMSL Sanskrit 10th SK10 DAC for $75. Melisandre would definitely approve of the red, but you can also select the blue color scheme at checkout 🙂 These will be shipped by Massdrop in mid-December 2018. There is no mention of warranty in the listing…
Mon: Creative Sound BlasterX G6 Hi-Res Gaming DAC and USB Sound Card for $100
Among the Monday NewEGG daily deals, thanks to promo code 115BBSR2, you can get the new condition Creative Sound BlasterX G6 Hi-Res Gaming DAC and USB Sound Card (with Xamp Headphone Bi-Amplifier for PC, PS4, Xbox and Nintendo Switch) for $100 instead of its regular price of $150. It has three reviews at NewEgg with a low rating, but the 17 at amazon.com do slightly better with an average of 3.3 out of 5.
Mon: Pioneer HRM-7 DJ/Studio headphones for $99
Good until Monday at 11:59pm eastern time, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Pioneer HRM-7 DJ/Studio headphones (closed, over-ears) for $99 with free US shipping. It comes with two sets of cables (obviously detachable) and a replacement set of earpads. These have the two level headband design.
Sun: Bang & Olufsen H8i Closed BT/ANC On-Ears for $250
Among the Sunday daily deals at Best Buy, you can get the new condition Bang and Olufsen H8i wireless (bluetooth) ANC closed-back on-ears for $250 with free shipping. Only the black color scheme is participating in the sale.
PS: reminder, it is that time of the year, the time to “fall back” time.
PS2: audiophool paranoia: the time change will affect the internal timing of DACs and cause increased fuchsia noise in the outputs 😉
Sat: Bluedio Bluetooth sale (9 options)
Among the various Saturday Amazon Gold Box deals of the day there is a sale on various Bluedio headphones of the bluetooth kind. Most are over-ears while others are of the neckband earphone kind… Also among the daily deals is a good value for $17 for this Tenergy Stainless Steel electric tea kettle…
Sennheiser HD1 Closed Over-Ears for $150
The latest Sennheiser Momentum headphones continue in the US market under the new “HD1” brand. Their new condition closed-back over-ear wired HD1 are currently on sale for $150 with free shipping by Amazon actual, available in both iOS and Android button configurations. iOS has both the black and ivory colors, while Android is only available in black.
Note that the iOS/Android difference is just some of the functionality of the buttons. Otherwise the headphones work regardless…
Speaking of Sennheiser, Massdrop has a profile article on the Massdrop x Sennheiser shipping. Oops, did I say “shipping”? I meant business relationship 🙂
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