Archives for December 29, 2020

Wedn: V-Moda Crossfade 2 Wireless CODEX for $250

It’s V-Moda time at the Wednesday 12/30/20 daily deals at the Best Buy website, more specifically you can get the new condition closed-back over-ear bluetooth V-Moda Crossfade 2 Wireless Codex edition in the silver color scheme for $250 with free store pickup and/or free shipping and such…

I’ve now lost track of the many variants of the Crossfade over-ears, so please consult with your favorite search engine or audio forum to sort them out 🙂

Speaking of which, the non-Codex Crossfade 2 Wireless go for $200 in all three options at the Amazon website (sold by V-Moda’s Amazon store and fulfilled/shipped by Amazon (Prime eligible))…

And for Jimi Hendrix fans, the Jimi Hendrix edition of the non-codex Crossfade 2 Wireless goes for $220 at Adorama’s website

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Sandisk Clip Sport mp3 player for $20

If you want a blast-from-the-past tiny little mp3 player, the new condition Sandisk Clip Sport is on sale for $20 with free US shipping at B&H Photo as part of their previously mentioned massive daily deal sale, their Mega Deal Zone which will likely continue until the end of the year…

I haven’t used this model, but I have three Sandisk Clip Plus models that still work (I “rescued” one from a clearance bin), and the earlier Clip (no microSD, this one is probably better for reference audiobooks and podcasts)…

At the other end of the audio spectrum, there are some slightly more complicated setups like these Reference set-ups from The Hans Beekhuyzen YouTube channel:

PS: yes, it’s a new experiment I’m doing on this blog, mixing in audio-talk with daily-deals 🙂

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H&A Versa Studio Headphones for $50

Adorama too has its own house-brand of a Sony V6/7506 competitor, and it is one of their daily deals expiring on 12/30/20 at 10am ET, it is the wired closed-back over-ear new condition H&A Versa Studio Headphones going for $50 with free US shipping…

They come with two cables (one straight, one coiled), a 1/4″ adapter and a one-year warranty…

Here’s a 93-second overview ad for the headphones from Adorama TV:

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Tuesday: Beyerdynamic Aventho bluetooth on-ears for $179

Jealous of yesterday’s Sennheiser entry, Beyerdynamic returns to the Tuesday 12/29/20 NewEgg daily deals with the new condition closed-back on-ear Aventho bluetooth headphone going for $179 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg proper… Up to three per customer at the sale price…

This runs on bluetooth 4.2 however, it supports apt-X HD and AAC and promised up to 30 hours battery life.

TEASER: the teaser for the Wednesday daily deals at NewEgg shows the open-back wired over-ear Amiron Home. The sale price will be revealed on Wednesday at 12:01am pacific time over there…

PS: if you are interested in reading/listening to what other people use for their headphone testing, both in terms of gear, process and music, there is a brand new 18 minute video on said topic at the “The Hans Beekuyzen Channel” on YouTube. This is more speakers and classical priority but discusses modern music as well and mentions a handful of songs/tracks used in testing. SURPRISE SPOILER ALERT: there’s some Level 42!

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