Archives for February 2021

Sunday Part II: JBL 500BT, Jabra, Sony XB, Etc

February 2021 is saying goodbye with even more headphone deals of the day. These are good until 11:59pm of each retailer’s local time…

We start with a couple of offers at the NewEgg daily deals as follows:

+ Jabra Elite 25 neckband bluetooth earphones for $25

+ refurbished Sony “Extra Bass” XB-650-BT (bluetooth closed-back) for $45

Then we head on over to the Woot website where we find the reconditioned JBL LIVE 500BT bluetooth closed over-ears for $40 with a 1-year JBL warranty…

Last but not least we head on over to the Best Buy dailies where we find the new condition Plantronics BackBeat Fit 350 necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $40…

Sunday: Google Pixel Buds (1st G) for $49 w/FS

Headphones return to the B&H Photo daily deals, this set is good until Sunday 2/28/21 at 11:59pm eastern time (or earlier if sold out). The offering is the new condition “Just Black” Google Pixel Buds (first generation) going for $49 with free US shipping…

This is a necklace-style bluetooth earphone with bluetooth 5.0 and USB-C charging…

As of the time of writing, over there, it averages 4 out of 5 based on 15 customer reviews with a 3:1 review intensity ratio (5-stars vs 1-stars)…

PS: while there, they also have 16GB Sandisk micro-SD cards for $4 each, or slightly less if you buy them in multi-packs… Your prehistoric Sandisk Clip Plus will thank you 😉

Saturday: JLab, Sony, Sandisk, Jabra, Etc

Sony leads the budget headphone action at the Saturday February 27 (2021) daily deals at the NewEgg website [CORRECTED; this offer was at NewEgg, not BestBuy!] with their C400 neckband bluetooth earphones going for $23 with free US shipping…

Also there they have yet another refurbished Jabra truly-wireless, this time it is the Elite Active 75t going for $130 and you also get a $10 promotional gift card…

And if you want to feed your DAPs and PADs and such, there’s a 512GB Sandisk microSDXC card going for $60 with free US shipping after entering the limited time promotion shown over there…

Truly wireless is also the name of the game at the Best Buy dailies for Saturday with the JLab Air Icon truly-wireless going for $28… The day also has Aluratek headsets and a video conferencing AVerMedia kit….

Friday: Sennheiser HD 2.30 On-Ears for $25 w/FS [and more]

Sennheiser is back at the Newegg daily deals for Friday 2/26/21 at 11:59pm pacific time with the new condition HD 2.30G closed-back on-ears going for $25 with free US shipping…

Also there they have the refurbished Jabra Elite Active 65t truly-wireless going for $39 with free US shipping…

Also coming back to the Newegg daily deals but with a slightly lower price is the refurbished Sony CH-700N ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ears. It is currently on-offer for $44 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by marketplace seller “VIP Outlet”… We have a text and pictures unboxing of this right here…

UPDATE: good until Saturday at 8am eastern time (or earlier if sold out) with the new condition closed-back over-ear Tascam TH-200X is on sale for $30 with free US shipping as the current Musician’s Friend daily deal

Wedn: Anker Soundcore Spirit Pro BT earphones for $15 AC

Promo code price-shaving action during the Wednesday February 24 in 2021 Newegg daily deals. Enter promo code 93XQK95 over there and you can get the new condition JBL Tune 115-TWS truly-wireless for $30 instead of $70. With free shipping…

Also there you can get the Anker Soundcore Spirit PRO necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $14 after entering promo code 93XQJ88 in their shopping cart…

Monday Bluetooth Earphones: Sennheiser, B&O, Yamaha

A trio of bluetooth earphones are participating in the Monday 2/22/21 at the Woot Audio sale. In addition to the two soundbars, outdoor rock speakers and bluetooth speaker, they have three bluetooth earphones:

+ Sennheiser IE-80S BT neckband style bluetooth earphones for $130
+ with 2-year Sennheiser warranty

+ Yamaha TW-E3A truly wireless for $70

+ Bang & Olufsen Beoplay E8 2.0 Motion truly-wireless for $140

Monday: Cleer Flow ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears for $50 w/FS

Monday February 22 in 2021 is here, and one of the options in the B&H Photo daily deals is a headphone! It is the new condition closed-back over-ear Cleer Flow ANC/Bluetooth headphones for $50 with free US shipping. It is available in two color options.

It comes with a carrying case, audio cable, extra rings. Note that this is microUSB charging, not USB-C. It runs Bluetooth 4.2 and has NFC. Over there, as of the time of writing, it is averaging 4.5 out of 5 based on seven customer reviews.

I recently picked up a variant of this (the “DJ”) but have yet to open it… The clearance price was low enough to be lower than the price of the included accessories alone (case, cables, etc)…

Saturday: VModa Crossfade 2 CODEX bluetooth over-ears for $200

Best Buy strikes again with their Saturday 2/20/21 Deals of the Day where we find the new condition V-Moda Crossfade Wireless 2, the CODEX editions, going for $200 with free US shipping or free store pickup… All three colors are participating in the sale….

The Matte White version is also on sale for $200 by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price…

Meanwhile at the Newegg dailies we find the CORSAIR Virtuoso RGB SE wireless gaming headset for $193 after using the promo code shown over there…

Friday: Plantronics Backbeat 500 bluetooth on-ears for $22 w/FS

Friday too brings us headphone daily deals at the NewEgg website including:

+ Plantronics Backbeat 500 Closed On-Ear Bluetooths for $22 with free shipping

+ MSI Immerse GH30 V2 Circumaural Headset with further savings after the promo code shown over there

+ refurbished Sony HTS200F 2.1 Channel Sound Bar with Built-in Subwoofer and Bluetooth for $60

Thursday: Beyerdynamic Xelenton bluetooth in-ears for $550

The headphone party continues at the Newegg deals of the day as Thursday February 18 in 2021 brings these options:

+ Beyerdynamic Xelento bluetooth in-ears for $550

+ Oculus Rift S PC-powered VR gaming headset for $300 with a $15 promotional gift card

+ feed the DAPs and PADs: 256GB Team microSDXC for $24

+ Dell XPS Special Edition Entertainment desktop PC for $1299

Meanwhile the teasers over there for Friday show an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset, a Plantronics 500 bluetooth on-ears and the MSI GH30 V2 over-ear gaming headset. The prices of these will be revealed on Friday at 12:01am pacific time…

Wedn: refurbished Audio Technica ATH-WS660 bluetooth over-ears for $60

Three times a headphone lady are the Newegg daily deals good until Wednesday 2/17/21 at 11:59pm pacific time as follows:

+ refurbished Audio-Technica ATH-WS660-BT-GBL-RB bluetooth closed-back over-ears for $60
+ sold and shipped by DealParade thru the NewEgg website

+ Jabra Move bluetooth closed-back on-ears for $27
+ sold and shipped by the Jabra Online store upon NewEgg’s

+ Anker Soundcore Spirit X (2019) necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $20 after promo code 93XQH95
+ sold and shipped by the Anker store upon NewEgg’s

Then at the Best Buy daily deals they have the Geek Squad refurbishe Samsung Galaxy Buds+ truly-wireless for $50…

And at the B&H Photo deals of the day they have the AUsounds AU Stream truly wireless for $40, or you can get a 2-pack of them for $75…

Sunday: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) for $139 AC

Beyerdynamic is back in the Newegg daily deals, good until Sunday 12/14/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, or earlier if sold out. It is the new condition closed-back wired over-ear DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) for $139 with free US shipping after using promo code 93XQJ24 over there…

Elsewhere in the Sunday daily deals, at Best Buy’s dailies they have the Jabra Elite 65t truly-wireless for $50, while the headliner is the refurbished Corsair Virtuoso RGB SE Wireless 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming over-ears for $130…

Saturday: Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO for $479 AC

As teased yesterday, the Saturday February 13 in 2021 daily deals at the NewEGG webSITE include the new condition wired open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO with Tesla technology going for $479 with free US shipping after entering promo code 93XQH86 over there. Up to two pairs per customer. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg proper…

Speaking of NewEgg, their teasers for Sunday mentioned the Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (250 ohm). The sale price will be revealed over there on Sunday 2/14/21 at 12:01am pacific time…

In other daily deal action, the leader of the pack at Amazon USA for Saturday 2/13/21 is the new condition Yamaha RX-V685 7.2-Channel AV Receiver with MusicCast offered for $430 with free US shipping. Up to three per customer at the sale price. Sold and shipped by Amazon proper…

Friday: refurbished Audio Technica ATH-SR30 Bluetooth Over-Ears for $40 w/FS

Another headphone has shown up in the Friday 2/12/21 NewEgg daily deals it is the refurbished closed-back over-ear Audio Technica ATH-SR30-BT-BK-RB, a bluetooth headphone in the black color scheme, going for $40 with free US shipping, up to three per customer. This is sold and shipped by marketplace seller “Deal Parade”, not by NewEgg…

Meanwhile the teasers for the Saturday daily deals include the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO open-back over-ear wired Tesla headphones. The sale price will be revealed on Saturday in the pacific time zone…

Friday: Klipsch audio sale includes refurb R6i IIR in-ears for $17

One of the Friday 2/12/21 daily deals at Woot, good until 11:59pm central time (or earlier if sold out) is a Klipsch and Jamo sale featuring 14 audio products. Many (but not all of them) are factory reconditioned with a 90-day Klipsch warranty. Check each individual listing for details…

One of them is an earphone, the refurbished R6i II R in-ears going for $16, in the black color scheme, with up to three per customer.

The rest of the audio products are speakers of different kind, in-wall speakers, ceiling cat speakers, soundbars, subwoofers, some wireless, and on and on…

UPDATE and PSA: on February 24 of this year (2021 for those reading in the past or the future), Google will delete all your Google Play Music data. You can download and/or transfer them before then. More details here

Friday: Senheiser M2Ei Momentum In-Ears for $36 w/FS

Once upon a time their price was “glued” at $100 but time and the competitive pressure of the market has brought the Sennheiser Momentum in-ears down, and now, as part of the Friday 2/12/21 daily deals in the pacific time zone, NewEgg is offering the new condition Senheiser M2Ei Momentum In-Ears for $36 with free US shipping…

PS: the sale price will go live at 12:01am pacific time on Friday…

PS2: only the iOS (the “i” in the model name) buttons version is on sale… You can use the earphones for audio playback with any 3.5mm device, it’s just that you’ll get full functionality of the buttons with iOS devices. Non-iOS devices, YMMV on button usage…

Sennheiser HD 820 arrives at Massdrop!

Massdrop fans, we have Sennheiser-y news for you! The Sennheiser closed-back flagship, the HD 820 is now available for purchase at the Massdrop website. This is the standard version, it is not a “Massdrop x Sennheiser” co-production.

The price right now is $2000, which is also the price at reputable online dealers such as B&H Photo. The prices at Amazon’s start at $1850 BUT look who’s offering them at $1850. Do you know these retailers? Are they authorized Sennheiser dealers? (SPOILER ALERT: they are not!)

PS: to clarify something in case it’s confusing for those not living and breathing on Amazon. If a product is shipped by Amazon (“fulfilled by Amazon”) but sold by a 3rd-party/marketplace seller, the warranty status of the product is determined by the authorized dealer status of the 3rd-party/marketplace seller. Just because it is shipped by Amazon, there’s no automatic transubstantiation of the warranty status!

Doorbuster: Monoprice BT-210 Bluetooth Lightweight On-Ears for $10 w/FS [Currently OOS]

The Monoprice website has launched a doorbuster deal, which, as of the time of writing is out of stock and cannot be ordered, but I’m mentioning it for reference/historical purposes and in case anyone is interested in it and wants to track/babysit it… One per customer…

For $10 with free standard US shipping they offer(ed) the new condition closed-back bluetooth lightweight on-ears Monoprice BT-210, PID 34705. It averages 3.7 out of 5 based on 23 customer reviews… It has 31 answers on 13 questions…

Per the specs these are bluetooth 4.0, with only the basic protocols, (no AAC, no apt-X, no LDAC)…

Wedn: Samsung Galaxy Buds PRO drop to $170

We have the first discount of the new Galaxy Hype, the new condition Galaxy Buds PRO, in three color options, are on sale for $170 at the Woot website, one of their daily deals until Wednesday 2/10/21 at 11:59pm central time (or earlier if sold out)…

In other daily deal action, at the Best Buy dailies they have:

+ Skullcandy Method bluetooth necklace-style earphones for $30

+ feed the DAPs: 256GB SanDisk ExTreMe PlUs micro-SDXC for $58

+ wireless mini projector for $100

EU: Sennheiser HD 560S drops to 161 euro

While the Sennheiser HD 560 S open over-ears remains hard to find in the USA, in Europe, we have the first sizable discount, as of the time of writing it is down to 161 euro at Amazon Germany sold and shipped by Amazon Germany actual…

NOTE however that prices at Amazon Germany tend to fluctuate and oscillate between price-points, so the price you see over there may vary depending on which time of the day you check over there…

… BUT as of the time of writing the shipping estimate is “Usually dispatched within 1 to 2 months.”… These Amazon estimates are rather nebulous, sometimes they get to you faster, sometimes not. In general, Amazon tries not to over-promise a fast delivery to prevent disappointments and such…

As to whether one should get the HD560S or HD6XX or HD600 or Jubilee or something else from another manufacturer, well, the internet and the audiophoolia forums are full of opinions 🙂

And as they say about opinions… they are like onions, they may make you cry 😉

3pk Dekoni Gemini Memory Foam Large ear tips for $16

And now something budget, small and utilitarian. The new condition 3pk Dekoni Gemini Memory Foam Large ear tips are on sale at Adorama for $16 with free US shipping… In the black color scheme, and washable per the listing…

For compatibility listing check the interwebs or gallery picture #4 at the Amazon listing (eg select modesl from Etymotic, Shure SE series, Weston, Klipsch, Audiofly, etc)…

Tin Hifi P1 In-Ears: $159 NEW or 98e USED

We have a trans-atlantic deal-post here on the Tin Hifi P1 flagship in-ears!

In new condition, at Amazon USA, there’s a limited time $10 off clip-on coupon that brings the price down to $159 with free US shipping… This is sold by “Linsoul Audio” with the order fulfilled by Amazon (free 2-day Prime shippings)…

In USED condition, we fly to Amazon Germany where as of the time of writing there is one unit left in “USED – Like New” condition for 98 euro…

Sony WH-1000XM4 with Morphie 20,800mAh Powerbank for $278

The launch of the over-ear Apple Airpods at $550 has an unintended benefit for the other manufacturers in the $300ish range of the consumer-popular ANC/bluetooth over-ear combos. They are now about half the price of the Apple product, making their price (that once may have looked high) look more reasonable!

And if among those competitors it is the Sony WH-X1000 M4 the one you want, it is currently on offer at Adorama’s website for $278 with free US shipping in either the black or the silver color scheme with two FREEBIES included automatically by Adorama:

+ Morphie 20,800 mAh powerbank, not a toy powerbank!
+ currently goes for $40 at Adorama’s

+ microfiber cleaning cloth (the more gadgets you have, the more of these are useful?)

Speaking of Adorama, check their on-going Audio sale which includes a number of headphones, some of which we already mentioned below…

Anker Soundcore Vortex Bluetooth Over-Ears for $26 w/FS

This is a limited time offer but not a daily deal. From the department of utilitarian closed-back over-ear bluetooths with wired 3.5mm audio input as well the Anker official store through the NewEgg website is offering the new condition Vortex Wireless for $26 with free US shipping. This is shipped by the Anker store, not by NewEgg…

This promises up to 20 hours of bluetooth playback, and comes with an 18-month warranty. It is however charging via micro-USB and runs Bluetooth 4.1 but then again, it’s only $26 🙂 A travel case is included which, considering the price, may be worth the price of admission on its own (you also get a 3.5mm and microUSB cables).

And for those studying for the Headphones SAT and Achievement tests, the full model name of this is A3031011b 🙂

H&A Versa Studio Headphones for $50 w/FS

Good until Friday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) Adorama is offering the new condition closed-back over-ear H&A Versa studio headphones for $50 with free US shipping…

Think along the lines of a Sony V6/7506 type of a competitor with a 1-year warranty, two cables (one straight, one coiled) and a 1/4″ adapter… They fold inwards…

Hifiman HE-560 V4 Planar Over-Ears for $269

More action at Adorama, as part of their limited time audio sales they are offering the new condition Hifiman HE-560 V4 Planar Over-Ears for $269 with free US shipping and handling…

Check with your favorite audiophile-audiophool websites and forums and YouTubes to sort out the various Hifiman options and versions and issues. It’s at least one full-time job 🙂

For more deals, check Adorama’s 240+ audio products on sale including headphones and their accessories… I will be going through these and posting more deals, but I can’t go through them all on the spot – I wish I was a 16-core AI bot ~ instead I’m a birdbrain with a Celeron brain-CPU 🙂

Etymotic ER2SE In-Ears (Dynamic Studio) for $55

For a limited time, Adorama is offering the new condition Etymotic ER2SE in-ears (dynamic studio edition) with their characteristic triple-flange for $55 with free US shipping. Limited time offer only!

Speaking of which, Adorama currently has 240+ audio products on sale including a number of headphones and assorted-related accessories…

Thursday: BeyerD Amiron Home, refurb Audio Technicas, Etc

The Thursday February 4 in 2021 daily deals have gone headphone-crazy!

We start at the NewEgg daily deals where we have multiple options:

+ refurbished Sony XB-650-BT “Extra Bass” bluetooth overons for $25

+ Save the FLACs: 10TB WD Elements USB 3.0 desktop HDD for $160 after coupon

+ and the star of the day, the new condition open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic Amiron Home with Tesla technology going for $369 after promo code 93XQF89 entered in the shopping cart
+ sold and shipped by NewEgg itself

Next up we visit the Best Buy dailies where Skullcandy has their Indy Evo truly-wireless on offer for $40…

Last but not least, Woot has another Random Audio sale among their Thursday daily deals with a total of 20 options including:

+ five reburbished Audio Technicas from the ATH series including models from “Solid Bass” (WS-660-BT-BRD for $62) and “Sonic Fuel” and QuietPoint

+ JVC LIVE 650-BT-NC ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $120

+ B&O BeoPlay E8 truly-wireless for $70

+ Klipsch Reference speaker wireless options

+ AmazonBasics 80W bookshelf pair of speakers for $50

+ A/V components from Pioneer, Klipsch, Vizio

+ bluetooth speakers and “suitcase turntable” too

Audeze iSine 10 Planar Earphones for $119 (B-Stock)

If you don’t mind buying “beef stock” (okay, B-Stock) headphones, for a limited time, Adorama is offering in B-Stock the Audeze iSine 10 planar earphones for $119 with free US shipping…

I’ll leave it to the forums to debate the minutia of categorizing these. Clip-Ons? In-Ears? Or just use the umbrella term Earphones like I just did? 🙂

KZ ZST PRO In-Ears w/mic-remote for $12

As of the time of writing Amazon USA has over 8900 overstock new condition items listed at their Outlet store. You can check by categories. Yes, there is a headphones category…

And among them you can find a name-brand Chi-Fi option 🙂 It’s the new condition KZ ZST PRO in-ears in the purple color scheme going for $12. This is the mic/remote option with one dynamic and one balanced armature, on sale only in the purple color scheme.

This is sold by the KZ Amazon shop, with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get it with free 2-day shipping. Non-members have to reach the $25+ total for free shipping…

You can buy as many as you want. This is not a daily deal…