Archives for May 2021

Thursday: Motorola Verve bluetooth earphones for $11

Good until Thursday 5/27/21 at 11:59pm ET [or earlier if sold out] among the current set of B&H Photo daily deals is the new condition Motorola Verve Loop 200 necklace-style bluetooth earphones going for $11…

Props to Motorola for using a product name that is close to its functionality (“loop” vs truly-wireless).

Every time I mention Beats someone unsubscribes (LOL) but what can I do, it’s part of the daily deals, infact it is the headliner of the Thursday BEst Buy dailies, the new condition Apple Dr Dre Beats Studio 3 ANC/bluetooth over-ears going for $220 with free US shipping… OR if you want to save more, as of the time of writing, the open-box link over there, below the price [on the right hand side] says open-box prices start at $136 (Satisfactory condition) or $150 (Excellent condition)…

May 27, 2021 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: BeyerD DT240 w/FOX bundle, V-Moda CF2 CODEX, Etc

Beyer Dynamic returns dynamically [sorry, I couldn’t resist] to the NewEgg daily deals for Tuesday May 25 in 2021 with the DT240 PRO closed-back wired studio headphone bundled with the FOX USB studio microphone, all together for $149 thanks to a limited time promo code…

V-Moda makes a guest appearance in the Best Buy dailies with the new condition Crossfade 2 Wireless CODEX (Rose Gold) going for $250…

And for those shopping in/from the European Onion, a Philips sale at Amazon Germany includes the good old SHP2500/10 corded TV headphones for 18.49 euro-dollars, the Rounds (earbuds with hooks) for 12.49 euro-dollars, and an unspecified on-ear for 22.49 euro dollars…

May 25, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Thursday: Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus for $100

Good until Thursday May 20 in 2021 at 11:59pm pacific time, Amazon actual is offering the new condition Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus (US version) for $100 with free US shipping. Up to two per customer. These are available in four different color options.

May 20, 2021 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: ,

Tuesday: necklace-style bluetooth earphone offers

A couple of budget necklace-style bluetooth earphone offers is the theme among the daily deals for Tuesday May 18 in 2021 as follows:

+ at the Meh deal du jour you can get a 2-pack of iFrogz Sound Hub XD2 dual-driver necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $10 total plus shipping (unless you are a paying Meh-member in which case shipping is free)…

+ almost every day there’s some kind of a headphone offer at the NewEgg dailies but most of the times it is consumer tier some kind of a bluetooth, such as today, where you can get the Anker Soundcore Spirit 2 necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $17 after using the limited time promo code shown over there

+ what I call “necklace-style” (as opposed to neckband) are bluetooth earphones whose cable is an open loop (that ends at the two earpieces) and you hear them hanging on your neck like a necklace [you can of course also wear them reverse-baseball-cap style, with the “necklace” being on your back instead of your chest]

On a contemporaneous note, Tuesday 5/18/21 is Google I/0 2021 day where there might be some audio related Google announcements. You can watch the livestream/repeat YouTube-embedded below…

Speaking of announcements, this week has developed a bit of a free “HD music” subscription upgrade with both Apple and Amazon offering “HD Music” at the same price as their standard ($10/month) music subscription. It will be interesting to see if Google “price matches” this with a Google I/O announcement. Google Play Music is of course dead, and out of its ashes came YouTube Music/Premium/whatever-they-call-it-these-days.

May 18, 2021 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: Sony WH-1000XM3 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $200

IF it’s the previous generation Sony WH-1000XM3 the one you want, it is among the 5/12/21 NewEgg daily deals offered in new condition for $200 with free US shipping. This is sold and shipped by marketplace seller RedTagCamera so it is likely an imported/grey-market item.

The year is 2021 and despite all the numerous advances in online shopping, somehow retailers haven’t yet figured out a way to easily and visibly denote items with USA warranty and those without…

May 12, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Monday: refurb Klipsch T5 truly wireless for $50

Once an Apple store and i-Fan darling, now Klipsch has fallen so low it may start picking up counter-insurgency audio fans 😉 Regardless, the factory reconditioned T5 truly-wireless is one of the Woot daily deals ending by Monday 5/10/21 at 11:59pm central time or earlier if sold out…

It comes with a 90-day Klipsch warranty and up to three pairs per customer.

May 10, 2021 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: Beyerdynamic DT-240 PRO Closed Over-Ears for $48AC

Jealous of Sennheiser being part of yesterday’s offers, Beyerdynamic claws its way in to the Wednesday 5/5/21 NewEgg daily deals with the new condition closed-back DT-240 wired over-ears going for $48 with free US shipping after using the limited time promo code shown over there. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual.

Also there part of the dailies it is the new condition Logitech G PRO X gaming headset going for $102 after the promo code shown over there… Limit two per customer…

And they have a 256GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC going for $28 after using the limited time promo code shown over there…

May 5, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: Sennheiser HD 2.30G for $25 w/FS

Sennheiser is back among the Tuesday 5/4/21 NewEgg daily deals with another consumer-tier closed-back on-ear headphone, the HD 2.30G going for $25 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg actual. Only the “G” (Galaxy/Android) is on sale and only the white color scheme. The other three options (iOS, black) remain at $35…

May 4, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Monday: Senal SMH-1200 studio headphones for $60 [or TOGETHER w/Ultrasone Panther DSD DAC/amp for $260 total]

Headphones return at the May 3 (2021) daily deals of the B&H Photo website good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out), headlined by the new condition wired closed-back over-ear SENAL SMH-1200 studio headphones offered for $60 with free US shipping. Three color options are available.

These are an alternative to the famous Sony MDR-7506/MDR-V6 duo. Their main accessories are two cables (coiled, flat) and a storage pouch. They have a 3-year limited warranty. As of the time of writing they average 4 out of 5 based on 99 customer reviews.

BUT wait, there’s more! There’s also a “Buy Together and Save” offer. If you buy the Senal headphone together with the new condition Ultrasone Panther DSD DAC/amp you get a $350 off combined purchase discount making the total $260 instead of $610. Both have to be in the cart at the same time for the discount to activate.

In addition to the SENAL offer, among the other Monday daily deals at B&H you can get the new condition Tascam DR-10L Micro Portable Audio Recorder with Lavalier Microphone for $125 with free US shipping. Despite the looks, this does NOT use cassette tapes 🙂 It records on microSD cards, up to 32GB. It is powered by a single AAA battery or via microUSB for constant usage.

May 2, 2021 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Koss KPH30i On-Ears for $20 [ends soon]

As of the time of writing, there are less than 24 hours remaining for this decidedly bang for the buck headphone at Massdrop, it is the new condition lightweight open-back Koss KPH30i on-ears going for $20 (from a regular price of $30). It is available in three different color schemes. It comes with the usual Koss limited lifetime warranty.

Orders are estimated to ship in late May 2021, and will get shipped by Massdrop itself.

You can buy as many as you want! Never too early to buy Christmas presents for December 2021 🙂

May 2, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Sunday: refurb Sony WH-1000XM3 ANC/BT Over-Ears w/1yr warranty for $200

One of the Sunday May 2 (Star Wars Day is coming!) in 2021 NewEgg daily deals is the factory reconditioned Sony WH-1000XM3 ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ears going for $200 with a 1-year Sony warranty. Up to five per customer.

The new condition M4 goes for $277 at the moment in Sony-initiated sale at various authorized dealers such as Adorama (with FREE Morphie 20,800 mAh power bank and a microfiber cleaning cloth) or Amazon or B&H Photo…

As to why one would get the M3 when the M4 is so close in price, there are always reasons, I’m sure you can find forums and blogs and videos discussing the two…

May 2, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,