Archives for June 2021

Wedn: Sony WH-1000X M3 ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears for $190

Good during Wednesday June 30 in 2021, the headliner deal of the day at the Best Buy website is the new condition closed-back over-ear Sony wH-1000X Mark III headphone going for $190 with free US shipping. This is the previous generation model.

Plenty has been written about it and it has been compared with various other competing products in the popular and populous name-brand ANC/bluetooth over-ears category…

Sunday: Verisonix I502C hybrid electrostatics for $39

Headphones return to the daily deals, this time around it is at the Meh website good until 6/27/21 at 11:59pm eastern time, it is the new condition Verisonix I502C Pro DJ Monitoring Hybrid Electrostatic going for $39 with free shipping for paying Meh members.

It is available in two color schemes. They are collapsible (folding), with 32 ohm impedance, carrying pouch, audio cable and a tiny little 90-day warranty.

I have not seen or heard them. If you are curious there is a discussion of this at the Meh forum page for this particular offer. It’s the link that says “More Product Specs” or the link (for them) on the right side of the page.

Sennheiser CX 2.00i earphones (iOS) for $15 w/FS

If you like stubby earphones with the iOS button configuration, good until Friday 6/26/21 at 11:59pm eastern, as one of the B&H Photo daily deals you can get the new condition Sennheiser CX 2.00i earphones for $15 with free US shipping…

While these are not earbuds, they are closer to earbuds than Etymotic triple-flange brain-cell-insertion IEMs 😉

Wedn: Ultrasone headphones with Manfrotto Tripod combos for $900 (two options)

And we are back to the totally unexpected headphone bundles. Good until 6/23/21 at 11:59 eastern time, B&H Photo is offering, as part of their daily deals, two bundles that consist of Ultrasone headphones and Manfrotto 504X tripods. The discount happens automatically in the shopping cart via an automated coupon…

+ Ultrasone Edition M Black Pearl Plus over-ears bundled with the Manfrotto 504X Fluid Video Head & 645 FAST Aluminum Tripod with Mid-Level Spreader, together for $900

+ Ultrasone Edition 8 EX bundled with the Manfrotto 504X Fluid Video Head & MVTTWINMC Carbon Fiber Tripod with Mid-Level Spreader, together for $900

Sennheiser HD 599 SE Open Over-Ears for $99

We continue looking at Prime Day festivities with a wired open-back over-ear headphone going for $99, the new condition Sennheiser HD 599 SE with up to three per customer.

Also on sale is one of their RF wireless models, the RF 120 Mark II overons [not sure if it’s decidedly over-ears or on-ears] going for $70.

And completing the trio is the wired CX 89S in-ears with a 1-button remote going for $20. This one has a stubby head, it’s kinda the opposite of the Etymotics 🙂

Even though these are part of the Prime Day deals, Amazon does not currently have a Prime-only restriction on them, meaning anyone can buy them.

Prime Day 2021: JBL Quantum Gaming Headsets ($25 to $140)

The Prime Day 2021 action continues with a gaming headset sale, four options are available, ranging from $25 to $140, it is the JBL Quantum line-up featuring the 100, 300, 600 and 800 models.

Finally a product line-up whose names/numbers are straightforward and easy-to-read 🙂

Bose 700 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $299

This is part of the Prime Day festivities but anyone can buy it for $299 in either color option. It is the new condition Bose 700 ANC/BT Over-Ears of the closed-back kind of course. Up to five per customer. As of the time of writing it averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 17,000+ customer ratings.

The next set of offers is of the Prime Day festivities and it is restricted to Prime members, it is this BOSE audio sale that includes the new condition closed-back SoundLink bluetooth over-ears going for $129 in two color options… This sale also includes the Resolve line of portable bluetooth speakers going for $130 and $180 each…

Prime Day 2021: big Jabra headphone sale

If you are fond of the Jabra headphones brand, there is a big (two pages of listings) sale during the Prime Day 2021 festivities. The headphones are too many for me to list here individually, here are some of them:

+ Elite Active 75t truly-wireless from $100 to $120
+ Elite Active 85t for $170
+ Elite Active 65t from $50 to $60

+ Elite 45H (45 hours promised runtime) bluetooth on-ears for $55 in various color options

+ Elite 85H (H = hours) ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $158 in various color options

+ some on-ear headsets with microphone as well

Prime Day 2021: Skullcandy truly-wireless options for $50

Prime Day 2021 is here, and we slowly but steadily start taking a look at some of the offers. These are good for Prime members only {you can start a free 30-day trial if you are not a member and grab the sales}:

+ Skullcandy Sesh EVO truly-wireless for $40 in various color options
+ as of the time of writing it averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 15,000+ customer ratings

+ Skullcandy Indy EVO truly-wireless in various color options for $50
+ as of the time of writing it averages 4.1 out of 5 based on nearly 16,000 customer ratings

+ also Ink’d Active neckband bluetooth earphones for $50

Monday: V-Moda BassFit bluetooth earphones for $50

Second day in a row with a name-brand headphone at the Best Buy dailies, good until Monday 6/21/21 at 11:59pm, they have the V-Moda BassFit necklace-style earhook-style bluetooth earphones going for $50 in two color options…

And starting at 12:01am pacific time at Amazon website the Prime Day festivities will begin. This iteration will last 48 hours, two Prime Days for the price of one 😉

Sunday: Sennheiser M2IEI Momentum In-Ears for $36 w/FS, Apple AirPods PRO for $190, Etc

It is a day of headphones at the various daily deals headlined by Sennheiser once again at the NewEgg daily deals, the new condition wired M2IEI Momentum In-Ears in the black/red color-scheme with the iOS button configuration going for $36 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg with up to five per customer. No promo codes needed for this one…

Also there, you can get a 2-pack of 32GB Samsung microSD cards for $14 with free shipping within the US…

Best Buy comes in with some headphone action at their own daily deals as follows:

+ JBL Under Armour Project Rock truly-wireless for $100

+ SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wired DTS Headphone:X v2.0 Gaming Headset for $160

And some action at the Woot dailies as well, as follows:

+ Apple AirPods Pro for $190, one per customer, 1-year Apple warranty

+ OTM Essentials Stereo USB Headset for $160

PS: don’t forget that tomorrow (Monday June 21 in 2021) is day #1 of the Prime Day 2021 sale-a-bration. I have zero advance notice of the sales, so we’ll all find out together, o/~ together for ever and ever o/~

Friday: Razer Hammerhead iOS in-ears for $20

To the NewEgg daily deals we return, good until Friday 6/17/21 at 11:59pm pacific time you can get the new condition Razer Hammerhead iOS dual-driver in-ears for $20, sold and shipped by a marketplace seller…

Meanwhile at a Samsung sale under “Electronics” at the Woot dailies they have the new condition Samsung Galaxy Buds Live truly-wireless going for $95 in two color options. Even though it’s new condition, it only gets a 90-day Woot warranty…

Last but not least, at the Best Buy dailies there is a sale of Blue Yeti headphone x microphone bundles. Blue is now owned by Logitech [purchased three years ago], that’s why you see these as a “Logitech” sale…

Wedn: JBL (14 options), Sennheiser HD 2.30 for $25, Etc

Sennheiser is back at the NewEGG daily deals for Wednesday June 16 in 2021 with another recurring offering, their wired closed-back on-ear HD 2.30 going for $25 with free US shipping. That’s right, just $25!

The Woot dailies have lots of headphone action as follows:

+ under “Electronics” there’s a big JBL sale, eight options, most of them of the LIVE and CLUB over-ear ki
nd along with three truly wireless…

+ under “Clearance” there’s a gaming headset sale, with eight options as well, six of them being JBL

BUT We ARE NOT DONE YET with the daily deals, there’s two options at the Best Buy deals du jour as follows:

+ TCL bluetooth earphones for $10 on Clearance

+ Steelseries Arctis 3 wired gaming headset for $55

Tuesday: Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO (250 ohm) for $134AC [also: 1More, Corsair]

It’s the return once again of Beyerdynamic at the NEWegg daily deals running until Tuesday 6/15/21 at 11:59pm pacific time or earlier if sold out. It is the new condition wired Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) going for the usual price of $134 after the $25 off promo code shown over there.

The headphone action continues at NewEgg with the 1More Stylish [that’s the model name, not my opinion!] truly-wireless set going for $40 after using the promo code shown over there…

Also part of the Tuesday dailies, of gamer interest at the Best Buy dailies they offer the new condition CORSAIR VIRTUOSO RGB SE Wireless 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming closed-back over-ears for $160…

Shure SRH 1840 Open Over-Ears for $400

Good until Tuesday 6/15/21 at 8am eastern, the Musician’s Friend deal of the day is the new condition wired open-back over-ear Shure SRH-1840 headphones going for $400 with free US shipping…

But that’s not all. There’s another name brand headphone at the daily deals, it is the headliner at Monday 6/14/21 the Best Buy website, the new condition closed-back Sennheiser Momentum ANC/bluetooth over-ears going for $330…

Friday: Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO (250 ohm) for $134AC

NewEgg has Beyerdynamic on the mind [and Friday too]! In their daily deals until 6/11/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, they offer once again the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO (250 ohm) going for $134 with free US shipping after using the limited time promo code shown over there. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual. Up to five per customer.

Meanwhile the teasers for the Saturday 6/12/21 daily deals over there show the Beyerdynamic Phonum bluetooth speakerphone. The teaser does not show the sale price. That will be revealed over there on Saturday at 12:01am pacific time. I will not post about this one separately. Consider yourselves warned/informed about it 🙂

Wedn: JVC U-L83R neckband bluetooth/ANC earphones for $24

Meh is back in HeadphoneLandia with their Wednesday daily deal, good until 11:59pm ET of 6/9/21, the new condition JVC U-L83R neckband bluetooth/ANC earphones going for $24. Shipping is extra unless you are a paying Meh member.

Tuesday: Beyerdynamic Lagoon Traveler ANC/bluetooth closed over-ears for $184

Back to the Newegg deals du jour we go where until Tuesday June 8 in 2021 until 11:59pm pacific time we can get the new condition Beyerdynamic Lagoon Traveler ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ears for $184 with free US shipping. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual. Up to three per customer…

The headliner of the Best Buy daily deals is the new condition Beats Solo PRO ANC/bluetooth on-ears for $200. You also get a free 4-month Apple Music trial.

And at Amazon they have a KLIM sale which includes their “Fusion Earbuds” [that’s their name, they are not earbuds – they are in-ears] going for $14…

Speaking of Apple, to go with the all the announcements at WWDC 2021, Apple Music is rolling out lossless streaming audio and Dolby Atmos spacial audio too. More via The Verge and your other favorite tech and audio websites…

Monday: Bose QC35 II ANC/BT Over-Ears for $249

Monday is here with another name-brand headphone at the NewEgg daily deals but this time it is neither Beyerdynamic nor Sennheiser. It is Bose!

It is the new condition QuietComfort 35 Mark II, an ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ear going for $249 with free US shipping, with up to five per customer at the sale price. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg proper (not marketplace sellers).

Offer ends at 11:59pm pacific time on Monday 6/7/21 or earlier if sold out…

Sat: Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO for $449AC

Good until Saturday June 5 in 2021 at 11:59pm pacific time (or earlier if sold out) is another Beyerdynamic headphone promo code offer hiding among the NewEgg daily deals, it is the new condition wired closed-back over-ear DT 1770 PRO with Tesla technology dropping to $449 after the limited-time promo code shown over there…

PS: if you miss these, fear not ~ they return every few weeks…

Wedn: Beyerdynamic DT-1990 PRO for $469AC

Beyerdynamic makes a triumphant return to the NewEgg daily deals [CORRECT LINK!], good until 6/2/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, you can get the new condition wired over-ear Beyerdynamic DT-1990 PRO headphones for $469 after using the promo code shown over there.

But that’s not all. For all you DAP and PAD and smartphone and tablet and action cam aficionados, over there you’ll find the new condition 256GB Samsung micro-SDXC EVO card for $28 with free US shipping, up to five per customer, sold and shipped by NewEgg proper…

BLANKET CORRECTION: some of the previous links to the NewEgg daily deals in previous blog-posts point to Woot. I will correct them at some point 🙂 #LAZY

V-Moda Forza Metallo bluetooth neckband earphones for $65

V-Moda makes a surprise appearance at the Musician’s Friend daily deal, this offer is good until Thursday 6/3/21 at 8am eastern time. It is the new condition V-Moda Forze Metallo neckband-style bluetooth earphones going for $65 with free US shipping…