Archives for August 2021

Monday: Panasonic TW, Anker, Sony M3

All of a sudden, the daily deals of various retailers decided to feature headphones! These offers below are for Monday August 30 in 2021:

At Woot, they have the new condition Panasonic RZ-S500W truly-wireless going for $38 with a 1-year Panasonic warranty. They must have a LOT of them because the limit is an unusually high 25 per customer. Which means after the daily deal is done, they will get recycled in the various other longer-running Woot Plus type of deals over there…

The leader of the pack at the Best Buy dailies is the new condition Sony WH-1000X M3 ANC/Bt over-ears going for $180…

Finally at Amazon, there’s a trio of Anker Soundcore Life closed-back over-ear wireless headphones going from $45 to $97~…

Meanwhile the teaser for Tuesday 8/31/21 at the NewEgg shellshockers show the return of Beyerdynamic’s over-ears, but also a 1More truly-wireless option. As usual, the prices will be revealed when the offers go live…

August 30, 2021 Filed Under: headphones, truly wireless Tagged With: , , ,

Thur: Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO Over-Ears for $459AC

Back to back Beyerdynamics at the NewEgg daily deals, this time around running until 8/26/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, you can get the new condition wired open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO for $459 after using the limited time promo code 93XRV27 shown over there… Up to three per customer… Sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, not iffy marketplace sellers…

August 26, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: Beyerdynamic Lagoon ANC/BT Over-Ears for $174

Among the NewEgg dailies, good until 8/25/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, it is the new condition Beyerdynamic Lagoon ANC/BT Over-Ears for $174 with free US shipping, up to three per customer. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual…

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

Sunday: Sony WH-1000X, Plantronics BackBeat, Bose ANC, Yamaha x Klipsch System Bundle, Etc

A couple of round-up sales among the Sunday 8/22/21 Woot daily deals include headphones. Offer runs until 11:59pm central or earlier if sold out!

The Erratic Audio sale [PRO marketing tip: don’t name a sale with a word that shared a root with “error” LOL] includes:

  • grade A refurbished Sony WH-1000X M4 ANC/BT over-ears for $180 with a 1-year 3rd-party (not Sony) warranty
  • new condition previous generation WH-1000X M3 for $200 with 1-year Sony warranty
  • grade A refurbished Sony WH-XB900N (XB = Extra Bass) ANC/BT over-ears for $100 with a 1-year 3rd-party (not Sony) warranty
  • Plantronics BackBeat Fit 6100 bluetooth over-ears for $65 with 1-year Plantronics warranty
  • Plantronics BackBeat Fit 350 earhook bluetooth earphones for $22 with 1-year warranty
  • grade A refurbished Sony WF-1000X M3 ANC/BT Alexa truly-wireless for $70 with a 1-year 3rd-party (not Sony) warranty
  • bluetooth speakers of different kinds from JBL and Sony

Then we have the Tech Favorite sale which includes the new condition BOSE QC35 II ANC/BT over-ears for $195 with a 1-year Bose warranty…

Then there’s this crazy bundle:
+ Yamaha TSR-700 7.1 Channel AV Receiver with 8K HDMI and MsicCast
+ Klipsch Reference 5.1 Channel Surround Sound System Bundle
+ together for $660
+ Klipsch items with 5-year warranty, Yamaha with 1-year

August 22, 2021 Filed Under: audio gear, headphones, truly wireless Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

H&A Closed Over-Ear studio headphones for $13

Good until Sunday 8/22/21 at 10am eastern (or earlier if sold out) Adorama is offering as part of their daily deals the new condition wired closed-back over-ear H&A studio headphones for $13 with free US shipping…

As of the time of writing, these average 4.8 out of 5 based on just eight customer reviews.

August 21, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Samsung Galaxy Buds PRO truly wireless for $127

The new condition Samsung Galaxy Buds PRO truly-wireless, in three color choices, are on sale for $127 with free US shipping at B&H Photo until Saturday 8/21/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out; however orders are not accepted during the Sabbath).

Elsewhere, running until Friday 8/20/21 at 11:59pm pacific, among the NewEgg dailies you can find the Corsair VOID ELITE SURROUND Circumaural Premium Gaming Headset with 7.1 Surround for $60 after promo code and you can score a 64GB A-Data microSDXC for $7, or less if you buy it in a combo-savings promotion shown over there…

Also at NewEgg’s they have the Anker Soundcore Life Q30 ANC/bluetooth over-ears going for $70 after promo code, and all sorts of other computer-related tech items…

We are not done yet, at the Friday 8/20/21 Best Buy dailies they offer:

+ Skullcandy Ink’d wired earphones for $7.49 on clearance

+ 512GB Samsung EVO microSDXC for $70 or 256GB for $45
+ feed the DAPs, the PADs, the phones, the tablets and the laptops!

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

Wedn: 3pk drawstring bags for $5 w/FS

This is a bit of an adventurous accessories but NewEgg is promoting house-brand-named accessories, and among their Shellshocker Dailies running until 8/18/21 at 11:59pm pacific time is a 3-pack of drawstring bags for $5 with free US shipping.

Check the specs over there to get a feel for the size to see which headphone(s) may fit inside. You can also use them for the other accessories (earpads, cleaning material, cables, etc)…

August 18, 2021 Filed Under: accessories

Thursday: Bose QuietComfort 35 II ANC/bluetooth Over-Ears for $189

Headphones return to the Meh daily deals, it is the new condition Bose QuietComfort 35 II ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ears going for $189 with free shipping for members or flat shipping for non-members. Note however that these get a 90-day Meh warranty, not the usual Bose warranty. Not sure why…

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

Tuesday: 3pk of JVC exercise BT earphones for $18 + S&H

Tuesday is a volume buy day at the Meh daily deal, it’s a 3-pack of JVC bluetooth earphones of the exercise (sweatproof) kind for $18 plus shipping [free S&H for paying Meh members – sort of like their version of Prime]…

Then at the Best Buy dailies we find the Jabra Elite Active 65t truly-wireless going for $60…

And a HEADS UP, on Wednesday, the Beyerdynamic MMX 300 (2nd generation) gaming headset will be among the NewEGG dailies. The sale price will be revealed at 12:01am pacific on Wednesday over at NewEGG’s…

August 10, 2021 Filed Under: in-ears, truly wireless Tagged With: , ,

Monday: 1More sale (26 options, including $8 Piston Fit, $50 Triple Driver IEMs)

A big 1More sale is headlining the Amazon USA Gold Box deal of the day running until Monday August 9 in 2021 at 11:59pm pacific time (or earlier if sold out).

There are 26 options participating, headlined by the new condition 1More Triple Driver IEMs going for $50 with free US shipping. As of the time of writing, this averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 9800+ customer ratings…

There’s only one over/on-ear option, the Spearhead over-ears with 3.5mm and microUSB audio ports going for $50 with free US shipping…

Of the rest, they have:

+ 14 truly wireless options

+ six neckband bluetooth earphones

+ five wired earphones, including the well-known Piston Fit earphones going for $8 with up to five per customer at the sale price. I have this one but have not done a write-up on it yet…

But that’s not all. There’s more headphones in other daily deals, starting with the Best Buy dailies:

+ AirPods with charging case (latest model) for $114

+ Sony WH-1000X M3 ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $200

+ SiriusXM Commander Touch Satellite Radio Receiver for $40 with FREE Portable Satellite Radio Install (by Best Buy’s GeekSquad AudioTech)

Last but not least, at the NewEGG dailies we find:

+ Anker Soundcore Spirit 2 bluetooth necklace-style earphones for $17 after coupon

+ AUKEY truly wireless BT 5.0 for $26

August 9, 2021 Filed Under: in-ears, truly wireless Tagged With: ,

Sunday: Bose SoundSport bluetooth earphones for $89

If Beats and Bose don’t break your audio bones (HA!) good until August 8 in 2021 at 11:59pm eastern time, you can get the new condition Bose Soundsport necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $89 with free US shipping at B&H Photo’s dailies thanks to an automatic in-cart $40 off coupon…

They have earhooks and are more of the stubby/shallow-insertion kind… But not like their older versions that did not attempt to create a seal on the ear (they have a “speaker protrusion” into the ear; they are useful like that in some situations).

UPDATE: among the Sunday Best Buy dailies they have the new conditino AUsounds AU Flex planar ANC earphone going for $100 with free US shipping…

Then we have at the Woot dailies the Airpods PRO truly-wireless earphones for $190 with flat shipping [free for Prime members]…

August 7, 2021 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Saturday: Random Audio Sale with headphones includes JVC HA-RX330 Closed Over-Ears for $5

Portable Audio killed the Radio Star? It’s not a song but a music-gear meta-essay waiting to be written? Well, may be it has already been written. Regardless, I’m not going to be the one writing it 🙂

But we have lots of portable audio offers in the Woot Random Audio sale running until Saturday 8/7/21 at 11:59pm central {or earlier if sold out}:

A total of 25 products are participating in the sale including headphones and earphones, mostly of the “mass market” kind…

NOTE: there are too many items to check individually, some are new condition, some refurbished; I am not checking – check at the individual Woot product page for any item(s) you might be interested in…

  • Sony WH-710N ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $75 (we have a text and pictures unboxing of the previous generation model here)
  • Beats Solo PRO ANC/bluetooth on-ears for $145
  • Skullcandy Venue ANC/bluetooth over-ears (Grade A) for $70
  • Panasonic Retro Wireless ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $50 (we have a text-n-pictures unboxing of a previous similar model (without ANC))
  • four JBL wireless/ANC type of over-ears
  • Skullcandy Crusher bluetooth over-ears for $70
  • and yes, one wired closed over-ear headphone, the JVC HA-RX330 for $5 (up to ten per customer; 90-day Woot warranty)

There’s also a bundle of sorts, the AmazonBasics Gaming Headset with a separate PC desktop mixer, together for $23, up to two per customer, in new condition with a 1-year AmazonBasics warranty to boot. The price is right for accessory cannibalization? (includes one audio and one USB cable) 🙂

Also included in the random audio sale are eight name-brand truly-wireless earphones as follows:

  • two Sony, including the WF-1000X M3 for $70 (Grade A)
  • three “Grade A” from Samsung including the Buds Plus for $45, the Buds LIVE for $65, and the Buds PRO for $100
  • three JBL Tune as well

Then we have two necklace style bluetooth earphone options (Philips ActionFits ($17 to $26) and HyperX Cloud Buds for $32).

Finally, they have four JBL bluetooth speakers of the small to smaller size…

August 6, 2021 Filed Under: audio gear, headphones, in-ears, truly wireless Tagged With: , , , , ,

Friday: Beyerdynamic DT 880 PRO (250 ohm) for $184AC, Etc

Beyerdynamic strikes again at the NeWegg dailies, running until 8/6/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, you can get the new condition wired semi-open over-ear DT 880 PRO (250 ohm) for $184 after the limited time promo code shown over there…

The other dailies include an AUKEY EP-T31 truly-wireless bluetooth 5 set for $20, a 64GB TeamGroup microSDXC for $6.50 (further savings through an optional combined-savings-discount offer), a Denon AVR-X6700H 11.2 8K AV receiver for $2600 but you get a promotional $600 gift card with it, and more…

August 6, 2021 Filed Under: audio gear, headphones, truly wireless Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: Sennheiser MoFree SE, refurb Airpods 2, Cystereo, JBL, Etc

Everybody loves Raymond Headphones in the Tuesday August 3 (2021) daily deals!

We start at the NewEGG dailies where they have the new condition Sennheiser Momentum FREE, Special Edition, a necklace-style bluetooth earphone going for $50 with free US shipping. Up to five per customer. Sold and shipped by NewEgg proper…

Next up at the Woot daily deals they have two offers:

+ Grade A refurbished Apple Airpods 2 with wired charging case and 90-day Woot warranty for $100; up to two per customer; model MVN2AM/A

+ Cystereo truly wireless earphones (BT 5), two options, $20 or $25

A world of daily deals without JBL is not possible! Case in point, at the Best Buy daily deals they have the JBL “Under Armo(u)r” Project Rock truly-wireless going for $90…

And at Amazon Germany they have a JBL and more headphone sale, prices ranging from 24 to 185 euro…

August 3, 2021 Filed Under: in-ears, truly wireless Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Tascam TH-200X Closed Over-Ears for $30 w/FS

Headphones return to the Musician’s FRiend daily deal, running until Tuesday at 8am ET (or earlier if sold out). It is the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Tascam TH-200X going for $30 with free US shipping…

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