Archives for July 12, 2022

Hifiman R7DX Closed Over-Ear headphones for $79

As part of its own counter-Prime-Day festivities, Massdrop is offering for a limited time the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Hifiman R7DX headphones for $79. Shipping is free with $100+ orders. Free USA returns.

Per the listing it comes with a 1-year warranty. Thankfully this is an in-stock drop, so it will ship in about two business days after purchase. No long waits!

These are dynamic drivers, not planar…

Sennheiser HD-58X Jubilee for $149, HD-6XX for $199

Setting aside the philosophical question of “when prices go up, what is really a discount then?”, we have two of the much-discussed Sennheiser affordable wired open-back over-ears on sale at Massdrop!

We start with the biggest star of them all, the the HD-6XX headphone going “down” to $199 with free US shipping with a 2-year manufacturer warranty. Per the listing this is made in Romania. Thankfully it’s an “in-stock drop” so it should be in about two business day after your purchase/payment!

Same as above on the logistics and shipping is the “deputy” the HD-58X Jubilee dropping down to $149 with free US shipping and free returns.

You could even buy them both for about the price of a Bose/Beats/Sony ANC/BT hype headphone 🙂

Optionally Massdrop offers an optional 3-year Drop warranty with Accidental Coverage for +$40 and +$30 respectively.

Beyerdynamic DT-177X GO Closed Over-Ears for $350

Amazon’s Prime Days are also a Christmas tree for most other retailers to hang their deals to, in parallel of course. Some don’t even pretend not to do so. For example, Massdrop calls their sale “Prime Time 2022” and if you are a fan of the closed-back Beyerdynamics you are in luck because they are offering the new condition wired closed-back over-ear MASSDROP X BEYERDYNAMIC DT 177X GO for $350 with free US shipping, free returns, and a 1-year warranty.

Note however that this is not an in-stock drop. It is expected to ship in mid-August 2022, that’s about one month from the time of writing of this blog-post. Patience is an audiophile virtue? 🙂

Sennheiser HD 599 SE Black Open Over-Ears for $180

The ivory version of the Sennheiser HD 599 wired open-back over-ear is on general sale for $150 at authorized dealers such as B&H Photo BUT if you prefer the black Special Edition, it is on sale as part of the Prime Days festivities for $180 at Amazon by Amazon, up to three per customer at the sale price…

Airpods PRO for $170 [Prime Days]

If you are part of the Apple ecosystem or a fan of the Airpods in general, as part of the Prime Days 2022 festivities, for Prime members only, Amazon is offering the new condition Airpods PRO truly-wireless for $170 with up to three per customer at the sale price.

These headline their Headphones Prime sales that consist of 47 options from Apple, Beats, Sony, Bose, Skullcandy, Jaybird, Marshall, JBL, Bower & Wilkens, Bang & Olufsen, Adidas, and even $10 Panasonic earphones.

Bose Prime Days offers include 45 and 700

Bose is making a guest appearance at the 2022 Amazon Prime Days with a sale on three headphone models. There’s the QC45 and 700 of the ANC/BT over-ear kind going for $229 and $269 respectively, in two color schemes each. Also in two color schemes is the truly-wireless for $179.

These offers are only good for Prime members. If you are not a Prime member, you can start a FREE 30-DAY trial and take advantage of the promotions…