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Wedn: Samson SR850B Semi-Open for $25

Good until 8/17/22 at 11:59pm eastern time, or earlier if sold out, B&H Photo is offering the new condition wired semi-open over-ear Samson SR850B studio headphones in the blue (actually black-n-blue) color scheme. Up to six per customer at the sale price.

Optionally there’s a couple of combined purchase discounts if you buy together (in the same shopping cart) as B&H’s house brand headphone stands (“Auray”). Look for these offers in the “Build Bundle” option over there.

The only included accessory is a 1/4″ adapter. The cable is not user-removable. Check your favorite headphoolia forums and blogs and youtubez for potential hacks.

As fate would have it, we have here, from five years ago (how time flies!!!), a text and pictures unboxing of the original black color scheme. I do not know if there any other differences between the colors or through the years…

[DEAD] Sunday: Samson SR850 + C01U PRO Microphone for $75

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Samson SR850 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $33 w/free S&H

According to a blog search here, this went as low as $25 shipped, but if you don’t want to wait for a future sale, the new condition Samson SR850 Semi-Open Over-Ears are on sale for the very specific price of $32.80 with free shipping by Amazon actual, where they average 4.5 out of 5 based on 400+ customer reviews. They picked up 132 more customer reviews since April 2017 dropped 0.1 in review average.

These are a value play headphone with a loooooong non-detachable cable. It also sells under the Superlux brand and there are probably other variations as well. We have a text and pictures unboxing of these here. They are open enough that in a quiet room you can use them as temporary computer speakers if you hang them near ear-level and increase the volume level. The only accessory included is a 1/4″ to 1/8″ adapter.

Pay $32.80 with Prime Credit Card, Get 20% Statement Credit on Samson SR850 Semi-Open Over-Ear Headphones

Another headphone participating in the Prime Credit card promotion is the new condition semi-open over-ear Samson SR 850 headphones. You pay $32.80 at checkout. If you pay with either one of the two official Prime credit cards (VISA or store card), you will receive 20% back a credit when your credit card statement closes (that’s $6.56).

This must be sold and shipped by Amazon actual!

We have here a Text and Pictures Unboxing of the headphone. This has a long ass cable (that’s a technical term!).

This is a limited time offer, expiration date unknown. The offer is running while you see it mentioned on the individual product pages. If you don’t see it mentioned, it means it expired!!!

Samson SR850 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $30 w/free S&H

Another budget over-ear headphone is on sale, it is the semi-open Samson SR850 going for $30 with free shipping at NewEgg by NewEgg actual and likely priced-match by Amazon actual (ships in 1-2 months though), where they average 4.6 out of 5 based on 299 customer reviews.

I actually have these and a review is in the works [everything is in the works here], so far I only posted a useful (?) text and pictures unboxing. For the price, it’s certainly a value play, as long as you are fine with a non-detachable looooong cable without mic/remote. They are open enough that in a quiet room you can use them as temporary computer speakers if you hang them near ear level or angle, and increase the volume level.

Samson SR850 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $25 w/free S&H

The sale for the SR950 closed model is over, but it is the turn of the semi-open Samson SR850 over-ear studio headphones to go on sale, they are going for $25 with free shipping at Adorama.com. These are going for the budget studio approach, an AKG homage of sorts.

They come in a very spartan packaging, cardboard and the headphones, no cases or other bonus items. I bought them during a previous sale for review/comparison but haven’t yet gotten around to using them. Here’s a quick shot as they wait their turn in the box:

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Samson SR850 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $25

The new condition semi-open over-ear AKG-homaging (verb) Samson SR-850 headphones are currently on sale for $25 per pair with a limit of three per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. You may have to do the “add to cart” song and dance to see the price. The shipping estimate however is “1 to 3 months”, so don’t order them if you need them delivered very quickly. Pretend it’s a Massdrop buy 😉 They average 4.5 out of 5 based on 250+ customer reviews. The usual free shipping terms apply (Prime or $49+).

Samson SR850 for $35 w/free S&H

On the budget AKG-homage studio-ish headphones front, the semi-open over-ear Samson SR850 headphones are on sale for $35 with free shipping at Adorama.com… Alternately, the closed-back Samson SR 950 (nine fifty) go for $38 by various market sellers with the order fulfilled by Amazon

Samson SR850 semi-open over-ears for $32

The Samson SR850 semi-open over-ears with their faux-AKG design (there’s also a Superlux parallel model to the Samson) are currently on sale for $32 (was $34) with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you like. Free 2-day shipping for Prime or with a $35+ order (add a splitter or an RCA cable or 1/4″ adapter or something like that if you don’t need anything else). They average 4.5 out of 5 based on 140+ customer reviews.

HOT DEAL: Samson SR850 Over-Ears for $25 w/free S&H

This offer is celebrating Adorama’s Street Fair Week. It will likely end by Saturday 6/20/15 since the Street Fair started on Sunday…

Adorama is celebrating their New York Street Fair and as part of the sale festivities, they are offering the new condition Samsung SR850 studio headphones for $25 with free shipping, with a limit of two per customer. This is a very good deal, it is half the price of one at Amazon, where these average 4.4 out of 5 based on 129 customer reviews. The Adorama sale is a limited time offer.

These have 50mm drivers with 32 ohm impedance, self-adjusting headband (don’t let the AKG lawyers see it!), open-ish design and such. No mic/remote, single entry cable.

Samson SR850 for $40

The Samson SR850 over-ears, related to Superlux, are currently on sale in new condition for $40 with free shipping per pair at Amazon by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you like. This is not part of the limited-time lightning-deals. These average 4.4 out of 5 based on 120+ customer reviews.

Samson SR850 Studio for $40

The Samson SR850 studio headphones (related to the Superluxes) are currently on sale for $40 with free shipping per pair, with no purchase quantity limits, at Amazon.com by Amazon actual. They average 4.4 out of 5 based on 110+ customer reviews and have 14 questions answered by other shoppers over there… Price updated 5/3/15…

Thursday: Samson SR-850B Semi-Open Studio for $25

Budget semi-open studio headphones that are kinda of an homage to old school AKG? That’s the Samson SR-850-B, “B” stands for the blue color scheme (still mostly black), and it is on sale for $25 as one of the daily deals at B&H Photo good until 2/1/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out.

Given the price it is not a surprise you only get a 1/4″ adapter in the box, but you also get a 2-year warranty!

And as fate would have it, almost seven years ago we posted a text and pictures unboxing of this model, but in the black color scheme.

Wedn: Samson SR-850 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $25

One of the contenders for bang for the buck over-ear headphones is currently on sale, making it even more bang for the buck! Running until Wednesday 12/15/21 at 11:59pm eastern time (or earlier if sold out), as one of their daily deals, B&H Photo of New York is offering the new condition wired semi-open over-ear Samson SR-850 headphones for $25 with free US shipping. This is in the blue color scheme. It’s not all blue, do not panic – it has just a couple of stylish-blue body parts 🙂

Optionally you can purchase it together with other house-brand headphone accessories for a combined purchase discount ($5 to $10 off the total) by clicking on the “Build a Bundle” link over there…

At B&H, it averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 75 customer reviews. You can buy up to six pairs at the sale price. It comes with a 2-year manufacturer warranty and a 1/4″ adapter. No other accessories (hey, it’s $25!)

Note that the non-removable cable is a looooong one, 2.5 meters (just over 8 feet) per the specs page over there.

And as fate would have it, we have here a text and pictures unboxing of the older all-black version on this blog-type-thing.

I haven’t seen or touched or listened to the blue version, so I don’t know if there any other differences between them.

Samson SR-80B Semi-Open Over-Ears for $25 w/FS {ends Sat PM}

Budget semi-open action at the B&H Photo daily deals and this offer runs until 4/10/21 at 11:59pm eastern or earlier if sold-out. It is the new condition semi-open wired over-ears that is the blue-black color scheme of the Samson SR-850B going for $25 with free US shipping. Only this color scheme is on sale. Up to six pairs per customer at the sale price…

This is one that can be called a studio headphone, a very basic one without modern amenities, but look at the price 🙂

As of the time of writing it averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 62 customer reviews over there, and 4.6 out of 5 based on 4100+ ratings at Amazon

And as fate would have it, we have a text and pictures unboxing of the original color scheme. The cable is not detachable…

samson sr850 coiled cable

I no longer have it, so there’s no review planned (unless I get it or borrow it again)…

Monoprice Headphone Sale includes Planars and DACs

Monoprice continues to march on with their headphone products and as such, they are having a limited-time headphone and earphone sale that features a soccer team [= eleven] products as follows:

+ Closed-Back Planar Magnetics: M565C for $175, M1060C for $270

+ Modern Retro closed over-ears for $23
+ may remind you heavily of Samson/Superlux 🙂
+ I have here a text and pictures unboxing of their semi-open cousin 🙂

+ Quintet (2 dynamic, 3 BA) wired in-ears for $50

+ two truly-wireless ($60 each) and two bluetooth over-ears ($34 and $60 each)

+ Monolith portable headphone DAC/amp with THX AAA for $270

+ Monolith balanced headphone amp for $375

+ Monolith desktop balanced DAC/amp for $450

And that’s it 🙂

Various audio offers at B&H Mega DealZone

New York’s B&H Photo has daily daily-deals. Every few months they have a big event where most of their daily deals return, but all together as a big MEGA DEAL-ZONE. So if you missed any of these offers when they were the deal of the day, this is your chance at them once again…

Among the audio/headphone products [click on the “Pro Audio” tab over there for an audio-focus or use the “Brands” filter]:

These are listed below sorted by price:

+ NuForce BE Sport3 bluetooth earphones for $10

+ Audio Technica ATH-CKR55-BT bluetooth earphones for $15

+ Sennheiser CX 2.00 earphones for $18 in iOS or Android

+ NuForce BeFREE 8 truly-wireless for $25

+ Samson SR-850B semi-open over-ears for $25
+ check our text and pictures unboxing
+ hard to argue with the price; potential deal killer the long-ass (2.5 meter) cable

+ Senal SMH-1000 closed over-ear studio headphones for $45

+ JBL Free X truly-wireless for $55

+ Audio Technica ATH-DR5-BT neckback bluetooth earphones for $100

+ Pioneer XDP-02U DAP for $150

+ Fiio X5 Mark III DAP for $180

+ Sandisk memory cards to feed the DAPs and PADs

Samson SR-350 Closed-Back for $10 [or buy 3 for $24] {ends Sat PM}

If you are looking for a budget closed-back headphone, you have until Saturday 5/16/20 at 11:59pm eastern to grab the new condition Samson SR-350 for $10 with free US shipping as one of the deals of the day at B&H Photo. This is the “Special Edition” color scheme… Or if you read up on this headphone or already own it and need them in volume, they are selling a 3-pack on the same listing for $24, that’s $8 per headphone…

It averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 16 customer reviews at B&H…

This should not be confused with the more famous Samson SR-850 headphone [see our text & pictures unboxing] which also goes by a Superlux and other names (I think)…

UPDATE: meanwhile at the Friday daily deals, there’s some headphone action elsewhere as follows:

+ at Best Buy you can get the Skullcundy Indy truly wireless [semi-long stems] for $50, and if you want to store your music on external Samsung USB-C SSDs, they have a couple of them on sale

+ at NewEgg they have the Anker Soundcore Vortex bluetooth over-ears for $35 after entering the promo code shown over there ~ while this promotion is running

Wedn: Samson SR-850B Semi-Open Over-Ears for $25

Good until 11:59pm eastern time on Wednesday February 11 in 2020 (or earlier if it happens to sellout), there’s a value deal at B&H Photo, it is the new condition Samson SR-850B semi-open over-ear studio headphones going for $25 with free US shipping. This is the blue color scheme of the model, not to be confused with the original black. There are 35 customer reviews of them both over there with a 4.5 out of 5 average. One of them is a burn-in report 🙂

As fate would have it, I had the original black version and here’s our text and pictures unboxing.

Monoprice Retro closed over-ears for $26 w/FS

If you don’t want to wait for the Samson and Superlux variants to go on sale on their own, Monoprice is here to help because their website is offering the new condition Monoprice Retro closed over-ear headphones for the very specific price of $25.69 with free US standard shipping for a limited time only.

The headphones average 4.5 out of 5 based on 160+ customer reviews at the Monoprice website. I haven’t looked for comparisons between these and the Superlux/Samson variants, so your favorite forum and search engine are your friends…

NOTE that their non-detachable cable is nearly 10 feet long (three meters)…

For the speed readers out there, this is the closed back model. Not to be confused with a semi-open variant. We have a text-and-pictures unboxing here of the semi-open model, the Samson SR-850. A closer look at the earcup shells easily distinguishes the closed from the semi-open…

And with all that, we reach the conclusion of this blog post 🙂

Monoprice Retro Closed Over-Ears for $20 w/free US S&H

If you are want a budget studio-ish headphone delivered to your door for $20, for a limited time, the Monoprice website is offering the new condition Modern Retro closed-back over-ears for $20 with free standard US shipping. Up to twenty pairs per customer at the sale price. It averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 150+ customer reviews at the Monoprice website and it has plenty of answered questions over there…

Keep in mind, despite the hype train, this is not a miracle/magic headphone. As reviewer Greg D. puts it,

“but I was hoping for a $200 sound in a $22 headphone”

If this looks familiar, it is probably because it looks like it has common ancestry with their Samson and Superlux cousins. And as fate would have it, we have a text and pictures unboxing of the Samson SR-850 which is a semi-open.

BOTE that this has a long-ass cable [yes, that’s a technical term], around 10 feet…

Wedn: Samson Podcasting Pack (w/SR-850) for $70

Good until Wednesday 10-31-2018 at 11:59pm ET, New York’s B&H Photo is offering as part of their daily deals the new condition Samson Podcasting pack for $70 with free shipping. This includes the semi-open SR-850 over-ear headphones along with the C01-U PRO USB studio condenser microphone, and a carrying case that fits both of them inside [see gallery picture #2 over there].

If on the other hand you only want the SR-850, which is a very serviceable (albeit not polished or impressive) headphone for the price, it is currently on sale for $29~ at B&H Photo and also Amazon actual

We have in-fact a text and pictures unboxing of the headphone itself ~ not the podcasting pack. It is very spartan as it befits the price 🙂

One thing to note, the cable is long but it is 3.5mm…

Samson SR-850 Semi-Open Studio Headphones for $25 w/FS

It’s back on sale again, the semi-open over-ear unapologetically non-fashion studio-looking Samson SR-850 are going for $25 with free shipping (no minimum purchase required) at Adorama.com. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed! As usual, this is a limited time sale.

If you are curious about these, we have a useful text and pictures unboxing post. They have a long-ass cable (that’s a technical term), which can be handy if you need it and annoying if you don’t. It’s nice to be tethered to a desktop computer while working but still have a few feet to move around without being worried of yanking the headphones off your head or off the headphone jack 🙂 The cable is non-detachable. There’s no mic/remote. The earpads are not the most comfy, but you can replace them, or make you own … out of socks. That’s one way to scare away other people from using your headphones 🙂

Superlux HD 681 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $20 w/free slow shipping from China

Gearbest has launched a headphone sale and among the items offered is the new condition Superlux HD681 semi-open over-ear studio headphones for $20 with free slow shipping from China. You can select faster shipping methods at checkout but they are not free.

These headphones average 4.9 out of 5 based on almost 400 customer reviews at GearBest, and 4.2 out of 5 based on almost 420 customer reviews (ha!) at amazon.com.

I haven’t touched/heard this model, but I have a useful text and pictures unboxing of its cousin, the Samson SR-850. Based on some google searching, these are not identical, so check the web and forums for more details. Superlux also has a variety of models in this line, so that’s more homework!

Superlux HD 681 Semi-Open for $28

A trio of marketplace sellers fulfilled by Amazon are price-matching each other on the new condition semi-open over-ears Superlux HD 681 headphones at exactly $28. Free shipping for Prime members or with a $35+ order. They average 4.1 out of 5 based on 400+ customer reviews, and they have a 14:1 “review intensity ratio”, a pretty good one!

These look similar to the Samson SR850 but they are not identical. Their earcup covers are different and from the looks of it the earpad material is different. I’ve only used the Samson, so I can only go by the pictures of the Superlux.

There’s plenty of talk on these headphones online as they are frequent “guests” of bang-for-the-buck lists and discussions.

[DEAD] Sunday: Monoprice version of Closed Over-Ear Superlux/Samson for $17 with free S&H

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[DEAD] CAD MH300 Studio Headphones for $30 w/free S&H

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Samson SR950 Closed-Back Over-Ears for $24 w/free S&H

The closed-back over-ear Samson SR950 studio headphones are back on sale again for $24 with free shipping at Adorama.com. This is a recurring but unpredictable sale for both these and their semi-open cousins the SR850.

I haven’t seen or touched the SR950, but I just posted a brand new text + pictures useful unboxing of their “cousins”, the semi-open Samson SR-850. The picture below is the SR-850, showing their semi-openess:

Samson SR950 Closed Over-Ears for $24 with free S&H

Not to be confused with their more famous cousins the semi-open SR850, the SR950 is a closed-back over-ear headphone, still an “homage” to the AKG studio headphones, currently offered in new condition for $24 with free shipping at Adorama.com. They average 4.3 out of 5 based on 57 customer reviews over there.

I picked up their “cousin”, the SR850 during a previous sale, they come in a cardboard box with no accessories. These too are in my “review list”. Perhaps I should publish a review list, so I can be “shamed” into making progress 🙂 Regardless, here’s the picture:

Samson SR950 closed over-ears for $24 w/free S&H

The sale is back on again, the closed-back over-ear studio-looking Samson SR950 headphones are down to $24 with free shipping at Adorama.com, in new condition. Their most famous cousins, the SR850, are the semi-open. The SR950 are closed, which goes counter to Beyerdynamic’s DT 7-8-9 openness progression 🙂

Samson SR-850 for $25, SR-950 for $30

On the budget side of semi-open studio-ish headphones, Adorama has a couple of Samson models on sale again. The semi-open SR-850 goes for $25, while the closed SR-950 goes for $30. When you click on calculate shipping, you get free shipping if you select the slowest shipping method available.

PS: I picked up the SR-850 on a previous sale, but haven’t used it yet, I have to do the unboxing post before that happens. Spoiler alert: you just get the headphones in a cardboard box, one of the reasons these headphones are priced at half-AKG prices 🙂

Samson SR950 Closed-Back Over-Ears for $30 w/free S&H

From the AKG-Homage department, the closed-back over-ear Samson SR950 (not to be confused with the semi-open SR850) are on sale again for $30 with free shipping at Adorama.com where this offer is good until 7/18/16 (or earlier if they sell out).

Samson SR-850 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $30 w/free S&H

The sale is back for this semi-open over-ear AKG-homaging (it’s a verb!) headphone, the Samson SR-850 goes for $30 with free shipping at Adorama.com with the offer good until 4/14/16.

Samson SR-850 Over-Ears for $25 (limit 3)

Superlux time again, inspired by the AKG design, the semi-open over-ear Samson SR850 are now on sale for $25 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three per customer… These average 4.6 out of 5 based on 180+ customer reviews… They are on my “review to-do list”… The usual free shipping terms apply (2-day for Prime or with a $35+ order for non-Prime members)…

UPDATE: this is also going for $25 with free shipping at Adorama’s website.

Samson SR 850 for $25 w/free shipping [SR950 for $35]

Last week we mentioned the Samson SR 950 going for $35 with free shipping (and they still do). Now the Samsung SR 850 is further discounted as well, you can get it for $25 with free shipping from Adorama as well.

This too is on my of things to review, but it will take a while to through the backlog, since I am not making any progress 🙂