Auray under-desk headphone holder for $6

Accessorizing time! As part of their daily deals, good until Saturday 2/3/24 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) B&H Photo is offering the new condition Auray under-desk headphone holder for $6. You can buy as many as you want. The three reviews liked it.

Thursday: Eddie Trunk’s HR/HM ebook for $4

If you are a fan of heavy metal and eBooks, one of the Thursday 10/5/23 Kindle Deals du jour is the 562 page “Eddie Trunk’s Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal” going for $4. Yes, that’s the guy from Sirius XM and VH-1. As of the time for writing the book averages 4.5 out of 5 on 373 customer ratings.

Piercing treble and Grados, here we come 🙂

Auray Dual Headphone Hanger (Under Surface) for $5

Good until 9/9/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out, one of the limited-time offers at B&H Photo is their house-brand AURAY under-surface dual headphone hanger offered for just $5! Up to ten per customer. If buying more than a few, note that on the same listing they sell a 10-pack for $40, making it $4 per.

It averages 3.7 out of 5 based on 19 customer reviews and it has a couple of answered-questions.

Wedn eBook: DK Big Ideas The Classical Music Book for $2

If you are interested in classical music and you like the “DK Big Ideas” type of books, for Wednesday 9/6/23, one of the Kindle daily deals is the “The Classical Music Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)” going for $2. The ebook is eligible for “Great on Kindle” previously earned store credits, and it will also earn a $0.20 future purchase “Great on Kindle” store credit.

It is 800+ pages, it came out in December 2018, and it’s a big book, over 300MB. Given the size and style of the DK books, these are probably best read on larger tablets and laptops, and computer monitors.

As of the time of writing it averages 4.6 out of 5 on 514 customer ratings.

FFT AUDIO LIGHT for $140 [MD]

This is a bit of a fun audio accessory and it is one of the first batch of products featured in Massdrop’s new “Battlestations” community of computer and gaming accessories of sorts!

It is the FFT AUDIO LIGHT and it is offered for $140 with a mid-September 2013 shipment estimate.

If you haven’t seen this before, I won’t ruin the surprise by detailing it here. I will just YouTube-embed a short video demo of it and if you are curious, the aforementioned Massdrop link has all the details!

eBook: Living Well with Tinnitus: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural therapy for $2

This is a particularly relevant ebook in the world of headphones. It is part of a Kindle ebook sale that Amazon is currently running. The ebook is the “Living Well with Tinnitus: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural therapy” for $2 by Hashir Aazh and Brian C.J. Moore. It was published October 22 by Robinson and it is 398 pages long. As of the time of writing, it averages 4.7 out of 5 based on ten customer ratings…

Monday ebook: Debbie Harry autobiography for $3

If you like reading about musicians, the Debbie Harry autobiography, “Face It: A Memoir” is a kindle daily deal for Monday 3/6/23 for $3. This is a October 2019 by Dey Street, 366 pages and as of the time of writing a 4.4 out based on over 4000 customer ratings…

Auray COHH-2R Clamp-On Dual Headphone Holder for $13

Good until Saturday 3/4/23 at 11:59pm ET, as one of their featured deals, B&H Photo of New York is offering their house brand product, in new condition, the Auray COHH-2R Clamp-On Dual Headphone Holder for $13.

Wedn eBook: Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track for $2

It’s ebook time again! For Wednesday February 22 in 2023, one of the Amazon Kindle deals of the day is the “Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track” eBook going for $2, by Benoit Clerc, October 2022, Mitchell Beazley (the publisher, or the publizher ;-), 648 pages, averaging 4.8 out of 5 based on 141 purple rain ratings.

eBook: The Complete Classical Music Guide for $2

Good for Thursday 2/2/23, one of the Amazon Kindle ebook deals of the day is the “The Complete Classical Music Guide” by DK going for $2. This is 354 pages, published in August 2020 and averaging 4.7 out of 5 based on 166 customer ratings as of the time of writing.

You can use the “Look Inside” feature to get a better feel for the ebook and/on send a Kindle sample to your ereader or Kindle reader apps…

Monday eBook: Rock-n-Roll 65-75 for $3

Good for Monday 12/5/22, one of the Kindle daily deals, is the So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?: An In-Depth Q&A Tour of the Revolutionary Decade 1965–1975 for $3 by Peter E. Meltzer, from Skyhorse Publishing (June 2017), 442 pages, and it averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 44 customer ratings.

Saturday: Led Zeppelin – The Biography for $2

Good for Saturday 11/26/22, Amazon is offering in Kindle ebook format Led Zeppelin – The Biography by Bob Spitz for $2. It averages 4.7 out of 5 based on nearly 800 customer ratings. This is Penguin Press, November 2021, 687 pages. A few more and GRRM could have written it 😉

Monday eBook: “Mad World” (80s music) for $3

Good for Monday 11/7/22 in the pacific time zone, Amazon is offering the Kindle ebook version of “Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s” by Lori Majewski and Jonathan Bernstein for $3.

This came out in April 2014 by ABRAMS Image, it is 324 pages, and as of the time of writing it averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 363 ratings…

Sunday ebook: The Beatles: The Biography (Bob Spitz) for $3

Music e-books are all the rage (it seems) at the Kindle daily deals. For Sunday 8/28/22, in the pacific time zone, they offer the “The Beatles: The Biography” by Bob Spitz for $3. This is 965 pages long, June 2012, by Little, Brown and Company.

As of the time of writing it averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 848 customer ratings…

Thursday eBook: Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke for $3

Music ebooks return to the Kindle Daily Deals for Thursday 8/25/22, for $3 you can have the “Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke” by Peter Guralnick! It is 770 pages, Back Bay Books, December 2008.

As of the time of writing of this blog-post, it averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 248 global ratings.

Sunday: $2 eBooks (30s Jazz or Billie Holiday)

For Sunday August 21 in 2022, Amazon has over 230 eBooks featured in their deals of the day! And as fate would have it, two of the ebooks are about music. They are on sale for $2 each, ebooks for the Kindle:

+ “With Billie: A New Look at the Unforgettable Lady Day” by Julia Blackburn
+ 370 pages, October 2012, Vintage
+ 4.4 out of 5 on 79 ratings

+ “Really the Blues (New York Review Books Classics)” by by Mezz Mezzrow and Bernard Wolfe
+ 499 pages, February 2016, NYRB Classics
+ 4.8 out of 5 on 78 ratings

Direct Sound fstream X7 Bluetooth Receiver with Dual Headphone Outputs for $10

Good until Saturday 8/13/22 at 11:59pm eastern time, New York’s B&H Photo is offering the new condition “Johnny Cash: The Life (ALA Notable Books for Adults)” Kindle ebook by Robert Hilburn for $3. If you have a “Great on Kindle” store credit, it will be automatically applied towards this purchase.

This is 689 pages, October 2013, from Little Brown and Company. As of the time of writing it averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 731 customer ratings.

Thursday eBook: Songwriting for Dummies for $3

For Thursday 7/14/22, as one of the Kindle ebook deals of the day, Amazon is offering the “Songwriting for Dummies” ebook for $3. It is 380 pages and as of the time of writing it averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 223 customer ratings…

H&A Sheepskin Earpads for 7506 for $16

Accessories time until Sunday 7/10/22 at 10am eastern at the Adorama daily deals with two headphone-related accessories. One specific, one more general purpose:

+ H&A (Adorama housebrand) sheepskin leather earpads for the Sony MDR-7507/V6 for $16
+ and other compatible headphones

+ Zing Drawstring Lens Pouch Medium for $5
+ which can also be repurposed for audio gear

Thursday: Beatles biography ebook for $4

Music readings now, for 6/30/22, Amazon is offering the Kindle ebook “The Beatles: The Biography” by Bob Spitz for $4.

As of the time of writing this averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 817 customer ratings.

Wedn eBook: Nirvana (Come As You Are) for $2

And now some music e-reading! Good until Wednesday 6/8/22 at 11:59pm pacific time (ebooks don’t sell out in the modern era), Amazon is offering the Kindle e-book version of “Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana” by Michael Azzerad for $2. This has 368 pages and as of the time of writing it averages 4.7 out of 5 on 433 customer ratings. Published in 2013 under Crown.

Thur: Direct Sound fstream X7 Bluetooth Receiver with Dual Headphone Outputs for $10

On the budget-gadget front, running until 5/5/22 at 11:59pm eastern, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Direct Sound fstream X7 Bluetooth Receiver with Dual 3.5mm Headphone Outputs & Microphone for $10 with free US shipping.

Note that this is bluetooth 4.1.

This has just four customer reviews with a 3.8 out of 5 as of the time of writing. One of them is a 1-star.

Thur: “Rock Concert: An Oral History…” e-book for $2

If you like reading e-books about music, you are in luck! Good until Thursday 4/14/22 at 11:59pm pacific time, Amazon is offering the Kindle edition of “Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There” for $2.

This is by Marc Myers, 314 pages long, November 2021 by Grove Press, and as of the time of writing it averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 57 customer ratings…

Tuesday eBook: Anatomy of a Song, Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits for $2

Good until Tuesday 4/5/22 at 11:59pm pacific time, as one of the Kindle ebook deals of the day Amazon is offering the e-book “Anatomy of a Song, Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits” from the world of rock, R&B and pop for $2.

This is by Marc Myers, 282-pages long, with a November 2016 Grover Press publication date. As of the time of writing this averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 320+ customer ratings…

Sunday: fstream X7 Bluetooth Receiver with Dual Headphone Outputs & Microphone for $10

On the utilitarian front, running until 2/27/22 at 11:59pm eastern time, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Direct Sound fstream X7 Bluetooth Receiver with Dual Headphone Outputs & Microphone for $10 with free US shipping.

This allows bluetooth audio to stream out to two 3.5mm audio outs at the same time. It runs bluetooth 4.1 and promises up to 10 hours battery life. It promises no lag.

Saturday (eBook): Anatomy of a song: Oral History of 45 iconic hits for $2

IF you like e-reading about music, good until 2/19/22 at 11:59pm pacific time, as one of its Kindle daily deals, Amazon is offering the “Anatomy of a song: Oral History of 45 iconic hits” e-book for $2. This is by Marc Myers, 282 pages, Grove Press, November 2016, with a 4.6 out of 5 based on 312 global ratings as of the time of writing…

You can find the list of songs in the table of contents of the Kindle sample or when you click on the book cover when you are using a desktop/laptop view…

Friday eBook: “Come As You Are – The Story of Nirvana” for $2

Good until Friday 12/3/21 at 11:59pm PC, you can get the 368-page Kindle e-book “Come As You Are – The Story of Nirvana” for $2. As of the time of writing it averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 334 ratings…

Wedn: sale on “Music Merch for Parents”

Is Amazon telling us we have gotten old? It seems so because one of their Wednesday 10/27/21 daily deals is a sale on “Music Merch for Parents”. That’s exactly how they call it 🙂

What really this translates to is merchandise for musicians from the 60s like Pink Floyd, The Who, Rolling Stone, The Doors, Johnny Cash, and more 🙂

Overstock Audio and Other Monoprice cables

If you are a fan of Monoprice cables, as of the time of writing they are running an Overstock sale that includes their 1.5ft premium 3.5mm 22AWG male-to-male cable for $1.79 and the Onyx 6-inch 3.5mm male to two 3.5mm female for $3.14…

There’s also DisplayPort, VGA, HDMI, and a giant 25ft extension HDMI cable and a 50ft RCA cable among others…

Unfortunately these are not “magic cables” because their prices are low 🙂

DK ebook: The Classical Music Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained for $2

If you are interested in Classical Music, or want to learn all about it, for a limited time, Amazon’s Kindle ebooks are having a sale on this 664-page DK ebook, “The Classical Music Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained” for $2. You can look inside (the Amazon “Look Inside” feature) and/or get a Kindle free sample to see how it is written/presented…

A few more ebooks of this series are also on sale

I do not know when these offers expire…

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)…

3pk Dekoni Gemini Memory Foam Large ear tips for $16

And now something budget, small and utilitarian. The new condition 3pk Dekoni Gemini Memory Foam Large ear tips are on sale at Adorama for $16 with free US shipping… In the black color scheme, and washable per the listing…

For compatibility listing check the interwebs or gallery picture #4 at the Amazon listing (eg select modesl from Etymotic, Shure SE series, Weston, Klipsch, Audiofly, etc)…

Humble Bundle MAGIX Audio/Video software offer is back!

If you are a fan of the Humble Bundle way of things, they are back with their MAGIX audio and video software promotion!

If you pay $1 or more you get:
+ Music Maker Windows software
+ two in-store credits ($20 and $10) to purchase “Soundpool Collections” from the MAGIX store

If you pay $18 or more you get:
+ ACID Music Studio 11
+ Soundpool 90s Hip Hop bundle

If you pay $25 or more you get:
+ Sound Forge Audio Studio 13
+ Video PRO 11
+ Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 16

All these are Windows only software titles. And mayhaps a good way to test your shiny new Apple M1 silicon’s “Windows translation” 🙂

eBook: 344-page eBook on Music and The Brain for $2 [limited time]

If you are interested in the scientific connection between music and the brain, for a limited time, Amazon is offering the Kindle ebook version of Daniel Levitin “This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession” for $2. This is a 344-page ebook that as of the time of writing averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 700+ ratings.

I just bought it but I can’t read it fast enough for a quick review 🙂 It has been added to my “book review list”, right below the Schiit Audio story 🙂