Tuesday: Ultrasone 820 Performance Closed Over-Ears for $100

Headphones are back at the B&H Photo daily deals and this is a brand that generate some mixed signals discussion in the audiophile/audiophool forums…

Good until Tuesday at 11:59pm ET (this being March in 2021, aka COVID Year 2) you can get in two color options the new condition Ultrasone Performance Series 820 headphones of the wired closed-back over-ear kind with “S Logic Plus” technology going for $100 with free US shipping AFTER a $100 off in-cart coupon. The coupon discount appears by adding the item to your shopping cart.

Now shipping ($30): Koss KPH30i in the Clear color scheme

All aboard the new Koss Hype Train! The “Clear” color scheme of the KPH30i open-back lightweight headphones is now in-stock and ready to ship for its standard price of $30 by the Koss Amazon store. This is sold and shipped by the Koss store. It is not fulfilled by Amazon…

I have yet to see or hear this, so I can’t comment on it yet…

Saturday: Koss PRO3AAT Closed Over-Ears for $20

Headphones return at the NewEgg dailies, this lot good until Saturday March 6 in 2021 at 11:59pm pacific time with a twice-trending company. Not only is Koss in the headlines because of the penny-stock craze, but their KPH30i is on the audiophile hype train!

But the one on sale at NewEgg’s dailies is not the KHP30i, but the new condition closed-back wired over-ear Koss PRO 3 AAT going for $20. Note that this is sold and shipped by a 3rd-party seller through the NewEgg Marketplace, not by NewEgg itself.

AKG N700NC M2 ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears for $95

Prime members are getting this offer as a member-exclusive at another Amazon property, at Amazon. It is the new condition AKG N700NC M2 ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears going for $95 with free shipping (since only Prime members can buy it). It comes with a 1-year AKG warranty. Up to three per customer… Offer ends in about a month (or earlier if sold out)…

Monday: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) for $139AC

Beyerdynamic is back leading the charge in the Monday March 1st (2021) NewEgg deals of the day as follows:

+ Beyerdynamic closed-back wired over-ear DT 770 (250 ohm) for $139 after the $20 off promo code shown over there

+ Avegant Glyph AG101 VR Headset Power 3D Mobile Theater for $89
+ International Version

+ Anker Soundcore Liberty Air truly-wireless for $25 after a $40 off promo code shown over there

Meanwhile among the Monday Woot daily deals you can get the new condition Apple AirPods PRO truly-wireless for $190 with free shipping for Prime members. One per customer. It comes with a 1-year Apple warranty…

Friday: Sennheiser HD 2.30 On-Ears for $25 w/FS [and more]

Sennheiser is back at the Newegg daily deals for Friday 2/26/21 at 11:59pm pacific time with the new condition HD 2.30G closed-back on-ears going for $25 with free US shipping…

Also there they have the refurbished Jabra Elite Active 65t truly-wireless going for $39 with free US shipping…

Also coming back to the Newegg daily deals but with a slightly lower price is the refurbished Sony CH-700N ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ears. It is currently on-offer for $44 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by marketplace seller “VIP Outlet”… We have a text and pictures unboxing of this right here…

UPDATE: good until Saturday at 8am eastern time (or earlier if sold out) with the new condition closed-back over-ear Tascam TH-200X is on sale for $30 with free US shipping as the current Musician’s Friend daily deal

Monday: Cleer Flow ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears for $50 w/FS

Monday February 22 in 2021 is here, and one of the options in the B&H Photo daily deals is a headphone! It is the new condition closed-back over-ear Cleer Flow ANC/Bluetooth headphones for $50 with free US shipping. It is available in two color options.

It comes with a carrying case, audio cable, extra rings. Note that this is microUSB charging, not USB-C. It runs Bluetooth 4.2 and has NFC. Over there, as of the time of writing, it is averaging 4.5 out of 5 based on seven customer reviews.

I recently picked up a variant of this (the “DJ”) but have yet to open it… The clearance price was low enough to be lower than the price of the included accessories alone (case, cables, etc)…

Saturday: VModa Crossfade 2 CODEX bluetooth over-ears for $200

Best Buy strikes again with their Saturday 2/20/21 Deals of the Day where we find the new condition V-Moda Crossfade Wireless 2, the CODEX editions, going for $200 with free US shipping or free store pickup… All three colors are participating in the sale….

The Matte White version is also on sale for $200 by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price…

Meanwhile at the Newegg dailies we find the CORSAIR Virtuoso RGB SE wireless gaming headset for $193 after using the promo code shown over there…

Friday: Plantronics Backbeat 500 bluetooth on-ears for $22 w/FS

Friday too brings us headphone daily deals at the NewEgg website including:

+ Plantronics Backbeat 500 Closed On-Ear Bluetooths for $22 with free shipping

+ MSI Immerse GH30 V2 Circumaural Headset with further savings after the promo code shown over there

+ refurbished Sony HTS200F 2.1 Channel Sound Bar with Built-in Subwoofer and Bluetooth for $60

Wedn: refurbished Audio Technica ATH-WS660 bluetooth over-ears for $60

Three times a headphone lady are the Newegg daily deals good until Wednesday 2/17/21 at 11:59pm pacific time as follows:

+ refurbished Audio-Technica ATH-WS660-BT-GBL-RB bluetooth closed-back over-ears for $60
+ sold and shipped by DealParade thru the NewEgg website

+ Jabra Move bluetooth closed-back on-ears for $27
+ sold and shipped by the Jabra Online store upon NewEgg’s

+ Anker Soundcore Spirit X (2019) necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $20 after promo code 93XQH95
+ sold and shipped by the Anker store upon NewEgg’s

Then at the Best Buy daily deals they have the Geek Squad refurbishe Samsung Galaxy Buds+ truly-wireless for $50…

And at the B&H Photo deals of the day they have the AUsounds AU Stream truly wireless for $40, or you can get a 2-pack of them for $75…

Sunday: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) for $139 AC

Beyerdynamic is back in the Newegg daily deals, good until Sunday 12/14/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, or earlier if sold out. It is the new condition closed-back wired over-ear DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) for $139 with free US shipping after using promo code 93XQJ24 over there…

Elsewhere in the Sunday daily deals, at Best Buy’s dailies they have the Jabra Elite 65t truly-wireless for $50, while the headliner is the refurbished Corsair Virtuoso RGB SE Wireless 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming over-ears for $130…

Friday: refurbished Audio Technica ATH-SR30 Bluetooth Over-Ears for $40 w/FS

Another headphone has shown up in the Friday 2/12/21 NewEgg daily deals it is the refurbished closed-back over-ear Audio Technica ATH-SR30-BT-BK-RB, a bluetooth headphone in the black color scheme, going for $40 with free US shipping, up to three per customer. This is sold and shipped by marketplace seller “Deal Parade”, not by NewEgg…

Meanwhile the teasers for the Saturday daily deals include the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO open-back over-ear wired Tesla headphones. The sale price will be revealed on Saturday in the pacific time zone…

Sennheiser HD 820 arrives at Massdrop!

Massdrop fans, we have Sennheiser-y news for you! The Sennheiser closed-back flagship, the HD 820 is now available for purchase at the Massdrop website. This is the standard version, it is not a “Massdrop x Sennheiser” co-production.

The price right now is $2000, which is also the price at reputable online dealers such as B&H Photo. The prices at Amazon’s start at $1850 BUT look who’s offering them at $1850. Do you know these retailers? Are they authorized Sennheiser dealers? (SPOILER ALERT: they are not!)

PS: to clarify something in case it’s confusing for those not living and breathing on Amazon. If a product is shipped by Amazon (“fulfilled by Amazon”) but sold by a 3rd-party/marketplace seller, the warranty status of the product is determined by the authorized dealer status of the 3rd-party/marketplace seller. Just because it is shipped by Amazon, there’s no automatic transubstantiation of the warranty status!

Doorbuster: Monoprice BT-210 Bluetooth Lightweight On-Ears for $10 w/FS [Currently OOS]

The Monoprice website has launched a doorbuster deal, which, as of the time of writing is out of stock and cannot be ordered, but I’m mentioning it for reference/historical purposes and in case anyone is interested in it and wants to track/babysit it… One per customer…

For $10 with free standard US shipping they offer(ed) the new condition closed-back bluetooth lightweight on-ears Monoprice BT-210, PID 34705. It averages 3.7 out of 5 based on 23 customer reviews… It has 31 answers on 13 questions…

Per the specs these are bluetooth 4.0, with only the basic protocols, (no AAC, no apt-X, no LDAC)…

EU: Sennheiser HD 560S drops to 161 euro

While the Sennheiser HD 560 S open over-ears remains hard to find in the USA, in Europe, we have the first sizable discount, as of the time of writing it is down to 161 euro at Amazon Germany sold and shipped by Amazon Germany actual…

NOTE however that prices at Amazon Germany tend to fluctuate and oscillate between price-points, so the price you see over there may vary depending on which time of the day you check over there…

… BUT as of the time of writing the shipping estimate is “Usually dispatched within 1 to 2 months.”… These Amazon estimates are rather nebulous, sometimes they get to you faster, sometimes not. In general, Amazon tries not to over-promise a fast delivery to prevent disappointments and such…

As to whether one should get the HD560S or HD6XX or HD600 or Jubilee or something else from another manufacturer, well, the internet and the audiophoolia forums are full of opinions 🙂

And as they say about opinions… they are like onions, they may make you cry 😉

Sony WH-1000XM4 with Morphie 20,800mAh Powerbank for $278

The launch of the over-ear Apple Airpods at $550 has an unintended benefit for the other manufacturers in the $300ish range of the consumer-popular ANC/bluetooth over-ear combos. They are now about half the price of the Apple product, making their price (that once may have looked high) look more reasonable!

And if among those competitors it is the Sony WH-X1000 M4 the one you want, it is currently on offer at Adorama’s website for $278 with free US shipping in either the black or the silver color scheme with two FREEBIES included automatically by Adorama:

+ Morphie 20,800 mAh powerbank, not a toy powerbank!
+ currently goes for $40 at Adorama’s

+ microfiber cleaning cloth (the more gadgets you have, the more of these are useful?)

Speaking of Adorama, check their on-going Audio sale which includes a number of headphones, some of which we already mentioned below…

Anker Soundcore Vortex Bluetooth Over-Ears for $26 w/FS

This is a limited time offer but not a daily deal. From the department of utilitarian closed-back over-ear bluetooths with wired 3.5mm audio input as well the Anker official store through the NewEgg website is offering the new condition Vortex Wireless for $26 with free US shipping. This is shipped by the Anker store, not by NewEgg…

This promises up to 20 hours of bluetooth playback, and comes with an 18-month warranty. It is however charging via micro-USB and runs Bluetooth 4.1 but then again, it’s only $26 🙂 A travel case is included which, considering the price, may be worth the price of admission on its own (you also get a 3.5mm and microUSB cables).

And for those studying for the Headphones SAT and Achievement tests, the full model name of this is A3031011b 🙂

H&A Versa Studio Headphones for $50 w/FS

Good until Friday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) Adorama is offering the new condition closed-back over-ear H&A Versa studio headphones for $50 with free US shipping…

Think along the lines of a Sony V6/7506 type of a competitor with a 1-year warranty, two cables (one straight, one coiled) and a 1/4″ adapter… They fold inwards…

Hifiman HE-560 V4 Planar Over-Ears for $269

More action at Adorama, as part of their limited time audio sales they are offering the new condition Hifiman HE-560 V4 Planar Over-Ears for $269 with free US shipping and handling…

Check with your favorite audiophile-audiophool websites and forums and YouTubes to sort out the various Hifiman options and versions and issues. It’s at least one full-time job 🙂

For more deals, check Adorama’s 240+ audio products on sale including headphones and their accessories… I will be going through these and posting more deals, but I can’t go through them all on the spot – I wish I was a 16-core AI bot ~ instead I’m a birdbrain with a Celeron brain-CPU 🙂

Thursday: BeyerD Amiron Home, refurb Audio Technicas, Etc

The Thursday February 4 in 2021 daily deals have gone headphone-crazy!

We start at the NewEgg daily deals where we have multiple options:

+ refurbished Sony XB-650-BT “Extra Bass” bluetooth overons for $25

+ Save the FLACs: 10TB WD Elements USB 3.0 desktop HDD for $160 after coupon

+ and the star of the day, the new condition open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic Amiron Home with Tesla technology going for $369 after promo code 93XQF89 entered in the shopping cart
+ sold and shipped by NewEgg itself

Next up we visit the Best Buy dailies where Skullcandy has their Indy Evo truly-wireless on offer for $40…

Last but not least, Woot has another Random Audio sale among their Thursday daily deals with a total of 20 options including:

+ five reburbished Audio Technicas from the ATH series including models from “Solid Bass” (WS-660-BT-BRD for $62) and “Sonic Fuel” and QuietPoint

+ JVC LIVE 650-BT-NC ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $120

+ B&O BeoPlay E8 truly-wireless for $70

+ Klipsch Reference speaker wireless options

+ AmazonBasics 80W bookshelf pair of speakers for $50

+ A/V components from Pioneer, Klipsch, Vizio

+ bluetooth speakers and “suitcase turntable” too

EU: Sennheiser HD 560S drops to 192 euro

Attention European shoppers! As of the time of writing the price of the new condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 560S is down to 192 euro at Amazon Germany by Amazon Germany actual. This price oscillates between
192 and 199 euro depending on when you look at it.

Staying at the EU, and speaking of Sennheiser, you can get the new condition closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 300 lightweight for 39 euro at Amazon Germany… This should not be confused with the Sennheiser HD 300 PRO studio headphones!

Both of these are “organic sales”, not part of any lightning deals or deals of the day, so the prices can (or cannot) change at any time and for any reason (which of course the Amazon AI price bots do not explain to us mere mortals)…

Friday: Sennheiser HD 2.30G or 2.30i On-Ears for $25

It is Sennheiser’s turn in the Newegg daily deals good until Friday 1/29/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, it is the new condition closed-back on-ear HD 2.30G (G = Galaxy = Android) or the HD 2.30i (i = iPhone, iPod, iPad) going for $25 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg actual. Budget time!

Also part of the Friday dailies is the Sadeas Locus Plus 7.1 gaming headset for $40, and the recurring refurbished Jabra Elite Active 65t truly-wireless for $40 as well…

Wedn: Beyerdynamic DT-240 PRO for $58 [CORRECTION!]

CORRECTION: this daily-deal was for Wednesday, not Thursday! I’ve lost my TARDIS it seems 🙂

Headphone action once again with the return of Beyerdynamic at the NewEgg daily deals with the new condition closed-back DT-240 PRO over-ears going for $58 with free US shipping…

Separately, they have a 128GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC card for under $20 after promo code…

Monday: refurb Sony CH-700N for $48 w/FS , Etc

One of the NewEgg deals du jour for Monday January 25 in 2021 (yes, just eleven months until Christmas) is the refurbished Sony CH-700N ANC/Bluetooth over-ears offered for $48 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by marketplace seller VIP Outlet through the NewEgg website.

This is now the previous generation model, and we have here a text and pictures unboxing of it here…

BUT that’s not all, NewEgg’s dailies also have two more earphones of the bluetooth kind as follows:

+ Anker Soundcore Life P2 airpod-style truly-wireless for $34

+ refurbished Anker Soundcore Liberty truly-wireless for $21 after the limited time promo code
+ this promises up to 100 hours battery life (combination of charging-case and on-earphone batteries)
+ this is sold and shipped by the official Anker online store through the NewEgg website

Meanwhile among the B&H daily deals you can get the new condition Motorola Verve Loop 200 necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $12 with free US shipping…

Then we head on to the Best Buy dailies where we find two items of potential head-interest:

+ Corsair HS60 wired gaming headset for $45 as part of the Corsair sale

+ Geek-Stink-Breath (TM Green Day) certified refurbished Samsung Galaxy Buds+ truly-wireless for $50 with a 90-day warranty

In-Stock Now (USA): Sennheiser HD 560S for $200

All aboard the hype train! If you had been looking to find the new open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 560S headphone in-stock, you can get it, as of the time of writing, for its starting price of $200 with free US shipping at authorized and reputable dealer B&H Photo of New York

To make sure I’m not hallucinating or sleep-blogging, here’s a screenshot of their page as of the time of writing:

Plenty has been written and said about it already on the interwebs, and the nature of the Sennheiser HD line-up makes for a never-ending combination of comparisons 🙂

Monday: Sennheiser HD 458 BT Closed Bluetooth Over-Ears for $100

Monday 1/18/21 is headphones day at the Best Buy daily deals it seems, with the following offerings:

+ closed-back over-ear bluetooth Sennheiser HD 458 BT for $100
+ bluetooth 5, apt-X, AAC, apt-X LL, USB-C charging

+ Skullcandy Indy Evo truly-wireless for $50

+ AVerMedia Video Conferencing Kit 317 for $70 includes AverMedia AH313 headset with detachable microphone and USB Type A connector

+ and shaving machines if you want to test the ANC of your headphones 😉

Saturday: Beyerdynamic Aventho Bluetooth On-Ears for $179

Beyerdynamic is putting all its eggs in the NewEgg daily deals basket [sorry, I couldn’t resist the low-hanging fruit joke] and good until Saturday January 16 in 2021 at 11:59pm pacific time you can get the new condition Beyerdynamic Aventho bluetooth closed on-ears for $179 with free US shipping… The seven customer reviews are so-and-so about it…

Friday: Beyerdynamix Xelento BT IEMs, refurb Sony CH-700N

Not one but TWO name-brand headphones are part of the Friday NewEgg daily deals good until 11:59pm pacific on 1/15/21 or earlier if sold out:

+ new condition Beyerdynamic Xelento bluetooth Tesla in-ears for $575

+ refurbished Sony CH-700N ANC/Bluetooth over-ears for $49
+ sold and shipped by marketplace seller VIP Outlet
+ this is the previous generation model
+ we have a text and pictures unboxing of it right here (PORG not included)…

Thursday: Beyerdynamic DT-240 Studio for $60AC

Beyerdynamic makes a comeback at the Thursday 1/14/21 Newegg deals of the day with the new condition closed-back wired Beyerdynamic DT-240 headphones for $60 with free US shipping after entering promo code 34SHLPC6 over there…

Also part of the Thursday deals is the recurring refurbished Jabra Elite 65t truly-wireless going for $45.

Meanwhile the NewEgg teasers for Friday 1/15/21 show the Beyerdynamic Xelento bluetooth in-ears with Tesla technology. The sale price will be revealed when it goes live on Thursday.

Speaking of which, good until Thursday at 10am eastern you can get the new condition Corsair VOID ELITE SURROUND Premium Gaming Headset (with omni-directional Microphone) for $40 with free US shipping as part of the Adorama deals of the day

Thursday: AKG N700NC M2 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $100

AKG returns to the Woot daily deals under the Electronics tab for Thursday 1/14/2021 until 11:59pm central time or earlier if sold out.

It is the new condition with a 1-year warranty AKG N700NC Mark II ANC and bluetooth closed-back over-ears going for $100 with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price. More specifically this is model GP-N700HAHCIWA. Memorize it, it will be on the Headfi Entrance Exams for the next semester 😉

This includes a carrying case and a USB-C charging cable and a 3.5mm cable and a flight adapter. It is compatible with the “AKG Headphones app” that has an “Ambient Aware” and a “TalkThru” mode.

PS: you can thank all those $50 unknown-brand best-selling ANC/BT combo over-ear headphones on Amazon for forcing the known manufacturers to offer lower price. Even Bose and Sony have lowered prices for some of their well-reviewed models…

Wedn: refurb B&W PX7 ANC/bluetooth Over-Ears for $249

Good until Wednesday 1/12/21 at 11:59pm eastern time [or before that if it happens to sell-out] you can get the refurbished (with a 2-year warranty) B&W PX7 ANC/bluetooth Over-Ears for $249 after a $50 off coupon that activates automagically in the shopping cart. This is one of the deals of the day at B&H Photo. This is only available as refurbished in the “Space Gray” color scheme.

Saturday: refurb Audio Technicas including ATH-AD500X for $60

Six refurbished Audio Technica headphones are on sale at Woot as part of their daily deals until Saturday 1/9/21 at 11:59pm central time (or earlier if sold out) and surprise-surprise, there’s an open-back option!

+ open-back ATH-AD500X over-ears for $60

+ five closed-back over/on-ears Audio Technicas, some bluetooth

+ the Audio Technicas come with a 90-day Woot warranty, up to three per option per customer

+ it starts with an A, but it’s not Audio Technica, it just got jammed into the sale as well, new condition AmazonBasics Ultra Light truly-wireless for $17

Meanwhile at the NewEgg daily deals they have the new condition Meidong bluetooth neckband earphones going for $11 with free US shipping. This is bluetooth 5.0 which is becoming pretty much must-have for some kind of future-proofing…

Friday: refurb AirPods PRO, Beats Solo ANC

Happy New Year, may 2021 bring you great headphones and audio gear, until the rest of the schiit gets fixed 🙂

We start with the headliner of the Best Buy daily deals, they are the Geek-Squad certified refurbished AirPods PRO going for $170, with a 90-day warranty…

Under Electronics of the Woot daily deals they have the new condition Beats Solo ANC/bluetooth closed-back on-ears going for $150 in the light-blue or dark-blue color schemes with a 1-year warranty…

And if you want to sharpen your senses during critical listening sessions, there’s a 2-pack of 30g tins of TeaPigs premium organic matcha for $35 under the Woot “Grocery and Household” daily deal…

Wedn: Beyerdynamic Amiron Home Open Over-Ears for $319

As teased yesterday, among the Newegg dailies good until 12/30/20 at 11:59pm pacific time or earlier if sold out you can get the new condition wired open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic Amiron Home for $319 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg with up to three per customer… Yes, this is a Tesla headphone…

Also part of today’s dailies is the Onkyo CS-265(B) Colibrino CD Hi-Fi Mini System with Bluetooth offered for $149 with free US shipping which is important because these type of things, unlike headphones, they are on the heavy and boxy side 🙂

Wedn: V-Moda Crossfade 2 Wireless CODEX for $250

It’s V-Moda time at the Wednesday 12/30/20 daily deals at the Best Buy website, more specifically you can get the new condition closed-back over-ear bluetooth V-Moda Crossfade 2 Wireless Codex edition in the silver color scheme for $250 with free store pickup and/or free shipping and such…

I’ve now lost track of the many variants of the Crossfade over-ears, so please consult with your favorite search engine or audio forum to sort them out 🙂

Speaking of which, the non-Codex Crossfade 2 Wireless go for $200 in all three options at the Amazon website (sold by V-Moda’s Amazon store and fulfilled/shipped by Amazon (Prime eligible))…

And for Jimi Hendrix fans, the Jimi Hendrix edition of the non-codex Crossfade 2 Wireless goes for $220 at Adorama’s website