[DEAD] EU deal: Open Over-Ear Philips X2HR/00 for 112 euro

UPDATE: as of 10/14/20 recheck, this offer is dead in that the lowest price shown is $200~ and Amazon’s own offering is gone, so there is some hope it may return if it got pulled for some reason. The fact that Amazon’s own price hasn’t gone up is a little bit hopeful 🙂

Philips has “reactivated” as they have also launched the X3 which currently goes for $250 at Amazon USA, but if you are looking for the previous generation X2HR, it goes for 113 euro at Amazon Germany

The 112 euro is an “organic” price, it is not a Prime day deal, so anyone can buy it…

Philips SHP-9600 Open Over-Ears for $103 for Primes

If you are dying to try out the new Philips SHP-9600 [yes, the follow-up to the legendary 9500], and if you are a Prime member [or willing to start a new 30-day free trial] they are offering the new condition SHP-9600 over-ears for $103 with free US shipping thanks to a Prime-only discount…

On the other hand, if you are not sold on the new model and must needs get the previous generation, the SHP-9500 is sold by a marketplace seller (fulfilled by Amazon) for $80.

We have here at this blog a text and pictures un-boxing of the SHP-9500S, which sadly, though a mistake of my own, I no longer have 🙁

PS: for more Prime Days deals, check our on-going round-up here at this blog…

Amazon USA: Prime Day 2020 is Here: Airpods PRO for $199, Sony WH-1000X4 w/GC, Etc

It’s finally Tuesday in the pacific time zone, it’s Day 1 (of 2) of the Amazon USA Prime Deals and in this post we will be rounding up all the offers. To make updates faster, and easier to read, I will be continually updating this post with the offers…

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+ Philips SHP-9600 open over-ears for $103
+ more on these at the Philips deals

+ BOSE QC35 II ANC/BT over-ears for $199 in three color schemes
+ oh my, once it was the “Battle for $300”, now competition and the many popular sub-$100 “Amazon” brands have brought it down
+ NOTE: as of the time of this update, this offer is open to everyone, not just Prime members!

+ Sony WF-1000XM3 truly-wireless for $179 in two color options
+ NOTE: as of the time of this update, this offer is open to everyone, not just Prime members!

+ Apple AirPods Pro for $199
+ non-pro AirPods for $115

+ Sony WH-1000X Mark IV ANC/BT over-ears with $25 Amazon gift card for $298 in two color options

+ Sony WH-CH710N ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $88 in two color schemes
+ we have here a text-and-pictures unboxing of the previous generation model

+ Sony “Extra Bass” WH-XB900N ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $123 in two color options

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NOTE: for many (but not all) of the offers you must be a Prime member to get them. If you are not, but you want to get the offers, all you have to do is start a start a 30-day free trial and you in the game right on the spot [give or take a few milliseconds]…

Headphones invade Amazon UK Prime Day deals (HD599 SE, NW-A55L, M50X, MSR7B, AKG, Etc)

If you can shop favorably from Amazon UK [remember, for those in the EU, the Brexit shopping changes will come in 2021, so you can still get them now as before], the first day of Prime Day 2020 is up and running at Amazon UK and it has plenty of headphone offers and music-related headphones, including:

DAPs
+ Sony Walkman NW-A55L digital audio player for 129 GBP in four (!) color schemes

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Monday: Beyerdynamic Amiron Home Open Over-Ears for $339

As teased yesterday, there’s another Beyerdynamic over-ear headphone on sale at the NewEgg daily deals for Monday 10/12/20, it is the new condition open-back Amiron Home going for $339 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by Newegg actual; not by iffy marketplace sellers over there… No coupon code is needed for this particular offer…

Sunday: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (32 ohm) for $129 AC

Newegg is making Beyer dynamic again with the Sunday 10/11/20 daily deals, they are offering the new condition closed-back over-ear DT 770 PRO (32 ohm) $129 with free US shipping using the magical mystical promo code 93XPU85 in their shopping cart.

Up to two pairs per customer at the sale price. It is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, not market-place e-sellers…

PS: per the “preview teaser”, the following day (Monday 10/12/20) will have the Amiron Home open over-ears on sale. The sale price will be revealed when it goes live. You can use our previous Beyerdynamic posts if you want to see a deal-history…

Friday: Sennheiser HD 458BT Bluetooth ANC Over-Ears for $100 in Black/Red

Good until the end of day of Friday October 9 in 2020, one of the Best Buy daily deals is the new condition closed-back bluetooth/ANC over-ear black-red color scheme of the Sennheiser HD 458BT offered for $100. This is marked up as an “exclusive” model.

This is a “modern” bluetooth headphone in that it supports bluetooth version 5.0 and it charges via USB-C. Yes, companies are finally abandoning microUSB 🙂 It also plays music via 3.5mm and folds inwardly [not folds flat].

As of the time of writing it averages 4.2 out of 5 over there based on 30 customer reviews.

Sunday: Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO for $469 AC

Beyer is indeed very dynamic at the NewEgg daily deals, good until 10/4/20 at 11:59pm pacific time, you can get the new condition open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO Tesla headphone for $469 with free US shipping when you enter promo code 93XPU86 over there…

This is sold and shipped by NewEgg. This is a 250 ohm headphone, so have the amps standing by…

AKG K240 II Semi-Open Studio Headphones for $100

Good until Saturday October 3 in 2020 at 10am ET, you can get the new condition semi-open over-ear AKG K240 II headphones for $100 with free US shipping as one of the Adorama deals of the day…

As of the time of writing, this model averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 1800+ global ratings at the Amazon website

PS: speaking of daily deals, one of the NewEgg daily deals is the new condition Sennheiser Momentum FREE necklace-style bluetooth earphones going for $80 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg actual… Up to five per customer… This is marked as “Special Edition”…

Sunday: Beyerdynamic DT 990 (250 ohm) PRO for $134 AC

It’s The Return of Beyer Dynamic at the NewEGG dailies, good until Sunday 9/27/20 at 11:59pm pacific (or earlier if sold out) using promo code 93XPT88 you can get the new condition open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO (250 ohm) headphone for $134 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, with up to three of them per customer at the coupon-sale price…

Keep in mind 250 ohm is a bit of a challenge for most of today’s smartphones. Speaking of ohm, it’s the title track of the brand spanking new Deftones album 🙂

Tuesday Daily Deals: Harman Kardon FLY and Beats 3 [various]

It’s a feast of headphones during Tuesday 9/22/20 at Woot, they have a 1-day headphones sale featuring seven models, three of which are budget truly wireless ($20 to $23) models. But there’s two pairs of name-brand products as well:

+ Harman Kardon (pretty) FLY (for a Samsung guy) ANC over/on-ear wireless for $160

+ Harman FLY truly wireless for $95

+ Beats Studio 3 for $210

+ Beats Powerbeats 3 wireless earphones for $70

Sunday: Beyerdynamic DT-770 PRO (32 ohm) for $139 after coupon

If you are looking for a bass-friendly closed-back over-ear pair of headphones, good until Sunday 9/20/20 at 11:59pm pacific you can get the new condition Beyerdynamic PRO DT 770 (32 ohm) for $139 with free US shipping at NewEgg by NewEgg after entering promo code 93XPT53 over there…

The Beyerdynamics are frequently “guests” of their daily deals, so if you miss this one, do not lose hope, it will likely return in a few days/weeks/months…

As of the time of writing it averages 4 out of 5 based on 33 customer reviews over there…

V-Moda Wireless Over-Ears for $100 [limit 3]

If you don’t object to getting a previous generation bluetooth closed-back over-ear headphone, for a limited time the black-red color-scheme of the V-Moda Crossfade Wireless is on sale for $100 with free US shipping by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price. The other colors go for more.

All the colors together they average, as of the time of writing, 4.4 based on 320+ global ratings…

Deals To AVOID (Wedn): Sony WH-1000X M3 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $232

This is a daily deal of a different kind. This is a daily deal TO AVOID! Among the NewEGg daily deals for Wednesday September 16 in 2020 there’s a sale on the Sony WH-1000X Mark III for $232. The “to avoid” part is NOT on the headphone but on the seller. The seller is an unknown Newegg Marketplace seller with a 83% score on 65 ratings. That’s not something that inspires confidence. This also raises the questions whether this is a USA warranty product, or an international grey-market…

Speaking of the Sony wH-1000X series, their brand new Mark IV (M4) model is now in-stock and ready to ship for $350 at various authorized Sony dealers including Adorama and Amazon [ALWAYS check who the actual seller is before buying!] and B&H Photo and such…

Tuesday: Beats Solo Pro ANC/BT On-Ears for $200

If you are of the Apple ecosystem and like The Way of the Beats, one of the deals of the day for Tuesday 9/15/20 in the pacific time zone at Amazon USA is the new condition closed-back on-ear Beats Solo PRO with Apple’s proprietary wireless chip for $200 in three different color options… Limit up to three per customer at the sale price [not sure 3 per color or 3 overall total]…

As of the time of writing all the colors together average 4.6 out of 5 based on 1360+ customer ratings and they have over 100 answered questions…

Used Final Audio Design Sonorous III for $196

If you are comfortable with used headphones and you are feeling particularly …sonorous, Amazon Warehouse Deals is offering the Final Audio Design Sonorous III closed-back over-ears for $196 with free US shipping. The new condition price is $300. This is in “Used – Very Good” condition with minor cosmetic imperfections. The user manual is missing and it will come repackaged. All that shaves $100 off the price 🙂

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 🙂

EU: Shure SRH-840 Closed Over-Ears for 105 euro

Shure may surely sound like a Germanic type of company that goes along with the Sennheiser-Beyerdynamic-AKG trio, but it was actually founded in Chicago. But mayhaps to attract the European audience, as of the time of writing, their new condition closed-back over-ear studio-y SRH-840 headphones are on sale for 105 euro at Amazon Germany, sold and shipped by Amazon.de actual, not iffy marketplace sellers…

This is part of the well-known studio-y line-up starting with the lesser known 240A, then the formerly-frequent guest in the “$100 recommendations” SRH-840, then the SRH-940. There’s also the “new line-up” with the 1XX0 that has both open and closed headphones…

Tue: Sennheiser HD 2.30 [i/G] Closed On-Ears for $30

As teased yesterday, for today (Tuesday 9/8/20) among the NewEGG daily deals they have the new condition Sennheiser HD 2.30G closed-back on-ears on sale for $30 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg actual…

Both the Android (“G” model) and the iPhone (“i” model) are participating in the sale…

UPDATE: speaking of daily deals, good until Wednesday 9/9/20 at 10am eastern time [or earlier if sold out] Adorama of New York is offering the new condition Tascam DR-40X digital audio-recorder and USB audio interface for $140 with free US shipping…

Sony WH-CH710N ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears for $98

The pre-launch of B&H Photo’s Labor Day offerings includes some consumer-tier headphones, among which you can get a $100 ANC/bluetooth over-ear combo, if you don’t want to get into the $300 “Battle of the Giants” but also don’t want to buy from the non-audio budget brands around $50 at Amazon and such…

To cut a long story short, the new condition Sony WH-CH710 is on sale for $98 with free US shipping for a limited time at B&H Photo. As of the time of writing it averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 19 customer reviews…

I haven’t seen or touched this newer model, but we have here a text and pictures un-boxing of the previous-generation model, the WH-CH700N {the PORG is not included ~ it is our “blog pet”}.

One utilitarian and welcome difference for many, when looking at the B&H gallery pictures, the new WH-CH710N has USB-C charging, finally doing away with good old micro-USB.

Speaking of which, I hope there is a recycling program for all the millions and millions of de-commissioned micro-USB cables 🙂

PS: buying from B&H you are guaranteed to get the US model. Some of the marketplace sellers on Amazon are not as reliable, but if you are comfortable with that, a couple of them are selling it for the same price with some freebie accessories (eg stand, case, etc).

Thursday: BeyerD Amiron (Tesla) Bluetooth Over-Ears for $419

For Thursday September 3 in 2020, in the pacific time zone, that’s the Newegg “home” time zone, you can get the new condition Beyerdynamic closed-back over-ear bluetooth “Amiron Wireless” headphone, a Tesla production [not to be confused with Elon Musk’s Tesla], is offered for $419 with free US shipping when you enter promo code 93XPS27 in the NewEGG shopping cart. This is part of their Deals of the Day, which sadly they still keep calling “Shell Shocker”. You know, most jokes have expiration dates 🙂

Friday 8/28/20: Lots of headphone daily deals

Friday August 28 in 2020 is a great day for headphone daily deals with some name-brand action as well!

We start at the Newegg daily deals where they offer:

+ closed-back Beyerdynamic Aventho bluetooth on-ears for $239 after promo code 93XPR68 entered in their shopping cart

+ Audio Technica ATH-PG1 gaming headset for $89 after entering promo code 93XPR69 over there
+ notice that the promo code differs by one digit!

+ various storage options for your music (SSD, HDD, etc)

Then we take a look at what Best Buy has to offer and we find:

+ Razr Nari wireless THX gaming headset for $100

+ RIG 500PRO EX X-Box One for $45

+ up to 50% on select ROCCAT gaming

And under the “Electronics” sub-Woot at the Woot website you can get the Cleer Flow I ANC/bluetooth closed-back headphones for $90 with a 1-year manufacturer warranty…

Pioneer SE-MHR5 Closed Back for $100 (ends Thur 8am ET)

The latest Musician’s Friend deal of the day, good until Thursday 8/27/20 at 8am eastern is the new condition closed-back Pioneer SE-MHR5 wired over-ear headphones offered for $100 with free US shipping… A carrying case is included…

Sunday: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (80ohm) for $129

It’s the “Return of the Beyer Dynamic” at the NewEgg daily deals for Sunday 8/23/20, it is the new condition closed-back over-ear DT 770 PRO (80ohm) going for $129 with free US shipping after entering limited time promo code 93XPQ97 over there…

Meanwhile at the Best Buy offers they have the Anker SoundCore Liberty True truly-wireless going for $50. Anker is turning their naming scheme into a proper railroad!

Friday 8/21/20: Panasonic ANC Over-Ears and Truly Wireless (M&D, RHA, Philips), Etc

For Friday August 21 in 2020 Woot is having a Tech and Sundries sale that includes a handful of headphones. The sale ends at 11:59pm central or earlier if sold out:

+ Panasonic RP-HD805N ANC over-ears for $95, new condition but with a 90-day Woot warranty; a carrying case is included; the specs don’t mention it but the gallery pictures show that it is a wireless/bluetooth headphone; double-check before purchase to be sure!

+ RHA True Connect truly-wireless for $70

+ Master & Dynamic MW-07 truly wireless for $100

+ Philips Bass+ truly wireless for $45

+ Klipsch R6i in-ears for $60

+ a couple of other budget bluetooths ($20 truly, $13 sporty necklace-style)

Tuesday: Sony WH-XB900N ANC/BT Over-Ears for $148

Sony fans, you have until Tuesday 8/18/20 at 11:59pm pacific time to grab the new condition Sony WH-XB900N headphones on sale for $148 with free US shipping in two color options. Up to three per customer at the sale price…

These are closed-back over-ear with bluetooth and ANC, and as the “XB” in the model name suggests, they are part of the “Extra Bass” line of Sony audio products…

As of the time of writing these average 4.6 out of 5 based on 2180+ customer ratings. Note that as of late Amazon is publishing ratings which is a mix of written reviews and star-ratings [no text written, just selecting a star rating]…

Tuesday: Sony WH-1000X Mark III ANC/BT over-ears for $248

The Sony WH-1000X Mark III closed-back bluetooth and ANC over-ear combo is the star of Tuesday August 11 in 2020 as it is the deal of the day for $248 with free US shipping, in new condition from authorized dealers at both Adorama of New York and also at Amazon actual. I haven’t checked recently on the latest ANC/BT top-considered combos, but the last time I checked, this was giving the Bose a ran for its money… Making Sony Great Again?

There’s plenty of action at the Best Buy deals for Tuesday as well:

+ Samsung Galaxy Buds+ truly-wireless for $130
+ various Samsung EVO Plus microSD cards on sale, from 64GB to 512GB

No BeyerDynamic this time around at the NewEgg deals du jour but they do have a couple of headphones though:

+ Beats Solo3 bluetooth on-ears for $129
+ Philips neckband bluetooth earphones for $13 [bonus points if you memorize the model name, SHB5950BK/27)…

Friday: BeyerD DT 1990 and lots of Sony BT headphones

Beyerdynamic makes a comeback at the NewEgg daily deals, and for Friday August 7 in 2020 they are offering the new condition open-back over-ear DT 1990 PRO (250 ohm, Tesla) for $480 with free US shipping. This is sold and shipped by East Coast retailer H. H. Gregg. No coupon is needed this time around…

There’s a theme at the Best Buy daily deals and it’s a Sony audio sale that includes the following headphones:

  • WF-1000X M3 truly wireless for $170
  • WH-CH700N closed-back ANC/BT over-ears for $100 [see our text & pictures unboxing]
  • WF-SP800N ANC truly-wireless for $150
  • WF-XB-700 Extra Bass truly wireless for $100
  • also on sale Sony bluetooth speakers, a 3.1 soundbar and 4K UHD TVs

Speaking of Sony audio, Amazon has a sale on select Sony products including a soundbar, bluetooth speakers and TVs. Mayhaps they are price-matching the Best Buy offering?

Speaking of Amazon, Amazon Germany is offering a 90-day free trial to their HD music streaming service with the purchase of 1000+ vinyl records

Wedn: Beyerdynamic Aventho bluetooth on-ears for $249

Beyerdynamic Days continue at the NewEgg deals of the day, for Wednesday 8/5/20 they have the new condition Aventho bluetooth on-ears going for $249 after entering magical mystical promo code 93XPN96 during the checkout process… This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, not iffy marketplace sellers…

Tuesday: Beyerdynamic Amiron Wireless Over-Ears for $449 AC

Beyerdynamic is back in the NewEgg deals du jour, and good until the end of day o Tuesday 8/4/20 is the new condition Amiron Wireless (bluetooth) closed-back over-ears going for $449 with free US shipping after you enter the limited time promo code 93XPN79 at their shopping cart. NewEgg actual is the seller of record…

There’s bluetooth earphone at the Best Buy deals du jour, it is the new condition Jaybird Tarah PRO [necklace style] going for $100… There you can feed your DAPs and PADs with a 128GB Sandisk Extreme Plus micro-SDXC card for $34…

Back to NewEGG’s dailies, they also offer the refurbished Jabra Evolve 75e neckband-style bluetooth earphones and these ones have Skype affections. They go for $50… There’s also a 2-bay QNAP NAS for your networked music needs [just make sure the Cylons don’t get it and then it will play their version of “All Along The Watch Tower” non-stop!].

To the other side of the pond we go, Amazon GErmany’s dailies are headlined by bluetooth. It’s the Soundcore truly wireless ranging from 38 to 85 euro, and the August [no, not the month, the product name] closed-back over-ears [more square than round ear cups] going for 36~ euro…

Some could argue that speakers are headphones that are just not very mobile 😉 And speaking of which, Woot is having a daily deal of Harman Kardon speakers and soundbars, with five options, $250 to $600…

Friday: Beyerdynamic Amiron Tesla Over-Ears for $374

Beyerdynamic is coming back at the New Egg deals of the day. Good until Friday July 31st at 11:59pm pacific time you can get the new condition closed-back Beyerdynamic Amiron Tesla headphones going for $374 after using promo code 93XPN64 over there…

This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, not iffy marketplace sellers!

And if you want to feed your DAPs and PADs (and other mobile devices) in the European Union, Amazon Germany is offering the 256GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC for 25 euro. Up to five per customer at the sale price…

Monday: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (80 ohm) for $125 [and other offers]

As teased yesterday, one of the Monday July 27 2020 deals du jour at the Newegg website is the new condition closed-back over-ear wired BeyerDynamic DT 770 PRO (80 ohm) going for $125 with free US shipping after entering limited time promo code 93XPN23 over there. This is sold and shipped by NewEGG actual, not iffy marketplace sellers…

On the PAD front, B&H Photo is offering as one of their daily deals the new condition unlocked ZTE Axon 10 PRO dual SIM for $300 (8GB of RAM) or $330 (12GB of RAM). That’s a lot of RAM for the price 🙂 This is a Snapdragon 855 phone with 256GB of on-board storage [plenty of FLAC space!] along with microSD slot, and Bluetooth 5.0.

Not to throw icy cold water on your excitement though, but this does NOT have a headphone jack. SAD!

At the other daily deals there’s a couple of budget bluetooth earphones as follows:

+ Best Buy has the JBL Endurance Sprint earhook-style in the blue-white color-scheme going for $20. The name is longer than the earphones 😉

+ under “Electronics”, Woot has the Timmkoo neckband bluetooth earphones for $20 in two color options…

Meanwhile at Musician’s Friend [offer changes Tuesday 8am eastern] you can get the new condition 88-key piano-action Williams Allegro III Keyboard Intro Package for $330 with free US shipping… In addition to playing music, this is also a great …headphone testing accessory 🙂

PS: did you see the newsflash about Koss suing Apple and friends? Time-permitting more on that at the main/content blog 🙂

Sunday: Beyerdynamic DT 770 (250 ohm) for $124 after coupon

One of the NewEgg daily deals for Sunday 7/26/20 is the new condition Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO (250 ohm) going for $124 with free US shipping thanks to limited time promo code 93XPN59 entered over there. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, not iffy marketplace sellers….

Don’t stray too far from NewEgg, one of their Monday daily deals is teased to be the 80 ohm version of this headphone. As a reminder, the DT 770* models are closed-back, the DT-880* are semi-open and the DT-990* are open… Lots of …shar debates in the forums about treble spikes 😉

For Beats fans, the refurbished PowerBeats 3 is on sale for $60 with a 90-day 3rd-party warranty as one of the Woot daily deals. This is a bluetooth exercise-y type of a headphone…

Last but not least ~ because you must have more headphone cases than actual headphones ~ you can get the new condition Auray UHC-725 “universal” headphone case for $12 from B&H Photo… As of the time of writing this averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 21 customer ratings….

Tuesday: Sony WH-1000XM3 ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears for $220

Judging by the price and the 90-day Woot warranty, I suspect this is the international version, but if you don’t mind that, you can get the new condition Sony WH-1000X M3 bluetooth/ANC over-ears for $220 as one of the Woot deals of the day, with free shipping for Prime members. Limit two pairs per customer at the sale price. This is considered by many as topping *GASP* BOSE on ANC 🙂

Sale ends on Tuesday 7/14/20 at 11:59pm centauri time or earlier if sold out…

AKG Semi-Open Studio headphones with bonus Clamp for $50

Until 7/13/20 at 10am eastern, you can haz a classic studio headphone with a universal headphone clamp, all together for $50 with free US shipping at Adorama where it is their current deal of the day…

The headphone is of course the good old AKG K240 semi-open over-ears and the bonus item is the H&A Clamp holder. Hard to argue against the combo price!