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The Prime gift that keeps on giving at Amazon Warehouse Deals. This time around we have the “USED – Like New” open-back over-ear Audio Technica ATH-AD500X going for $45~ with free shipping for Prime members thanks to the previously mentioned 20% off in-cart discount for products sold by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual [Amazon’s own returned/used products reselling service]…
PS: check our earlier post if you are not sure how this 20% off AWD Prime Day discount works…
Jabra has its very own Prime Day sale featuring a mixture of their headphones including:
+ Elite 85h ANC/Bluetooth closed over-ears for $237 to $250 in multiple color options
+ Move Style closed on-ears for $58 in two color options
+ Elite 65t truly wireless with alexa for $114 in multiple colors
The much talked about Audio Technica ATH-M series is part of the Prime Day headphone sales at Amazon, these too only available to Prime members. They are:
+ blue-n-black ATH-M50xBB wired over-ears for $99
+ black ATH-M50x BT (bluetooth) for $128
+ black ATH-M40x for $74~
+ black ATH-M30x for $52~
+ black ATH-M20x for $35~
PS: there’s also a stray in the mix, no, not a stray cat but a stray headphone, the new condition AKG K511 going for $39 with free shipping. The pictures make them look on-ear but the first customer reviews says they are much larger than they look in the picture, so research it further if interested in these headphones which average 4 out of 5 based on 13 customer reviews. They are not compatible with the S-Pen even though Samsung owns Harman which owns AKG 😉
Finally Amazon added a Headphones category when you are filtering the Lightning Deals of the day in the Gold Box and there we can see which headphones are on deck to go live throughout Prime Day #2, aka Tuesday July 16 in 2019.
These are in the order they will appear. I’m only posting the potentially interesting ones, I can’t post 70+ of them 🙂
+ Philips X2HR
+ MEE Audio M6B bluetooth earphones
+ B&O Play H4 bluetooth closed-back
+ Amazon-popular brands like TaoTronics and Anker and Cowin and SoundPeats
+ Pioneer Rayz in-ears (Lightning)
+ Plantronics Backbeat GO 410
+ AIWA Arc-1 bluetooth closed-back
+ AmazonBasics On-Ears (price before sale $15 to $16 depending on color)
+ NuForce BE Live5 bluetooth earhpones
+ Monoprice 8323 closed over-ears
+ various Plantronics
If you don’t need them with a mic/remote, the good old Koss Porta PRO open on-ears go for $30 in new condition BUT if you are a Prime member, you can get them for $20~ in “Used – Like New” condition through Amazon Warehouse Deals. You can’t go wrong with this headphone ~ if nothing else so you can have it as a benchmark for discussion/comparison.
PS: if you need extra earpads, a 6-pack of Koss earpads goes for $5. That’s three pairs and they are compatible with some other headphones including the other underground hit, the KSC-75 clip-ons [unboxing of an older model]…
It’s a sale and a coupon promotion! For a limited time, coupon code 17M1060 drops the price of the new condition open-back over-ear Monolith M1060 planar magnetic headphones from $243 to $220 at the Monoprice website. The coupon expires on 7/21/19. Limit two redemptions per customer during this promotion… The headphones average 4.5 out of 5 based on 200+ customer reviews over there…
Skullcandy has lost some of its earlier days average-consumer appeal, so mayhaps that could get them “rediscovered” by the contrarians 😉 Anyway, one of the Prime Day deals is the crimson (no king) color scheme of the new condition HESH 3 bluetooth over-ears going for $60 for Prime members…
NOTE that you have to be a Prime member and logged on to your Amazon Prime account in order to see and make the most of these offers…
In other action (I’m randomly bunching offers to reduce the number of individual blog posts in a day), another Prime Deal is the new condition CORSAIR ST100 RGB Premium Headset Stand with 7.1 Surround Sound – 3.5mm and 2xUSB 3.0 for $48. A headset is NOT included…
Back to the Amazon USA Prime deals, we have a lighting deal on a headphone running until Monday 4:20pm eastern time (or earlier if sold out) on the new condition Bluedio T6 (Turbine) ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears going for $27 in your choice of three different color schemes. Sale price only available to Prime members…
As of 11:16am ET, the red/black is 48% claimed, the yellow/black is 37% claimed and the black is 58% claimed.
There are LOTS of headphone deals in the very busy Amazon Germany Prime Day sales. Almost all of these deals require someone to be a Prime member. IF you are not and you see things you want to buy, you can simply start a FREE 30-day Prime trial and get in on the deals right away…
You can find all the offers mentioned below by traversing the long list of deals linked in the first paragraph above. It will take forever to link them individually below (they may expire by the time I get to doing it)…
This is a LOOONG post, read all about it after the break….
More Prime Day action, for Prime members only, Amazon actual is offering the closed-back Bose Soundlink Over-Ear Bluetooths for $159 in two different color schemes. They average 4.3 out of 5 based on 2000+ customer reviews and have over 1000 answered questions.
BUT if you are not a Prime member, fear not! Adorama thru Amazon is offering each color for $159 each as well or you can buy them from the Adorama website directly… But that’s not all, the same with 5% promotional rewards can be found at B&H Photo…
So this is a clever way to sell, non-Prime members can buy some of the Prime deals _away_ from Amazon ^_^
Speaking of Bose, Amazon is also offering the new condition Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless in the limited edition ultraviolet color scheme for $139. Only this color scheme is on sale. The others remain at $139…
UPDATE: this headphone is now part of the Prime Deals for $90 in either color but non-Prime members can still get it for $100…
If you are looking for a usable ANC and bluetooth over-ears combo from a name-brand but don’t want to pay the $300 to get the much talked about models, there’s a deal for you too. For just $100 you can get the new condition Sony WH-CH700N ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears. This is sold and shipped by Amazon itself. You can buy up to three pairs at the sale price. Only the black color scheme is on sale.
NOTE: this is not a Prime Day deal ~ all Amazon customers can buy it!
And as fate would have it, we have a text and pictures unboxing of this headphone right here. I did not finish the review for it, but for $100, this is not a bad deal.
Everybody it seems is trying their hands at headphones these days, so it was only a matter of time before we got a “Surface” headphone. This typically went for $250 on sale, but if you had been waiting for a sale, you can thank Prime Day 2019, because the new condition model is currently on sale for $190 for Prime members only…
This is trying to compete with the hard-fought $300-ish crew of name-brand closed-back over-ear headphones with ANC and bluetooth. In this case, the bluetooth is version 4.2. This averages 3.8 out of 5 based on nearly 100 customer reviews and it has over 50 answered-questions by viewers like you…
The Prime Deals for 2019 are under-way and one item that may sellout early due to popularity is the new condition Beats Solo3 on-ears (closed-back, wireless (bluetooth)) going for $140 with free shipping in the black color scheme. This is the Matte black color scheme.
All together these average 4.1 out of 5 based on 2850 customer reviews and have 1000+ answered questions and have triggered 1000+ audiophiles on head-fi and reddit ^_^
For almost all Prime Day 2019 deals, you have to be a number. BUT if you are not and you want to join the spending-spree party, all you have to do is start a free 30-day TRIAL of Prime and you are in the party.
This is just the first of many posts and round-ups for Prime Day 2019. Amazon Germany also has a crazy number of headphones in their offers. I will posting as I can in the next few hours. Stay tuned!
Good for Friday 7/12/19 in the German time zone is an Amazon.de Gold Box deal of the day on the new condition Paww Silksound headband headphones for 42 euro with free shipping within Germany and/or associated regions. These are available in four color schemes and they average 3.4 out of 5 based on 15 customer reviews.
These headphones are truly a headband headphone in that there are no conventional earcups. In the place of the traditional earcups the headband thickness a bit more and there are the speaker protrusions. They also fold and fit in the included “half moon” case. Also included is a 3.5mm audio cable and microUSB to USB charging cable…
As far as I can recall, I haven’t used any headband headphones. The closest I got was the smaller form factor B&O Play Form 2i and the good old Panasonic HT-21 lightweight on-ears [and assorted models of that style]…
The benefits of being physically closer to Austria mayhaps translate to lower prices as well. The new condition open-back over-ear AKG K612 headphones are currently on sale for 99 euro with free shipping within Germany by Amazon Germany, where however they are not greeted like the Vienna Orchestra ~ they are averaging 3.2 out of 5 based on 39 customer reviews and they have 11 answered questions.
So be sure to read up on them before purchase if you are not already familiar with them and the alternatives out there…
The Monoprice headphone sale now has some teeth as they are not just offering their budget earphones but also a lot of their Monolith headphones and amps/DACs. A total of 39 items are participating including:
+ Electrostatic headphone with dedicated amplifier for $567
+ M1060 open planars for $243
+ M1060C closed planars for $270
+ M565C closed planars for $180
+ M300 earphones for $100
+ M600 open dynamic for $70
+ M650 open dynamic for $120
+ Big Tube amp for $340, portable DAC/amp with THX and AAA for $280, desktop balanced amp for $480, Liquid Spark Cavalli for $100
+ various budget over-ear, on-ear and in-ear
+ most (but not all) offered items come with free standard US shipping
Name-brand open and semi-open headphones are hard to find under 50, leave it to Beyerdynamic where their new condition over-ear DTX-910 is going for 33 euro with free shipping in Germany by Amazn Germany actual… It averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 88 customer reviews and it has 20 answered questions…
The various market fluctuations (tariffs, trade wars, currency fluctuations) are causing some Chi-Fi products to be available at a lower price in the EU than in the USA. Historically this had been the opposite. Such as the case for this budget bluetooth headphone, it is the new condition MPOW H7 closed over-ears with “powerful bass” and “CVC 6.0 NC microphone” and up to “18 hours battery life” going for just 20 euro with free shipping for Germany Prime members or with a 29+ order in Germany and/or nearby eligible regions.
Only the black color scheme is down to 20 euro. They come with “memory protein ear cushion” and average 4.5 out of 5 based on 130+ customer reviews and have 30+ answered questions. They also play music via 3.5mm audio input, a feature many but not all bluetooth headphones have…
Among the Sunday deals du jour at Amazon USA, for PRIME MEMBERS ONLY, they are offering $130 three item bundle:
+ Lion King kids headphones
+ Fire 7 Kids edition tablt
+ Echo Dot Kids edition
There are three different color schemes to pick from for the tablet case. The rest of the items are the same in the three bundles…
Good until Saturday 7/6/19, B&H Photo is offering the new condition closed-back Pioneer HDJ-2000 Mark II DJ headphones in the silver color scheme for $199 with free US shipping. They come with two different cables and a carrying pouch.
They have just two customer reviews, both happy, one an actual club DJ and the other one a *trigger warning for HeadFi audiophiles* a self-proclaimed “Beats Evangelist” ^_^
Most smartphone manufacturers include some kind of a budget but flashy sounding earphone with their flagship purchase (eg the AKG-branded earphones of the Galaxy models). But Sony, desperate to make a dent in the smartphone now, looking at an opportunity now with the Huawei problems, is throwing in their most popular headphone for free with pre-orders of their new flagship Xperia 1 flagship smartphone.
The free headphones of the bundle are none other than the closed-back WH-1000X M3 ANC with bluetooth over-eras which range from $300 (on sale) to $350 (their default price)…
The Xperia 1 and the included headphones both support LDAC, mayhaps the ideal test setup for LDAC Audio since it is Sony’s brainchild. The phone has a 6.5 inch (21:9) OLED, Snapdragon 855, Android 9, 128GB on-board storage, 6GB RAM, microSD (up to 512GB), Bluetooth 5.0, “Hi-Res Audio”, Dolby Atmos, etc…
The price is $950 with or without the headphones and the offer is available for a limited time at select authorized Sony USA dealers such as Amazon actual and New York’s B&H Photo…
NOTE that Amazon breaks down the prices of the bundle differently to prevent people from buying the bundle with the free headphones and then returning/cancelling the order and keeping the headphones 🙂
Good until Sunday of this week (according to my calendaring math that would be Sunday July 7 in 2019), there’s a Massdrop email that promotes a $20 off discount on the Sennheiser HD 6XX.
When you click on the link in that email and go to your Massdrop account (already logged in), it will apply automatically a $20 off discount towards the purchase of the open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 6XX, dropping it from $220 to $200, which was its original price.
There’s no coupon code to enter ~ the discount appears automagically in your shopping cart AFTER you click on the special link in the Massdrop email…
It’s still a bit of a miracle they hadn’t increased the HD 6XX to get closer to the HD 600 / 650 prices 🙂
It’s not a big discount but it’s not a headphone that drops dramatically either. It’s one of the “Amazon hits”, the new condition Tribit X-Free Tune bluetooth over-ears are down to $40 but that’s not all, they also have a 5% off clip-on coupon, dropping them down to $38 with free shipping. This is for the black color scheme… The black/red color scheme goes for slightly more but it is not eligible for the clip-on coupon [if you don’t see the coupon on the product page and get invited to e-clip it, it means it’s not eligible]…
These average 4.5 out of 5 based on nearly 850 customer reviews and and they have over 230 answered questions by viewers like you… It promises up to 40 hours of playback time on a 4 hour charge. It has bluetooth 4.1, folds and plays music via 3.5mm as well.
PS: there’s no mention of NFC in the product description, so assume it doesn’t have it unless you know for certain [see: what’s the point of NFC in bluetooth headphones].
We haven’t turned into a Hifiman blog 🙂 It’s just that when you start price-checking one store or manufacturer, other models tend to come up, and if there are notable price differences and/or offers, then the posts keep on coming…
In this case, the new condition open-back over-ear planar-magnetic Hifiman Ananda headphones are available in new condition for $849 and in “Used – Like New” for $799 by marketplace seller “Hifi Heaven” through Amazon Warehouse Deals.
This ships directly from Hifi Heaven and it is free shipping but not Prime eligible. Hifi Heaven is a B&M A/V store in Wisconsin (think Green Bay Packers) and authorized Hifiman dealers
These are not pretending to be studio headphones, they kinda look it too 🙂 The new condition closed-back over-ear NVX XPT-100 headphones are currently on sale for $80 with free shipping by Sonix Electronix (eBay) and also by Sonix through Amazon (not Prime eligible).
This is one of the headphones that finds itself sometimes in recommendation lists/discussions for the $100-ish category…
If you need some _EXTRA_ bass in your life, and you are shopping from Amazon Germany, they currently have a sale on the various colors of the new condition closed-back Sony Extra Bass XB-550 AP headphones. Prices start at 29 euro for the red color scheme and increase slightly for the other colors…
PS: AP stands for “Android Phone” and it is the 1-button remote with mic cable. These appear to be on-ears although when I put them on at a store they felt somewhere between an over- and an on-ear. And the headband adjusted with plenty of room to spare on my big head [in comparison, I can just barely squeeze comfortably in the good old Monoprice 8323s]…
Amazon Warehouse Deals dive time now, where we find the Hifiman Amazon store offering the “Used – Like New” Hifiman HE-560 planar-magnetic open over-ear headphones for $319 with free shipping. This ships directly from Hifiman’s store and it is not Prime eligible. Per the info in the listing over there, this is the “2.5mm plug version”…
Here’s a written-on screenshot of the aforementioned offering:
ALTERNATELY, there are plenty of used listings of these at Adorama…
NOTE: if you are not familiar with the Hifiman Reliability Saga, be sure to check the various audio forums and blogs as they appear to have higher than average breakage rate, so keep that in mind if making a purchase…
If you are not afraid of the Hifiman built quality [check blogs and forums for details] their Sundara planar-magnetic open-back over-ear are currently on sale as follows:
+ 314~ euro at Amazon Germany (limit one per customer, fulfilled by Amazon, sold by marketplace seller “Projekt Akustik”)
+ $350 by various at amazon.com (the USA original Amazon)
As far as trans-atlantic purchases are concerned, do make sure you factor in shipping and customs and waiting and such…
If you want a bluetooth and ANC over-ears combo but don’t want to pay the big bucks to get the $300+ competitors from Bose and Sony and such, and you are of the Sony persuasion, the more affordable WH-CH700N model is currently available for under $100 in two different not-new-condition options:
+ $95 in Renewed condition (another name for refurbished) sold and shipped by seller “Chubbiestech” but Prime members get upgraded to faster Prime-like free shipping. It comes with a 90-day “Amazon Renewed” warranty (it is part of the Amazon “Renewed” program)
+ $86~ in “Used – Very Good” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals
+ the prices may fluctuate dynamically, so YMMV by the time you read this
And as fate would have it, we have a text and pictures unboxing of said model at our parallel content blog. The PORG you see in the pictures is a “blog pet” ~ it is not included with the headphone 🙂
The new condition FOCAL Elegia closed-back over-ears currently go for $699 but if you prefer the way of the used, authorized dealer OneCall has a “Used – Very Good” condition listing going for $599 through Amazon Warehouse Deals. Prime members will get Prime-like delivery speed even though it ships from OneCall (state of Washington, from the “Go Zags” neighborhood)…
As of a 6/30/19 re-check, this used options sold out…
These daily deals expired…
Grab your e-wallets! For a limited time, Amazon actual is offering the new condition V-Moda Crossfade Wireless closed-back over-ear headphones for $100 with free shipping. Limit up to three per customer at the sale price. Only the gunmetal color scheme is this low. The in-stock estimate is July 2nd, so this offer is starting to run out ~ don’t sleep on it if you are interested!
This headphone averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 720+ customer reviews and it has 240+ answered questions. A second second-generation model has been released, the Codex edition but it costs over $300.
Note that this $100 model does not have the double-folding technology (marketing name: cliqfold) found in the original wired Crossfade and the second generation Wireless. Note also that it does not support apt-X or apt-X HD. Heck, even among the first second-generation Wireless 2 models, only the “Rose Gold” color scheme supported apt-X. It was only with the second second-generation models, “the Codex”, that all three color schemes supported apt-X.
These headphones do have a 3.5mm input and from what people are saying, the wired performance of the wired and the wireless models is on par.
Having said all that, keep in mind that this is a headphone that people were enthusiastically buying for $300, so at one third of the price a number of its “comparative sins” may be forgiven…
UPDATE (early 6/30/19)
All the options under 100 euro have now sold out…
All the offers mentioned in this post below include free standard US shipping as of the time of writing of this post…
Monoprice is running another headphone-related sale with a variety of products, big and small. From small earphones to boulder-sized amplifiers 🙂
+ speaking of which, the Monolith Tube Headphone amplifier with ESS Sabre DAC is going for $340
+ Monolith M650 open-back over-ears for $120
+ the M600 and M650 are not planar-magnetic; you are correct, the model names are an “homage” to certain “Heiser” headphones ^_^
+ metal headphone stand for $18
+ MP-10 in-ears for $8
+ yes, despite the low price, you still get free standard US shipping while this promotion is running ~ after all IEMs can ship easily and don’t take up lots of space and can probably be shipped easily even with USPS first class mail [only guessing here, I have no clue how they will ship these]
+ Retro over-ears for $22.49
+ you are correct if it reminds you of a certain Superlux/Samson headphone 🙂
+ Monoprice 8323 with bluetooth for $23
+ the good old model now with bluetooth (and apt-X). I haven’t seen this new model but I had the 8323 and larger heads were not an easy fit. It also expands a bit strangely on your head, so if you are image-conscious note that when you are using it at coffee shops and libraries and such
PS: “FUSS” = Free US shipping and handling…
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