V-Moda Crossfade II for $229, with apt-X for $239

And now some V-Moda couponing action! The new condition V-moda Crossfade II Over-Ears in the Matte Black color scheme drop from $329 to $229 in the shopping cart when you enter coupon code Cyberdeals in the checkout page (you have to enter an email address to enter the coupon; you don’t have to fill up the rest of data fields).

Or if you prefer apt-X, the Rose/Gold Color Scheme which is the only one of the three colors that supports Qualcomm’s apt-X drops from $349 to $239. Yes, the coupon is $110 off for this model, and $100 for the other one.

The white color scheme is not eligible for the coupon. All these at Adorama.com.

Meanwhile the first generation of this headphones continues to be on sale for $180.

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Sony MDR-1A Closed Over-Ears for $198

At authorized Sony USA dealers, the new condition Sony MDR-1A closed-back over-ear headphones have dropped to $198 with free shipping and handling such as the World Wide Stereo eBAY store and Amazon actual. The “A” in the model name is not short for “Amplified”. That model is called MDR-1ADAC 🙂

Speaking of Sony, a number of their trending headphones are on sale:

+ Sony XB950-B1 BT Over-Ears for $98
+ Sony XB950-N1 BT and ANC Over-Ears for $123
+ Sony MDR-1000X Closed BT/ANC Over-Ears for $228
+ Sony WH-1000X-M2 ANC/BT Over Ears for $298

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Sennheiser HD280 for $80, HD380 for $100

The Sennheiser studio duo of closed-back over-ears is on sale as well just in time for the festivities as follows:

+ HD 280 PRO (latest model) for $80 at Amazon actual and Adorama

+ HD 380 PRO for $100 at Amazon actual and Adorama

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sennheiser HD 700 Open Over-Ears for $400 [MD]

It’s the union of the two Sennheiser towers at Massdrop. They already have the HD 6XX going for $200, but what if you wanted the HD 700 instead? Unloved as they may be by the masses, the HD 700s too have their shy and quiet and introverted fan base 🙂

And they are now fully unlocked at Massdrop running for the next four days (from blog-posting date) for $400 with free shipping. They come with a 2-year manufacturer warranty (MD and Sennheiser are besties these days) and will ship in late December 2017. All sales are final!

Then there’s the all new HD 660S to consider, which is currently going for $500 as a brand new model with the built-in Sennheiser tax, along with the good old HD600 and HD650.

Decisions, decisions, five models are up in the air! Pull out the spreadsheets and the frequency graphs and the 400-post comparison threads 🙂

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

KOSS ESP950 Electrostatic Headphone System for $600 [MD]

Come on Barbie, Let’s Have an Electrostatic Party! Fully unlocked at Massdrop, and with only 45 units available (14 claimed as of the time of writing), you can get the new condition KOSS ESP950 Electrostatic Headphone System for $600 with free shipping. It is estimated to ship mid-December 2017 from the vendor with the usual Koss limited lifetime warranty.

This is not the only Koss-Massdrop partnership, they also offer the Massdrop x Koss Porta Pro X for $38 with free shipping as one of their “In-Stock Drops”. These are sold like a regular online purchase (the “drops” open/close every 24 hours and items purchased during a 24 hour window get shipped in a couple of business days after that). We are tracking the “in-stock drops” in our new Massdrop Tracker.

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Black Friday Only: Monoprice M1060 Planars for $250

For Black Friday only, Monoprice is offering the new condition Monoprice M1060 Planar Magnetic open-back over-ears for $250 with free standard US shipping. No coupon needed. This rarely goes on sale at the Monoprice website and is never eligible for their usual coupons.

The planar segment is competitive these days, for more deals check our Planar Magnetic posts. Fear not, the posts are not magnetic, they won’t cling to you 🙂

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Bose QuietComfort 3 ANC Closed-Back Over-Ears with $20 eBay Gift Card for $140

Another promised Black Friday Ads deal has gone live. It is the new condition Bose QuietComfort 3 ANC headphones (closed-back, over-ear) offered for $140 with free shipping, one year warranty, AND a $20 eBay gift card. These are sold from the official BOSE eBay Outlet store, so they are as legit as they can be.

These are all the BOSE Black Friday deals at their eBay store. They have the QC25 for $179 as new or $159 as manufacturer refurbished.

The QC3 is has a built-in rechargeable battery, while the QC25 are AAA powered (a plus for fans of reusable rechargeable AAAs).

The QC25 is also available for $179 at a number of other retailers, including Bose Quiet Comfort QC25 Closed ANC for $179 at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon by Amazon actual (limit 3 per customer)

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Bowers & Wilkins P3 S2 Closed On-Ears for $100

And a second sale, the new condition Bowers & Wilkins P3 S2 closed-back on-ear headphones are on sale for $100 with free shipping with up to three pairs per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual!

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Monoprice 8323 Closed Over-Ears for $18.45

If you like the speed of Prime shipping (and don’t want to pay for shipping for them from Monoprice), the new condition Monoprice 8323 Closed Over-Ears are on sale for $18.45 as a Gold Box Lightning Deal until Friday at 1:45am ET or earlier if sold out. These are sold and shipped by Amazon. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on 1360 customer reviews.

I have these and will be posting a review eventually (when I go into “writing spree” mode). The one surprise is that despite how big they are, they are actually not as roomy for big heads. I am not the biggest head around, but I can just barely fit in.

Speaking of the 8323, Monoprice has launched a Bluetooth version of them, the 8323 Bluetooth, and somehow they were able to afford Qualcomm’s apt-X for them 🙂

They go for $25 at the Monoprice website plus mandatory shipping (unless you buy them together with something that qualifies for free shipping and then it drops the overall S&H fee).

Speaking of lighting deals, ending around 11:11pm ET tonight, you can get the Avantree Universal Aluminum Desk Headphone Stand Hanger for $16, or a Bamboo variation of it for $20. Fulfilled by Amazon.

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Blue Mic Mo-Fi headphones+ Blackout Yeti Mic for $175

These were flying under the radar since Black Friday but Amazon made them a deal of the day and they sold out…

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November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Blue Mic LOLA headphones + Blackout Yeti Mic for $144

These were flying under the radar since Black Friday but Amazon made them a deal of the day and they sold out…

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November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Blue Mic Satellite Bluetooth Over-Ears for $300

This sale ended…

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November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Blue Microphones MIX-FI Powered headphones for $200

These sales ended…

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Audeze LCD-2 for $650 to $700 (3 options) [updated]

Four different new condition AUDEZE LCD-2 over-ear planar-magnetic headphones are participating in the Black Friday sale at Adorama, an authorized dealer with Audeze warranty as follows:

+ LCD-2 Bamboo and Lambskin Leather for $650
+ LCD-2 Shedua Wood Edition for $650
+ LCD-2 Rosewood and Lambskin Leather for $700

+ SOLD-OUT: + LCD-2 with Travel Case, Aluminum with Lambskin Leather Ear Cushions for $650

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Audeze LCD-X for $1050, LCD-3 for $1300

Two more Audeze planar-magnetic over-ear headphones are on a Black Friday sale at Adorama, it is the new condition AUDEZE LCD-X Reference (Aluminum/Lambskin) going for $1050 with free shipping and handling, and also the new condition AUDEZE LCD-3 (Zebrano & Lambskin) going for $1300 with free shipping.

This is looking like an Audeze blog take-over, so let’s break the streak with a couple of Fender Black Friday deals from Adorama: the new condition Fender T-Bucket 350E 6-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar goes for $150, while the Fender T-Bucket 450E 6-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar goes for $200 with free shipping. There, streak broken with the power of six strings 🙂

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

AUDEZE LCD-4 Reference Open Circumaural for $2999

You can buy fifteen Sine ON-Ears for the sale price of the Audeze LCD-4, but you are not going to get the LCD-4 audio experience with fifteen SINEs unless you have fifteen heads 😉 Okay, we are getting into Star Trek territory, back on topic 🙂

The new condition AUDEZE LCD-4 Reference Open Circumaural Headphone is on sale for a limited time for $2999 with free shipping as part of the Black Friday festivities at authorized dealer Adorama with a 3-year Audeze warranty.

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Sony XB950-B1 for $98 and XB950-N1 for $123

And they are back on the sale train again, it is Thursday in the eastern time zone, so the offers start rolling out! The Extra Bass closed-back over-ear new duo of Sony’s, part of the XB950 line, are on sale again as follows:

+ the B1 (bluetooth only) goes for $98 by various at Amazon

+ the N1 (bluetooth + ANC) goes for $123 by various at Amazon

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Sony WH-1000X-M2 ANC/BT Over Ears for $298

If you had been waiting for a Black Friday sale on this model, it is here, the new condition Sony WH-1000X-M2 ANC and Bluetooth Closed-Back Over-Ears are down to $298 with free shipping at authorized Sony dealers such as Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three per color per customer.

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Open-box AudioQuest Nighthawk Wood Headphones for $249, NEW for $299

The new condition AudioQuest Nighthawk Wood Headphones are on sale in new condition for $299 from two different fulfilled by Amazon sellers now. “Electronics Expo” joins the party; previously only “Music Direct” had it available.

But wait, there’s more! Another option materialized on today’s re-check, it is available in open-box “Used – Like New” condition by Gramophone of House Maryland for $249 with free shipping through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships directly from Gramophone in Maryland, and it is not Prime eligible, so December delivery 🙂

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Beats Solo 3 Wireless On-Ears back to $200

The Beats Solo 3 closed-back on-ear bluetooth headphones with Apple’s special sauce chip are back down to $200 with free shipping in various color schemes at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three per color per customer. The Rose Gold is actually $199. There are 14 (!) different colors listed at Amazon where they average 4.3 out of 5 based on over 2000 customer reviews and they have over 620 answered questions.

PS: as expected, the “Apple special sauce” stuff only works with the latest Apple devices 🙂

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Thursday: Sennheiser HD 4.40 BT Closed Over-Ear Bluetooth for $100

These offers expired…

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November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Audeze SINE On-Ear Planar with Cipher Lightning for $200

As of a 11/27/17 re-check, this sold out and can no longer be ordered…

If you are a fan of the Audeze On-Ear planar magnetic lightning-connector headphones, their new condition AUDEZE SINE On-Ear with 24-bit Cipher Cable is on a Black Friday sale for $200 with free shipping at authorized dealer Adorama! They come with the usual Audeze warranty, 3-years for the drivers, 1 year for the cable. Temptation time especially for iPhone and iPad users 🙂

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Audio Technica M30X for $60; M40X for $80

As promised in the Black Friday Ads the closed-back over-ear Audio Technica M30x and M40x headphones are on sale at the Guitar Center group of companies as follows. Guitar Center offers store pickup options, while Musician’s Friend is an online-only entity.

+ M30X for $60 at Guitar Center and Musician’s Friend

+ M40X for $80 at Guitar Center and Musician’s Friend

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Hifiman HE5 Planar Headphones + EF100 Amp for $599

This offer is only offered through the official Hifman store directly because it is too complicated to structure on Amazon and eBAY and such. You get the Hifiman HE5 planar magnetic headphones AND the Hifiman EF-100 amp for $599. However, they won’t ship together. The EF100 will ship shortly after ordering, but the HE5 headphones will ship in December (no specific date or range in December mentioned). So if you are not in a hurry to receive them, pretend it’s Massdrop 🙂

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , ,

Hifiman Edition X V2 Planar Over-Ears for $1199

This one got lost in the shuffle when I posted the previous Hifiman deals, it is the new condition Hifiman Edition X V2 down to $1200 with free shipping by various sellers thru Amazon and by the official Hifiman and World Wide Stereo stores on eBAY. These too are planar magnetic, over-ear, over-the-universe headphones 🙂

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Massdrop x Koss Porta Pro X for $38 w/free S&H

Massdrop too is participating in the Black Friday festivities. Earlier today they relaunched the Sennheiser HD6XX for $200 offer, which has over 840 units sold already.

And now they are back with another one of their exclusives, the new condition Massdrop x Koss Porta Pro X for $38 with free shipping. It comes with the usual Koss limited lifetime warranty.

In case you are not familiar with them, despite their portable looks, these are open-back!

These too are an “in-stock drop”, meaning the offer opens and closes daily, so don’t be alarmed by the countdown clock (unless it’s the actual end of the in-stock drop).

I added them to our new Massdrop In-Stock Drops Tracker.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO (250 ohm) Limited Edition for $125

Back to the Beyerdynamic sales train at NewEGG, Focus Camera through NewEgg is offering the new condition Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO (250 ohm) Limited Edition headphones for $125 with free shipping. Limit up to three per customer for this sale that ends on Saturday night (or earlier if sold out). These are open-back over-ears.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Used Bowers & Wilkins P9 Over-Ears for $535

In new condition, the stylish Bowers & Wilkins P9 closed-back over-ears go for $899 at most retailers, and for $799 by Audio Advice thru Walmart, but if you are comfortable with used headphones…

… thanks to the 20% off shopping cart discount at AWD (Amazon Warehouse Deals), there are three listings of these in “USED – Very Good” condition dropping to $535 with free shipping after the automatic 20% off in-cart discount. If you prefer a better condition, the “Used – Like New” go for $569~ after the in-cart discount.

PS: as with all these 20% off in-cart offers, only the listings that are sold and shipped by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual (not the marketplace sellers) are eligible for the coupon. Eligible listings show the 20% off next to them in this fashion [screenshot below]:

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Hifiman HE-400i Dark Blue Chrome LE for $199

The popularity of planar-magnetic headphones continues to rise, and so do the available options and alternatives in the market, which means more discounting! Earlier today the Monoprice M560 open/closed dropped to $150 but we have another discount…

… at BuyDig, the Dark Blue Chrome Special Edition of the Hifiman HE-400i open-back over-ear planars is down to $199 in new condition with USA warranty!

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sennheiser HD6XX back for $200 [MD]

Don’t stop believing! The new-condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 6XX headphones are back on sale for $200 with free shipping at members-only but free to join Massdrop website! Shipping is +$15 for outside the USA. All units will be serialized. The drop has 10,000 units, and runs for the next eight days.

They are made in Ireland as a Massdrop-Sennheiser partnership and will ship late March 2018. I repeat, these will ship late March 2018. This is four months away! Patience is a virtue 🙂

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Used B&O Play H8 ANC/BT On-Ears for $210

The B&O Play H8 ANC and bluetooth on-ears go for around $350 in new condition (price varies slightly by color), but if you are comfortable with used, you can thank the Amazon Warehouse Deals 20% off in-cart discount promotion on select electronics that drops the price of the Black Color Scheme in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections; damaged original packaging) from $263~ to $210.

The Gray/Hazel color scheme goes for $244 in “Used – Acceptable” (no further details given) but it’s not eligible for the 20% off automatic in-cart discount.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Wedn: refurb JBL Everest Elite 300 ANC/BT On-Ears for $85

It’s a good thing I woke up before the birds today, there are many things happening, including the Woot Electronics daily deal running until 1am ET on Thursday (or earlier if sold out), it is the certified refurbished JBL Everest Elite 300 NXTGen ANC/BT on-ears offered for $80 plus $5 flat shipping. Maximum three pairs per customer as per usual Woot terms. They come with a 1-year JBL warranty per the listing.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Monoprice M560 Open/Closed Planars for $150

The first round of the Monoprice Black Friday doorbusters are here, and of headphone interest, their new condition open/closed M560 planar-magnetic on-ears are on sale for $150 with free standard shipping. Their usual price is $200. The sale is not offered thru their eBay or Amazon stores as of the time of writing, only their website.

Also part of the sale, of more general audio interest (this is not a dedicated headphone amp) it is the new condition 25 Watt Stereo Hybrid Tube Amplifier with Bluetooth offered for $100 with free standard shipping.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Monoprice Sonic Solace ANC/BT Over-Ears for $50 w/FS

But wait, there’s more! If you hit on the Portable Audio tab at the Monoprice BF sale, you will find that the new condition Sonic Solace ANC/BT Over-Ears are on sale for $50 with free standard shipping in the black or brown/tan color schemes. This is an affordable way to get an ANC with Bluetooth closed-back set without entering the “marketing/hype wars” of the $300 price range models with more and more manufacturers competing there, from Bose to Sony to Beats to Sennheiser.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: Status Audio CB-1 Closed Over-Ears for $55

One of the deals of the day running at the Gold Box is the new condition closed-back over-ear Status Audio CB-1 offered for $55 with free shipping, sold by the Status Audio Amazon store, with the orders fulfilled by Amazon (Prime eligible). They average 4.6 out of 5 based on 440+ customer reviews and have 69 answered questions. Offer ends by 3am ET on Thursday.

Not a lightning deal, but their open-back counterpart, the Status Audio OB-1 remains on sale for $49 with free shipping. This is an organic sale, not a lightning deal. It averages 4.6 out of 5 as well, but only has 116 customer reviews.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: