This daily deal expired…
[DEAD] Tuesday’s Offers: Brainwavz M2, Symphonized, Cowin, JLab, Ollivan VE Monks, Etc
These offers expired…
[DEAD] Monday: Bluedio Bluetooth Headphones: T3 for $30, V Victory for $120
These daily deals expired…
Refurbished Sony MDR-1000X ANC + BT for $230
The Sony MDR-1000X headphones (ANC and BT) go for $350 in new condition at authorized Sony dealers, but if you want to save a significant amount while still get some warranty, you can get them in certified refurbished condition with a 90-day warranty from Secondipity through Amazon for $230 with free shipping in your choice of Beige MDR-1000X or Black MDR-1000X. The black is fulfilled by Amazon, so it is Prime eligible, but has a limit of up to five units per customer.
Speaking of Sony, in addition to the previously mentioned Sony sales, their XB10 Portable Wireless Speaker with Bluetooth (2017 model) are on sale for $38 each, in three different color schemes.
Used Grado SR325e Open Headphones for $239
And now we continue “digesting” the USED headphones that were earmarked during yesterday’s Amazon Warehouse Deals session with some Grado action. The open-back Grado SR325e go for $300 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you want to save some, and you don’t need the user manual or the original pizza box packaging, you can get them in “Used – Good” condition for $239~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There’s only one listing for this model.
On the other hand, there are multiple used listings for the Grado SR225e which goes for $200 in new condition, but $167~ in “Used – Good” condition. There’s a total of four used listings, so if they don’t move fast enough for Amazon’s price-bots’ liking, their prices may drop further.
Status Audio OB-1 Open-Back Over-Ears for $59
If you don’t want to wait for a future sale, the new condition open-back over-ear Status Audio OB-1 headphones are on sale for $59 with free shipping, sold by the Status Audio Amazon store, with the order fulfilled by Amazon. It averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 90 customer reviews. It is a low speed hype train model 🙂
Used Sennheiser HD 630VB Headphone with Variable Bass for $227
The Sennheiser HD 630VB Headphone with Variable Bass is available in “Used – Like New” (damaged original packaging) condition for $227~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There are a couple of options for slightly less from other sellers, but AWD actual is a safer choice since it is Amazon’s used sales department. The headphones average 4.4 out of 5 based on 28 customer reviews.
Klipsch Reference R6 On-Ears for $27 w/free S&H
NewEgg seems to love Klipsch sales, because here comes another one, the new condition closed-back Klipsch Reference R6 On-Ears are on sale for $27 with free shipping sold and shipped by NewEgg until next Thursday night (7/27/17).
PS: “Reference” is part of the name of the headphone, not an evaluation of its performance 🙂
[DEAD] Used Noontec Zoro HD On-Ears for $13
As of 7/22/17 AM recheck, the used options sold out…
The Noontec Zoro HD closed-back on-ears go as low as $19 in new condition during recent lightning deals at Amazon, but if you don’t want to wait for a sale, or if you want to pay even less, you can get the blue color scheme in “Used – Like New” condition for $13~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. These come in damaged original packaging. There are many different colors of these, so if you want more customer reviews, check the listings for the different colors.
B&O Play Form 2i Lightweight On-Ears for $70
If you like the idea of B&O Play’s lightweight minimalistic Form 2i On-Ears with old school rectangular pads, there is a sale of them at the Urban Outfitters websites website. The olive color scheme goes for $70, while the pink color scheme goes for $80. These are new condition.
Ends July 23: Daily FOCAL headphone giveways (Listen Over-Ears or Spark earphones)
UPDATE: Last Call! This daily FOCAL giveaway promotion ends on Sunday July 23!
Reputable online dealer OneCall, which is also the B&M A/V dealer Huppin’s in the city of Spokane (Washington) [yes, Gonzaga, Go ZAGS!] is an authorized FOCAL dealer and until July 23rd in 2017, they are running a daily giveaway of FOCAL headphones.
The prizes are either the FOCAL Listen over-ears (wired or bluetooth) and the Spark earphones (wired or bluetooth). One person will win a pair every day. It is not clear which one of the four models you’ll win on that particular date or whether you have a choice. You can register for this promotion every day.
The promotion is administered by Gleam, and requires a login using email or Facebook or Amazon or Instagram. The page shows the total number of entries, so you can look at those and decide whether you want to take a shot at them. You can enter every day until the promotion ends.
To make it easier to find this, I am adding a link to this in the Sidebar of the blog.
Used Bowers & Wilkins P9 for $573
If you are tempted by the Bowers & Wilkins P9 flagship headphones but don’t want to pay the new condition full price, Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) comes to the rescue, sold by AWD actual (not iffy sellers) starting at $573~ in “Used – Good” condition. There is one listing at this price, but there are four of them in “Used – Very Good” for $611~, so there is a possibility of price pressure building over time if they don’t move fast enough to Amazon’s price-bot algorithms’ satisfaction. There’s also a “Used – Like New” in damaged original packaging for $650~. The new condition price is $900 at most sellers, except for Audio Advice which has it for $800.
Thursday: Best Buy Sale for Rewards Members Only: Sony, Beats, Bose, Sennheiser HD 558
Best Buy has a rewards members only sale on Thursday until 11:59pm central time for Rewards members only. You have to login with your Best Buy account and be a “My Best Buy Members” rewards member. This is an Early Access sale that ends on Thursday at 11:59pm central time.
They are calling it a Black Friday in July, so I’m assuming whatever survives the rewards members will become available for the general population on Friday (but I could be wrong). Amazon may price-match some on Friday if/when they become available to the general population and not behind the members/log-in wall.
The headphones are as priced in the screenshot below. The Sennheiser Audiophile headphone is the good old HD 558 open-back over-ear. The Beats X drop to $100 when you add them to the shopping cart. The rest of them are as the screenshot shows. “View Image” with your browser or open it in a new window to see a larger version…
[DEAD] AKG K553 Closed Over-Ears for $100
This daily deal expired, but Musician Friend daily deals are typically recurring, so it will likely return in the future…
[DEAD] Beyerdynamic DT1350 Gold Edition Closed On-Ears for $90
This limited time offer expired…
The new condition Beyerdynamic DT1350 Gold Edition Closed-Back On-Ears are currently on sale for a limited time for $90 with free shipping at Focus Camera. No coupon, no rebate, it’s a straight up sale. This is not a gold head-to-toe headphone, there’s gold earcups primarily (based on the pictures).
[DEAD] Saturday’s Offers: Status Audio, Bluedio, Symphonized, Etc
Saturday is over, and so are its daily deals…
[DEAD] Sony Closed Over-Ear Extra Bass XB950 B1 for $128, N1 for $148
This sale expired…
Back In-Stock: AmazonBasics Over-Ear RF Wireless for $23
If you are looking for RF Wireless (not bluetooth) over-ear headphones on a budget, the AmazonBasics version (yes, they have these too) are back in-stock for $22.61 with free 2-day shipping for Prime members (or with a $25+ order for non-members) by Amazon actual. Limit up to three units per customer.
It averages 3.4 out of 5 based on 460+ customer reviews, and it has 120+ questions answered, so be sure to read up on its to make sure its trade-offs are acceptable.
PS: speaking of AmazonBasics, they have a 6.5 ft Coiled 3.5mm audio cable for $3.74 each. You can buy as many as you like. It averages 4 out of 5 on 900+ customer reviews. This is just a cable, no mic/remote.
Audeze EL-8 Planars Closed-back Titanium for $550
Of the various options of the Audeze EL-8 planar magnetics, the closed-back Titanium EL-8 with the integrated Apple Cipher cable is on sale for a limited time for $550 with free shipping at Adorama.com. The other EL-8 options remain at their usual prices. Its formal, manufacturer name is 200-E8-1117-00. Memorize it, it will be on the Headphones 101 Mid-Term Exam 🙂
Open-box Philips SHP-9500S for $42 w/free S&H
If you don’t want to wait for future sale on the Philips SHP-9500S open-back over-ear headphones, they are back in-stock in open-box condition for $42 with free shipping by NewEgg actual. From what I recall, the open-box went as low as $35 or so, so if you don’t need to get this right away, you can wait for the next sale.
If you are curious about this headphone, we have a text and pictures unboxing post. I am planning to use this headphone as a guinea pig for my “long form review” format. In the future 🙂
In the meantime, METAL571 just posted a 12-minute video review of this headphone, which you can also find YouTube-embedded below.
Used Sony XB950 Bluetooth Closed Over-Ears for $58+
Sony’s latest Extra Bass bluetooth over-ears are the XB-950-B1 headphone (currently going for $150~), replacing the XB-950-BT. I am adding dashes in the model names to emphasizes the “B1” vs “BT” difference in the model name. If you prefer the previous model, or want to pay a much lower price, and you are comfortable with used headphones…
… then to the Amazon Warehouse Deals Bargain Bin sale we go where the XB-950-BT closed-back over-ear extra-bass headphones are available at Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD), sold by AWD actual (not iffy marketplace sellers) for $58+ in the red color scheme, $61+ in the red color scheme, and $68+ in the black color scheme. The link in this paragraph shows you the lowest price per color…
… but if you want to see the detailed listings per color, click on the blue link over there that says “See all offers for this product” next to each color. This will take you to the detailed listings. For example, here are the blue detailed listings.
All the links above only show the used options offered by AWD actual. If you want to see all used options by all marketplace sellers (used Sony product listings often have iffy sellers and scammers, you have been warned!), start at this listing and filter by color and other options.
Used Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 On-Ears for $86+ [Android] or $99+ [iOS]
If you don’t want to wait for a future sale/clearance on the Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 On-Ears [remember, Sennheiser has renamed this line going forward as the “HD1” line], some of those options are also participating in the Bargain Bin Clearance of Amazon Warehouse Deals.
Just like the previously mentioned B&W P3, there are multiple options in the listings, so let’s try to sort out this veiled spaghetti 🙂
As of the time of writing, the lowest used price is for the Silver color scheme with the Galaxy/Android remote buttons/cable, going for $86~ in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, damaged original packaging). It’s also available in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperfection, damaged original packaging) for $92~. Both are sold by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual.
The lowest price option for the models with the iOS/Apple remote/cable is the black color scheme starting at $99~ in “Used – Like New” condition (damaged original packaging). There are four listings like this for the black iOS option.
Note that the headphones are the same. The difference between iOS and Android is the included detachable cable that has the compatible iOS or Android buttons. If you don’t care for full button compatibility or have your own compatible cables, then it doesn’t matter which OS version you get.
Used Bowers & Wilkins P3 On-Ears for $43+
The latest model in the Bowers & Wilkins P3 model is the second generation. If you are going to get the first generation, you might as well get it used. Which brings us to the red color scheme of this model available in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, repackaged) going for $42.54 with free shipping at Amazon Warehouse Deals. Meanwhile at the same place, you can get the black color scheme in “Used – Like New” condition (original packaging) for $54~.
But wait, there are more options to this. The same listing has both the new condition and the officially recertified models. And each one of these has used options. And the headphones are available in four different colors each. So, as a summary, this listing shows the lowest price per color/option for the new condition and the recertified. Prices start at $74 for the recertified and $100 for the new condition.
Because of the way the Amazon listing is structured, there is a “used recertified” option. This means someone purchased the recertified headphones at Amazon, and then returned them. Then Amazon listed the return as a used option under the recertified listing, thus a “used recertified”.
PS: side-effects of this listing include fried brains 🙂
[DEAD] Audio Technica ATH-WS55-BK Solid Bass On-Ears for $31
This lightning deal expired…
It is not a big discount, but it less than the “default” price, good until 6:20pm ET tonight, the new condition Audio Technica AUD ATHWS55BK Solid Bass Headphones are on sale for the very specific price of $31.44 by a marketplace seller with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so they are Prime-eligible. The price before the sale was $37 last night.
[DEAD] Wednesday: Philips M1 MKII BK/27 On-Ears for $40 w/FS
This daily deal expired…
[DEAD] Wednesday: Philips L2BO/27 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $80
This daily deal sold out…
[DEAD] Wednesday: Gibson Trainer On-Ear Headphones with Five Freebies for $90
The 1-day sale is over, the price is back to $250 (!) as of 7/20/17!
Ultrasone GO Portable headphones with Samson USB Mic and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Premium software for $150
The new condition Ultrasone GO portable closed-back headphones are bundled together with the Samson GO USB microphone, and the Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Premium software, all together going for $150 with free shipping at B&H Photo. You just add the bundle to the shopping cart and proceed to checkout. There’s no coupon, no rebate, no hoops to jump through.
Bose QC25 Quiet Comfort ANC Over-Ears for $279
If you prefer the previous generation Bose ANC over-ear headphones, without bluetooth, you can get the new condition Quite Comfort QC25 for $279 with free shipping in either the iOS or Android version at B&H Photo and Adorama. You also earn $14 promotional rewards at both places.
The same price is also offered at Amazon actual with a limit of up to three per customer. You don’t earn promotional rewards at Amazon, BUT if you are a Prime member, and pay with either one of the Amazon-branded credit cards (Chase VISA or Store Card), you earn a 5% statement credit, which is around $14.
The latest model, the QC35, that comes with both ANC and Bluetooth, goes for $350 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you prefer to pay a lower price for the QC35, you can get it for $260 in factory-renewed condition with a fully warranty from the official Bose eBay store.
Refurbished Denon AH-D7200 w/1yr warranty for $749
Temptation time! The Denon AH-D7200 rolled out a few weeks ago in the US market for $1000, but if you want don’t want to pay full price, there is now an alternative. You can get it dealer-recertified for $749 with free shipping from well-known and reputable A/V dealer OneCall.com (fixed link), which is the online persona of B&M A/V retailer Huppin’s.
Or if you have Amazon gift cards to spend, they are also selling it at the same price thru Amazon. It comes with a 1-year warranty from OneCall as it is a dealer recertified model. If you are a Prime member, you receive Prime-like speed, but it ships directly from OneCall in Eastern Washington, not far from NCAA Basketball Championship finalist Gonzaga, which for the first time in many NCAA tournaments was not GoneZaga 🙂
PS: speaking of Denon, their DP-300F Fully Automatic Analog Turntable is on sale for $199 with a limit of up to three units per customer.
Audio Technica ATH-AD*X Sale (three options)
The sale that was promised is now live at NewEgg Flash, a trio of open-back over-ear Audio Technica ATH-AD*X headphones are on sale, offered by seller “aSavings” which is an online persona of Focus Camera. The offers come with free shipping and run until Sunday 7/24/17, aka Game Of Thrones Season 7 Episode #2 day (easier to remember).
The prices are:
+ AD500X for $64 vs $66+ at Amazon
+ AD700X for $95 vs $99+ at Amazon
+ AD900X for $115 vs $135+ at Amazon
The AD1000X goes live next Monday, after the three above expire.
Sony MDR-XB950AP Extra Bass Closed Over-Ears for $56.49 w/FS
NewEggFLASH is back with another sale, it is the new condition closed-back over-ear Sony MDR-XB950AP/H Extra Bass
headphones (H for Gray), going for $56.49 with free shipping by Focus Camera thru FLASH. NewEgg FLASH is their Groupon-like competitor. The sale ends on this Saturday (or earlier if sold out).
[DEAD] Tuesday: Beyerdynamic Custom On-Ears for $30 w/free S&H
This daily deal expired but it returns every few weeks at NewEgg…
[DEAD] Wednesday’s Offers: Audio Technica WS55, Status Audio CB-1, Etc
Wednesday is over, and so are its lightning deals…
[DEAD] Tuesday: Skullcandy Hesh 2 Bluetooth Headphones for $42
This daily deal disconnected (okay, expired; bad bluetooth joke!)…
One of Tuesday’s Gold Box daily deals ending by 3am eastern on Wednesday (or earlier if sold out) is the new condition Skullcandy Hesh 2 Bluetooth Headphones, in the black color scheme, going for $42 with free shipping with a limit of up to three units per customer at the sale price. This is sold and shipped by Amazon actual. It averages 4.2 out of 5 based on 1500+ customer reviews. It also has over 400 answered questions if you are curious about it.
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