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Good until Sunday night, coupon code SUMMER15 gets you 15% off eligible Monoprice orders including the new condition closed-back Metal Dynamic On-Ear Headphones. The price before the coupon is $40. The coupon drops it to $34. It has a free standard US shipping promotion on it at the moment, which is stackable with the coupon.
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Good until Sunday night, coupon code SUMMER15 gets you 15% off on almost everything at the Monoprice, including the new condition closed-back lightweight on-ear PID 13191 headphone for $8.50 with free shipping. The regular price is $10 and it currently has a free standard US shipping promotion. So the combination of the coupon and the free shipping gets you the deal.
This is tastefully bassy headphone for listening to modern musical genres, and it also sells under other brands including AmazonBasics and AblePlanet, but I don’t know what differences they may have beyond the visible.
These lightning deals expired but fear not, Status Audio is a bit of a recurring guest at the lightning deals. But this is the first time I recall seeing KZ as a lightning deal. The future will tell whether there will be more 🙂
The new condition FOCAL Elear open-back over-ear headphones go for $1000 at authorized dealers, but if you are comfortable with used headphones, they are currently available in “Used – Like New” by seller “Audio Fanatic” (100%, California) through Amazon Warehouse Deals.
The new condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 579 are on sale for $150 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three units per customer. This is not a lightning deal.
Note that not all the headphones in the new HD 5*9 series are open. One of them is closed, the HD 569. These came out together as a group around IFA 2016.
This is such an Audio Technica M50X clone it even calls itself a “50X” 🙂 It is the new condition Akai Professional Project 50X and it is currently on sale (not a lightning deal) for just under $32 [was $36] with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three units per customer. They average 3.7 out of 5 based on 60+ customer reviews and two cables and a pouch.
The new condition Audio Technica AD500X Open Over-Ear headphones are bundled together WITH the Audio Technica Omnidirectional Condenser Lavalier Microphone, together going for $70 with free shipping by Beach Camera thru Amazon. This ships directly from Beach Camera (East Coast) but if you are a Prime member, you will get Prime-like shipping speed (probably faster for those closer to Beach since, unlike Amazon, they don’t have warehouses all around the world).
On the other hand, if you don’t want/need the AT microphone, the headphones on their own go for $68 by Amazon actual, where the share the same listing with the ATH-AD700X, so their reviews are intermingled over there.
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Philips headphones go in and out of sales cycles, and their closed-back Philips M1 MK II BO/27 are on the sale cycle again at amazon.com. The black-orange color scheme goes for $70 by a marketplace seller (fulfilled by Amazon), while Amazon’s own price is $80. Meanwhile the black color scheme is sold for $75 by the same marketplace seller as above. The headphones average 4.4 out of 5 based on 43 customer reviews.
If you were tempted by the JLab Flex headphones but didn’t want to pay big bucks for JLab (we do hard truths here, we don’t sponsor-worship), you can get the new condition JLab Audio FLEX DJ-Style Studio headphones for $20 with free shipping by eBay seller “Quick Ship Electronics” (99.7%, ship from USA with Economy shipping). This is model FLEX-SLV-BOX with a Universal mic on the included detachable cable. It comes with a 1-year warranty.
Back on the sale train again, the new condition Beyerdynamic DT880 PREMIUM (250 ohm) Special Edition Chrome semi-open over-ear headphones are going for $139 with free shipping by Buydig on eBay with up to five units per customer during the sale.
PS: if you are not familiar with the various DT 770 / 880 / 990 options, be sure to look them up as there are many variations and permutations!
The unicorn is coming back! The Sennheiser HD 6XX open-back over-ear headphone will return to Massdrop, available for purchase for signed-in members on Monday June 26 at 9am eastern. There is a catch however, the price is now $250 with free global shipping.
The original launch that crashed the Massdrop website was $200. This new price puts it closer to the HD 600 and HD 650 duo, making the decision more complicated when you factor in used options as well.
This drop will have 7,500 units available for purchase.
The HD 6XX is based on the HD 650.
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As of a 6/27/17 re-check, this sale ended…
The new condition closed-back over-ear wired-only (no BT, no ANC) Bose SoundTrue Around-Ears II are on sale for $79 in the Blue Color Scheme (iOS) and $85.40 in the Charcoaol (iOS) color scheme. Limit up to three per color per customer. The Android colors go for twice as much. This is not a lightning deal, but a sale, so expiration date is unknown.
This is a headphone that goes by multiple different brand names (CAD is one of them I believe). It is the closed-back over-ear Musician’s Gear MG900 Studio Headphones and it is available in “Used – Like New” condition for $12~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. A Prime membership gets it to you in 2-days or so, otherwise you need a $35+ order of eligible products.
As of the time of writing there are 19 units available according to the Amazon shopping cart.
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As of 6/27/17 recheck, the used prices are higher…
There as well you will find a “Used – Good” condition (minor cosmetic imperfections; damaged original packaging) for $187~ by AWD actual (meaning Amazon Warehouse Deals proper is the actual seller). This is Prime eligible.
A couple of “fulfilled by Amazon” sellers are offering the new condition closed-back over-ear Audio Technica ATH-AX5-GM headphone, in the Gun Metal color scheme, for the very specific price of $19.72. Free shipping for Prime members or with a $35+ order. This averages 3.8 out of 5 based on 15 customer reviews.
This offer is back, ends around 6/26/17…
One of the longer running deals at Woot are the factory reconditioned Sony MDR-ZX600 closed-back on-ears offered for $40 in three different color schemes. Limit up to three per customer. Shipping is $5 flat regardless of how many things you buy from them during a particular calendar day in the Central time zone.
AS of 6/23/17 the sale is over again…
It is the Rose Gold color scheme of the new V-Moda Crossfade II Wireless (bluetooth) over-ear headphone going for $270 with free shipping at authorized dealer Adorama.com.
The “Rose Gold” color is important in this case, because it is the only one of the three colors that supports apt-X. The other two colors do not.
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This was a daily deal a few days ago at Woot, but now it has moved to a longer-running Plus offer at Woot. It is the new condition Philips L2BO Semi-Open Over-Ears offered for $80 plus $5 flat shipping. Limit up to three per customer. This is new with a 1-year Philips warranty per the listing. The offer continues for the next eight days, it is not one of their daily deals.
Running in parallel with that is a sale on the new condition Philips SHB9850NC Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones (bluetooth 4.0) going for $100 plus $5 flat shipping. The same terms as above.
As of 6/19/17 recheck, this offer ended, but now we have established a sale price of $270 at two different retailers….
This was on sale at Amazon earlier in the week, but if you missed it, fear not! It’s on sale again, it is the Rose Gold color scheme of the new V-Moda Crossfade II Wireless (bluetooth) over-ear headphone going for $270 with free shipping at authorized dealer Adorama.com. The “Rose Gold” color is important in this case, because it is the only one of the three colors that supports apt-X. The other two colors do not, and they are not on sale.
eBay strikes again with another coupon, enter promo code PSUMMER20 to get 20% off the purchase of select products priced $25+ with a maximum coupon discount of $50. The coupon expires 6/21/17 at 3am eastern time. One use per customer.
The sale includes almost 200 headphones. Because of the way the offer is structured, you get a flat $50 off discount on items priced over $250. For items between $25 to $250, you get 20% off. So the offer gets you the best discount for items in this price range.
As usual, price-check for any products you may not be familiar with. Also check whether a seller is an authorized dealer as that affects the price.
The Superlux brand carries a lot of headphones that are “homages” of other more famous headphones. One such homage is the closed-back Superlux HD-562 DJ headphone, available in “Used – Like New” condition (damaged original packaging) for $22.62 by Amazon Warehouse Deals and Prime eligible. There’s only one used unit available as of the time of writing.
These are no longer available at the low used price…
You can get these for almost half the price of the new condition option, it is the black color scheme of the closed-back Skullcandy Hesh 2 Bluetooth Over-Ears available in “Used – Very Good” condition in multiple listings at Amazon Warehouse Deals. The multiple listings also mean that over time price pressure may lower used prices even further.
We already mentioned that the new condition AK Beyerdynamic T1p is on sale for $550 at Adorama, but you have more options if you are comfortable with used condition!
But if you are comfortable with USED headphones, as of the time of writing, they have two used options at Adorama. One is “Used – Excellent Plus” going for $424 + S&H, while another is “Used – Demo” going for $474 + S&H. Shipping starts around $10 and varies by zipcode.
It’s Tesla time! The Beyerdynamic T5p headphones are offered in “Used – Excellent Plus” condition for $549 plus shipping at Adorama.com. The lowest shipping price is around $10 to $12 depending on zipcode. Note that of the original accessories, they are missing the extension cable and the 1/4″ adapter!
NOTE: the above link has spaces in it which may confuse some web browsers. You can also locate it by looking at the Beyerdynamic Search Results which does not have spaces in the url.
As usual, note that used supplies are typically limited.
In addition to the previously mentioned new condition Audeze LCD-2 (Aluminum and Lambskin) planar-magnetic over-ears on sale again for $699 with free shipping for a limited time at authorized dealer Adorama.com, they have a few more Audeze headphones on sale as well:
+ Audeze LCD-2 (Shedua) and iFi micro iDSD for $995
+ Audeze LCD-3 Planars + iFi PRO iCan amp for $2300
+ Audeze LCD-4 with iFi PRO iCAN head-amp for $3995
+ Audeze LCD-4 with iFi PRO iCAN head-amp and iFi Pro Series iESL energiser for $5000
There’s a number of good deals that flew off the front page of the blog, which is a sign that we need to have a “deal summary” post! And with good reason, Dads and Grads season is a good time for headphone purchases. So without further ado, here we go…
LATEST UPDATE: June 17 in 2017 at 2:19pm ET…
+ FREE Master & Dynamic ME03 In-Ears with the purchase of select M&D MW-series and MH-Series headphones at B&H Photo
+ see also detailed post on this offer
+ Blue Microphones Lola Over-Ears for $137 at Amazon actual
+ Audeze LCD-2 (Aluminum and Lambskin) for $699 at Adorama
+ there’s also a few more Audeze bundles on sale starting at $995
+ Used condition Astell & Kern Beyerdynamic AK T1p Semi-Open Headphones for $424 + Shipping at Adorama
+ Astell & Kern Beyerdynamic AK T1p Semi-Open Headphones for $550 at Adorama
+ AKG K550 Mark II for $90 at Harman Audio
+ HIFIMAN HE-400i for $250 by various thru Amazon, and alternate listing
+ HIFIMAN Edition S Switchable Open/Closed Back for $150 in White color or Black color scheme
+ there’s also an alternate black color listing as marketplace sellers are able to create their own listings, adding to the noise at Amazon 🙂
+ Sony MDR-1000X BT and ANC in either color for $328 by Amazon actual
+ Used Sennheiser RS120 RF wireless system for $22 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual
+ Used (“Very Good”) Panasonic RP-HC-200K ANC for $8.65 by Amazon Warehouse Deals
+ Hifiman RE-300a earphones for $25 by AudioLAB fulfilled by Amazon
+ Hifiman RE-400 earphones (no buttons) for $49 by various Prime-eligible sellers
+ RE-400i earphones (iOS buttons) for $49 by HiDef Lifestyle (not Prime eligible)
+ RE-400a earphones (Android buttons) for $49 by various Prime-eligible sellers
+ Hifiman RE 600S V2 Songbird for $129 by Hifiman fulfilled by Amazon
+ 1More Triple Driver IEMs for $65 [or 5% more for non-members] at Costco
+ Jaybird X3 Sport Bluetooth earphones for $100 at Amazon actual
+ Phiaton MS 300 BA in-ears for $56~ by Amazon actual
+ Phiaton MS 100 BA in-ears for $40 by Amazon actual
+ Used “Very Good” a-JAYS Five Earbuds for Android, White for $12~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals
+ Beats Powerbeats 3 bluetooth earphones for $140 in the white color scheme at Amazon
+ Used TEAC HA-P90SD DAP in RED for $195~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals
+ Used Schiit Audio Asgard 2 Head-Amp for $226~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual
+ Used “Very Good” condition HiFiMan HM-650 DAP for $299 fulfilled by Amazon
+ HTC 10 “Phone as DAP” for $240 outright or $10/mo for 24 month at SPRINT
+ Focusrite Scarlett Solo Second Generation (2 IN, 2 OUT) for $72 at Adorama.com
+ HIFIMAN Velour Earpads for HE-series for $10 with free shipping by Hifiman thru Amazon (not Prime eligible)
+ The Technology of Binaural Listening (Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing) hardcover book for $106 by Amazon actual
+ 3-pack of 2″ Top Stage GMC04-Q6 earpad foam covers for $2.52 [ADD-ON items]
+ 12 foot AmazonBasics Component Video Cable with Audio for $2.05 (ADD-ON; limit 3)
+ 100pk Verbatim CD/DVD Paper Sleeves for $3.15 (ADD-ON)
+ Six Months of TIDAL Hi-Fi FREE for current and future Sprint Customers (this is the $20/month tier)
+ check also more detailed post
+ FREE Three Months of Apple Music Subscription streaming service through Groupon Goods for NEW customers only
+ YMMV: existing Spotify Free Tier members are being offered via email a 3-month Premium subscription for 99c total
+ YMMV: while perusing the GooglePLAY store, you may seen an offer for a 4-month free trial of the Google Music All Access Subscription which also includes YouTube RED. Of musical interest, YouTube RED includes benefits when using the YouTube Music app (no ads, background play, audio-only playback)
+ another benefit of Google’s Music subscription is that you can find GooglePlay Gift Cards on a 20% off discount, and use those to pay for the music subscription, effectively giving you a 20% off discount
+ Denon AH-D7200 Reference Over Ears for $999 by various authorized dealers through Amazon
+ Shure RMCE-LTG Lightning Cable for SE series for $100 at B&H Photo and various at Amazon
Two weeks ago these were going for $175, but right now the new condition closed-back Blue Microphones Lola Over-Ears are on sale for $137 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. Limit up to three per customer. This is the wired headphone with the unusual design. Only the black color scheme is on sale. It has a “1 to 2 months” shipping estimate, which sometimes (but not always) could be a sign that the offer is towards its end.
PS: this is not a powered headphone. Their powered headphones are the older Mo-Fi, and the newer Sadie. Their planar magnetic is the Ella.
This recurring sale has been turned back on again, about a month since the last time it went on sale, the new condition Audeze LCD-2 (Aluminum and Lambskin) planar-magnetic over-ears are going $699 with free shipping for a limited time at authorized dealer Adorama.com. No coupon, no rebate, just add-to-cart and checkout.
The closed-back over-ear NVX XPT100 studio headphones have drip-dropped further now, breaking under $80, going for $76 with free shipping with the orders fulfilled by Amazon where they average 4.2 out of 5 based on 130+ customer reviews. They have removable cable and replaceable earpads and headband.
NewEgg FLASH is running deals separately from the NewEgg mothership. FLASH was an attempt by NewEgg to capitalize on the trend of Groupon-like services. Just like the NewEgg mothership, FLASH offers products by NewEgg actual and also by marketplace sellers.
This is a marketplace offer, Electronics EXPO is offering the new condition black closed-back on-ear AKG Y-50 headphones for $50 with free shipping. The offer runs until Wednesday night 6/20/17.
While surfing there, note also that some of the headphone-related products ship from Asia, so shipping may take a lot longer, so make sure you check each listing.
If you are looking for a budget lightweight closed-back on-ear headphone that is tuned for modern music with a rather tasteful bass emphasis, what looks like a Monoprice clone (PID 13191) of the AmazonBasics model is on sale for $8.88 plus shipping (looks like it is $2.49 flat even for East Coast zip codes) at the Monoprice website.
The Monoprice clone averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 161 customer reviews at Monoprice. The AmazonBasics model averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 3200+ customer reviews at Amazon. I’ve also seen this design under other brand names. I’ve only heard the AmazonBasics model, so comparisons to the other models is based on how they look. AmazonBasics is not using exclusive designs, I’ve had other products in my hands that are both AB and non-AB (a tablet stand comes to mind) and they look exactly the same, but as usual, there’s a YMMV until you put them all side by side under a microscope 🙂
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