Used AudioQuest NightHawk Carbon Semi-Open for $590

The around-ear AudioQuest NightHawk Carbon Semi-Open headphones go for $700 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you are comfortable going used, they are available in “Used – Like New” (damaged original packaging) for $590 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. These are dynamic drivers, not everything these days is planar you know 🙂

This was going for $614 in mid-April, so if interested but prefer a lower price, you may want to keep an eye out on this listing.

NOTE: make sure you avoid the “Just Launched” and low-rated sellers that may be offering things at much lower prices or ask you to email them before buying. You have not won the deal lottery, unfortunately they are scammers and Amazon hasn’t apparently yet found a way to permanently shut them down.

May 3, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Starts Thursday 8:34pm ET: MEE Audio MATRIX2 Bluetooth sale

This lightning deal expired but returns every few weeks. The price was around $59 this time around…

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May 3, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Pay $48 for Sony MDR-ZX110 ANC, Get $50 to spend in the future

If you are a Dell power user, this is a little bit of a money maker deal. The Sony MDR-ZX110-ANC (closed with active noise cancelling) are on sale for $48 at the Dell website. During this promotion (it is mentioned prominently on the page over there while it is running), you will receive a $25 Dell promotional eGift card by mail, and IF you are a member of the Dell Advantage Loyalty Rewards (free to join), you will also receive a $25 reward there. So you pay $48 + taxes (if applicable) and you get $50 to spend in future purchases at Dell 🙂

If you are not familiar with how these $25 promotional offers work, check the terms and conditions of these offers over there!

May 2, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Musician’s Friend Backstage Pass: 16% to 24% Rewards on select Headphones

If you are a member of the free Musician’s Friend Backstage Pass rewards program, or don’t mind signing up for it, for the month of May 2017, they have a promotion that can get you 16% or even 24% back in Backstage Rewards with the purchase of 1400+ eligible products from their website.

Of headphone interest, there are 27 headphones in the PRO audio category and another 13 of them under Consumer Electronics.

As usual with Musician’s Friend, price-check any product you are not familiar with price-wise, since their prices can be all over the place, from very competitive to MSRP.

Among the eligible items listed above:
+ various AudioFLY earphones
+ various Floyd Rose Over/On-ears
+ various CAD and Marantz and Beyerdynamic studio headphones

Each item that is eligible for this promotion mentions it on its individual product page, below the green “Add to Cart” button (when viewing on a desktop browser).

May 2, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Used Beyerdynamic Amiron for $427 [or bundled with DAC/amps for more]

The Beyerdynamic Amiron are currently available in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, damaged original packaging) for $427~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There’s only one listing, so supplies may be limited.

The new condition price is $600 at authorized dealers, but some of them are bundling them with free extras. For example, Beach Camera bundles them with a Fiio USB DAC/amp and 3.5mm Fiio cable for $600 as well. However, the one reviewer and the one commenter on that listing say theirs were not brand new.

Or for $800, Beach Camera bundles it with the BeyerDynamic A20 head-amp.

May 1, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Astell&Kern Beyerdynamic AK T1p Semi-Open Headphones for $599

Down goes Frazier! Last week this was on sale for $700, now the Astell and Kern variant of the Beyerdynamic T1p Semi-Open Headphones is down to $599 with free shipping by Adorama.com, an authorized dealer. This is a limited time offer, but no coupon, no rebate. The price will change when the sale ends.

May 1, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Monoprice 13191 Portable On-Ears for $12

These look visually very similar to the AmazonBasics On-Ears ($15 regular price), but they are Monoprice branded and they are on sale for $12 per pair, it is the closed-back on-ear folding Monoprice 13191 On-Ears in the black color scheme. They don’t get free shipping, but if your Monoprice order includes an item that gets free shipping, then they get free shipping too.

I’ve also seen this design in other brands as well, considering the price, it is a tastefully bassy portable model. I’ve only listened to the AmazonBasics model though, the rest is speculation assuming they share the same internals ~ which is a reasonable assumption given the price, fine-tuning the sound signature of a $15 headphone is probably cost prohibitive for rebranding purposes ~ since they are all in a similar price range.

Speaking of Monoprice, coupon MAY20 gets you 20% off a $300+ order today, but all the headphones I tried with the coupon today don’t work. Previously most headphones worked with the coupon, with the exception of the M1060 and M560 which never worked with any coupon I tried.

May 1, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Beyerdynamic Custom i On-Ears for $30 w/free S&H with coupon

This 2-day deal expired. This was the lowest price for this headphone that I ever recall seeing…

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May 1, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Noontec Hammo S Over Ears for $40 with purchase of select Noontec TerraMaster NAS products

This is a bit of an unusual combination deal, but here we go. You can get the Noontec Hammo S Over Ear headphones for half their current price ($80 drops to $40) when you purchase them together with eligible Noontec TerraMaster products when you enter coupon code L3A9AY6W at checkout. Eligible Terramaster products mention this promotion on their individual product pages if they are eligible.

It looks like this when you scroll further down the individual product pages of participating products that are eligible (the screenshot below is cut-off on the right side):

April 30, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Used Blue Ella Planars for $560 [was $577]

The first waves of used Blue Ella (planar-magnetic headphones) are making their way to the interwebs. The Blue Ella goes for $700 in new condition, but right now, you can get it in “Used – Very Good” condition (minor cosmetic imperfection; original packaging) for $560 [WAS $577~] by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There are three listings in this condition, along with a “Used – Like New” for $594~ [WAS $612~]. Planar Mania 2017 🙂

UPDATE: price updated in the post here on 5/1/17 AM.

April 30, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

NVX XPT100 Closed Over-Ears for $80

Sometimes at $100, and sometimes at $80, the new condition closed-back over-ear studio NVX XPT100 headphones are back down to $80 with free shipping either fulfilled by Amazon or by Sonix Electronix (limit five per buyer).

April 30, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sony MDR-100-ABN Bluetooth with ANC for $180

Now living in the shadow of the buzz-generating Sony MDR-1000X, the older Sony MDR-100-ABN (also Bluetooth with ANC) is having good reasons to get discounted. The black color scheme of the 100ABN is currently on sale, in new condition, for $180 with free shipping, by BUYDIG’s eBAY store. You have to do the “add to cart” song and dance to see the $180 price.

April 29, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Monday: Samson RTE 2 Bluetooth On-Ears for $30 w/free S&H

This daily deal expired…

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April 29, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Used Grado SR60e On-Ears for $59

If you want a curiosity-entry into the Grado sound, their SR60e open-back on-ear is available in “Used – Good” condition (no details given) for $59~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The new condition price at authorized dealers is $79. They arrive in a pizza-style box (unless they changed their packaging).

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Philips A1PRO/27 DJ Over-Ears with FREE Sportsband Earphones for $40 w/free S&H

The deal-hunting dive into Amazon also finds deals at other retailers as price-checking and surfing around and sifting the sands tends to do.

Would you like some headphones with your headphones? If so, NewEgg has a Philips Bundle. If you buy the new condition closed-back over-ear Philips A1PRO/27 for $40 with free shipping (NewEgg actual is the seller of record), you will receive the Philips SHQ4300WS/27 ActionFit Sportsband earphones for FREE.

The offer is good as long as you see this mentioned on the product page (see screenshot below) and the freebie gets automatically added to your cart:

On the other hand, if you have eBay money to spend (gift cards, eBay Bucks, coupons, etc) and you don’t care for the ActionFit freebies, you can get the A1PRO/27s for the same price by NewEgg’s eBay store (no free ActionFits).

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

AKG K81 DJ On-Ears for $27 to $30

A couple of fulfilled by Amazon marketplace sellers have the new condition good old AKG K81 DJ closed on-ear headphone for around $27. Fulfilled by Amazon adds a level of protection but these are not well-known sellers. If you want to minimize risk they go for $30 at B&H Photo but your order total must be $49+ in order to get free shipping.

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

In-Stock Soon: Denon AH-D7200 for $999

Now that the Monoprice M1060 is steadily in-stock, it is time to start “babysitting” other headphones. If you are looking to find the Denon AH-D7200 in-stock, good news, the new condition will be in-stock on May 2nd by HiDef Lifestyle (real world A/V B&M store) with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members will get it in about two days after it becomes available (eg arrives at Amazon’s warehouses).

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Used Focal Listen Closed Over-Ears for $220

This is the first time I recall seeing this available as used, but the discount is not big. The Focal Listen closed over-ears go for $250 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you are fond of used, you can get them in “Used – Good” condition (no details specified) for $220~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual.

While we are focusing on Focal (pun intended), their new condition Sphear in-Ears go for $90 (AudioLAB thru Amazon, Prime eligible), while their closed-back over-ear Spirit Classic go for $169 (same seller).

The Classic were part of the first wave of Focal headphones, before the Elear-Utopia hype train 🙂

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Koss ESP-950 Electrostatic Stereophone for $625

Come on Barbie, let’s have an Electrostatic Party! Mayhaps I need to start a Patreon where people can donate to block me from repeating jokes like this one 😉 Regardless, the new condition Koss ESP-950 Electrostatic Stereophone is on sale again, going for $625 with free shipping by Amazon actual. Limit one unit per customer at the moment. This is a system, you get the headphone and matching amp, unlike most headphones out there.

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Astell&Kern Beyerdynamic AK T1p Semi-Open Headphones for $699

If you prefer the Astell and Kern variant of the Beyerdynamic T1p Semi-Open Headphones, they are on sale for a limited time for $699 with free shipping by Adorama.com, an authorized dealer. This is a limited time offer, but no coupon, no rebate. The price will change when the sale ends.

April 27, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Bose QuietComfort 15 ANC Over-Ears for $180

The Bose QuietComfort 15 ANC Over-Ears are making a sales tour across the various membership shopping clubs. They already sold out at Sam’s Town (okay, Sam’s Club), but they are currently in-stock at the Costco website. If you are not a Costco member, you can still buy them, but you have to pay a 5% surcharge (+$9 if my head-math is correct).

In case you are not tired of hearing this, there is a lawsuit against Bose that they have been profiteering from customer data without permission ~ when people are using their “Bose Connect app”. Details on this in this week’s Headphoolia round-up. The round-up name matches the situation 🙂

April 27, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

20% off headphones at A4C with coupon

If you feel like deal-fishing, coupon code APRIL20 gets you 20% off at All 4 Cellular (A4C) until the end of the month. This is a search for headphones but you can search for other things (eg earphones) or navigate the sub-categories.

They carry a variety of used, refurbished and new condition products, so check the condition of each individual listing. The coupon is a limited time promotion!

April 27, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

AKG M220 Semi-Open for $50 w/free S&H

It’s back on again at Massdrop, with five days to go from blog-posting date, the new condition semi-open AKG M220 (based on the good old K240) over-ears studio headphones are going for $50 with free shipping. These orders will be shipped by the vendor (not specified) and all sales are final as usual, so not a plus if you like to have return-flexibility. Orders will ship mid-to-late May 2017.

PS: Studio headphones has become more of a marketing term, but these are legit ~ considering the price 🙂

April 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

A-Audio A-01 closed over/on-ear for $30

A handful of “fulfilled by Amazon” marketplace sellers appear to be in a price war (human or machine controlled price war, I do not know) on the new condition A-Audio A01 Closed-Back over/on-ears The lowest price is now $30, fulfilled by Amazon, so if you are a Prime member, you get free 2-day shipping and Amazon customer service, which is an extra layer of protection when buying from marketplace sellers, since the products are under Amazon’s control (in their facilities/warehouses), so if there are any issues or shenanigans, Amazon will fix it, you don’t have to hope rando-seller is honest.

NOTE: there are multiple different models on the same Amazon product page. The ones on sale for $30 are the A01, not to be confused with the A02 Legacy or the A11 Lyric which go for much more. They have detachable cable (either side), and come with a luxury travel case and cable with mic/remote.

I am not quite sure whether the A01 is over-ear or on-ear. The Amazon page is confused and so is the A-Audio website which (in addition to the browser security complaints) has a 404 error where the user manuals for the A01 and A02 models should be.

So this is a bit of a higher risk purchase…

PS: you can see a picture of the travel case in gallery picture #4 at Stacksocial.

April 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

AKG K7XX and Red for $200 each at MD

You don’t have to decide! You can get Massdrop’s AKG K7XX in either the standard edition or the Red edition for $200 with free shipping each at the members-only (but free to join) website. The offers are running for 15 days. Finally they discovered new technology to make offers run longer? 🙂 They come with a 2-year warranty from AKG.

NOTE however that these will ship late July 2017, and all sales are final!

April 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

IN-STOCK AGAIN: Monoprice M1060 for $300

UPDATE 4/27/17 at 10:27am ET: remains in-stock for $300 at the Monoprice website…

Previous updates after the break…

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April 25, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Samson RTE 2 Bluetooth On-Ears for $30 w/free S&H

In a sale ending Sunday night, NewEgg actual is offering the new condition Samson RTE 2 Bluetooth closed on-ears for $30 with free shipping. No coupon/rebate needed. It supports apt-X and NFC and has a 3.5mm input as well.

It has a built-in rechargeable battery as do almost all bluetooth headphones these days. AA/AAA batteries seem to be more of the ANC and RF (non BT) wireless kind although more of those too are switching to built-in rechargeables.

April 25, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

AKG K550 Mark II Closed Over-Ears for $90 [limit 2]

You can have solid sub-$100 closed-back over-ear headphones these days. Case in point, the official Harman Audio store is offering the new condition AKG K550 Mark II for $90 with free shipping. Limit two per customer during this sale. They are available in the black color scheme. The cable has a mic/remote but it is not detachable. Basic specifications available in a 1-page PDF file.

April 25, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Sony MDR100AAP Closed Over-Ears for $105 (two colors)

If you like hightlighter magenta or yellow headphone colors, they are hard to find, but Sony comes to the rescue as these two colors of their closed-back over-ear MDR-100-AAP are on sale for $105 with free shipping by Beach Camera through NewEgg. The sale ends Wednesday night. They ship directly from Beach Camera (New Jersey).

April 25, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] 1MORE MK802 Bluetooth Over-Ears for $99

This Tuesday lightning deal expired…

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[DEAD] Tuesday’s Offers: 1More MK802 BT Over-Ears, Etc

These daily deals expired…

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April 24, 2017 Filed Under: headphones

[DEAD] In-Stock Now: Monoprice M1060 Planars for $300

AS of 4/25/17 at 9:54am ET recheck, this is out of stock with a 4/28/17 in-stock estimate for the Monoprice website…

They are here! As of 10:43pm ET recheck, the Monoprice M1060 planar-magnetic headphones are in-stock at the Monoprice website for $300!!!

They are not eligible for the various Monoprice coupons (but no one can stop you from trying them out).

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

Sennheiser HD650 for $316

If you are interested in getting the Sennheiser HD 650 right now (and are not swayed by dreams of the $200 Massdrop HD 6XX), the HD 650 is available in new condition at a couple of authorized dealers for $316, Adorama and Amazon actual.

If you don’t need/want to get one right away, patience or used the market is a reasonable course of action. Sennheiser reloaded their HD5** and HD4** line-ups but other than the Massdrop HD6XX, the HD6** hasn’t been updated. Even the HD8** line-up got an update with the HD800S. So it’s probably only a matter of time before something new comes in. But only Sennheiser knows for certain 🙂

April 23, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Klipsch Reference Over-Ear Bluetooths for $199

The new condition Klipsch Reference Over-Ear Bluetooths, in either one of the two color schemes, is on sale for $199 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. They support apt-X and AAC, also play music via 3.5mm input, have removable earpads, they fold and come with a zippered shelled case.

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

T-Mobile Tuesdays include 12-week Billboard subscription and 25% off JBL headphones

If you are a T-Mobile customer, every Tuesday, they give out freebies to their paying customers. You can use the T-Mobile Tuesdays app (iOS, Google PLAY) or logon to the website with a web browser. Most of the freebies are per line (not by account), so if you have multiple lines, you can claim multiples. For April 25 (2017), they have a music theme, with the following promotions:

  • free 12-week digital subscription to Billboard (you can do your music/chart research with this!)
  • 25% off JBL headphones and other JBL products (the discount is at T-Mobile stores, not the JBL online store, so choices depend on what your local stores have available)
  • a free “BBMAS Music Playlist” but no details are given – will it be a download or what?
  • a chanced to win the JBL E55 BT closed-back on-ear bluetooth headphones ~ this is easier than it sounds, you just play a little game (smash a wall or tilt the phone) and it tells you whether you won or not)

April 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones