EU: Monoprice M1070 Planar Over-Ears for 240AC euro

If you are a fan of the Monoprice Monolith planar-magnetic headphones and you are in the European Union, you are in luck, because at Amazon Germany, the Monoprice GmbH online shop is offering a 30% off clip-on coupon (in Amazon-speaker they are called “vouchers”) on the new condition Monolith M1070 open over-ears.

As of the time of writing, the current price is 360 euro. Minus 30%, it is just over 240 euro, about 1/3rd of, a very generous coupon. It averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 50 global ratings.

December 2, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Wedn: BeyerD DT 990 PRO (250) for $129AC

Back with open-back at the NewEGG dailies, running until December 1st in 2021 at 11:59pm pacific time is a $20 off coupon code that brings down the price of the new condition wired open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO (250 ohm) to $129 after coupon…

On the neckband front, they offer the Soundcore Life bluetooth/ANC critter for $26 with free US shipping…

For older DAPs/PADs, there’s a 32GB Team microSD card for $5 with free US shipping… It’s not that hard/expensive to ship a memory card after all 🙂

December 1, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

In-Stock Now: The New Sennheiser HD 400 PRO Open-Back Studio headphones

Sennheiser can’t quit the “400” number it seems 🙂 They have announced and it is already released, in-stock and ready to ship at Adorama for $250 is their new open-back (yes, OPEN BACK) studio headphone, the “HD 400 PRO”!

It comes with two cables (one straight, one coiled) and the usual 2-year Sennheiser warranty. No bags or carrying case in the official kit…

PS: not to be confused with the existing closed-back HD 400S over-ear headphones…

November 30, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Philips X3 Open Over-Ears for $199

As we previously mentioned, Amazon Germany “wins” the Philips X2 sale price, but for the newer Philips X3, Amazon USA wins as they are offering it for $199 with free US shipping, up to five pairs per customer. This is sold and shipped by Amazon actual. The Amazon Chermany price is 219 euro. As most of you know, a euro is usually 1.1x of a dollar.

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sennheiser HD 400S Closed Over-Ears for $50

If you are looking for a budget closed-back headphone with nice thick earpads and detachable cable, then $50 is what it takes to get the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 400S at authorized dealers such as Amazon and the official online Sennheiser store and B&H Photo and Adorama…

I haven’t seen or touched the HD 400S, but I’ve had an older version, the HD 4.20S, here’s our text and pictures unboxing of that… Sadly the HD 4.20S cable was NOT detachable. So Sennheiser can learn over time 🙂

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Bose QC45 ANC/BT Over-Ears down to $280

And now something more utilitarian than hardcore audiophile 🙂 The battle is raging among the ANC/Bluetooth closed-back over-ear headphones with Sony and others making inroads to what once had been considered Bose’s realm.

Competition means discounting and as part of the Black Friday 2021 festivities, the new condition BOSE QuietComfort 45 closed-back over-ear ANC with bluetooth headphone is down to $280 with free US shipping at authorized Bose US dealers including B&H Photo and Amazon actual and Adorama…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Monoprice Monolith AMT headphones for $750

Tired of conventional drivers? And have $750 ready to go? That’s how much the Monoprice Monolith AMT headphones have dropped down to, from their standard price of $1000. They have zero customer reviews, so you would be boldly going 🙂

AMT stands for “Air Motion Transformer”. They may look like electrostatics from afar, but they are not. This technology comes from the world of speakers – see Wikipedia and of course your favorite audiophool forums and websites and such…

Needless to say, these are definitely for the boldly going!

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

$180 your Sennheiser choice: HD 6XX or HD 560S

It is good to have options! As part of the Black Friday festivities, Massdrop is having a sale on a couple of wired open-back over-ear options for $180 each!

One option is their “own” Sennheiser HD 6XX and the other option is the generally available Sennheiser HD 560S…

Or you can buy them both and spend in the rest of 2022 writing comparison posts on reddit and headfi and Zeosfi and such 😉

The HD 560S goes for $180 elsewhere as well, BUT if your Massdrop order total is $250+, you can earn a $20 promotional bonus as part of their Black Friday bonus promotion…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Koss KPH-30i On-Ears down to $20 (four color options including Clear)

Just $20 can get you some pretty good headphone audio of the open-back on-ear kind! As part of the Black Friday festivities, four color of the Koss KPH-30i on-ears are down to $20, sold by Koss with the orders fulfilled by Amazon. Yes, that includes the Clear color option! You can buy as many as you like!

As of the time of writing these average 4.5 out of 5 based on 2250+ global ratings!

I have one of these but have yet to prepare the unboxing post and eventual review (because everything is delayed LOL)…

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Monolith Planar headphone sale ($300 to $400)

AS part of the Black Friday festivities, Monoprice is having a sale on their Monolith audio gear which includes four over-ear planar-magnetic headphones as follows:

  • M1070 open-back for $300
  • M1070C closed-back for $300
  • M1570 open-back for $400
  • M1570C closed-back for $300

At the same page above, there’s various Monolith powered speakers, subwoofers, tower speakers, bookshelf, etc…

If you are not fond of “magic cables”, there’s also a big Monoprice cable sale with prices starting at $1.50 (eg 1.5m mobile 3.5mm M/M gold-plated)… In addition to 3.5mm cables, there’s RCA, optical TOSLink, and adapters and such…

But that’s not all. They also have a general purpose Black Friday sale with many product categories, including a Portable Audio category that includes more of the consumer-tier headphones and earphones…

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Thur: refurb Sony WH-1000XM4 ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $180 w/1yr warranty

Two “Grade A” refurbished Sony headphones with a 1-year e-Replacements warranty are participating in this Woot Thanksgiving sale running until 11/25/21 at 11:59pm central time (or earlier if sold out):

+ Sony WH-1000XM4 ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $180

+ Sony WF-1000XM3 truly-wireless for $73

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

EU: Philips Fidelio X2HR/00 Open Over-Ears for 98 euro

Despite its existential adventures, Philips as a headphone maker/branding managed to survive and launch new former hype machine X series open-back headphones.

One of them, the Fidelio X2HR/00 is currently on sale for 98 euro in new condition as part of the Black Friday festivities at Amazon Germany…

As of the time of writing, this, along with the previously mentioned Sennheiser HD 599, are sold and shipped by Amazon.de itself, not by iffy marketplace sellers. Up to three pairs per headphone model per customer…

These two are the audiophile headliners that are part of a six headphone sale at Amazon Germany that also includes:

+ Denon D5200 for 369 euro
+ Denon D7200 for 479 euro
+ interestingly these are also model numbers of Nikon DSLR cameras!

+ Philips SHC5200/05 FM wireless for 38 euro

+ Panasonic SC-GN01 Gaming Neck Speaker with Built-in Microphone for 134 euro

Which also raises the question, how close to your ear must the speakers be for it to be considered a headphone and not a speaker? Or is it a hybrid speaker-headphone? 😉

November 24, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

EU: Sennheiser HD 599 Open Over-Ears for 91 euro

For those in the EU, and those who can favorably shop from the EU, for a limited time, as part of the Black Friday festivities, Amazon Germany is offering the new condition wired open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 599 headphones for 91 euro with free shipping in Germany and friends. Otherwise you pay flat shipping plus the weight of the shipped product…

This is the black SE variant, not the ivory color scheme…

November 24, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO for $449 AC

Beyerdynamic is …dynamically back at the NewEgg daily deals, running until 11/24/21 at 11:59pm pacific time [or earlier if sold out] you can have the new condition wired closed-back over-ear DT 1770 PRO (250 ohm) for $449 after using limited time $120 off promo code SSAY2426 in their shopping cart…

November 24, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Monoprice 43242 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $40 w/FS

Monoprice’s more recent line of nicer-looking headphones include the new condition wired semi-open over-ear nameless headphones, product number 43242, on sale for a limited time for $40 with free standard US shipping…

It comes with a drawstring pouch, a 1-year warranty and 30-day money-back guarantee and hassle-free packaging.

As of the time of writing it has three customer reviews, all five stars. It’s just waiting for the first headphone YouTube / forum power-user to start the hype machine once they run out of new chi-fi models 😉

November 23, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sennheiser HD 8XX Open Over-Ears down to $949

As part of the Black Friday festivities, Massdrop is giving a healthy discount to their Sennheiser co-flagship. That’s right, for a limited time, $949 gets you the new condition wired open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 8XX headphones. This is based on the “HD 800 S” and made in Germany as well.

Massdrop offers 30 day returns (from the day of delivery) for both US and international shoppers. It comes with a 2-year warranty. It is estimated to ship on December 1st (in 2021)…

November 23, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Friday: Woot Random Audio sale featuring AT, Bose, Sony headphones

A total of 17 options are participating in the Friday 11/12/21 Woot Random Audio sale running until 11:59pm central or earlier if sold out. Some of them are new condition, some of them are refurbished.

Among them you can find:

+ Audio Technica ATH-WS660 “Solid Bass” bluetooth over-ears for $63 with 2-year AT warranty
+ Audio Technica ATH-AG1X Closed gaming headset for $80

+ Bose SoundSport bluetooth earphones (necklace style) for $63
+ Bose truly-wireless for $110
+ Bose QC30 ANC/bluetooth neckband-style earphones for $120

+ refurbished Sony WF-1000XM3 truly-wireless for $73

Then at the NewEgg dailies, on the very budget size, for $13 with free US shipping you can get the Mpow M12 truly-wireless. Despite the low price, you still get USB-C and a charging case and IPX8!

November 12, 2021 Filed Under: headphones, headset

Shure SRH-1840 open over-ears for $300 (prev gen)

For a limited time, Musician’s Friend is offering the new condition wired open-back over-ear Shure SRH 1840 headphones (the previous generation) for $300 with free US shipping as their deal of the day…

November 10, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Wedn: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) for $134AC

Beyerdynamic returns at the Wednesday November 10 in 2021 Newegg deals du jour with the new condition wired closed-back over-ear DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) for $134 after a $25 off limited time promo code…

Among those offers you can also find the MPOW 071 USB headset with microphone for $13~ with free US shipping…

November 10, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Audiophile Week sale at Massdrop (18 options)

If you are a fan of Massdrop or the specific headphones they sell, you are in luck, they are currently running an Audiophile week sale with 18 options. We break them down by product type:

Over Ears
+ 1More Triple Driver open-back for $140
+ Massdrop X Beyerdynamic DT 177X GO for $349
+ Drop + Dan Clark Aeon Closed X for $379
+ Drop + Dan Clark Aeon Open X for $399
+ Massdrop x FOCAL Elex for $549

In-Ears
+ Moondrop KXXX for $152
+ Mangird Tea for $260 (PRO TIP: you can’t make tea with these!)
+ Westone W80-V3 for $750
+ IKKO OH7 for $799

Truly Wireless
+ Anker Soundcore Liberty 2 PRO for $85

DAC/amps
+ Drop + THX AAA One linear amp for $159
+ DarkVoice 336SE OTL amp for $260
+ Drop + THX AAA 789 linear amp for $219
+ XDuoo TA-10R tube DAC/amp in red for $285

Accessories
+ Dekoni Bulletz tips for $13
+ ADV dual suspension stand for $25
+ ADV dual stand (hanger style) for $35

November 8, 2021 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones, in-ears Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Monday: Sony WH-XB910N “Extra Bass” ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $138

Headphone action at the Monday Amazon Gold Box as well with the following related offers:

+ Sony WH-XB910N “Extra Bass” ANC/bluetooth over-ears in the blue color scheme (Amazon exclusive) for $138
+ up to three per customer

+ Samsung Buds Plus for $100

+ JBL Tune truly wireless for $30 to $60

+ Blue Yeti microphones for $100

+ basic Kindle for $50

November 8, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , , ,

Monday: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (32 ohm) for $114AC with $5 bonus pGC

Good until Monday 11/8/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, one of the NewEGG daily deals is the return of the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (32 ohm) for $114 after the limited promo code BUT also this time you get a $5 promotional NewEgg gift card…

This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual…

November 8, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Wedn: Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO for $439 AC

Running until 11/3/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, as one of the NewEGG daily deals, a recurring offer, and the return of Beyer-Dynamic, you can get the new condition open-back over-ear wired DT 1990 PRO for $439 after using the limited time promo code S2AAAZ326 shown over there. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg itself, up to three pairs per customer at the sale price…

Also part of the Wednesday dailies is the Klipsch Reference RB-41 II Bookshelf Speaker (pair) going for $179 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by marketplace seller “SKY by Gramophone”…

And more Beyer-Dee. Per the Thursday teasers, there’s gonna be a daily deal on the DT 770 PRO (80 ohm)…

November 3, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sennheiser limited time sale at Amazon ($20 to $270)

Sennheiser is running a limited time Amazon sale. This is not a daily deal, but a short term sale whose exact expiration date I do not know…

+ HD-400S closed-back wired over-ears for $50
+ we have here a text and pictures unboxing of an older model, the HD 4.20S
+ of course I unboxed the 420 model 😉

+ Momentum 3 ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $270

+ PXC 550-II ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $160

+ HD 250-BT bluetooth on-ears for $50

+ CX-80S wired earphones for $20
+ CX-300S wired earphones for $30

+ neckband bluetooth earphones, the CX-350BT for $70 and the CX-150BT for $50, in two color options each

October 22, 2021 Filed Under: headphones, in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) for $129AC

It’s been a while but they are back, it’s Beyer Dynamic Time at the NewEGG dailies running until 11:59pm pacific on 10/20/21 you can have the new condition wired closed-back over-ear DT 770 (250 ohm) for $129 after the $30 off limited time promo code…

October 20, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Prime Card Holders: Sony WH-1000XM4 for $248 with $24.8 Back

IF you are an Amazon Prime member AND you have an Amazon Prime Card (either the Chase VISA or the Prime Store card or the Prime Secured card), there is a limited time promotion getting you cashback on select purchases.

One of such purchases is the new condition Sony WH-1000X M4 ANC/bluetooth over-ears. It is also currently on sale for a limited time for $248.

So if you are a Prime member and pay for this using one of the eligible Prime credit cards, then you receive $24.8 (10% of $248) back on your Prime card as part of this promotion. You pay $248 for the headphone with your Prime card and you get $24.8 back on your Prime card after that.

October 18, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Thursday: BOSE takeover at Amazon!

It’s a BOSE takeover day at the Amazon Gold Box daily deals running until 10/14/21 at 11:59pm pacific [or earlier if sold out].

They include the Bose Sleepbuds II for $199, the QC ANC earbuds for $199, the Sport truly wireless for $149, the open sport truly wireless for $179, the QC35 II ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $249 ($30 more for the headset variant), various audio-playing sunglasses, and more…

October 14, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: Voza electrostatic hybrid over-ears with Voza earphones for $49 + S&H

It’s a kinda-electrostatic day at the Meh daily deal running until Thursday 10/14/21 at 11:59pm eastern time [or earlier if sold out]. It is the new condition closed-back wired Voza over-ear Electrostatic Hybrid headphones bundled with Voza earphones, all together now for $49 plus shipping. Shipping is free only if you are a paying Meh-member.

Fun fact: reddit user “obokan” is quoted in the product description for his definition of electrostatic drivers. One more benefit when posting at r/headphones, you may become Meh product-description famous 😉

October 13, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: Senal SMH-1200 Studio Headphones for $60

If you are looking for a Sony MDR-V6 / 7506 type of a headphone but with a more modern (?) twist, good until Tuesday 10/12/21 at 11:59pm eastern time, you can have the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Senal SMH-1200 studio headphones for $60 with free US shipping at B&H Photo in your choice from three color options.

As of the time of writing this averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 106 customer reviews. It includes two detachable cables (coiled and mobile), the obligatory 1/4″ adapter, a storage pouch and a 3-year warranty…

October 11, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Monday: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (80 ohm) for $129 AC

And they are back again, Beyerdynamic at the Newegg daily deals, good until Monday October 11 in 2021 at 11:59pm pacific time, you can have the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (80 ohm) for $129 with free US shipping after using limited-time promo code SS2AAZAA24 over there. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual.

Are you ready for some treble piercings? 😉

October 11, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Monday: Beats Studio 3 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $170

If BEATS and BOSE don’t break your audiophile-bones, running until Monday 10/4/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, Amazon USA is offering the new condition closed-back over-ear Beats Studio 3 ANC/BT headphones for $170 with free US shipping and up to three pairs per customer at the sale price…

Speaking of Amazon, running at the same time there’s a storage sale that includes memory cards and external storage (HDD/SSD) and more, because those digital files have to go somewhere 😉

October 4, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) for $124 AC

Back to back Beyer-Dayz at the NewEGG dailies, running until Wednesday 9/22/21 at 11:59pm pacific time you can get the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) for $124 after entering the $35 off limited time promo code shown over there…

Also part of the Wednesday offers is a 256GB Sandisk microSDXC for $32 and a 512GB Samsung for $87. Because the DAPs and PADs and phone/tabs and laptops and cameras too are hungry for more storage 😉

September 22, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Tuesday: Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO (Tesla) Open Over-Ears for $349 AC

Beyer is making a …dynamic return to the NewEGG daily deals running until Tuesday 9/21/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, you can get the new condition wired open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO (Tesla) for $349 after a $150 off limited time promo code shown over there… This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, not iffy marketplace sellers…

But that’s not all. The teaser for the Wednesday dailies shows that the DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) closed over-ears will be one of the dailies. The sale price will be revealed when it goes live over there…

Back to the Tuesday dailies, there’s two more items of potential related interest on offer:

+ AUKEY EP-T21S Move Compact II truly-wireless for $21

+ Klipsch Reference Theater Pack 5.1 Channel Surround Sound System for $289

September 21, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Sunday: Beats Solo PRO, Klipsch R610F, Etc

Beats headlines the Sunday 9/19/21 Best Buy daily deals with their SOLO PRO closed-back on-ears with ANC/BT going for $180…

Audio action at the Sunday NewEGG dailies as well with the Corsair HS80 gaming headset for $140 after limited time promo code, and the KLIPSCH R-610F floor-standing speaker going for $179 after a whooping $210 limited time promo code shown over there…

September 19, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Tuesday: Beyerdynamic DT 770 (80 ohm) for $129 AC

Beyerdynamic makes its triumphant return to the NewEGG daily deals, running until 9/14/21 at 11:59pm pacific time (or earlier if sold out) they are offering the new condition wired closed-back over-ear DT 770 PRO (80 ohm) for $129 with free US shipping thanks to limited time promo code 93XRY53 entered at the NewEGG shopping cart during this limited-time promotion…

A LOT has been written about this model and its 880 and 990 cousins and the competition. The internet search button is your friend!

September 14, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: