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The sale is back on again, the new condition closed-back over-ear Samson SR-950 headphones are on sale for $24 with free shipping at Adorama.com for a limited time. The price you see, is the price you pay; no coupons, no rebates.
PS: these should not be confused with their more famous cousin, the “SR 850” which is semi-open, part of the Chi-Fi attack on the AKG K240 🙂
This ended…
As of a 11/19/16 at 3:55pm ET recheck, this is back on… The Sennheiser HD 800 is not eligible for the 15% off AWD discount, but as of the time of writing, there’s a “Used – Good” condition option available for $737~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual.
When looking at prices at Amazon, the ones offering it for $1000 in new condition are unknown sellers, and very likely not authorized Sennheiser dealers. So for $1000 headphone, make sure they are authorized AND reputable dealers before you consider buying. Both are important, especially for a big purchase. It’s one thing to risk on a $50 item, and quite another to take a $1000 risk.
As a 11/18/16 at 11:12pm ET recheck, the used $737 option is no longer available…
This 6-hour lightning deal expired…
As teased last night, the new condition open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT990 PRO (250 ohm) is a lightning deal going for $100~ with free shipping until 2:29am eastern on Sunday. The price before the sale was $129 last night.
The previously mentioned 15% off Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) promotion continues, and with that factored in, you can get the Sennheiser HD 700 for $274~ in “Used – Good” condition by AWD actual. This particular listing is described as having cosmetic imperfections, and having damaged original packaging, and missing “power cord” which I’m assuming means it’s missing a cable.
The decision as to whether to get this over the other Sennheiser (or other brand) options is complex, now that the HD 6xx entered the arena as a hard to get moving target at $200.
The closed-back over-ear wired (no ANC, no Bluetooth) Bose SoundTrue Around Ear II headphones are currently on sale for $99 in the Apple version with the charcoal color scheme for $99 with free shipping and $5~ promotional rewards to use in a future purchase at authorized dealer Adorama.com.
The blue color scheme is not on sale at the above retailer, but it is on sale at Amazon by Amazon actual (limit 3) but you don’t get $5~ promotional rewards.
This limited time sale ended but it is recurring every few weeks/months (YMMV)… Manufacturer-refurbished products are the lowest risk of the non-new products, so if you are not totally risk-averse, you can save some by going the manufacturer refurbished route for the closed-back over-ear planar-magnetic Audeze EL-8 headphones. You can get them for $350 with free shipping for a limited time at authorized dealer Adorama.com with a one year Audeze warranty.
Even though the Hifiman HE400S was the newer model with an out of the gate price of $300, the older HE-400i held on to its higher price, but now, as part of the Hifiman Black Friday festivities, the new condition Hifiman HE-400i is down to $250 with free shipping by a trio of authorized dealers that are Prime eligible (Electronics Expo, Audio Advisor, Beach Camera).
PS: Beach Camera ships directly from their place but they are participating in the Prime-by-proxy (not its official name) that upgrades the purchase to Prime-like shipping speed.
It’s not just planars that are on sale, the dynamic Hifiman Edition S, with the option to switch between open and closed, are on sale as well, going for $150 with free shipping by a handful of authorized dealers, with most of the Prime eligible thru Amazon.com
More HE-discounting, this time it is the new condition over-ear Hifiman HE-560 going for $700 with free shipping by various authorized dealers with many of the orders Prime eligible.
The Hifiman HE-1000 flagship planar magnetic headphones typically go for $3000 as default price at authorized dealers, but these too are participating in the Hifiman-blessed Black Friday sales, you can get them for $2400 with free shipping by various authorized marketplace sellers, most of them Prime-eligible, through Amazon.
On the other hand, 20% off too much is still too much (think “20% off infinity”), so if you are more comfortable with used, you can get them in “Used – Like New” condition from authorized dealer Hi-Fi Heaven for $1565 through Amazon Warehouse Deals (this particular listing is not Prime eligible).
This lightning deal ended… The “star” of the previously mentioned Thinksound sales is the new condition closed-back wood on-ear Thinksound ON2 going for $144 with free shipping until 8:15pm ET. It is the natural black wood/color scheme.
This round of lightning offers expired…
If you want to get a handful of cables and other accessories, or more capital-type purchases (they have all kinds of things now, not just cables), coupon code EARLYBF (BF = Black Friday, not Boy Friend) gets you 15% off at Monoprice.com until Sunday night (November 20).
Unfortunately their brand new M560 Planar-Magnetic Headphones are not eligible for the coupon even though they are in-stock and ready to ship. I just tried it to be certain, here’s a screenshot proof of that not working:
The coupon works on most everything else, including the Monoprice 11567 Desktop Headphone amp ($98.56 – 15% off = $83.78~).
Another offer is now unlocked at Massdrop, the new condition open-back over-ear Audio-Technica ATH-R70x in their black color scheme are going for $275 plus $8~ flat shipping. They come with a 1-year warranty from Massdrop (not Audio Technica). They will ship in mid-December 2016, and the offer is running for the next eight days. Note that these are high impedance headphones, so make sure they fit your arsenal power-wise.
Amazon is not price-matching these, but some marketplace sellers at Amazon are bundling these with a variety of DACs/Amps and other accessories for $350. The DACs/Amps bundled with them are not necessarily ideal for these headphones, but if you have various headphones and music sources, then you can easily add the extra accessories to your rotation.
This lightning deal expired, but I think it is one of the recurring ones, so it will likely return at some point in the future (other things equal that is)…
The new condition closed-back Sennheier HD 461i (i = Apple devices remote) goes for $60+ in new condition, but if you are comfortable with used, it goes for around $38~ in “Used – Good” and $40~ in “Used – Very Good” and $43~ in “Used – Like New” by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. Since there are multiple listings and this is a newer not-as-well-known model, the chances of further price drops is reasonable (other things equal as always).
In the Amazon Black Friday press release, under the second block (“Electronics”), they reveal that sometime between now and December 22nd in 2016, they will have the new condition closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 598 CS for $100 instead of its current price of $200. They did not reveal when this will be offered, but they typically have two options, either as a “deal of the day” which means it can run for up 24 hours in a single calendar day, or as a lightning deal, most of which run for either 4-hours or 6-hours.
The HD 598 CS is a closed-back version of the HD 598, in a black color scheme, not the woodiness of the OG open HD 598.
PS: ironically perhaps, the Amazon VP quoted in the press release is named… Shure 🙂
If you don’t want to wait for future discounts, and you are comfortable with used, there are two listings offering the Bowers and Wilkins P9 headphones for $720 in “Used – Very Good” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals. Their new condition price is $900… This surfaced while I was updating the Headphone Tracker…
Great news if you had been waiting for the Monoprice Monolith M560 planar-magnetic headphones, model/PID 16051. They are in-stock and ready to ship for $200 at the Monoprice website. They have around 400 units available as of the time of writing. By adjusting/removing the earcups, these can switch from closed-back to open-back and vice versa.
For more recently-released and shipping headphones, check the just-updated Headphone Tracker.
This daily deal expired…
These daily deals expired…
The SOL Republic Master Tracks Over-Ear closed-back headphones are available for $60 with free shipping at two different retailers in slightly different conditions but both get a 90-day warranty. You can get them in open-box condition at Tanga.com, or you can get them in certified refurbished condition by Tech Union with the order fulfilled by Amazon.
Tascam interrupted the iFi trilogy, but we are back after the intermission (this joke only works if you read this website in chronological order aka upside down) 🙂 The iFi PRO iCAN amp is bundled with the Audeze LCD-3 planar magnetic headphones (zebrano and leather), together for $2300 with free shipping at Adorama.com.
Another limited time offer, the closed-back TASCAM MX-2 studio headphones are on sale for $22 with free shipping at Adorama.com. But wait there’s more – if you are cool with mail-in rebates, this also has a $5 mail-in rebate promotion, making it a $17 after MIR. I don’t know how many people would be willing to go through the trouble of a mail-in rebate for $5, but if you are a rebate regular, you have the option to do so…
The Apple-blessed Beats Solo 3 closed-back on-ear bluetooth headphone is on sale for $220 with free shipping, in new condition, in the black color scheme, at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three units per customer. The other colors go for $250+. These started at $300 but they did not hold that price for long.
It is back on again, the over-ear semi-open AKG M220 studio headphones (a newer take on the K240) is going for $50 plus $8 flat shipping at members-only Massdrop. This offer runs for the next seven days and will ship in mid-to-late December 2016.
Speaking of the K240, Cosmos-branded earpads for it are going for $6.50 per pair at amazon.com (Prime eligible; multiple options on same page, so be sure to filter reviews and put Q&A in context of correct model).
Speaking of AKG, their parent has a new parent! Samsung is explosively opening up their wallet (sorry, I couldn’t resist) to put down $8 billion to buy Harman (Kardon). Opening the wallet is not a figure of speech, they are paying $112 cash per share 🙂 Samsung’s primary explanation for the purchase is Harman’s automotive business. Not that that’s gonna stop a Samsung Galaxy Kardon Tiesto DJ 5000 Active Edge headphone from happening 🙂
Another $40 pair of headphones, this time it is the over-ear open-back (but 32 ohm) Beyerdynamic DTX 910 going for $40 with free shipping by Buydig on eBay and Prime-eligible by two different sellers at amazon.com (Buydig’s parent company is one of the two).
The closed-back Sennheiser HD-205 II headphones are on sale and/or price-matched for $40 with free shipping at Groupon Goods and also by Sonix Electronix on eBay and thru Amazon. Sennheiser’s marketing was generous with these ones, they gave them both the “studio” and “DJ” buzzwords 🙂
The Beyerdynamic DT 7-8-9 line-up has all kinds of options, including low-ohm open-back headphones, which brings us to the DT990 PREMIUM (32 ohm), currently on sale in new condition for $130 with free shipping by Buydig on eBay with a limit of five units per customer.
This round of lightning deals expired…
While we are riding the Philips hype train, also good until around 3am ET on Tuesday is the new condition Philips SHP9500 open-back over-ear going for $58 with free shipping with a limit of 20 units per customer. No coupons/rebates needed, it’s a straight up sale, a rarity at NewEgg these days :)… UPDATE: this offered for the same price by NewEgg’s eBay store.
But wait, there’s an alternative! If you are comfortable with open-box, you can get it in open-box condition for $47 with free shipping and handling.
The Philips sales continue at NewEgg, this time it is the new condition Philips L2BO/27 Fidelio Over-Ears offered for $100 with free shipping. No coupons, and no rebates thankfully, just add to cart and checkout. Limit 20 per customer. Per the signage over there, this ends at around 3am ET on Tuesday (if my time-math is correct).
UPDATE: this offered for the same price by NewEgg’s eBay store.
This promotion expired… If you do not object to mail-in rebates (prepaid gift cards, not checks), one of the Monday deals of the day at the Newegg website is the new condition Rosewill Prelude RWH-001 Wooden On-Ear headphone offered for $15 with free shipping after a $15 mail-in rebate prepaid gift card. The rebate promotion is good for Monday 11/14/16 only. Per the PDF details over there, the rebate is limit two per household (one rebate per envelope submission). NewEgg allows you to buy up to three per customer, but only two of them are eligible for the $15 MIR.
This offer expired… One of the Sunday daily deals at Best Buy is the new condition Sony MDR XB950 AP/H offered for $90 with free shipping or store pick-up (wherever possible). This is the gray color-scheme of these 24 ohm closed-back wired on-ears.
These lightning offers expired as well…
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