This lightning deal expired too… Good until 8:10pm ET today (Saturday 11/12/16) is the new condition Creative WP-450 Wireless Bluetooth On-Ears offered for $45 with the usual free shipping terms at Amazon (Prime or $49+ order). This averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 210+ customer reviews.
[DEAD] Creative WP-450 Wireless Bluetooth On-Ears for $45 (ends 8:10pm ET)
AKG K553 Pro back at Massdrop for $120
It is back on again, with six days to go from blog-posting date, it is the new condition closed-back over-ear AKG K553 Pro offered for the very reasonable price of $120 with free shipping, with a 2-year AKG warranty at members-only but free to join Massdrop. This is not an exclusive model, but MD is one of the places that has it at this price. The shipping estimate is reasonable too, late November 2016, but keep in mind, things can slow down shipping-wise during the Thanksgiving week, a combo of the holiday and the Black Friday madness.
[DEAD] Deal of the Hour until 9pm ET tonight at MF
This 12-hour promotion expired… Until 9pm eastern tonight (Friday 11/11/16), Musician’s Friend is running Deals of the Hour. The main offer will change every hour. I do not have advance knowledge of what will be offered. Only the top deal changes every hour. The bottom two offers run throughout the day. It is YMMV.
Philips M1 Mk II BK/27 On-Ears for $50 w/free S&H
The Philips dynamic price changes continue, this time it is the new condition Philips M1 Mk II BK/27 on sale for $50 with free shipping at NewEgg directly (limit 20) and also by NewEgg on eBay (limit 5). These are closed-back on-ears.
Open-Box Hifiman HE400S Planars for $199
The Hifiman HE400S planars had resistance in the $220s in used condition at Amazon Warehouse Deals, but they have found a new bottom right now, you can get them in open-box used condition for $199 with free shipping by BuyDig on eBay and by Beach Camera through Amazon Warehouse Deals. BuyDig and Beach are the same company, so you have a choice of marketplace (eBay or Amazon).
Back In-Stock: Focal Utopia for $4000
I’ll do a refresh of the Headphone Tracker later tonight, but in the meantime, the Focal Utopia is back in-stock at its official price of $4000 by Gramofone thru Amazon. This ships directly from Gramofone, so it is not Prime eligible. It gets free slow shipping but considering the price, selecting the fastest shipping option for $more$ is the logical thing to do.
Free Rosewill Predule Wood On-Ears with purchase of select Rosewill computer products
Good until 11/14/16, NewEgg is including the Rosewill Prelude wooden On-Ears (model RWH-001) for FREE when you purchase one of these eligible Rosewill computer products. A total of eight products are participating. Some of them have mail-in rebates on them which are unrelated to the headphones. Rosewill item prices range from $80 to $190. The headphones come with a 3-button remote/mic and have 32 ohm impedance.
[DEAD] Ends 8:20pm ET: House of Marley Stir It Up On-Ears for $52
This lightning deal expired… Good until around 8:20pm eastern tonight (Thursday 11/10/16), you can get the new condition House of Marley Stir It Up on-ears with beechwood on the earcups, part of their Freedom collection, for the very specific price of $52.10 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual as part of their daily lightning deals. They have a 3-button remote/mic of the Apple kind and average 3.9 out of 5 based on 70+ customer reviews. These are wired closed-back on-ears.
Back In-Stock: Philips X2/27 Fidelio for $248 [was $236]
The Philips X2 open-back over-ear were in the headphone world headlines for the right and the wrong reasons the last few months. They were also in and out of stock, but as 11/11/16 AM of the time of writing, they are back in stock for $248 [was $236] with free shipping, with a limit of five units per customer, at Amazon by Amazon actual.
UPDATE: the price of this bundle no longer tracks, it’s $30+ more expensive than buying the two items separately… NOTE also that starting November 12, Amazon will begin shipping a new Philips X2 bundle, the headphones together with the V-MODA BoomPro, together going for $265, which is the same as buying them separately. I don’t know if the price adjusts automatically based on the two components or it is set separately. At the moment it’s the same.
[DEAD] Friday’s Offers: Shure Velour Earpads, Philips SHB9250/27 BT On-Ears, Etc
These daily deals expired…
[DEAD] Audeze SINE Closed On-Ear Planars for $300 after $20 MIR
This promotion expired… If you are okay with mail-in rebates, the new condition closed-back AUDEZE SINE Planar On Ears (with Standard Audio Cable) are on sale for $300 after a $20 mail-in rebate (PDF details) at authorized dealer Adorama.com. Offer ends 11/14/16.
Beats Solo 3 Bluetooth On-Ears down to $220
The Beats Solo 3 bluetooth closed-back on-ears came out in the Fall of 2016 at $300, but the discounting process is already underway, the black color scheme is now down to $220 with free shipping with a limit of five units per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. The other color options go for $240+.
Beats Solo 2 Bluetooth On-Ears for $190 [updated]
The Best Buy daily deal expired but some of the colors of the Beats Solo 2 bluetooth on-ears continue to go for $190 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of five units per color.
One of the Best Buy daily deals for Wednesday 11/9/16 is a sale on six color schemes of the closed-back on-ear Beats Solo 2 Wireless (bluetooth).
[DEAD] Samson SR-950 Closed Over-Ears for $24 w/free S&H
This daily deal expired but the SR950/850 are often put on sale… The new condition closed-back over-ear Samson SR-950 headphones are on sale as a daily deal at Adorama.com until Thursday at 12pm eastern time (or earlier if sold out).
PS: these should not be confused with the semi-open SR-850 which are not on sale.
Sennheiser HD 6xx SOLD OUT quickly at MD
Unfortunately I did not wake up early enough to witness the excitement when it went live at 9am Eastern (6am Pacific). Judging by the comments on the product page and the 4800+ comments on the page there, this was chaotic with their servers getting overwhelmed by the demand, and there were errors and issues. So if you weren’t there and then live, you may have saved yourself from a lot of frustration. It’s 11:13am ET, and it’s already sold-out. Judging by the comments, a lot of people were (re)introduced to the early 2000s internet shopping experience 🙂
[DEAD] Beyerdynamic Custom STUDIO Headphones for $180
This daily deal expired… The closed-back over-ear new-condition Beyerdynamic Custom STUDIO Headphones are offered for $180 with free shipping and handling as the third of the Musician’s Friend Stupid Deals of the Day, good until 8am ET on Wednesday or earlier if sold out. A couple of months ago they had offered these for $200.
[DEAD] NuForce N800M In-Ears and uDAC3 DAC for $100 [ends 10:15pm ET]
This daily deal expired…
[DEAD] Ends by 3:55pm ET: Beyerdynamic DT880 PREMIUM (250 ohm) for $167 [updated]
This 6-hour lightning deal expired…
Beyerdynamic DT990 PREMIUM 250 for $169 [limit 5]
This looks like another price match of sorts, because a trio of sellers at Amazon.com, including Amazon actual, Beach and Focus Cameras are offering the new condition Beyerdynamic DT990 PREMIUM 250 ohm for $169 with free shipping. Amazon’s own limit is five per customer. If anyone needs more, you can get additional units from the other sellers. As usual, the safest bet is buying from Amazon actual since it’s their home store and you have the most flexibility/leeway in case of problems or issues or returns or exchanges.
E-MU Wood-Choice Headphones w/removable cable for $515 to $535 [MD]
Tomorrow at 9am ET is decision day if you are interested in the previously mentioned Sennheiser HD 6XX Massdrop offer, but you have more decisions to make until then. It’s wood time and it’s unlocked, the E-MU Teak Headphones with a Removable Cable are going for $500 plus $15~ flat shipping. You have a choice of wood (teak, rosewood) or you can go ebony for an extra $20. There are 200 units available for the drop, which is 55% sold as of the time of writing.
The offer is running for the next four days (from blog-posting date), and comes with a 1-year Massdrop warranty. Shipments will happen in late December 2016. This is based on familiar Fostex/Denon designs. Check forums and websites for more details on them.
[DEAD] Tuesday’s Offers: Philips M1/27 II, NuForce bundle, Titus, Symphonized, Etc
These daily deals expired…
Open-box/Used Hifiman HE-400i for $269
The Hifiman HE-400S came in at $300 in new condition to usurp the older HE-400i, but if it is the HE-400i the one you want, you can get it in open-box condition for $269 with free shipping by Buydig on eBay and “Used – Like New” by Beach Camera thru Amazon Warehouse Deals. Buydig and Beach are the same company, so it may be the same item under two different marketplaces… Meanwhile RazorDog Audio has it in store demo condition for $289…
[DEAD] AUDEZE LCD-2 Planars for $700
This sale ended… Audeze’s line-up is expanding, but if the LCD-2 is the planar magnetic model the one you want, the aluminum with lambskin edition, you can get it in new condition, from authorized dealer Adorama.com for $700 with free shipping for a limited time.
Speaking of Adorama, they have a Flash Sale on ten Polk Audio speakers. Sale prices range from $375 to $1000.
Fostex TH-900 Mark II for $1000
Fostex the people! The TH-900 Mark II is currently on sale, for a limited time, in new condition, for $1000 with free shipping and handling at Adorama.com. With 1.5 Tesla, you can create your own LOST island anomaly 🙂
[DEAD] Monday’s Offers: B&W, Noontec, OT, JLab, Panasonic, Etc
These daily deals expired…
[DEAD] Sunday’s Offers: recertified B&W P3 On-Ears, Beats Tour, Numark, Etc
Sunday is over, and so are its offers, but hopefully as we get closer and closer to Black Friday, we’ll have more offers…
[DEAD] Ultrasone Edition 12 S-Logic Plus for $1068 [ends 11:10pm ET]
This 6-hour lightning deal expired. If you missed it, future hope is not lost, because many of the lightning deals return at unspecified dates in the future, but it’s not guaranteed that they will return…
In a new 6-hour lightning deal ending at 11:10pm ET tonight (Saturday 11/5/16), the new condition Ultrasone Edition 12 S-Logic Plus are offered for $1068 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. The price before the sale last night was $1735.
Back In-Stock: Focal Elear for $999
They are back in-stock again, these wallet-killers, the new condition open-back over-ear made-in-France Focal Elear headphones, going for $999 with free shipping by Gramophone thru Amazon. They ship directly from Gramophone (Maryland), so they are not eligible for Prime. As of the time of writing, they have two units available.
But that’s not all, the detailed listings also show that two more authorized retailers have them in-stock for the same price, AudioLAB and ListenUP. These two ship directly, they are not Prime eligible.
Used V-Moda Crossfade Bluetooth Over-Ears for $195.50+
The V-Moda Crossfade Wireless (Bluetooth based on the M100 model) is also participating in the 15% off Amazon Warehouse Deals in-cart discount, and with the discount factored in, the lowest price is $195.50 in “Used – Very Good” condition for the Phantom-Chrome color scheme by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The other two colors are slightly more. The previous link shows the lowest price per color, and only the Prime-eligible models. If you want to see detailed listings per color, click on the “See all offers for this product”. For example, these are the detailed listings for the Phantom Chrome color scheme.
PS: remember, for these 15% off in-cart offers, only products sold by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual are eligible. Products sold by other marketplace sellers are not eligible (even if they are fulfilled by Amazon aka Prime eligible). They also have a little reminder for eligible items in the detailed listings; screenshot below:
Amazon Warehouse Deals 15% off In-Cart promotion continues – Used Sennheiser RS120 for $37+ [updated]
A new month is here, but the 15% off automatic in-cart discount continues at Amazon Warehouse Deals, featuring over 21,000 items, including 270+ headphones. If you are not familiar with the mechanics of this, check our earlier mini explainer post.
This brings us to the Sennheiser RS120 RF wireless headphone that dropped in price recently, and combined with the 15% off in-cart discount, it is now down to $37~ in “Used – Very Good” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
PRICES UPDATED 11/5/16 late PM: they ran out of “Used – Good”, and the “Used – Very Good” price upticked, that’s why now the lowest eligible price is $37~ after in-cart discount to $31.54 in “Used – Good” condition by and $34.67 in “Used – Very Good” condition.
If an item is eligible, you will see the 15% off discount reflected in the shopping cart, both the right hand side that shows the total, and the individual box for the individual product on the main column, screenshot of that below:
The screenshot below shows the older prices, but you can still use it to locate the in-cart discount confirmations. I put it after the jump so it doesn’t create confusion…
Shure SRH Over-Ear Sale: 440 for $89, 840 for $179
In addition to their in-ears, Shure has also discounted some of the over-ear studio headphones, at participating authorized dealers, including:
- SRH 440 for $89 (frequently found in $100 recommendation lists)
- SRH 840 for $179
- SRH 940 for $269 (look for Amazon as the seller)
- not discounted: SRH 240A, 1440, 1540, 1840
As usual, you can find these for less in used or refurbished condition or from less than A-list sellers, so be sure to make a purchase depending on your risk matrix.
[DEAD] Saturday’s Offers: Ultrasone, AIAIAI, TEAC, Turntables, Etc
This day is over, and so are its limited time offerings…
Massdrop Bombshell: Sennheiser HD6xx for $200 starting on Tuesday
Massdrop dropped a bombshell today! They have their first Sennheiser exclusive deal, and it’s an audiophile level headphone, the HD 6xx, based on the current HD 650 with a detachable 6-foot cable. The drop will go live on November 8 at 9am eastern time. A total of 5000 units will be available, the first 500 of which will get sub-550 serial numbers. They are estimated to ship mid-December 2016. If interested, make sure all your account info at Massdrop is up to date (address, credit card, etc), so you can jump right in when it goes live on Tuesday 11/8/16. These are made in Ireland and come with a 2-year Sennheiser warranty.
What does it say about HD 650 prices?
This also raises an interesting question, considering that the current new condition of the HD 650 is $300+. Does this price mean Sennheiser has flexibility in bigger price drops for the HD 650, or is the nature of the Massdrop offer such that allows them to offer it for less because they don’t have to deal with the traditional retailer infrastructure?
[DEAD] Refurbished Sony V55 for $45, XB450A Extra Bass for $35
These daily offers expired…
[DEAD] AKG K-495NC Noise-Cancelling Headphones for $105
This daily deal expired, but from what I recall this is a recurring model every few weeks…
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