They are back: Massdrop x Noble Kaiser 10 Custom IEMs for $1250

If you missed them at their initial launch at Massdrop, fear not! They are back but still in limited quantities. the new condition Massdrop x Noble Kaiser 10 Custom IEMs for $1250 with free US shipping and subsidized international shipping. The price is $1400 but will drop to $1250 thanks to an instant discount.

The shipping estimate this time around is late September 2018, a month later than the initial launch which was late August 2018. They come with a 1-year warranty.

You can make customizations in the shopping cart (nine options of shell and faceplate combinations). Optionally you can add an additional cable to your order (lightning or 2.5mm TRRS balanced) for +$50.

Ear impressions are not included in the price. You have to get your own and send them to Noble Audio in Santa Barbara (California). They expect to receive these within six weeks of the drop expiration, otherwise your order will be cancelled.

March 27, 2018 Filed Under: custom in-ears Tagged With: ,

Munitio Billets Earphones for $12

Especially of interest to fans of the “Call of Duty” media franchise, a marketplace seller fulfilled by Amazon (Prime 2-day shipping for members) is offering the new condition Munitio Billets Earphones with a 1-button remote/mic in the “winter white” color scheme for $12. You can buy as many as you like. This is not a lightning deal.

Meanwhile a different marketplace seller fulfilled by Amazon as well is offering the new condition Munitio SV Mobile Performance Earphones with a 3-button remote/mic in the black color scheme for $20.

March 27, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Ostry KC09 In-Ears for $70 + S&H [MD]

Running for the next three days and change (from blog posting time) this time we have an IEM at Massdrop, it’s the new condition Ostry KC09 in-ears going for $70 plus shipping. They will ship in early May from Massdrop with all sales final as usual. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

March 27, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Thursday’s Offers: NuForce BE2, FIIL, Brainwavz, Etc

These lightning offerings expired…

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March 27, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears

Kinera Seed IEMs for $43 + S&H [MD]

We have two back to back IEMs unlocked at Massdrop. We start with the new condition Kinera Seed IEMs, not to be confused with Kinvara, the Red Priestess from Game Of Thrones 🙂 The price is $43 plus shipping.

They will ship in late April 2018, shipped from Massdrop, with all sales final as usual. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

March 23, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

TFZ Executive IEM series for $35 to $60 plus S&H [MD]

And now let’s check upon the regular “drops” at Massdrop. Good for the next two days and change (from blog-posting date) is the return of the TFZ Exclusive IEMs. Three models are available on the same listing, you can select in the shopping cart. The “Exclusive 1” goes for $35 plus shipping, while the “Exclusive 3” goes for $50 plus shipping, and the “Exclusive 5” goes for $60 plus shipping. They will ship in late April 2018 from Massdrop with all sales final as usual. No mention of warranty in the listing.

March 23, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Now Prime shipping: MEE Audio M6 PRO (2nd Gen) IEMs

An update of the Headphone Tracker finds that both colors of the new condition second generation MEE Audio M6 PRO in-ears are now in-stock and fulfilled by Amazon (Prime eligible) for their starting price of $50. They are sold by the MEE Audio Amazon store.

March 23, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Used Sony XBA-A3 Hybrid In-Ears for $240

The Sony XBA-A3 hybrid in-ears are currently available in “Used – Like New” condition (original packaging) for $240 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The previous link shows only the options available by AWD actual. You can get it for slightly less from other sellers, but that increases the risk. These are the default AWD search results. In this case, judging by the various listing descriptions, the extra $10 are well worth the reduction in risk.

March 23, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Used Audio Technica ATH-CKP200 Earphones for $8

Speaking of not well-reviewed earphones, if you want an earphone as a low point benchmark to compare and contrast with other better/worse earphones, the Audio Technica ATH-CKP200 are getting destroyed in reviews, 11 of its 14 customer reviews are 1-stars. There is one unit available in the black color scheme in “Used – Like New” condition (damaged original packaging) going for $7.85 with free shipping for Prime members through Amazon Warehouse Deals…

Again, this should only be of interest if you are looking for a bad earphone to compare and contrast with better models (or other under=performing models).

March 23, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Used Monster Clarity HD In-Ears for $8

We continue with the Amazon Warehouse Deals USED party (because new condition parties are boring?) where you can get the Monster Clarity HD in-ears for the very specific price for around $8 from a trio of fulfilled by Amazon sellers at Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD), including AWD actual. This is the white color scheme. The green color scheme starts at $9~. The others go for more. Note however that these average 3.2 out of 5 based on 119 customer reviews, so read up on them if not familiar. Their new condition price ranges from $25 to $40 depending on color.

March 23, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

LIVE NOW: Massdrop x Noble Kaiser 10 Custom IEMs for $1250 [ships late August 2018]

UPDATE 9:36am ET: as expected, this is fully unlocked, with 14 units claimed so far…

It’s now LIVE! IT went live on Massdrop on Friday at 9am eastern (6am Massdrop/pacific time). It is the new condition Massdrop x Noble Kaiser 10 Custom IEMs for $1250 with free US shipping and subsidized international shipping. The price is $1400 but will drop to $1250 thanks to an instant discount. The drop runs for the next seven days and change (from launch date).

UPDATE: the shipping estimate is … *drum roll* … August 21st in 2018. That’s five months from now, so patience is a virtue 🙂

You can make customizations in the shopping cart (nine options of shell and faceplate combinations). Optionally you can add an additional cable to your order (lightning or 2.5mm TRRS balanced) for +$50.

Ear impressions are not included in the price. You have to get your own and send them to Noble Audio in Santa Barbara (California). They expect to receive these within six weeks of the drop expiration, otherwise your order will be cancelled.

They come with a 1-year warranty. The shipping estimate was revealed at the product listing page after the offer goes went live at 9am eastern on Friday 3/23/18.

As of the time of writing, this has “355 users have requested this product”. These are guaranteed to custom-wreck your wallet 🙂

March 23, 2018 Filed Under: custom in-ears Tagged With:

1More Quad Driver IEM for $129 after coupon

Coupon code MARCHMAD20 (yes, it’s march madness season with the coupons too) gets you $20 off the current price of the new condition 1More Quad Driver IEMs dropping them from $149 to $129 with free shipping at Stacksocial. Their standard price is $200. These were launched after their Triple Driver IEMs got on the hype train. And then the “Driver Wars” took over 🙂

March 22, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Monoprice Clearance Sale and Metal Dynamic On-Ears for $18 w/FS; MP20 In-Ears for $16 w/FS

Monoprice has launched a spring clearance sale of various random things they carry on their website. The Portable Audio section of the clearance sale is particularly loaded including the dual-driver over/on-ears going for $10 with free shipping, the dual-driver in-ears for $7~ plus shipping, and more. Then when you page down below the phones cases (some of them are iPod cases), you will find a dizzying array colorful cables. After the colorful cables, there’s more random headphones, and various random audio cables including a $0.35 rectactble 2.5mm to 3.5mm audio cable averaging 4.6 out of 5 based on 465 customer reviews.

Not part of the spring clearance sale, but on sale on their own, with free US ground shipping each are the following two budget headphones:

+ MP20 In-Ears for $16 w/free S&H (brand new model, only one review so far)

+ Metal Dynamic On-Ears for $18 w/free S&H (4.4 out of 5 based on 37 customer reviews)

One more thing that qualifies for free shipping, the 20oz Pure Emperor Tumbler goes for $7 with free US shipping, or if you buy TWO of them, coupon code TUM20 makes them $10 total ($5 each).

The reason I’m mentioning the free shipping options is that once you have a free shipping item in your Monoprice shopping cart, the shipping fee of other items in your cart gets absorbed (partially or fully) by the free shipping. So, for example, the S&H fee may ruin the $0.35 retractable audio cable price, but if it’s appended to an offer with free shipping, then it’s good! So there is a method to this madness 🙂

March 22, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Magaosi K5 IEMs for $150 w/free S&H [MD]

Massdrop is back again with another unlocked offer of the IEM kind. It is the new condition Magaosi K5 IEMs going for $150 with free US shipping, running for the next four days and change (from blog posting date). Multiple color schemes are available at checkout. They will ship from Massdrop in late April with all sales final as usual No mention of warranty in the listing…

PS: the eBay flash coupon promotion expired. I am going to go through the posts and mark them expired shortly…

March 21, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

IMR R1 In-Ears for $360 + S&H

The new condition IMR R1 in-ears are currently on sale until 3/25/18 at 3pm eastern for $360 plus shipping at Touch of Modern. They come with a 1-year manufacturer warranty. They ship in 2-3 weeks with all sales final. They are switchable and come with five colorful audio filters for customization.

March 20, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

[DEAD] Wedn’s Offers: Brainwavz B400 BA IEMs, JLab, KZ ZSE, etc

These daily deals ran out of daylight (aka they expired)…

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March 20, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears

[DEAD] Google Pixelbuds for $135 after coupon

This eBay flash-sale coupon expired…

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March 19, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Yinyoo KZ ZST Hybrid BA/Dyn IEMs for $14

This lightning deal expired, but if you missed it, fear not. These “fulfilled by Amazon” (Prime shipping) KZ ZST hybrid IEMs are recurring in the lightning deals every few days/weeks…

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March 19, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Panasonic Drops 360 Luxe In-Ears (RP-HJX21M) for $30 w/FS

The Focus/aSavings group of companies strikes again with another offer. It is the new condition Panasonic Drops 360 Luxe In-Ears, model RP-HJX21M, (not to be confused with model RP-HJX20M; the “M” I’m assuming is for memorable model names; okay, it’s probably for Mic/remote) on sale for $30 with free shipping from their website directly and from their eBay store and also fulfilled by Amazon….

March 17, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Klipsch X11i In-Ears for $53 w/free S&H

To the eBay world we go where the Buydig eBay store is offering the new condition Klipsch X11i in-ears for $53 with free shipping with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price.

March 16, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Soundmagic PL50 In-Ears for $30 w/FS [MD]

We have the first of three Massdrop offerings that are unlocked now, it’s the new condition SoundMAGIC PL50 in-ears for $30 with free US shipping. They run for the next three days and change (from blog-posting date) and will ship from Massdrop in mid-April 2018 with all sales final as usual.

March 16, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Sat Offers: NuForce Optoma BE6i earphones for $49, Etc

Saturday is gone and with it it took its daily deals. So poetic 🙂

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March 16, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Selling Fast: Massdrop x Noble Kaiser 10 Universal IEMs for $900

These are back and with a vengeance! They are on pace to sellout long before the drop ends! Over 560 units have been claimed of the 770 available as of the time of writing. They are moving fast. Five units got sold while I was writing this short blog-post!

“These” are the new condition Massdrop x Noble Kaiser 10 Universal IEMs offered for $900 with free US shipping at Massdrop.

They come with a 1-year warranty and will ship in mid-May 2018. Optionally, for +$40 you can add a lightning cable OR a 2.5mm TRRS balanced cable to your order.

March 15, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Bose SoundTrue Ultra Earphones for $60 w/FS

The new condition Bose SoundTrue Ultra in-ear in the charcoal color scheme are currently on sale for a limited time for $60 with free shipping by Best Buy and Amazon actual. Maximum up to three per customer at each seller. This is a newer design that has a more conventional IEM “head”, not the half-speaker earpod-style protrusion of the previous IE/MIE earphones…

March 15, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Noble Luxe IEMs go live at Massdrop for $90 [fully unlocked]

It’s Wednesday right after 9am eastern. That means only one thing! The world premiere of the Massdrop x Noble Luxe IEMs offer has gone live at Massdrop for $90 with free US shipping and subsidized international shipping. The shipping date has been revealed, hold your horses, take a big breath, it’s mid-July 2018, that’s four months from now.

The offer runs until the end of March 2018. As of 10:34am ET, it is fully unlocked as expected! As of 9:17am ET, ten more purchases are needed for the offer to unlock. It’s only a matter of minutes before that happens, because the last time I checked over 950 people were on the “Remind Me” before the offer went live.

March 14, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Brainwavz BA IEMs: BA100 for $24, B150 for $39, B400 for $161

Party’s over for this trio of Brainwavz balanced armature lightning deals…

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March 14, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Thursday at 12:05pm ET: Brainwavz B400 Quad BA IEM sale

These offers expired…

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March 13, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Ostry KC06A In-Ears for $45 w/free S&H [MD]

The Ostry KC06A, not to be confused with the KC06, in new condition, is now fully unlocked and running for $45 with free US shipping for the next five days and change (from blog-posting date) at the members-only but free-to-join Massdrop website. These will ship in mid-April 2018 from Massdrop, with all sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

March 12, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

MEE M6 PRO 2nd Gen now shipping in Smoke

An update of our headphone tracker reveals that the smoke color scheme of the second generation MEE Audio M6 PRO in-ears is also in-stock and shipping at its starting price of $50 from the MEE Audio store thru Amazon (not Prime eligible but get free shipping from MEE).

March 12, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] 10% off Headphones at Groupon with coupon: ATH-AD900X for $131, Etymotic ER4XR or ER4SR for $315 each, Etc

This recurring Groupon coupon expired again…

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March 12, 2018 Filed Under: headphones, in-ears Tagged With: ,

MEE Audio Pinnacle P1 in-ears for $147 [limit 3]

Another marketplace seller has “convinced” the Amazon price-bots to price-match the price, and that means you can get the new condition MEE Audio Pinnacle P1 in-ears for $147 with free shipping from Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price.

March 11, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Jaybird Freedom 2 bluetooth in-ears for $75

A marketplace seller has “convinced” Amazon’s own price-bots to price-match the new condition Jaybird Freedom 2 bluetooth in-ears to $75 with free shipping, but only in the carbon color scheme. Since this is a price-match, expiration time is unpredictable. These however average 3.2 out of 5 based on 69 customer reviews, so read up on them if you are not already familiar with…

March 11, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears

TFZ King PRO IEMs for $125 w/free S&H [MD]

The King is Back! No, not Elvis. No, not King Joffrey the Great! But instead running for the next five days and change (from blog-posting time) is the new condition TFZ King PRO IEM going for $125 with free US shipping at members-only but free-to-join Massdrop. Multiple color options are available, three uni-colors, and one duo-color. They will ship in mid-April 2018 from Massdrop, with all sales final as usual. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

March 11, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

RHA MA750i In-Ears for $65 on clearance

Brookstone has a clearance sale and among the items they carry is RHA earphones. Among those on clearance is the new condition RHA MA750i in-ears going for $65~. YMMV on availability depending on when you check.

Free shipping with orders of $75+ with coupon SHIP75 is on a banner at the top of their website, but coupon SHIP50 may also work and get you free shipping with orders of $50+. They also offer a 15% off coupon if you sign up for their emails but I don’t know if that coupon works with clearance items. There’s also coupon code PERK15 that’s $15 off orders of $75+ but I think that’s only for regularly priced items. There’s also coupon code WD8291 that may get you free shipping and/or discount depending on the combination of items.

March 10, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Stephen Curry Signature Edition JBL Reflect Mini BT for $30 w/FS

The NBA season is heating up, and fans of the wild magic that is the Golden State Warriors may be interested in the refurbished Stephen Curry Signature Edition of the JBL Reflect Mini BT bluetooth earphones going for $30 with free 2nd Air shipping from the official JBL store. Steph Curry NOT included 🙂

Speaking of the official JBL/Harman stores, a number of AKG headphones are on sale this week (the sales week is typically Monday to Sunday)…

March 10, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , ,