Etymotic Research HF5 in-ears for $104 [MD]

Massdrop continues to expand its offering, just today I saw some A19 LED light bulbs there. Not smart lightbulbs, just a 4pk of simple LED ones 🙂 Regardless, another offer has gone fully unlocked, it’s a small discount versus the other retailers, but a discount it is, the Etymotic Research HF5 in-ears going for $100 plus $4~ flat shipping with a reasonable early October 2016 shipping estimate. Two colors are available. The drop ends in 8 days from today but could end earlier because only 50 units are available (I don’t know if it’s 50 per color or total).

If you don’t want to wait for MD, you can get it for $110 with free shipping at B&H Photo’s.

September 13, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Klipsch X4i In-Ears for $35 w/free s&h

It’s in-ears featured now among the various eBay Deals, where Buydig is back with another new condition model, the Klipsch X4i In-Ears with Apple 3-button controls going for $35 with free shipping with a limit of five units per customer. A zippered pouch headlines the included accessories.

September 12, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

DZAT DF-10 Wood IEMs for $23 shipped [MD]

Wood definitely has its fans with both earphones and headphones, which brings us to this newly unlocked offer at members-only Massdrop, it is the DZAT DF-10 Wood IEMs going for $16 plus $7 flat shipping. You have two wood choices at checkout (pictures of both are shown over there). The offer runs for the next seven days (from blog-posting date), and these will ship mid-October 2016.

One unusual accessory included (although perhaps not so considering the “writing” fandom at Massdrop) is that they come with a nature-themed notebook and pen as well, in addition to different eartip sizes and a pouch. You can always make the notebook and pen “on topic” by using them to record headphone-related notes or music-listening notes or headphone audition notes 🙂

PS: no musical pun intended on “notes” 🙂

September 10, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Used Fiio EX1 In-Ears for $54

The Fiio EX1 in-ears go for $70 in new condition but if you are comfortable with used in-ears, they are available in “Used – Like New” condition (“includes all accessories in original packaging) for $54 with free shipping by “ProStudio Sound & Music” (100%, 7411/12-months) through Amazon Warehouse Deals. They ship directly from “ProStudio” so they are not Prime eligible. The earphones average 4.4 out of 5 based on 88 customer reviews.

September 8, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Nuforce NE IEMs for $44 [MD grab bag]

If you like the unpredictability of grab bags, a brand new one just went live at Massdrop. It features four different NuForce NE IEMs with varying degree of probability. You pay $40 plus $4 flat shipping and you will randomly receive one of those four. Limit two grab bags per customer with a total of 600 units available for this promotion which ends in about 8 days from blog-posting date. The shipment estimate is early October. There are also four “prizes” if certain quantities get purchased, the NuForce uDAC5 and the AKG K7xx headphones.

September 8, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Used Sony XBA-Z5 In-Ears for $349

The Sony XBA-Z5 In-Ears are currently available in “Used – Like New” condition for $349 with free shipping by Beach Camera thru Amazon. They ship directly from Beach Camera but Prime members will get free 2-day Prime shipping as the Prime logo next to the price suggests. As the BA in the name suggests, these are balanced armature earphones.

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September 7, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Pre-order new Beyerdynamic Byron Earphone Trio ($79 to $299)

Beyerdynamic teased these earlier in the summer but they were officially ushered out during IFA 2016 (and I just added them to the ever-growing list of New Headphones there), and they are now available for pre-order at Amazon as follows:

+ Byron (wired in-ear) for $79
+ Byron BT (Bluetooth as the “BT” hints at) for $149
+ Byron BTA (Bluetooth too) for $299

September 6, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Refurbished Klipsch R6 earphones for $30 w/free S&H

While we are on eBay, BuyDig is back with another offer, this time it is a certified refurbished earphone, the Klipsch R6 earphones with a 90-day Klipsch warranty going for $30 with free shipping with a limit of 50 per customer.

September 3, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Refurbished SOL REPUBLIC Shadow BT In-Ears for $30

This 4-hour offer expired…

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September 1, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

64 Audio U-Series IEMs Line-Up for $258 to $1008 [MD]

The unlocking party continues at the members-only start-up Mass-drop. The 64 Audio U Series IEMs line-up are fully unlocked with prices ranging from $250 to $1000 plus $8~ flat shipping. The offer lives for the next five days and the shipping estimate is late September 2016. A total of eight models are offered through this. You only see the entry-level model price (the U2) in the main listing, but during the checkout process you can select the other seven, going from U4 to U12. They come with a two year warranty.

PS: Bono not included with the U2 model 🙂

August 31, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Starts Thursday 12:19pm ET: Symphonized BLING Premium Genuine Wood In-ears

These two daily deals expired…

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August 31, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

[DEAD] Kingmaker price drop: Zero Audio ZH-DX200-CT In-Ears for $35.50 w/free S&H [updated]

UPDATE 8/31/16 at 2:42pm ET: now the lowest is around $61, with three pages of sellers

UPDATE 8/31/16 at 12:12am ET:: lowest price currently is $51 shipped with three pages of results…

UPDATE 8/30/16 at 3:24pm ET: Prices now sky-rocketing, lowest is $82~…

UPDATE 10:46pm ET: the lowest price now at Amazon.com is $44. I suspect this price tug-of-war will continue as more Japanese Amazon sellers learn of this and rush to offer it up for sale…

UPDATE 7:24pm ET: Demand overwhelmed supply as of this time, the lowest price has skyrocketed from $35.50 to $52.57, and it went from ten pages of results to just two pages of results… The Hype Is STRONG 🙂

ORIGINAL POST
Kingmaker is a brand new term I am proposing, when a high profile website or reviewer is picking a fairly unknown or under the radar product and singing its praises or hyping it up.

We have a new Kingmaker today! Earlier in the morning, The Verge posted a very favorable hype-building post on the Zero Audio ZH-DX200-CT in-ears (“stop what you’re doing and buy these”).

The unusual thing about this is that they are a Japan product so you can’t get them from USA retailers. This sudden spike in demand apparently triggered a mini price-war among Japan-exporting/importing marketplace sellers at Amazon.com with the price currently at $35.50 with free shipping. There are ten pages of listings (!!!), and none of them is Prime eligible. Supply and demand have complications, the Economics 101 textbook examples rarely happen in the real world 🙂

If you can’t resist playing the Hype Headphone Roulette, make sure you evaluate each seller’s profile (score, total reviews, actual reviews, most recent reviews/feedback, other items they are selling, etc).

August 29, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Used Sony XBAH1 Hybrid 2-Way In-Ears for $49

The Sony XBAH1 Hybrid 2-Way In-Ears are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $49~ by Secondipity through Amazon Warehouse Deals. They ship directly from them so they are not eligible for Prime shipping.

August 26, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Brainwavz IEMs grab bag for $22 [MD]

If you like “predictable surprises”, a new grab bag offer is running now at members-only Massdrop. It’s a grab bag of Brainwavz IEMs. Four different models are participating. You will randomly receive one of them if you pay $20 plus $2 flat shipping. Limit up to two per customer. The offer is running for the next 8 days and is limited to 1200 units sold. There are four prizes (three AKG Massdrop-excilsive over-ears and Sennheiser HD800) if certain quantity levels (total number of purchases) are reached during the promotion.

August 25, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

TFZ Series 1S IEMs for $37 [MD]

The TFZ Series 1S IEMs are currently fully unlocked for $33 plus $4~ flat shipping at members-only Massdrop, with seven days left in the offer and with a late September shipping estimate. Four different colors are available… Alternately you can get them for $40 with free shipping with a September 6-20 delivery estimate by ShenzenAudio through amazon.com. It ships directly from ShenzhenAudio, so it’s not Prime eligible…

August 24, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Beyerdynamic DX 120 iE for $35 [MD] or $39 Now

Another earphones is now fully unlocked at the members-only shopping club Massdrop, it is the new condition Beyerdynamic DX 120 iE going for $32 plus $3~ flat shipping with about six days left to go in the offer (from blog posting date), and a mid-September 2016 shipping estimate… If you can’t wait that long, a few marketplace sellers have them for around $39.XX with the orders fulfilled by Amazon (Prime eligible)…

August 22, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

LZ A3 Triple Hybrid IEM for $134 [MD]

With around six days to go (from today’s posting date), the LZ A3 Triple Hybrid IEMs are now fully unlocked for $130 plus $4~ flat shipping. Two color choices are available at checkout, and pictures of everything that’s included are in the listing. They get a 1-year warranty from Massdrop. Shipping estimate is mid-to-late September 2016, so as with most MD offers, patience is a virtue, it’s like the opposite of Google Express and Prime shipping 🙂

August 22, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Logitech UE900S IEMs for $230

And now it’s time for some in-ears, authorized dealer PitBull Audio on eBay (99.7%, California) is offering the new condition Logitech UE900S IEMs for $230 with free shipping. They ship with USPS Priority Mail per the listing. That’s one advantage of IEMs, they are lightweight enough even for First Class Mail but I’m digressing. Limit 12 per customer or they have 12 units total in-stock (most likely the latter).

August 18, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Sennheiser CX 3.00 In-Ears for $40 [three colors; limit 5]

In-ear action now, these are more of the shallow insertion kind, or as I like to call them, “earbud-y in-ears”, all three color options of Sennheiser CX 3.00 are on sale for $40 each, with a limit of five per color per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual where they average 4.2 out of 5 based on exactly 200 customer reviews.

August 15, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Bose MIE2 Earphones for $73

Hide this post from the angry audiophiles, you may get excommunicated for reading about Bose 😉 Among the latest daily deals on eBay, the A4C store (aka All4Cellular) is offering the new condition Bose MIE2 Earphones for $73 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. The “M” stands for mobile, it has a mic/remote. This is a previous generation model, before Bose switched to the Soundtrue/Soundsport line-ups.

The semi-unique feature of these is that there are neither in-ears nor earbuds. They sort of sit on the ear like an earbud but they have a speaker protrusion that goes inside the ear. It does not create a seal, so you are not going to get ideal sound quality, but if you have comfort issues with both earbuds and in-ears, it may be a convenience/comfort compromise. The earfins hold them in place.

PS: for a limited time, you can save 5% off more if you buy two or more of these or any other items participating in the A4C promotion (this offer is mentioned prominently over there while it is running).

August 15, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Shure SE 215 In-Ears for $74 with coupon

For a limited time only, Adorama.com is offering the new condition Shure SE 215 in-ears for $74 with free shipping after you enter coupon code 1OLYMPICS1 in celebration of the 2016 Olympics. The clear SE 215s are in-stock and ready to ship right away, while the black SE 215s are back-ordered, but you can still place the order if you like this couponized price.

August 14, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Thinksound IEMs Grab Bag for $36 [MD]

It’s woodies grab bag time now at Massdrop. Another offer is fully unlocked, it’s a Thinksound in-ears grab bag, featuring six different models. You pay $33 plus $3~ flat shipping and you will randomly receive one of those six. Sneaked into this promotion are two brand new models, the “rain3” and the “ms02”, about 3% each. Limit two grab bags per customer, with a limit of 1800 units for the whole offering. A variety of over/on-ear headphones unlock as prizes depending on how many of these are purchased. The shipping estimate early September 2016.

August 14, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Phiaton MA 100 BA earphones for $49 [limit 5]

Don’t call them Fiat, they are Phiaton 🙂 The Phiaton MS 100 balanced armature earphones are currently down to $49 with free shipping with a limit of five units per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual where they average 4.2 out of 5 based on nearly 50 customer reviews.

August 12, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

NHT SuperBuds In-Ears for $50

The new condition NHT SuperBuds In-Ears are offered for $50 with free shipping by AudioLAB through two different marketplaces, through amazon.com (price eligible) and from AudioLAB’s eBay store.

August 12, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

VSONIC VSD3S In-Ears for $50 [limit 5]

The black color scheme of the VSONIC VSD3S in-ears is currently on sale in new condition for $50 with a limit of five units per customer by Esther International with the order fulfilled by Amazon.

PS: I am doing another sweep through Amazon, which is why you see today’s randomness of posts 🙂

August 12, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

KEF M200 In-Ears drop to $99

The new condition KEF M200 in-ears are now down to $99~ with free shipping, with a limit of five units per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual where they average 3.7 out of 5 based on 28 customer reviews.

August 11, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

[DEAD] Symphonized XTC Premium Genuine Wood In-ears for $15.50 [ends 6:34pm ET]

This sale expired, but this particular woody in-ears are recurring offers in various colors and shapes…

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August 11, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

[DEAD] Thursday’s Offers: Brainwavz S5 and M5 In-Ears

These daily wavez ended 🙂

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August 10, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

[DEAD] Fanmusic E6 In-Ears for $59.50 (ends 4:44pm ET)

These two lightning offers expired…

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August 9, 2016 Filed Under: headphones, in-ears Tagged With: ,

Shure SE215 with iFi Nano-iDSD USB DAC/amp for $200

Most of the bundles are over/on-ears and DAC/amps/DAPs, but this time around we have an in-ear headphone, the good old Shure SE-215 bundled with the iFi Nano-iDSD USB DAC/amp, together for $200 with free shipping from authorized dealer Adorama.com until 8/11/16. The color of the iFi is the same in each bundle, but there are two colors of the SE-215 available, either the black SE215 + iFi or the clear SE215 + iFi.

August 8, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs, in-ears Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Brainwavz M3 In-Ears for $68 (ends 6:54pm ET)

This 4-hour offer expired…

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August 8, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

First Harmonic IEB6 IEM for $28 [MD]

Another offer is now fully unlocked at Massdrop and with seven days to go, the First Harmonic IEB6 IEMs go for $25 plus $3~ flat shipping with a late August 2016 shipping estimate. They have a mic/remote, multiple eartip sizes, shirt clip, and branded drawstring pouch.

August 7, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

TFZ Series 3 IEMs for $53 [MD]

And another offer has been fully unlocked at the members-only Massdrop, it’s on the IEM front now, the TFZ Series 3 go for $45 plus $8~ flat shipping. The offer has seven days to go from today (today being blog-posting date), and the shipping estimate is early September 2016. Lots of pictures and close-ups of what’s included can be found there.

August 5, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Nuforce HEM IEMs Grab Bag for $178 [MD]

If you are a fan of grab bag deals, Massdrop has ushered in one that is not entry-level earbuds, but instead it is the NuForce HEM IEMs line-up. You pay $170 plus $8~ flat shipping, and for that you will randomly get one of these HEM2 or HEM4 or HEM6 or HEM8. The chances decrease as the model number (and list price) increase. This also has seven prizes that get unlocked with each purchase milestone. Offer ends in eight days, limit two per customer, and a total cap of 1000 units for this particular offering.

August 4, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Monoprice Dual Driver Earphones (14456) for $15 w/free S&H

Monoprice “discovered” dual driver in-ear technology and to celebrate this new product, they have their Dual Driver Earbuds (product ID 14456) on sale for $15 with free standard shipping for all. No coupon needed. Limit as many as you want. They average 79~% with 16 customer reviews.

August 2, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: