These 4-hour limited time offers expired, but both items are part of the recurring rotation of lightning deals, so they are likely to come back at some point in the future…
Thinksound TS02 In-Ears for $33 [MD]
Another offer has gotten fully unlocked, and with seven days to go (from blog-posting date) at members-only Massdrop. It is the Thinksound TS02 in-ears, available only in the Silver-Cherry with mic option for $30 plus $3~ flat shipping. Close-up pictures of their woodiness can be found over there. Shipment is expected to begin mid-July 2016.
[DEAD] Starts Sun 12pm ET: Xiaomi Original MI Piston Iron Hybrid Sale
This lightning deal expired… I missed this when it was live, so I don’t know what the sale price had been…
MEE Audio M-Duo in-ears for $33 shipped [MD]
Another offer fully blossomed (a flowery way of saying “fully unlocked”) at Massdrop, it’s the MEE Audio M-Duo in-ears going for $30 plus $3~ flat shipping. This offer has eight days to go from blog-posting date, but it is also limited to 75 units, so it may end up withering earlier. Massdrop is free to join, but you have to sign-up/login if you want to smell the flowers. Shipments will gestate to your door in mid-July 2016.
PS: all apologies for all the horrible puns 🙂
[DEAD] Ends Wedn 3pm ET: NuForce BE6 Bluetooth In-Ear for $80
This 4-hour offer expired…
Used Focal Sphear In-Ears for $110
The Focal Sphear in-ears go for $150~ in new condition, but if you want to save some, there is one unit available in “Used – Good” condition (missing some accessories and user manual and is repackaged) for $110~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
Logitech UE 900s in-ears for $279
If you’ve been trying to track down the Logitech UE 900s in-ears from a reputable USA-based dealer and in new condition, there are currently ten units available for $279 by Pitbull Audio thru Amazon. These are fulfilled by Amazon, so they are Prime eligible for members. They are factory sealed. A couple of other lesser known sellers have them at similar prices, so pay attention to the listings. The link above takes you to the Pitbull Audio listing.
Monoprice 8320 Enhanced Bass In-Ears for $3 + $2 flat S&H (for up to three units)
This is a partial doorbuster since it doesn’t come with free shipping, but depending on your needs, this may be a great deal, it is the Monoprice 8320 in-ears (Enhanced Bass, silver model, best worn over the ear) for $3 per pair, with a limit of 20 units per customer. If you’ve never seen them before, the main picture there, the one on the left side, that’s the outer shell, they are not flat earbuds. What goes into your ears is how it looks on the right side.
They are kinda goofy but you can’t beat the price of $3 🙂 They average 79% with over 800 reviews over there, while at amazon.com they average 3.7 out of 5 with 1600+ customer reviews.
Shipping depends on how many you buy. Because they are small and ship light, if you buy up to three units, you pay $2 flat shipping (USPS). If you buy four or five units, shipping increases to $3 flat also with USPS. More than six, and they go above the First Class Mail weight limit.
FREE HTC Studio In-Ears (or Jabra Move) with HTC M10 purchase
As part of their Father’s Day sales, good until 6/19/16 at 11:59pm pacific, if you purchase the HTC M10 flagship smartphone (technically it’s the HTC 10 but I just can’t type that) from the official website, you can select FREE item, either the HTC Studio In-Ears (black or white) or the Jabra Move On-Ears for FREE. To see the freebies, first add the M10 to your shopping cart (select the Unlocked if you want to quickly check the offer). Then go to the shopping cart. Below the phone you will see the freebies. You have to manually select which one you want. It should look something like this:
PS: I don’t know why they call them “Studio”. Granted it’s a marketing term but they typically use that for over-ears. Might as well call it “Studio DJ Audiophile Monitor” 🙂
Klipsch X4i In-Ears for $40 w/free S&H
More offers running on eBay, the BuyDig eBay store is offering the new condition Klipsch X4i In-Ears for $40 with free shipping with a limit of five units per buyer. Over 1500 units got sold so far from this offer. These come with the MFi (Apple) controls.
Xiaomi Pistons III now sold directly by Amazon actual ($20)
It’s Pistons time! No, we are not having an ESPN Classic Detroit Pistons Bad Boys viewing party, but it’s the Xiaomi Pistons III, they are now sold directly by Amazon actual for $20 per pair, with a limit of 30 per customer. They average 4 out of 5 based on 300+ customer reviews.
In addition to Amazon actual selling them, there is a separate listing for the same price of $20 from the Xiaomi Amazon store.
[DEAD] Hot Deal from Amazon: $100 Gift Card with $1000+ OR $200 with $2000+ or $300 with $3000+ in Select Audio Purchases [32 Headphones eligible out of 266 eligible Audio Gear] ~ potentially 1.5X and 2X STACKABLE for $2000+ and $3000+ orders
As of 7/4/16 re-check, this offer is no longer available…
Shure SE 215 In-Ears and Zoom H1 DAR for $149
And now a bundle of a different kind, a pair of in-ears bundled with a digital audio recorder (DAR), it is the Shure SE-215 (go for $100 on their own) along with the Zoom H1 Silver Digital Audio Recorder at B&H Photo as one of their various Father’s Day promotions.
TFZ Series 1 IEM for $40 shipped [MD]
It’s a great time for the IEM-curious and explorers as new models are raining left and right. One such are the TFZ Series 1 IEMs offered for $37 plus $3 flat shipping, fully unlocked at Massdrop. Many color options are available during the checkout process. They ship in early July 2016.
In-stock Now: Bose Soundsport Wireless for $150
In the “Battle of Evermore” among the major brand exercise bluetooth earbuds Bose has fired a new shot, their new Soundsport Wireless (bluetooth) Exercise earbuds with their proprietary “Stay Hear” fin design are now in-stock in either black or blue (okay, Aqua because… exercise) for $150 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual.
These are Bluetooth with NFC. NFC is used for quick pairing/connection, so your intended music source doesn’t have to dog-fight other devices in the wirelessly congested ether.
Used Sennheiser IE 800 In-Ears for $443
The Sennheiser IE 800 in-ears are currently available in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, damaged original packaging) for $443 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. There is only one listing like this from AWD actual, the rest of the used options go for more and they are by other sellers. The new condition price at authorized dealers is $800.
Beyerdynamic DX 120 iE for $40 shipped (MD)
Another offer is now fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop, it is the Beyerdynamic DX 120 iE in-ears going for $37 plus $3~ flat shipping. Offer ends in about 8 days from today (blog-posting date) and these will start shipping in early July 2016.
Klipsch X4i In-Ears for $40 w/free s&h
It’s eBay time now, the BuyDig store on eBay is offering the new condition Klipsch X4i In-Ears for $40 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. Over 400 units got sold so far from this particular offer.
Beyerdynamic MMX 102 iE (White/Silver) for $29 w/free S&H
The white-silver color-scheme of the Beyerdynamic MMX 102 iE earbuddy in-ears is on sale for $29 with free shipping to the 48 contiguous states at Sonix Electronix. Only this color is on sale… This is part of their latest Clearance Sale (link points to the earbuds/in-ears section)…
Klipsch XR8i in-ears drop to $205
The recently released Klipsch XR8i are on sale, currently going for $205 instead of their starting price of $280 at Dell Home. No coupon is needed.
[DEAD] Ends Wednesday 5pm ET: Audio-Technica ATH-CKX9BK SonicFuel In-Ears for $40
This 4-hour sale expired…
Shure SE 215 + Tascam DR-05 Recorder for $160
A more humble bundle this time, it is the Shure SE-215 in-ears bundled with the TASCAM DR-05 digital recorder, together for $160 with free shipping at Adorama.com.
Wednesday’s Dailies: Bluedios, APIE, Razer Kraken
There is some headphone action at the Gold Box of Amazon for Wednesday 5/11/16 as follows: (as usual each offer “lives” for about four hours ~ give or take):
* starts 9am Eastern: APIE in-ears with 1-button remote/mic
* starts 11am Eastern: Bluedio V (Victory) Pro Patented PPS12 Wireless Bluetooth headphones (Black)
* price before the sale is $300, 10x more than their budget T2s
* starts 1pm Eastern: Razer Kraken Pro Analog Gaming Headset for PC and Playstation 4, White
* starts 7:15pm Eastern: Bluedio U (UFO) Premium Bluetooth headphones in RED
* starts 8:15pm Eastern: Bluedio T2 Plus Turbine Wireless Bluetooth Headphones with Micro SD Card Slot (plays mp3, wav) and FM Radio
Shure SE535-CL In-Ears drop to $455
The new condition Shure SE535-CL in-ears, in the Clear color scheme, are on sale for $455 with free shipping by Amazon by Amazon actual. Paralleling the discount is the bundle with a $100 Amazon Gift Card.
Used NuForce HEM8 In-Ears for $399
The NuForce HEM8 Reference Class in-ears with their quad balanced armature drivers go for $500 in new condition at authorized dealers but if you want to buy them now and want to save some, you can get them in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, damaged original packaging) for $399~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
New In-Ear release: Campfire Audio Nova for $344 [Massdrop]
If you like to be among the first trying brand new products, the Campfire Audio Nova in-ears, hand made in Portlandia, are available right now for $340 plus $3.50 flat shipping at Massdrop, which is a members-only website, but everyone can join in and buy them. Only 200 units are available and as of the time of writing, about half of them have been sold. So the offer ends when it reaches 200 or in six days from today, whichever comes first. They ship at the end of this month (May 2016).
Sennheiser Momentum In-Ears (Android) for $70
Android users may feel left out since many headphones get the Apple MFi remotes with varying degrees of usefulness in Android devices, but more companies are “discovering” Android remotes as well, which brings us to a sale of such a create, the new condition black-red color-scheme of the Android version of the Sennheiser Momentum in-ears is on sale for $70 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual.
Massdrop MEE Audio Entry-level IEM Grab Bag for $9
Massdrop has another grab bag promotion, this time it featured entry-level MEE Audio in-ears. You pay $8 plus $1 flat shipping. For that, 80% of the buyers will get a $10 model, while the rest will get either the M6 or M6p.
They also have “Prizes” that unlocked at milestone numbers, but only a maximum of five prizes are available (three of which already unlocked, AKG K7XX, DACport Slim DAC). It looks like the fourth one is about to unlocked (they have to manually update the website text, but it’s over 2000 units, so someone will get the BeyerD T70p).
Westone Adventure Series Beta In-Ears for $45 w/free s&h
The new condition Westone Adventure Series Beta in-ears are on sale again, going for $45 with free shipping with a limit of 50 pairs per customer by BuyDig on eBay (ships from New Jersey). BuyDig is the online storefront of Beach Camera, authorized dealers for many brands.
[DEAD] Ends Friday 11:59pm ET: RHA T10i In-Ears for $151
This limited time offer expired…
A-Audio Elite A41 In-Ears for $10 + $5 flat S&H (Meh.com)
The meh.com daily deal, good until 1am Eastern on Thursday are the A-Audio Elite A41 In-Ears offered for $10. Shipping is $5 flat unless you are a paying Meh free shipping in which case you get free shipping.
Two new Massdrop exclusive Hifiman models on Wedn 9am ET
On Wednesday April 27 (2016) at 9am Eastern time, Massdrop will launch two new offers with two exclusive Hifiman models with rather reasonable prices, one over-ear and one in-ear. They will be based on the (now discounted) HE-300 over-ear and the RE-0 in-ears. Here’s a screenshot with the details:
They are a members only website (you have to login to see the offers), but it is free for anyone to join in and see what’s happening.
Harman Kardon IE ANC In-Ears for $28 w/free S&H
The official Harman Kardon eBay store is offering the new condition Harman Kardon IE NC Active in-ears for $28 with free shipping. As the NC in the model name suggests, these have active noise cancelling, see picture #2 there to see the NC model that is part of the cord.
[DEAD] Sunday: JBL Synchros S200 In-Ears for $40
This daily deal expired…
Symphonized DRM Wood In-Ears for $11 after coupon
Symphonized brand headphones are often featured in the Amazon Gold Box deals, but if when they are not, the manufacturer-seller also offers promotions by using coupons. For a limited time (I don’t know the exact expiration date) coupon code 6UF54R77 gets you the Symphonized DRM Wood In-Ears for around $11. Their current price is $25, the coupon is “Save $14.11” which brings then down to $11. This is good for all three color options.
They come with a little zippered case and three eartip sizes. Not bad for $11. They average 4.4 out of 5 based on 87 customer reviews. The coupon works only if Symphonized is the actual seller (I believe they are the only one featured there, so it shouldn’t be an issue but just in case).
PS: I can’t resist pointing out that “DRM” is a rather unfortunate name to have for something music or media related 🙂
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