This daily deal expired…
[DEAD] Tuesday’s Offers: Brainwavz M2, Symphonized, Cowin, JLab, Ollivan VE Monks, Etc
These offers expired…
[DEAD] Monday: Bluedio Bluetooth Headphones: T3 for $30, V Victory for $120
These daily deals expired…
[DEAD] Nuforce HEM4 In-Ears for $140
This sale ended…
More earphone action, this time it is the new condition Nuforce HEM4 In-Ears, in the blue color scheme, going for $140 with free shipping, with a limit of up to three pairs per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. These are balanced armature too with dual drivers. Picture #4 over there shows the loaded accessories kit that is included with the item by NuForCe.
New Weekly Headphoolia Round-Up is UP!
Now that we are in “Game Of Thrones” season, I will be posting these on Saturdays instead of Sundays. It reduces the chances of being late 🙂 So here we are, a new installment of This Week in Headphoolia is up, featuring videos from CanJam 2071 in London, an earphone-centric review crop, discussion on custom IEM experiences, and more!
If you have any suggestions or feedback for these round-ups, please leave a comment or use the contact form. Your feedback is what helps shape these!
Refurbished Sony MDR-1000X ANC + BT for $230
The Sony MDR-1000X headphones (ANC and BT) go for $350 in new condition at authorized Sony dealers, but if you want to save a significant amount while still get some warranty, you can get them in certified refurbished condition with a 90-day warranty from Secondipity through Amazon for $230 with free shipping in your choice of Beige MDR-1000X or Black MDR-1000X. The black is fulfilled by Amazon, so it is Prime eligible, but has a limit of up to five units per customer.
Speaking of Sony, in addition to the previously mentioned Sony sales, their XB10 Portable Wireless Speaker with Bluetooth (2017 model) are on sale for $38 each, in three different color schemes.
Monoy LeEco USB-C earphone for $14
If you are looking for USB-C earphones, the Monoy LeEco USB-C earphone is currently on sale for $13.88 by Monoy with the order fulfilled by Amazon. These average 3.8 out of 5 based on 31 customer reviews.
This sale ended: The sale mayhaps coincides with the LeEco LePRO 3 being an Amazon deal of the day for $214 until 3am ET on Sunday. This is a new condition, unlocked, with USA warranty model.
PS: note that there are different implementations of audio in smartphones without 3.5mm headphone jack. Some output digital-only (eg iPhones, HTC U11) so you need a DAC/amp, others can output analog audio over USB-C (eg Moto Z).
PS2: note also that smartphones with a USB-C port AND a 3.5mm headphone jack may NOT have implemented analog audio over USB-C. Check forums and specs and such. Do not assume anything about USB-C and Audio until you try it or you read reliable info!
Used Grado SR325e Open Headphones for $239
And now we continue “digesting” the USED headphones that were earmarked during yesterday’s Amazon Warehouse Deals session with some Grado action. The open-back Grado SR325e go for $300 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you want to save some, and you don’t need the user manual or the original pizza box packaging, you can get them in “Used – Good” condition for $239~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There’s only one listing for this model.
On the other hand, there are multiple used listings for the Grado SR225e which goes for $200 in new condition, but $167~ in “Used – Good” condition. There’s a total of four used listings, so if they don’t move fast enough for Amazon’s price-bots’ liking, their prices may drop further.
Little Dot Sale (six options; ship from China)
The previously mentioned Little Dot Sale at NewEgg FLASH is now under way! A total of six models are participating, with prices ranging from $2800 to $600. These are sold by Shenzhen Audio and will ship free from China. The sale ends Thursday night (7/27/17).
A picture is sometimes worth a thousand words, here’s the participating models and prices:
(ENDED) Monoprice Triple XXX IEMs for $34 + $2.50 S&H [updated]
The various coupons for this expired. As of 7/24/17, it is going for $40 plus shipping ($2.50 slowest option)…
[DEAD] iFi micro iDSD Black Label Edition for $380
As of 7/25/17 recheck, this recurring sale ended again…
Good thing with a recurring sale, if you miss it, it will come back in the future. And the future is NOW! The new condition iFi micro iDSD Black Label Edition is on sale for $380 with free shipping at Adorama.com, an authorized dealer of the various A/V brands they carry.
Used Pro-Ject Audiophile Head Box S for $119
More used action, this time it is the Pro-Ject Audiophile Head Box S in the Black color scheme, going for $119 with free shipping in “Used – Like New” (with detailed condition description) by Listen UP through Amazon Warehouse Deals. It ships directly from LISTEN UP and it is not Prime eligible. The new condition price is $149. It averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 19 customer reviews.
Status Audio OB-1 Open-Back Over-Ears for $59
If you don’t want to wait for a future sale, the new condition open-back over-ear Status Audio OB-1 headphones are on sale for $59 with free shipping, sold by the Status Audio Amazon store, with the order fulfilled by Amazon. It averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 90 customer reviews. It is a low speed hype train model 🙂
Used Sennheiser HD 630VB Headphone with Variable Bass for $227
The Sennheiser HD 630VB Headphone with Variable Bass is available in “Used – Like New” (damaged original packaging) condition for $227~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There are a couple of options for slightly less from other sellers, but AWD actual is a safer choice since it is Amazon’s used sales department. The headphones average 4.4 out of 5 based on 28 customer reviews.
Used Beyerdynamic Xelento Tesla In-Ears for $849
A new mini immersion in Amazon Warehouse Deals has been completed, which will produce a series of new used/refurbished headphone posts (above this one, since blogs grow in reverse order).
We start this immersion with the Beyerdynamic Xelento Tesla in-ears going for $849~ in “Used – Very Good” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The new condition price is $999. If interested but don’t like the price, you can always monitor it for future price drops since this is not a mass market earphone, so things typically don’t move as fast as they do with consumer-popular models.
Klipsch Reference R6 On-Ears for $27 w/free S&H
NewEgg seems to love Klipsch sales, because here comes another one, the new condition closed-back Klipsch Reference R6 On-Ears are on sale for $27 with free shipping sold and shipped by NewEgg until next Thursday night (7/27/17).
PS: “Reference” is part of the name of the headphone, not an evaluation of its performance 🙂
Best Buy 2-Day Sale now open to everyone
The Best Buy members-only sale of yesterday has now been opened to everyone. It is a Black Friday in July ending on Saturday night. It features all the headphones we mentioned yesterday including the Bose QC20 earphones for $180, and the Soundsport Charcoal (the color scheme, not the material it is made of) earphones for $50.
Beats X Bluetooth Earphones for $100
They are back on sale again! All four colors of the new condition Beats X Bluetooth Earphones are on sale for $100 each at Amazon by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you like at this point in time. They average 4.1 out of 5 based on 330 customer reviews, and have almost 100 questions answered by the internet people 🙂
[DEAD] Phiaton BT 220 NC Bluetooth and ANC Earphones for $70
This offer expired…
[DEAD] Used Noontec Zoro HD On-Ears for $13
As of 7/22/17 AM recheck, the used options sold out…
The Noontec Zoro HD closed-back on-ears go as low as $19 in new condition during recent lightning deals at Amazon, but if you don’t want to wait for a sale, or if you want to pay even less, you can get the blue color scheme in “Used – Like New” condition for $13~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. These come in damaged original packaging. There are many different colors of these, so if you want more customer reviews, check the listings for the different colors.
Beyerdynamic MMX 41 iE In-Ears for $25 w/free S&H [updated]
The Friday-only coupon expired, but the pre-coupon price has not risen. The new condition Beyerdynamic MMX 41 iE In-Ears go for $25 with free shipping…
For Friday, the NewEgg website is offering the new condition Beyerdynamic MMX 41 iE In-Ears for $20 with free shipping when you enter coupon code EMCSRHCR5 over there. The price before the coupon is $25. The offer will go live at 3am ET on Friday.
B&O Play Form 2i Lightweight On-Ears for $70
If you like the idea of B&O Play’s lightweight minimalistic Form 2i On-Ears with old school rectangular pads, there is a sale of them at the Urban Outfitters websites website. The olive color scheme goes for $70, while the pink color scheme goes for $80. These are new condition.
SMSL SD-793II DAC/amp for $60 [ships from China]
If you are not in a hurry to receive this, Shenzhen Audio (ships from China), through NewEggFLASH is offering the new condition SMSL SD-793II DAC/amp for $60 with free shipping. It will take 2-3 weeks for the free shipping method. This has coaxial and optical input, and RCA output, along with a headphone out (it looks like a 1/4″ in the picture, but I could be wrong). There is no USB input. Offer ends on Tuesday 7/25/17.
Ends July 23: Daily FOCAL headphone giveways (Listen Over-Ears or Spark earphones)
UPDATE: Last Call! This daily FOCAL giveaway promotion ends on Sunday July 23!
Reputable online dealer OneCall, which is also the B&M A/V dealer Huppin’s in the city of Spokane (Washington) [yes, Gonzaga, Go ZAGS!] is an authorized FOCAL dealer and until July 23rd in 2017, they are running a daily giveaway of FOCAL headphones.
The prizes are either the FOCAL Listen over-ears (wired or bluetooth) and the Spark earphones (wired or bluetooth). One person will win a pair every day. It is not clear which one of the four models you’ll win on that particular date or whether you have a choice. You can register for this promotion every day.
The promotion is administered by Gleam, and requires a login using email or Facebook or Amazon or Instagram. The page shows the total number of entries, so you can look at those and decide whether you want to take a shot at them. You can enter every day until the promotion ends.
To make it easier to find this, I am adding a link to this in the Sidebar of the blog.
Used Bowers & Wilkins P9 for $573
If you are tempted by the Bowers & Wilkins P9 flagship headphones but don’t want to pay the new condition full price, Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) comes to the rescue, sold by AWD actual (not iffy sellers) starting at $573~ in “Used – Good” condition. There is one listing at this price, but there are four of them in “Used – Very Good” for $611~, so there is a possibility of price pressure building over time if they don’t move fast enough to Amazon’s price-bot algorithms’ satisfaction. There’s also a “Used – Like New” in damaged original packaging for $650~. The new condition price is $900 at most sellers, except for Audio Advice which has it for $800.
Thursday: Best Buy Sale for Rewards Members Only: Sony, Beats, Bose, Sennheiser HD 558
Best Buy has a rewards members only sale on Thursday until 11:59pm central time for Rewards members only. You have to login with your Best Buy account and be a “My Best Buy Members” rewards member. This is an Early Access sale that ends on Thursday at 11:59pm central time.
They are calling it a Black Friday in July, so I’m assuming whatever survives the rewards members will become available for the general population on Friday (but I could be wrong). Amazon may price-match some on Friday if/when they become available to the general population and not behind the members/log-in wall.
The headphones are as priced in the screenshot below. The Sennheiser Audiophile headphone is the good old HD 558 open-back over-ear. The Beats X drop to $100 when you add them to the shopping cart. The rest of them are as the screenshot shows. “View Image” with your browser or open it in a new window to see a larger version…
Used Astell & Kern AK Jr DAP for $180
We previously mentioned that the Astell & Kern AK Jr. Hi-Res Music Player is on sale for $249 in new condition, but if you are comfortable buying used DAPs from reputable dealers, you can get it in Used Condition, rated a 9/10, at B&H Photo for $180 with free shipping.
PS: if you are curious about this device, B&H also has over there its 27-page PDF manual. This is a link directly to the PDF file.
Starts Friday 5am and 12pm ET: Half a dozen Little Dots on sale
If you are a fan of the Little Dot headphone amps, half a dozen of them are scheduled to go on sale on Friday either at 5am ET or 12pm ET at NewEgg FLASH.
Some will go live at 5am ET, others at 12pm ET. The actual start time over there may get readjusted slightly. For example, the previously mentioned Audio Technica ATH-AD*X sale shifted to later in the day.
NewEgg FLASH only has a thumbnail teaser. They do not reveal who the actual seller of these is going to be, and they don’t reveal the sale price until the sale goes live. So these are the two unknowns. Here’s the teaser for two of them:
[DEAD] AKG K553 Closed Over-Ears for $100
This daily deal expired, but Musician Friend daily deals are typically recurring, so it will likely return in the future…
[DEAD] Beyerdynamic DT1350 Gold Edition Closed On-Ears for $90
This limited time offer expired…
The new condition Beyerdynamic DT1350 Gold Edition Closed-Back On-Ears are currently on sale for a limited time for $90 with free shipping at Focus Camera. No coupon, no rebate, it’s a straight up sale. This is not a gold head-to-toe headphone, there’s gold earcups primarily (based on the pictures).
[DEAD] Saturday’s Offers: Status Audio, Bluedio, Symphonized, Etc
Saturday is over, and so are its daily deals…
[DEAD] Sony Closed Over-Ear Extra Bass XB950 B1 for $128, N1 for $148
This sale expired…
[DEAD] Used Magni 2 Headphone Amp for $105
As of 7/24/17 recheck, the used option is not currently available…
[DEAD] Used Fiio A5 portable head-amp for $64
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Massdrop x MEE Audio Pinnacle PX IEMs for $114
MEE Electronics has grown since they became MEE Audio. They even have their very own Massdrop exclusive! The Massdrop x MEE Audio Pinnacle PX IEMs is now fully unlocked going for $114 with free shipping. The offer runs for the next 11 days (from blog-posting date here). They come with a 2-year warranty. Note however that these will ship in mid-September 2017, that’s almost two months from today, so keep that in mind if you don’t like waiting and waiting and waiting.
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