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If you like the basic “mouse ears” style Sony mp3 players, the 4GB NWE393 Walkman is on sale for $40, while the 16GB (model NWE395] goes for $70. These do not have memory card slots, so they are only of interest if that amount of storage is good enough. But you can stuff a lot of spoken word / podcasts, even on 4GB 🙂 You can find them all by traversing the various storage and color options at the listing.
Friday is over, and so are its lightning deals…
Friday’s daily deals are over…
This coupon expired…
As of 5/15/17 re-checking, this sale is over as well…
The new condition closed-back on-ear BeyerDynamic DT1350 Limited Gold Edition headphones are on sale for $119 with free shipping until Saturday night by Focus Camera thru NewEgg and through NewEgg Flash. Limit three per customer at NewEgg, and limit 30 through NewEgg Flash.
And now something that won’t make the wallet cry too much. For fans of both Bass and Bluetooth, the new condition Sony Sony MDR-XB650-BT is on sale for $68 with free shipping in three color options (black, blue, red) at Amazon by Amazon actual. Limit up to three per color per customer. They average 4.1 out of 5 based on 430+ customer reviews. They have a 6.7 to 1 “review intensity ratio”.
And another bundle to make your wallet cry, this is a bundle of three, again centered on an Audeze planar headphone, the LCD-X (aluminum and lambskin leather), along with the iFi micro iDSD Black Label Edition and the Fiio X5 (3rd generation), all together, going for $1800 at Adorama.com with free shipping for a limited time.
More Audeze action, this time we have two versions of the LCD-2 bundled with the Astell & Kern AK 100 II on sale for a limited time at authorized dealer Adorama as follows:
+ AUDEZE LCD-2 Lambskin + AK for $1150
+ AUDEZE LCD-2 Rosewood + AK for $1200
Another recurring Audeze sale is back ON again, this is a Quartet Bundle at B&H Photo going for $3500 with free shipping. The four items included, all in new condition, are:
No coupon, no rebate, this is a bundle discount. Just add the bundle to cart and proceed to checkout.
About a month since the last time it went on sale, the Audeze LCD-2 (Aluminum and Lambskin) planar-magnetic over-ears are on sale again for $699 with free shipping for a limited time at authorized dealer Adorama.com. No coupon, no rebate, just add-to-cart and checkout.
Groupon is currently offering a free three month Apple Music subscription for new customers only. If not cancelled during the free trial, the subscription will convert into a paying month to month. A credit card is needed to activate.
Speaking of Chi-fi, the new condition Tennmak Pro Dual Driver IEMs can be yours for $27 by PEPAudio with the order fulfilled by Amazon when you enter coupon code XIS4BOAZ over there. The price before the coupon is $30. The coupon is 10% off, so if the price changes, the discount will change too. These Chi-fis which include a zippered case average 3.9 out of 5 based on 45 customer reviews. These too have detachable mini MMXC connectors (shown in product gallery picture #5). Meanwhile in picture #6 you can see the zippered case.
Another new offer is now fully unlocked at the members-only Massdrop, it is the Kinera BD005 earphones offered for $20 plus shipping. These too are part of the Chi-fi generation of removable MMCX cable connectors. Three color choices are available. These are estimated to ship in early-to-mid June 2017, and as usual, all sales are final.
The removable MMCX has practical benefits too, you can use your own cable, eg one with a mic or one of the bluetooth cables that are becoming more prevalent these days.
The Qadira Wooden Headphones Stand is currently on sale for $18.39 at amazon.com, or if you buy two of them and use coupon code AAXXMZ9H to save 8% off, which brings it down to $16.92 per stand. They average 4.7 out of 5 based on 20 customer reviews.
Three of the five colors of the Powebeats 3 bluetooth exercise earphones are on sale for $130 per pair, in new condition, at Amazon by Amazon actual. These average 3.5 out of 5 based on 1270 customer reviews, and have 200+ customer reviews. They have a very low “review intensity ratio” (around 1.5 to 1), which is a sign of trade-offs and issues.
This daily deal expired…
The new condition Fiio X5 II DAP is on sale for $175 with free shipping at B&H Photo until 11:59pm ET on Thursday (or earlier if sold out). Only the black color scheme is on sale.
Another offer is now fully unlocked at the members-only Massdrop, the Little Dot MKII Tube Headphone Amp is going for $120 plus shipping. The offer runs for the next seven days and will ship in early June 2017. As usual with MD’s offers, all sales are final, which is one of the reasons they can offer lower prices. You can optionally upgrade the tubes for $more$.
On the budget side of twophers, the Behringer U-Phoria UMC 22 Audiophile 2×2 USB Audio Interface with MIDAS Mic Preamplifier is on sale for $40 with free shipping at Adorama.com. It is currently backordered but you can place an order if you want to lock up the price.
Of interest if you want/need it as an audio interface as well. If you have no need for an audio interface, then the conventional wisdom is to look for a dedicated headphone DAC/amp.
We have a mini-theme today of budget gadgets for audio, the Dr. Meter MS 10 sound level meter is on sale for $12 in the yellow/black color scheme by a marketplace seller with the order fulfilled by Amazon. This is a design that sells under different brands and outer shells. It is fairly basic, it is powered by one 9V battery, has a standard tripod socket (good use for the budget selfie sticks with a screw). It does not take a continuous reading, I forgot whether it’s once per second or something like that. I have to find mine, I’m not sure where I put it 🙂 It’s not a professional tool, but then again, it’s not a professional price either 🙂
Check also further down the product page under “Special offers and product promotions” for combined purchase promotions from the same seller. This is not a lightning deal.
The NBA Playoffs are here, so if you feel particularly motivated to externalize team spirit through your audio purchases [that almost sounded like audiophile-magazine-speak] the official JBL store is offering the JBL Synchros S300 NBA Edition on-ear headphones for $50 per pair in six licensed NBA team designs: the Bulls, the Fakers, the Knicks (SAD!), the Oklahoma Thunder-Sonics, the Duncan Spurs, and the Boston Celtics. Free shipping.
Speaking of JBL, their Synchros Chrome Edition Over-Ears (powered headphones) are on sale for $95 with free shipping. The powering is done with 2 AAA batteries, not a built-in battery, so a plus for fans of rechargeable/removable batteries (eg Eneloop 8pk for $15~).
Monoprice has a headphone sale, an actual sale, not a coupon, their Bluetooth Over-Ears PID 13893 are on sale for $40 plus shipping. The lowest priced Monosaver Shipping appears to be $3.49 for my three test zipcodes (East coast, West coast, in-between). If you purchase any other items that qualify for free shipping, then the shipping fee of this will be reduced or even become zero, depending on whatever factors their computer uses to determine this 🙂
By looking at the pictures above, their earpads remind me a bit of the earpads of the Sennheiser HD 4.20S which are very comfy.
Speaking of Monoprice, their buzz-generating M1060 planar magnetics, revision 2 as dubbed by the interwebs, continues to remain in-stock for $300.
If you are interested in DIY audio or just hands-on experimentations, a multimeter can be handy, and the Craftsman 8 Function Digital Multimeter is currently on sale for $9 at the Sears website. This is sold by Sears actual. Free store pickup. Shipping is currently (temporarily) not available per the website. This is model number 31937511, or if you want to look it up in the future, it is Sears catalog item 03482141000P. It averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 280 customer reviews over there.
Ultrasone is another headphone brand that has its niche but it is not greeted as a liberator by many. But for those who like the Ultrasone S-Logic way of doing things, their foldable Ultrasone Go Closed-Back are on sale for $59~ with free shipping at B&H Photo and by a trio of sellers fulfilled by Amazon.
Of the four color schemes, only the black color scheme of the closed-back Marshall Major II On-Ears is on sale for $60 with free shipping at B&H Photo and by Amazon actual (limit 3). Marshall Mathers not included 🙂
On the lightweight headphones front, the open-back Sennheiser PX 100-II On-Ears are on sale for $40 at B&H Photo. Free shipping if your order total is $49+, so add a couple of cables or memory cards or USB flash drives or mayhaps some Comply to get your order to the free shipping level.
If you need additional foam pads, a Chinese seller thru Amazon offers them for $3 with free shipping (it will take a while to get to you since they’ll pick the cheapest/slowest shipping method – it’s free after all).
Yesterday we featured some of the lower priced iFi models, today, it’s the make your wallet cry bundles. We start with a $2050 bundle of three different audiophile products, all together offered by Adorama, authorized dealers of the three:
Strategically, even if you need two of the three, you can get the bundle, and gift or trade or sell the one you don’t want.
This is a limited time offer, but there are no coupons, and no rebates. The promotion is running as long as you see the sale price over there.
These daily deals expired….
On the budget side of things, the official Jabra eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Jabra Rox Bluetooth earbuds for $24 with free shipping and a six month warranty from Jabra. Limit up to five units per customer.
Running for the next seven days at Massdrop is a Thinksound earphone grab bag, offered for $40 plus shipping. A total of five models are available, and you will receive one of those five randomly. 80% of people will receive the ts02. These will ship late May 2017. All sales are final. Limit two per customer. A total of 600 units are available for this offer.
The last time the new condition iFi Nano iDSD USB DAC/amp with PCM/DSD/DXD support was on sale at Adorama it went for 140 with free shipping. This time, the limited time offer is slightly lower, it is $135 with free S&H. They come with a 1-year warranty. The previous sale was almost two months to the day.
This too is back on sale, same sale price as it was a couple of months ago. It is the portable battery-powered USB DAC/amp that goes by the name of “iFi nano iDSD Light Edition”, on sale for $100 with free shipping at Adorama. It comes with a 1-year warranty from iFi, which is totally not iffy 🙂
Meanwhile the iFi Micro iCAN Special Edition is on sale again for a limited time for $210 with free shipping at Adorama.com. This is $10 less than the previous time it went on a cyclical sale a couple of months ago. This too comes with a 1-year iFi warranty.
PS: you can see the previous sales in the iFi archives.
The official BOSE eBay store (won’t it tarnish their reputation among the business executives if they sell on eBay? #troll) is offering the new condition Bose SoundLink Bluetooth On-Ears for $170 with free shipping with a limit of up to three units per customer.
They are close in price going for $180 at some of the membership clubs, BJs and Sam’s.
If you are chasing the Sony MDR-Z1R closed-back flagship, and want to get it in new condition at an authorized Sony USA dealer, there are three units available of it for $2300 by Audio Advice on eBay. Audio Advice is a B&M A/V retailer with two stores in North Carolina. Roy Williams NOT included 🙂
PS: you can always double-check using the Sony Retailers directory page.
A new installment of our Weekly Round-UP of the world of headphones is up! This is Episode #11 of “This Week in Headphoolia” covering the week ending Sunday May 7 (2017). We have the usual assortment of reviews (text and videos), news-bytes, some “learnings”, and even some attempts to bring humor to the world of audiophiles that at times can be rather humor-resistant 🙂
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