The daily deal expired, they went “up” to their $8 “regular” price, but this daily deal returns every few days…
Refurbished Sony NW-A26HN DAP for $200
A more advanced variation of the Sony “mouse ears” digital audio players, the Sony NW-A26HN is available in manufacturer refurbished condition in the 32GB denomination (WITH a microSD card slot on the side) and with a 90-day warranty by Secondipity through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This link shows the lowest price per color. To see details for each individual color, expand them using the “See all offers for this product” next to each color’s name.
These have “HiRes” marketing/branding, and play FLAC, WAV, ALAC along with the more common file names. They stream via bluetooth, and promise up to 50 hours of battery life. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on 30 customer reviews.
Breaking News: Headroom getting out of retail and focusing on making gear (including new planar headphones)
UPDATE 4/26/17 at 11:32pm ET: as expected, the bidding wars heated up for the domain name, currently at a minimum bid of $100,000. It will likely get into the millions. Which is good because it will fund future Headamp DACs, amps, headphones and other audio devices 🙂
Breaking news! Headroom is getting out of the headphone retail business and will be focusing on making headphone gear instead (aka going back to their roots). Their domain (a very desirable headphone.com) is available for purchase through domain-seller Sedo (currently at $90 but it will go much higher). Their gear, including the upcoming “Cosmic” planar magnetic headphone (coming summer 2017) can be found at headroomaudio.com. The announcement just came out in their emailing list and on their twitter.
This is not an April Fool’s Day joke!
Refurbished Klipsch In-Ears: R6 for $20, R6i for $25
On the Klipsch earphones front, a couple of models are discounted in certified refurbished condition by Beach Camera thru Amazon (Prime eligible). They are on the same listing, the R6 goes for $20, while the R6i goes for $25. The “i” is for Apple remote/mic. Free shipping for Prime members or with a $35+ order.
On the other hand, if you are fond of new condition, the R6i is offered for $59 with free shipping at NewEgg Business using the $20 off coupon code BTHYJKA1 by the end of day on 4/30/17.
AKG M220 Semi-Open for $50 w/free S&H
It’s back on again at Massdrop, with five days to go from blog-posting date, the new condition semi-open AKG M220 (based on the good old K240) over-ears studio headphones are going for $50 with free shipping. These orders will be shipped by the vendor (not specified) and all sales are final as usual, so not a plus if you like to have return-flexibility. Orders will ship mid-to-late May 2017.
PS: Studio headphones has become more of a marketing term, but these are legit ~ considering the price 🙂
1Voice Audio Blast Copper earphones for $16.50 to $21
Copper “Moscow Mule” cups are all the rage these days, so the copper mania apparently jumped to earphones as well. 1Voice is offering 100% copper earphones, the “1Voice Audio Blast”. They are available at various retailers, the lowest price you pay depends on whether you can get free shipping or not (eg depending on order total or membership):
+ Overstock for $16.50 + shipping
+ Groupon Goods for $18 (free S&H with $35+ order)
+ Overstock on eBay for $21.44 with free S&H
1Voice has a few models, this is the “Blast” model, not to be confused with the “Bliss” or the “Bang” or “Boom”. Their product naming scrabble bag only has words beginning with a “B” 🙂
A-Audio A-01 closed over/on-ear for $30
A handful of “fulfilled by Amazon” marketplace sellers appear to be in a price war (human or machine controlled price war, I do not know) on the new condition A-Audio A01 Closed-Back over/on-ears The lowest price is now $30, fulfilled by Amazon, so if you are a Prime member, you get free 2-day shipping and Amazon customer service, which is an extra layer of protection when buying from marketplace sellers, since the products are under Amazon’s control (in their facilities/warehouses), so if there are any issues or shenanigans, Amazon will fix it, you don’t have to hope rando-seller is honest.
NOTE: there are multiple different models on the same Amazon product page. The ones on sale for $30 are the A01, not to be confused with the A02 Legacy or the A11 Lyric which go for much more. They have detachable cable (either side), and come with a luxury travel case and cable with mic/remote.
I am not quite sure whether the A01 is over-ear or on-ear. The Amazon page is confused and so is the A-Audio website which (in addition to the browser security complaints) has a 404 error where the user manuals for the A01 and A02 models should be.
So this is a bit of a higher risk purchase…
PS: you can see a picture of the travel case in gallery picture #4 at Stacksocial.
Store Demo Sony PHA-3 portable DAC/amp for $629
We are double-amping (in terms of back to back blog posts that is), the RazorDog Audio eBay store is offering in Store Demo condition (eBay calls it “New – Other”) with full warranty the Sony PHA-3 portable DAC/amp for $629 with free shipping and handling. It ships from Minnesota. Lakes NOT included in the package 🙂 They only have one unit available at this price.
Used Teac UD-503-B Dual-Monaural USB DAC / Amp for $650
I am overdue for another Amazon Warehouse Deals immersion session (when I find uninterrupted time for it), but in the meantime, the Teac UD-503-B Dual-Monaural USB DAC with Headphone Amplifier is available in “Used – Like New” condition for $650 with free shipping by Wisconsin’s Hifi Heaven through Warehouse Deals. It ships directly from Heaven, and it is not Prime eligible. Diary Aire included for FREE in the package 🙂
Speaking of Amazon, the Guitar PRO 6 software is on sale for $20 (mail delivery, not digital download).
Comply Isolation T-500 earfoam (select sizes) for $15
On the consumables front, the Medium size of 3-pairs of Comply Isolation T-500 earfoam (short for earphone foam tips) is on sale for $15 at Amazon by Amazon actual, with up to three sets per customer. These are also available as a “Subscribe and Save” purchase since they are consumables, the foam tips don’t last as long as silicone. Keep in mind future “Subscribe and Save” shipments will be based on future prices, not the original price you pay now for the first purchase.
The same price is available for the 3-pairs set of Small / Medium / Large set, handy if you use different sizes on each ear, or if shopping for multiple people, or planning to sell IEMs and want to make your offer more tempting by adding value-add accessories to them.
AKG K7XX and Red for $200 each at MD
You don’t have to decide! You can get Massdrop’s AKG K7XX in either the standard edition or the Red edition for $200 with free shipping each at the members-only (but free to join) website. The offers are running for 15 days. Finally they discovered new technology to make offers run longer? 🙂 They come with a 2-year warranty from AKG.
NOTE however that these will ship late July 2017, and all sales are final!
[DEAD] Thursday: TaoTronics Bluetooth Earphones for $20
This daily deal is expireotronic now 🙂
IN-STOCK AGAIN: Monoprice M1060 for $300
UPDATE 4/27/17 at 10:27am ET: remains in-stock for $300 at the Monoprice website…
Previous updates after the break…
Samson RTE 2 Bluetooth On-Ears for $30 w/free S&H
In a sale ending Sunday night, NewEgg actual is offering the new condition Samson RTE 2 Bluetooth closed on-ears for $30 with free shipping. No coupon/rebate needed. It supports apt-X and NFC and has a 3.5mm input as well.
It has a built-in rechargeable battery as do almost all bluetooth headphones these days. AA/AAA batteries seem to be more of the ANC and RF (non BT) wireless kind although more of those too are switching to built-in rechargeables.
AKG K550 Mark II Closed Over-Ears for $90 [limit 2]
You can have solid sub-$100 closed-back over-ear headphones these days. Case in point, the official Harman Audio store is offering the new condition AKG K550 Mark II for $90 with free shipping. Limit two per customer during this sale. They are available in the black color scheme. The cable has a mic/remote but it is not detachable. Basic specifications available in a 1-page PDF file.
Sony MDR100AAP Closed Over-Ears for $105 (two colors)
If you like hightlighter magenta or yellow headphone colors, they are hard to find, but Sony comes to the rescue as these two colors of their closed-back over-ear MDR-100-AAP are on sale for $105 with free shipping by Beach Camera through NewEgg. The sale ends Wednesday night. They ship directly from Beach Camera (New Jersey).
AUKEY Arcs Bluetooth earphones for $8 after coupon
It’s couponing time! AUKEY is a chinese company sort of modeling itself and competing with Anker, and they too love promoting their products through Amazon coupons. Which brings us to 50% off coupon SS7UPFXS that drops the price of the AUKEY Arcs Bluetooth earphones from $16 to $8! A Prime membership gets them to you for free in two-ish days, while non-Prime members need a $35+ order for free shipping (or $25+ in books). They are marketed as exercise phones and average 3.3 out of 5 based on 44 customer reviews.
[DEAD] Tuesday: T-Mobile’s musical freebies
This promotion expired…
New jam-packed “This Week in Headphoolia”
A day late, but this is a jam-packed new edition of This Week in Headphoolia, with the Bose SpyGate being the headline story, but there are plenty of headphone reviews and comparisons dominating this edition, along with show reports.
You can find all previous and future editions in the Archives. There are nine installments so far 🙂
Titus Audio Symphony Line Conductor earphones for $52.50
The Titus Audio Symphony Line Conductor earphones, in the black or titanium color-schemes are on sale for the very specific price of $52.49 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three units per customer. Multiple models are on the same listing, so be sure to filter the customer reviews for this particular model (the “Conductor”) ~ but as of the time of writing, they have only one, and it’s a 1-sentence review 🙁 They come with a zippered case and with two different kinds of eartips (memory foam and silicone) in multiple sizes.
Klipsch X11 earphones for $50 with coupon
Another Klipsch is a NewEgg daily deal. The Klipsch X11 earphones are offered for $50 with free shipping. For Monday, coupon code EMCSRECE6 drops them to $50 for NewEgg newsletter subscribers. On Tuesday, they will move to the open for all to see in the Shellshocker Deals.
PS: I don’t know why NewEgg is complicating something as simple as daily deals. And I don’t know why after so many years, their Shellshocker deals page requires constant mouse work to see them all, instead of expanding them all in place. But what do I know? I’m just a web monkey 🙂
[DEAD] 1MORE MK802 Bluetooth Over-Ears for $99
This Tuesday lightning deal expired…
[DEAD] Tuesday’s Offers: 1More MK802 BT Over-Ears, Etc
These daily deals expired…
[DEAD] In-Stock Now: Monoprice M1060 Planars for $300
AS of 4/25/17 at 9:54am ET recheck, this is out of stock with a 4/28/17 in-stock estimate for the Monoprice website…
They are not eligible for the various Monoprice coupons (but no one can stop you from trying them out).
[DEAD] Monday: Rowkin Bit Truly Wireless Earphones for $80
This daily deal expired too…
[DEAD] Monday: Monoprice M560 Planars + Tube Head Amp drop to $240 with Coupon AND $0.01+ filler item
This offer expired but this coupon is a recurring offer, so it will likely return in the future. It appears to be a Monday coupon, but not always…
[DEAD] AmoVee Acrylic Headphone Stand for $11
This sale ended but these are recurring offers… One of Amazon’s Gold Box lightning deals is the black color scheme of the AmoVee Acrylic Headphone Stand for $11~ with the order fulfilled by Amazon (Prime eligible). The lightning discounts on these are small because their price is already close to $0 🙂
Sennheiser HD650 for $316
If you are interested in getting the Sennheiser HD 650 right now (and are not swayed by dreams of the $200 Massdrop HD 6XX), the HD 650 is available in new condition at a couple of authorized dealers for $316, Adorama and Amazon actual.
If you don’t need/want to get one right away, patience or used the market is a reasonable course of action. Sennheiser reloaded their HD5** and HD4** line-ups but other than the Massdrop HD6XX, the HD6** hasn’t been updated. Even the HD8** line-up got an update with the HD800S. So it’s probably only a matter of time before something new comes in. But only Sennheiser knows for certain 🙂
[DEAD] 9 months of Stereophile (digital) for $5
This sale ended…
[DEAD] Sunday: Monoprice XXX Triple Driver for $38 + S&H after coupon
This specific coupon expired but the 15% off Monoprice coupon is a recurring offer, so if you miss this, fear not ~ it will return in the future…
3 pairs of 2″ Top Stage GMC04-Q6 Earcup Covers for $2
This 3-pack of 2-inch Top Stage GMC04-Q6 Earcup Covers is currently on sale for $1.91 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to 30 sets per customer. Because of the low price, these are ADD-ON items, so you must place a $25+ order, otherwise the shopping cart will refuse to let you buy them no matter what.
These have been bought by many through the years apparently because they have over 1300 customer reviews with a 4.3 out of 5 and roughly an “8 to 1” review intensity ratio (five stars vs one stars). They have 75 questions answered as well. Check pictures and reviews and measurements. These are 3mm thin/thick.
Used Pioneer XDP-100R DAP for $219
The Pioneer XDP-100R DAP is currently on sale for $300 in new condition, but if you want to save more, you can get them in “Used – Like New” condition for $219~ with free shipping by Electronics Expo through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This is available in both black (previous link) and in silver color schemes. They ship directly from Electronics Expo (East Coast, not Prime eligible). They average 4 out of 5 based on 36 customer reviews.
Saturday: BeatsX bluetooth earphones for $100
The Fall 2016 Apple-Beats collection is now shy about aggressive discounting, the Beats X bluetooth earphones are now down to $100 with free shipping, in new condition, as a Best Buy daily deal. Only the black color scheme goes for $100. The others go for $120.
Klipsch Reference Over-Ear Bluetooths for $199
The new condition Klipsch Reference Over-Ear Bluetooths, in either one of the two color schemes, is on sale for $199 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. They support apt-X and AAC, also play music via 3.5mm input, have removable earpads, they fold and come with a zippered shelled case.
T-Mobile Tuesdays include 12-week Billboard subscription and 25% off JBL headphones
If you are a T-Mobile customer, every Tuesday, they give out freebies to their paying customers. You can use the T-Mobile Tuesdays app (iOS, Google PLAY) or logon to the website with a web browser. Most of the freebies are per line (not by account), so if you have multiple lines, you can claim multiples. For April 25 (2017), they have a music theme, with the following promotions:
- free 12-week digital subscription to Billboard (you can do your music/chart research with this!)
- 25% off JBL headphones and other JBL products (the discount is at T-Mobile stores, not the JBL online store, so choices depend on what your local stores have available)
- a free “BBMAS Music Playlist” but no details are given – will it be a download or what?
- a chanced to win the JBL E55 BT closed-back on-ear bluetooth headphones ~ this is easier than it sounds, you just play a little game (smash a wall or tilt the phone) and it tells you whether you won or not)
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