In parallel to the previously mentioned on-ear sale, also good until Monday 12/5/16, NewEgg is offering the new condition Rosewill Wood Earphones, model RHTS-11002, for $9 with free shipping. Again, this is smooth sailing, no rebates, no promo codes, no jumping through hoops, just add to cart and proceed.
Rosewill Wood On-Ears for $10 (RWH-002) or $20 (RWH-001) w/free S&H
Good until Monday 12/5/16, at NewEgg, without any rebates or coupons or promo codes or any other hoops, you just add to cart, you can get a couple of their Rosewill wood on-ear headphones with free shipping as follows: the RWH-002 goes for $10, while the RWH-001 goes for $20.
PS: there’s only so many ways you can design portable budget on-ear headphones, but by looking at the pictures, they may share a common OEM root with the AmazonBasics On-Ears. Note that this is only speculation based on looking at the online pictures. I do not have them here side by side, so YMMV!
Ultrasone PRO 900i Folding Closed for $230 after $20 MIR
One of the latest offers at Adorama.com is the new condition Ultrasone PRO 900i Folding Closed-back headphones with their S-Logic buzzword technology offered for $230 after a $20 mail-in rebate. With free shipping. The mail-in rebate expire 12/4/16. The sale price is guaranteed until 12pm ET on Sunday Saturday, unless it sells out. It may continue later or not, I do not know.
AKG K553 Pro Studio Headphone for $120
The older AKG K550 is currently going for $90 by AKG thru NewEgg but a more recently released model, the AKG K553 Pro, is fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop for $120 with free shipping. It will ship mid-December 2016 and comes with a 2-year warranty from AKG, which is co-operating with MD for co-branded products. This particular offer runs for the next eight days (from blog-posting date). As the “K5” in the model name hints at, this is a closed-back headphone as well.
[DEAD] Pay $130, Get TWO Samsung Level ON bluetooth On-Ears
Friday is over and so are the Friday offers…
[DEAD] Friday: Soundpeats Bluetooth earphone sale ($17 to $20)
Friday is over, and so is this offer…
Sennheiser RS 185 RF Wireless Headphone System for $218
Bluetooth has not killed the Radio Frequency star 🙂 The new condition Sennheiser RS 185 RF Wireless Headphone System (headphone + transmitter/stand) is on sale again, going for $218 with free shipping, at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three units per customer.
This is part of the more recent RS xx5 line-up that is not using the Kleer technology but apparently Sennheiser’s own (or licensed without co-branding) technology. These average 4.2 out of 5 based on 125 customer reviews. This is an open-back system and works up to 100 meters away, the signal is almost as fast as Usain Bolt [not a scientifically accurate statement].
Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Over-Ears for $210
The closed-back over-ear Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 go for $210 the Apple Brown (are we talking recipes now?) color scheme at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three units per customer. The Ivory goes for the same price, and the Black goes for a little bit more. On the Android/Galaxy front, the lowest price is $219.
Thinksound ON1 Wood On-Ears for $160 [limit 5]
The closed-back wood on-ears Thinksound On1 are currently on sale, in new condition, for $160 with free shipping, at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of five units per customer. They average 4.3 out of 5 based on 56 customer reviews over there. These are intermittently offered on Massdrop if you don’t need them right away and are willing to wait for Massdrop anti-Prime shipping speeds.
Back In-Stock: Focal Elear for $999
The open-back Focal Elear are back in-stock, going for their standard price of $999 with free shipping, by AudioLAB through amazon.com. Open-back, open-wallet 🙂
Used Koss ESP-950 Electrostatic for $552 [updated]
The Koss ESP-950 electrostatics go for $650 in new condition, but if you are comfortable with used, you can get them for $519 in “Used – Very Good” condition (this sold out as of a 12/3/16 recheck) for $552 in “Used – Like New” condition, both by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The former has minor cosmetic imperfections, which is probably why it has a lower used rating.
B&O Play Iconic 2i On-Ears for $89
On the minimalist-retro front, the lightweight B&O PLAY Iconic 2i on-ears are on sale in the black color scheme for around $89 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of five units per customer and a shipping estimate of next week.
Monoprice 111567 Desktop headphone amp for $88 with Prime shipping (limit 3)
If you like the 2-day Prime shipping, you can get the Monoprice 111567 Desktop headphone amp for around $88 at Amazon by Amazon actual or $71~ in “Used – Very Good” condition through Warehouse Deals. Limit three per customer of the new condition model.
The above if you are a Prime fan. Monoprice often has $20 off orders of $100+ coupons or 15% to 20% off store wide coupons, and since they rarely have free shipping, the price after coupon and plus shipping ends up being similar. But you get slower shipping with Monoprice.
PSA: Beware of the $1000 Sennheiser HD800 at Amazon
A number of sellers have the new condition Sennheiser HD800 for around $1000 at amazon.com, however, none of them are recognizable names or authorized dealers, so unless you are a very high risk shopper (or understand the risks and trade-offs), do not buy them! The recognizable and authorized dealers have them for $1400 (second page of listings).
AKG K495 Noise Cancelling On-Ears for $120
This is not marked as a sale item, so this maybe something you monitor for future discounts, one of the seven headphones listed in the NewEgg AKG official store are the new condition AKG K495 ANC headphones going for $120 with free shipping. Unlike the K550 which are marked as a sale item, these are not a sale item. So if you must not have them right away at $120, just keep an eye out for them for a potential future sale (note that this is pure speculation on my part, I do not have that they will be on sale in the future).
[DEAD] AKG K550 Closed Over-Ears for $90
As of 12/12/16 recheck, this sale ended rather dramatically with the price spiking from $90 to $350… AKG has set up shop at NewEgg with an official store, and said store is offering the new condition closed-back over-ear AKG K550 headphones for $90 with free shipping. No coupons, no rebates, just buy it without hassle. Limit up to twenty units per customer. Offer expires next Wednesday (12/7/16) or earlier if sold out.
Newer AKG k5xx models have rolled out, but the K550 has an established history, so check reviews and such if you are not familiar with it. Certainly not a bad price under triple figures.
This is more of pop-up store at NewEgg than a full fledged store, as of the time of writing, it only has seven AKG headphones for sale.
Final Heaven III IEMs for $73 [MD]
Another exclusive rolled out at its lowest offer price during this run at members-only MassDrop (MD), it is the Final Heaven III IEMs going for $70 plus $3~ flat shipping, with an early January 2017 shipping estimate. The offer is running for the next eight days (from blog-posting date). They will ship from MD.
Today’s buzzword du jour is BAM, balancing air movement 🙂
[DEAD] Friday’s Offers: Brainwavz Jibe IEMs, Bohm BT ANC Over-Ears, Etc
Friday is over and so are the Friday offers…
[DEAD] MEE audio Matrix2 Bluetooth Over-Ears for $48.99 (ends Fri 12:12am ET)
This lightning deal disconnected from the matrix and lost its pairing (so many Bluetooth puns, so little time). Translation: this offer expired 🙂
[DEAD] Used Grado SR80e On-Ears for $74
As of 12/3/16 recheck, this sold out in used condition… We continue our Amazon price-checking adventures with arguably the bang for the buck entry into the Grado line-up, the open-back on-ear SR80e, available in “Used – Good” condition for $74~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals, instead of the new condition price of $100 at authorized dealers.
Refurbished Yurbuds (Inspire, Leap, Ironman) for $10 w/free S&H
A total of 14 Yurbuds earbuds are available in refurbished condition for $10 per pair, and with free shipping for the Continental USA at Tech Rabbit. Lines participating include Ironman, Inspire, and Leap (bluetooth). They come with a 1-year warranty as well (does not state whether the warranty is by Yurbuds or TechRabbit).
PS: Yurbuds too will soon be part of Samsung, since Samsung bought Harman, which owns JBL which owns Yurbuds 🙂
Non-Headphone Audio Gear Offers [perma-post]
This post is a new experiment, a perma-post that will feature some non-headphone-related audio gear and music offers. If you are interested in this, bookmark it using this permalink.
LATEST UPDATE: 2/16/17 – free shipping on everything below unless otherwise indicated (Amazon has its usual free shipping terms, Prime or $49+, so I won’t repeat them below)…
AUDIO EQUIPMENT of ALL KINDS
+ Logitech UE BOOM 2 Phantom Bluetooth Speaker for $107 at Amazon (limit three)
+ Fender Passport 150W Pair of Portable Studio Monitors for $220 at Adorama
+ Denon AVR-S510BT 5.2 Channel Full 4K Ultra HD AV Receiver with Bluetooth for $229 at Amazon (limit 3)
TURNTABLES
+ Numark PT01 Touring Classically-styled Suitcase Turntable with basic NuMark DJ-branded headphones for $79
+ Teac Turntable TN-300 2-Speed Analog USB Digital Output for $219 by BuyDig on eBay
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
+ Korg B1 88 Key Digital Piano for $360 at Adorama
+ M-Audio SP-2 (Universal Sustain Pedal with Piano Style Action for Electronic Keyboards) for $14.22 at Amazon by Amazon actual
MUSIC GADGETS
+ Chromecast Audio for $30 at Staples website and stores
+ check Unboxing post here
+ GoPro HERO4 Black – Music Edition for $279 at Guitar Center online (store pickup also an option where available)
MUSIC and VIDEO
+ VINYL: “I Learned The Hard Way” by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings for $10 at Amazon (limit 3)
+ eBook: Pioneers of Jazz: The Story of the Creole Band by Lawrence Gushee going for $3 in Kindle ebook
+ MUSIC DOC: “Legend of Leadbelly” (51 minutes) for $1 in HD (digital ownership, not rental)
MUSIC SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES
+ FOUR Months of Google Play Music All-Access depending on where you look in Google Play Android app store or website – for new members
What Survived the Cyber Monday Purge (deal round-up)
Cyber Monday is now gone too, and most of the offers of the Black-Cyber weekend are over, but not all of them. In this post, I round up some of the best “surviving” deals. They are sorted by price, in descending order…
OVER EARS
- Fostex TH-900 Mark II for $999 at Adorama
- Hifiman HE-560 for $700 by various at Amazon
- refurbished Audeze EL-8 planar w/1yr warranty for $350 at Adorama
- Beyerdynamic DT770 (16 ohm) for $100 by Buydig on eBay
- refurbished Sony MDR-100AAP in four delicious colors for $100 by Secondipity thru AWD
- Bluedio UFO PPS8 Over-Ears (bluetooth 4.1) for $80 by Bluedio on eBay
- Audio Technica M20X for $25 by BuyDig on eBay
- Samsung SR950 for $24 at Adorama
- Tascam TH-200X for $20 at Guitar Center and Musician’s Friend
ON EARS
- HIFIMAN Edition S Close/Open (WHITE COLOR SCHEME) for $150 by various at Amazon
- Beyerdynamic DT1350 with straight cable for $120 at Adorama
- AKG K518 LE for $25 at NewEgg (ends Wedn PM)
EARPHONES and CLIP-ONS
- Massdrop x Noble X Universal IEMs for $250 at Massdrop
- Hifiman RE-400 in-ears for $50 (the iOS and Android options went up)
- Beyerdynamic MMX 102 iE (White/Silver) for $19 at Sonix Electronix
- Koss KSC-75 for $11.50 by various at Amazon
Jaybird Freedom F5 bluetooth in-ears for $130 [updated]
One Two of the four colors (carbon and blaze) of the Jaybird F5 bluetooth in-ears are on sale for $130 with free shipping at amazon by amazon actual with a limit of three per color per customer. They average 2.9 out of 5 based on 430+ customer reviews, so be sure to understand their trade-offs before buying… UPDATED 10pm ET…
WoodLab Royal Glam Headphone Stand for $59 [MD]
On the wooden crafted headphone stands front, Massdrop has also fully unlocked the WoodLab Royal Glam Headphone Stand for $50 plus $9~ flat shipping. You have a choice of three options at checkout. There are eight days left in this and are estimated to ship mid-January 2017, so they will definitely not be on time for Holiday gift giving.
Fuse True Cable-Free Bluetooth Earbuds for $54 [MD]
“True wireless” earphones are becoming a thing now, and one of these, the Fuse True are fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop for $50 plus $4~ flat shipping. Three days are left in the offer (from blog-posting date), and are estimated to ship late December 2016. They come with a 1-year warranty from the manufacturer. They also have “CVC 6.0 noise-cancellation technology”.
[DEAD] Sol Republic Master Tracks Over-Ears for $50 (or refurbished for $40) with free shipping
I jinxed them! As of late 12/1/16, the prices went up up up and away…
Lost among the many on-ear models, Sol Republic also has over-ear models, and their Master Tracks model with a 3-button remote are available for $50 with free shipping in new condition (gunmetal or blue), or for $40 with free shipping in refurbished condition (gunmetal) at TechRabbit. They get a 1-year warranty regardless.
[DEAD] Thursday’s Offers: MEE Matrix 2 Bluetooth, Symphonized, Etc [updated]
These lightning offers expired…
NuForce DAC80 for $310 [MD]
With two days to go (from blog posting date), at members-only Massdrop, you can score the NuForce DAC80, in silver or black, for $300 plus $10~ flat shipping. It will ship late December 2016. This is not headphones-specific, but offers some flexibility if you have a more complicated setup ~ you can connect up to four devices at the same time. Check reviews and forums for more on this.
Koss ESP-950 Electrostatics for $649 [limit 5]
I promised I would stop saying this too (“Come on Barbie, let’s have an Electrostatic Party!”) but apparently I can’t help myself 🙂 The new condition Koss ESP-950 Electrostatic Stereophone is back on sale again, going for $649 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of five units per customer.
[DEAD] Ends Thur 3am ET: Sony h.ear MDR-100ABN Bluetooth ANC Over-Ears for $200 (two colors; limit 2 each)
This daily deal expired as expected and they have returned to their $300+ prices…
[DEAD] 8GB Sandisk Clip Jam (Green; w/microSD slot) for $25 [limit 3]
As of late 11/29/16, the price of the greenie increased to $30, matching the prices of the other colors of this particular model…
(ENDED) RHA MA600i In-Ears for $61 [updated] (ends 9:09pm ET)
This 6-hour lightning deal expired…
FiiO X5 2nd Gen Stacking Kit (HS16) for $9
The Fiio HS16, aka the FiiO X5 2nd Gen Stacking Kit is now in-stock and ready to ship for about $9 by a marketplace seller, with the order Prime eligible and thankfully NOT an Add-On item.
Used Schiit Audio SCH-13 Sys Passive Preamp for $50
If you are a fan of Amazon Prime shopping-shipping, they have a “Used – Like New” (original packaging) Schiit Audio SCH-13 Sys Passive Preamp for $50~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual… This in contrast to the new condition price at the Schiit website for $50, and the “beef stock” (B-Stock) going for $45. However, the Schiit website has mandatory shipping which ranges from $7 to $12 (of the zipcodes I tried), so it’s a YMMV depending on how you triangulate this…
PS: speaking of Schiiit, the 383-page e-book chronicling the history of the company written by the co-founders, continues to sell for $5. Even their ebook is bang for the buck, you get 0.77 pages per penny 🙂
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