Sony MDR-100AAP Closed Over-Ears (Yellow only) for $140

And now an “add to cart” surprise discount on eBay. And it was all yellow. The yellow color scheme of the new condition Sony MDR-100AAP consumer closed-back over-ears drops from $200 to $140 when you add it to the shopping cart in the BuyDig listing… UPDATE: price still good as of late 11/29/16…

UPDATE: BuyDig on eBay has another option, this one is a bundle on the purple color, it gets bundled with the Fiio A3 headphone-amp, along with a Slappa headphone case (SL-HP-07), a 32GB Sony flash drive, a 3.5mm Monoprice splitter, and a 2600 mah portable powerbank ~ great for flip phones and the Sandisk Clip 🙂

On the other hand, if you are comfortable with refurbished, you can get most of the colors refurbished for $100 with free shipping by Secondipity thru Amazon (not Prime eligible). This link shows the lowest price per color; to see the detailed listings, click on the “See all offers for this product” link next to each color.

November 28, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Now on eBay: Monoprice M560 Planars for $200

If you have eBay Gift Cards, or coupons, or eBay Bucks Rewards waiting to get spent, and you are interested in the new Monoprice M560 Monolith planar-magnetic headphones, you are in luck, because Monoprice just began selling them for the same price of $200 with free shipping at the Monoprice eBay store.

November 28, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

AmazonBasics Closed On-Ears for $12 [limit 3]

On the tastefully-bassy budget headphone front, the closed-back on-ear AmazonBasics On-Ears in the black color scheme are on sale for $12 at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three per customer. Their normal price is $15. The other two colors are not on sale. This is a bang for the buck headphone given the price (sale or otherwise).

I believe it is also sold under other brands, at least from the outside; I don’t know if they all have the same tuning, but for the price, I don’t know if they can afford to have alternate tunings 🙂

November 28, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 Purpleheart for $450

I thought I could stop saying it but I can’t help it. Fostex the People! The Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 Purpleheart is back on at Massdrop going for $450 with free shipping, with three days left in the offer (from Cyber Monday). 450 units are available, so it looks like they won’t sell out barring any surges. This is expected to ship quickly, early-to-mid December 2016, and it will ship from Massdrop. This is a dynamic headphone.

November 28, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Free S&H on all Monoliths, $100 off Monolith HT Amps

This offer expired…

[Read more…]

November 28, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Fiio X5 II DAP + Logitech UE900S IEMs for $450

It’s bundle up time! The Fiio X5 II digital audio player is bundled with the Logitech Ultimate Ears UE900S in-ears, together, in new condition, going for $450 with free shipping by BuyDig on eBay and Beach Camera on Amazon (free 2-day Prime shipping but ships from Beach Camera; NOTE: you only see the Prime-eligible logo if you are a Prime member logged on to a Prime account).

PS: Buydig and Beach Camera have the same parent company so it’s more of a question whether you prefer to buy from eBay or Amazon.

November 28, 2016 Filed Under: digital audio players, in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Skullcandy Cyber Monday sale: Hesh, Grindr, Etc

Another CM party is ended… The official Skullcandy store along with some authorized dealers have launched their Cyber Monday sale, which includes the Grindr bluetooth on-ears for $45, the non-BT version of that for $30, the Hesh 2 bluetooth over-ears for $50, the wired Crusher for $50, and more.

November 28, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Sony MDR-ZX330BT Closed On-Ear bluetooths for $50

These promotion too expired…

[Read more…]

November 28, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Sony MDR-XB50BS Bluetooth Earphones for $34

These offers expired as well…

[Read more…]

November 28, 2016 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC for $219

Party over for both the ANC and the non-ANC models… The wired Audio Technica ATH-MSR7 Over-Ears continue to go for $189, but their Active Noise Cancelling counterpart is also on sale, the Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC is on sale for $219 with free shipping by various at amazon.com.

November 28, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Tuesday: Senal SMH-1200 Studio headphones for $70

This daily deal expired… Among the Tuesday deals of the day at B&H Photo is the new condition Senal SMH-1200 Studio headphones offered for $70 with free shipping, in four color choices. The sale continues until Tuesday 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out.

November 28, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Monday: Plantronics Sense On-Ears for $80, Sense SE for $100, PRO Over-Ears for $110, Etc

Cyber Monday is over, and all these offers expired with it…

[Read more…]

November 28, 2016 Filed Under: earbuds, headphones Tagged With: , ,

Brainwavz Headphone Hangers: Hengja for $12, Truss for $13

In addition to the earpads a couple of Brainwavz headphone hangers are on sale. Their Hengja goes for $12 each, while the Truss (you can hang two of them) goes for $13.

Or if you want to optimize for a lower price, there is a variety of alternatives at Amazon.

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

Brainwavz Velor and Memory Foam Earpads for $16.50 each [updated]

Earpad hoarding time? A number of Brainwaz earpads are on sale at Amazon, sold by Brainwavz’s own store but Prime eligible (fulfilled by Amazon). They are not part of the lightning deals. Among the participating products:

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

Harman Kardon SOHOa On Ear Mini for $36

A couple of Prime-eligible marketplace sellers are currently offering the new condition Harman Kardon SOHOa On Ear Mini for $36 per pair with the orders fulfilled by Amazon. Amazon’s own price is $108. A slim-line carrying case and two cables are included, so you have accessories to play with right there even if the headphones fail 🙂

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Make Your Own Deals: 15% off Target site-wide, $25/$100+ BB w/VISA Checkout

You can also make your own deals with a couple of general purpose deals available. At BestBuy.com, if you pay with VISA Checkout, you get a $25 off discount on an order of $100 or more. The offer expires by 12/25/16.

Meanwhile both Target stores and the Target website have a 15% off almost everything on their website. The terms and condition state specifically that Bose and Sonos are among the excluded items.

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: accessories

Phones as DAPs: LG V20 with JBL E40BT Bluetooth On-Ears and 7″ LG tablet and Power Bank for $800

Another new deal that emerged since the previous update of the Headphone Tracker (notable changes there are marked in BOLD) is that the LG V20 freebie train is getting more wagons if you are willing to buy it unlocked and not from carriers. Its price from authorized with USA warranty dealers is $800. If you buy it from B&H Photo you will receive three freebies:

  • JBL E40BT bluetooth on-ear headphones (choice of black or white color scheme)
  • 7-inch LG tablet – the 8GB G Pad (Black)
  • 10500 mah ASUS power bank

All useful freebies in their own right, which means you can also use them as Holiday gifts 🙂

This is the North American variant of the phone (model US996), with carrier flexibility and USA warranty. 64GB of on-board storage plus a microSD slot and removable battery, along with “Quad DAC”, Nougat out of the box, and things of that nature.

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , ,

Massdrop x AKG K7XX Red Edition for $200

If you missed it during its previous offerings, it is back, and with five days to go, the open-back over-ear Massdrop x AKG K7XX Red Edition is live again at the members-only retailer for its standard price of $200 with free shipping. Per the description, each unit is individually serialized, and this particular offer has a maximum of 1500 units. Only about 100 have been sold as of the time of writing, so you don’t have to rush if you are 50-50 on it. Shipping estimate is early-to-mid December 2017. Since it is in partnership with AKG, you get a 2-year AKG warranty.

PS: in case you missed the news, Harman (which owns AKG) was purchased by none other than Samsung, who is paying cold hard cash (probably not in trash bags though) for Harman. Samsung’s main interest in Harman is their automotive-related business, so fear not, a “Galaxy K702 Mega Edge Plus” is not coming out any time soon 🙂

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Sunday: Plantronics RIG Flex Gaming Headset (brown box) for $20 w/free S&H

This daily deal expired…

[Read more…]

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: headset Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Starts Sunday 8:50pm ET: AmoVee Acrylic Headphone Stand

This daily deal expired as well but these are recurring items…

[Read more…]

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Beyerdynamic T1 (Second Generation) + Beyerdynamic A2 Headphone Amp + Extras for $1600

As of late 11/29/16 re-check, this bundle is sold out…

[Read more…]

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Sony MDR-1000X drop to $350 [either color; limit 3]

This sale ended but now we have established a price to meet or beat at $350…

[Read more…]

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] HIFIMAN Velour Earpads for $10 w/free S&H

As of late 11/29/16 these are sold out and cannot be ordered… At the risk of turning into an “earpads blog”, here’s another sale. The HIFIMAN Velour Earpads (actual Hifiman brand) are on sale for $10 with free shipping by Hifiman through Amazon. They ship directly from hifiman’s store, so they are not Prime eligible. Limit three per customer.

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Cyber Monday Lightning Deals: AKG, Symphonized, MEE, Razer, Earmaster 6, Etc

This rather mediocre round of Cyber Monday lightning deals expired…

[Read more…]

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: headphones

[DEAD] Cyber Monday edition of the Woot-OFF has began

This promotion ended after 24 hours…

[Read more…]

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: headphones

[DEAD] Bowers and Wilkins P7 wired for $280 (limit 2)

This sale ended as well… If you don’t mind waiting for them for an unspecified period of time (they are in a “temporarily out of stock” situation), the new condition closed-back square-pad Bowers and Wilkins P7 are on sale in new condition for $280 with a limit of two sets per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. $280 is also the price of the re-certified model which carries a 2-year warranty and is blessed by B&W.

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Ends Tue 3am ET: $10 off purchases of $25+ in print books

This promotion expired…

I kept forgetting to post this, but it’s better late than never I guess. Sound and audio books are not discounted as frequently as other books, which makes this a good opportunity, coupon code HOLIDAYBOOK gets you $10 off purchases (not rentals) of $25 or more in new condition printed books sold by Amazon actual. Books sold by marketplace sellers or “fulfilled by Amazon” are not eligible. Amazon proper must be the seller. The offer expires at 3am eastern on Tuesday 11/29/16 [updated]. The coupon works on all books, not just sound/audio books.

November 27, 2016 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

(REFERENCE ONLY) Deal Survivor: what survived after Black Friday

As of a November 30, 2016 re-check, the majority of the deals mentioned below expired… The original post is after the break un-changed for historical reference (eg if you want to compare to future years or previous years)… I will post a separate post listing some of the remaining deals…

[Read more…]

November 26, 2016 Filed Under: headphones

Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp for $500 [MD]

Dave Matthews may think the Grace is Gone, but Massdrop shoppers think otherwise, because the Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp is now fully unlocked for $500 with free shipping, in early-to-mid December 2016. The offer is running for the next four days (from blog-posting date). This is another one of the Massdrop Signature “x” products.

November 26, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Beyerdynamic DT1770 PRO (250 ohm) for $417

Tesla 2.0 action now, the closed-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO (250 ohm) headphones are on sale for $416.50 at Amazon by Amazon actual along with Huppins/OneCall (fulfilled by Amazon). Also, a marketplace seller “Alto Music” offers them for a similar price when you add the $18 shipping fee to their price. These have their trade-offs so be sure to read negative reviews before buying.

November 26, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Sennheiser HD 700 for $400 [MD]

If you can’t wait for future discounts, and if you don’t object to waiting until late December 2016 (or you assume you won’t be able to find a better deal by then), the open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD700 is now fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop for $400 with free shipping and a 2-year manufacturer warranty. Massdrop already launched an exclusive headphone with Sennheiser (the HD6xx), so one can assume it is safe to say that it’s safe to buy from them without worrying about warranty issues. The offer ends in about three days from Shop Small Saturday (today = 11/26/16).

The HD700 is between a rock and hard place strategically, squeezed now between the trio of HD6xx/HD600/HD650 and the duo of HD800/HD800S.

November 26, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Klipsch S4i II In-Ears for $38 w/free S&H

Buydig is back yet again with another eBay featured promotion, it is the new condition Klipsch S4i II in-ears going for $38 with free shipping, with your choice of black or white, with a limit of five units per customer. They have a 3-button MFi remote.

PS: later today I will go through the posts and summarize what is still “alive” after Black Friday. I suspect some of the offers will continue until Cyber Monday, but I can’t tell for certain until I go through them.

November 26, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Hifiman HM700 DAP + RE-400 In-Ears for $158

More price-checking surfaces a DAP + IEM combo, the HIFIMAN HM700 DAP bundled with the Hifiman RE-400 in-ears is now down to $158.40 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. By default the HM700 is bundled with good old earbuds.

UPDATE: Oops, I forgot, the price is discounted because the RE-400* in-ears are discounted to $50~, so the combo is tracking the in-ears price. Side-effects of posting after midnight 🙂

November 26, 2016 Filed Under: digital audio players, in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] AKG N60nc On-Ear ANCs for $150

This sale ended… A trio of recognizable sellers at Amazon (World Wide, HiDEF, Electronics Expo; all three Prime eligible) are offering the new condition AKG N60nc On-Ears active noise-cancelling headphones for $150 with free shipping. The ANC circuit is powered by a built-in rechargeable battery.

PS: on Saturday I will try to assemble a link of some of the “surviving” deals after the Friday-only specials expire, although I suspect a number of the offers will carry through until late Monday or Tuesday.

November 25, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Beyerdynamic DT990 PRO (250 ohm) for $109

This sale ended… The $100 Beyerdynamic DT 7-8-9 club is getting closer to reality 🙂 The open-back DT990 PRO (250 ohm) is now down to $109 with free shipping, in new condition, at Amazon by Amazon actual. This is not a lightning deal, so the price is market-driven. It may be a computer-generated price-match of a marketplace seller who has it for $111, but that’s only a guess.

November 25, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: