Xiaomi Piston 3 In-Ears for $21 (Prime eligible, safe seller)

Xiaomi opened up their own mini Amazon store, so if you wanted to jump on the Xiaomi and/or Pistons bandwagon without having to worry about getting fakes, you can get the Pistons 3 in-ears for $21 from the Xiaomi Amazon store with the order fulfilled by Amazon for $21. So free shipping for Prime members, or with a $49+ order for non-Prime members. These average 4.3 out of 5 based on 17 customer reviews.

NOTE that some of the items are fulfilled by Amazon, others ship from Xiaomi and take longer to arrive. Check each individual listing and its associated shipping estimate. For example, the Mi Hybrid In-Ears ship from Xiaomi and have a long shipping estimate.

PS: these are all the headphones available in the Xiaomi-Amazon store.

April 22, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Sennheiser GAME ONE for $128

If you are a fan of gaming headphones, the Sennheiser GAME ONE, the white-black-red color-scheme is currently on sale for $128 with free shipping, in new condition, at NewEgg and Amazon with a limit of five per customer at each retailer. At the latter this averages 4.4 out of 5 based on nearly 300 customer reviews.

April 22, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] House of Marley Jammin On-Ears under $20 (Meh.com)

This daily deal expired…

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April 22, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 for just under $230 (iOS and Android)

Now that the dust settled from that goofy lightning deal, these are the current non-lightning sale (or price match) prices of the second generation closed-back over-ear Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 headphones, in new condition, at Amazon by Amazon actual, under $230 as of the time of this post:

+ iOS versions around $230 in either the black or ivory color scheme

+ Android version for $224 in the black color scheme

April 21, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

A-Audio Elite HD Chrome/Black In-Ears for $20

The Staples online daily deals (separate from the offers in their Weekly Ad) have been flying under the radar for a while as many people don’t associate Staples with electronics deals. But they have some good deals and because they are not as “famous”, some of the deals are able to linger longer there than they would on a high volume electronics website like NewEgg or Amazon.

Regardless, the A-Audio Elite HD Chrome/Black In-Ears are currently on sale for $20 per pair at Staples.com. Free shipping if you are a Rewards member. Or free shipping to a local store for everyone. Offer ends 4/23/16.

UPDATE: these also go for $20 at the flash sale site MorningSave (the same people who run Meh.com). I do not know if they charge shipping since it doesn’t say.

April 21, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Beyerdynamic DT 990 Premium (600) for $228 [Massdrop]

The members only shopping service Massdrop (it’s free to sign up for, but you have to have an account to see the offers because of the whole MAP song and dance) is now offering the open-back over-ear 600 ohm Premium version of the Beyerdynamic DT 990 headphones for $220 plus $8~ flat shipping and handling. There are eight days from today left on this offer. Shipping estimate is mid-May 2016, so keep that in mind if you need it to get there yesterday or at a Prime speed 🙂

April 21, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Panasonic Open-Ear Bone Conduction Unibody Earbuds for $12

If you are curious about bone conduction headphones but don’t want to spend a lot to satisfy your curiosity, Staples.com has a limited time sale on the new condition Panasonic Open-Ear Bone Conduction behind the neck unibody earbuds for $12 per pair. This is model RPHGS10G, which “opens up” (no pun intended) to RP-HGS10-G.

Limit 10 per customer. Offer ends 4/23/16. Free ship-to-store or with a $15+ order if you are a Rewards member.

Keep in mind however these have their issues, they average 3 out of 5 based on 80+ customer reviews at amazon.com.

April 21, 2016 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Starts Fri 2pm ET: House of Marley Liberate Midnight XLBT Bluetooth Sale

This lightning deal expired…

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April 21, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sennheiser HD 650 + M-Audio AV32 Monitors + Blue Yeti USB Mic for $500

If you happen to need all three of these (sounds like an NBA play by play line?), then this is a good deal, $500 gets you these three new condition items: the open-back Sennheiser HD 650 headphones, the M-Audio AV32 10W Studio Monitor speakers, and the Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone at Amazon by Amazon actual.

The speakers currently go for $100 and the Yeti for $130 (Sting is still looking for him), making the HD650 a very reasonable $270. Now if you don’t need (or can sell/trade/gift) the two extras, then it becomes a more complicated decision.

This is not the only bundle offer, there are more Sennheiser + Gifts/Bundles offers running at Amazon.

April 20, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Thinksound ts02 in-ears (wood) for $58 (Massdrop)

Fully unlocked and with a mid-May 2016 shipping estimate, the wood-protected Thinksound ts02 in-ears are now available on Massdrop for $55 plus $3~ flat shipping. Offer ends in about six days from blog-posting date. You can select from two different color options during the checkout process.

April 20, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Ends Thursday 7pm ET: Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Over-Ears Lightning Sale for $250 [Lowest Prices before the sale around $230]

This turned out to be a goofy thing as the Lightning Deal price of $250 was higher than most of the current prices of the other color/OS combos. It looks like Amazon needs to adjust their pricing algorithms when having lightning deals of items that are already discounted or price-matched in other color schemes, otherwise they won’t generate sales and/or have unhappy customers…. A new post summarizing the best current non-lightning deal prices is coming…

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April 20, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Monoprice Stereo Hybrid Tube Amp with Bluetooth for $135 w/coupon

This particular offer expired, but the good news is that this amp is in-stock and eligible for future coupons as well…

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April 20, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: , ,

Logitech UE 900s Ultimate Ears for $200

The new condition Logitech UE 900s Ultimate Ears are currently available for $200 with free shipping by PitBullAudio on eBay (ships from SoCal, limit 5 per customer, authorized dealer, full warranty).

April 19, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Classical Music (eg for headphone testing): Big Box Classical Compilations for $0.99 each (100+ tracks in most compilations)

If you like to use classical music as part of your headphone/music testing or listening or *gasp* music appreciation, there is a very affordable way to load up your digital audio player with lots of classical music without breaking the bank. There are over 50 Big Box Classical MP3 Compilations going for $0.99 per compilation at Amazon MP3.

Each compilation has an insane amount of tracks included, for example the 99c Beethoven Big Box gets you 176 tracks with a total playtime of over 15 hours. That’s almost two tracks per penny 🙂

Of headphone testing interest, some of the many compilations are broken down by instrument (violin, piano, guitar, trumpet, winds, brass, oboe) or music style (baroque, hymns/choirs, orchestral, symphonies, flamenco, cantatas, overtures, etc).

On top of that, each purchase is automatically added to your Amazon Music streaming account, so you can stream them without taking any additional steps using the Amazon Music apps. You can also download them to your computer as mp3s and transfer them to your other devices as you please.

Almost all of these are doing well review-wise, you can use the review scores and the number of reviews as one way to help you filter them if you can’t decide which ones to get.

April 19, 2016 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With:

Used w/full warranty Hifiman HE-1000 for $2500 [updated]

While we are on the top of Hifimans, their new condition HE-1000 flagships go for $3000, but if you want to shave some of that off, you can get them in used condition (customer return, less than 10 hours use, full warranty, authorized dealer) per the eBay listing of RazorDog Audio on eBay. It ships from Minnnessssoootttaa ~ a good way to cover up not remembering how to properly spell it 😉 Only one unit is available. Best offer is not enabled.

UPDATE: that particular eBay listing expired, but a new one got started. The post is now updated with the new eBay listing.

April 19, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

[DEAD] Starts Wedn 10am ET: MEE audio Sport-Fi M6 In-Ears Sale

This lightning deal expired, but MEE Audio is a regular participant…

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April 19, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Open-box HIFIMAN Edition X planars for $1500

The planar-magnetic Hifiman Edition X headphones are currently available in open-box condition by seller “HiDef Style” (100%, 8896 ratings) thru Amazon.

The new condition for these is $1800 both at Amazon and from the Hifiman eBay store.

April 18, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

HifiMan Edition S shipping for $250

The HIFIMAN Edition S headphones with their interchangeable open/closed design and asymetrical earcups and 18 ohm impedance are now in-stock and shipping by Hifiman’s own store through Amazon and through eBay.

April 18, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Paradigm Shift H15 drop to $103

Many and more headphones are being ushered in the market as their popularity increases these days. And with many models come discounts. Which brings us to the folding and fluffy Paradigm Shift H15 going down to $103 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. They have only one review so far.

Meanwhile the active noise cancelling version, the H15nc model goes for $165~ with free shipping at Amazon or for $105~ in “Used – Very Good” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals.

April 18, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Magma Riot Headphone Bag Pro for $80

The Riot Headphone Bag Pro is currently on sale for $80 with free shipping at Amazon.com with sellers including Amazon actual, along with Turntable Lab (fulfilled by Amazon). There no reviews yet but it has seven pictures in the product gallery to give you a nice visual feel for it.

April 18, 2016 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

Sol Republic 1-button Relays (1132-31) for $15

The 1-button version of the Sol Republic in-ears, model 1132-31, is on sale for $15 with free shipping at Tanga.com. They come with a 30 day warranty.

Ironically, you get a 90-day warranty if you buy them in certified refurbished condition by seller “Tech Union” with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime eligible for members.

April 18, 2016 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: ,

Used V-Moda M100 Over-Ears for $150 (no accessories)

If you are not a perfectionist and have plenty of accessories, seller “Cellular Stream” (97%, 3921 ratings) is offering the white-silver color-scheme of the closed-back over-ear V-Moda Crossfade M100 headphones for $150 in “Used – Acceptable” condition. The listing says you get the headphones only, no other accessories and even though the units are fully functional, they have signs of wear, scratches, scuffs, minor cracks, etc. Given the solid construction of the M100s, this may be a risk some may be willing to take. This is fulfilled by Amazon, so if you have problems with it, you deal with Amazon’s customer service and returns, not the seller directly.

PS: the link above shows the prices for the white-silver model. The other colors go for more: see lowest price per color. See detailed listings for each color by clicking the “See all offers for this product”.

April 18, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Used Fiio X3 (2nd gen) DAP for $155

The second generation Fiio X3 digital audio player goes for $200 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you want to save some, you can get it for $155 with free shipping by “All About Office” through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships from the seller, so no Prime eligibility. The listing says “store display in original box AUTHORIZED FIIO DEALER”.

PS: I wonder how many people reading on small screens or with smaller fonts think Fiio is FiLo 🙂

April 18, 2016 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: ,

AudioQuest Version 1.0 DragonFly USB DAC (Black) for $89

If of all the different Dragonfly versions you are interested in version 1.0, it is currently available in new condition for $89~ with free shipping by Audio Advisor with the order fulfilled by Amazon. This is an older discontinued model and it averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 133 customer reviews.

April 18, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

Used Teac UD-301-BK Dual Monaural Digital-to-Analog Converter with USB for $311

The Teac UD-301-BK Dual Monaural Digital-to-Analog Converter with USB goes for $400 in new condition at Amazon, but there are three listings of it in used condition, all by Amazon Warehouse Deals going for $312~ in “Used – Very Good” and $330~ in “Used – Like New”. Since this is not a mainstream product, it’s possible time will push the used prices further down, so even if $311 is not an interesting price for you, you may want to keep an eye for it for further price dropping. It averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 13 customer reviews.

April 18, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Tue Lightning Deals: Symphonized PRO In-Ears

This particular lightning deal ended but Symphonized are one of the regular “guests” there, so they’ll likely return at some point in the future (I obviously have no way of knowing, just guessing)…

For Tuesday 4/18/16, there is going to be a lightning deal starting at 11am Eastern on Amazon on the Symphonized PRO Premium in-ears. The price before the sale is $30. They average 3.6 out of 5 based on 20+ customer reviews.

April 18, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

[DEAD] Used Fiio A3 portable head-amp for $44

As of a 4/18/16 PM recheck, this sold out in Used condition…

Our Amazon Warehouse Deals adventures continues, with a recently released product already getting a nice used discount, it is the silver color scheme of the Fiio A3 portable headphone amp going for $44~ in “Used – Very Good” condition (damaged original packaging) by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There’s only one listing of this, so it may sell out quickly. The new condition prices are $55+.

April 18, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Refurbished Sol Republic Shadow Bluetooth In-Ears for $38 w/free shipping

There are rabbits on eBay, tech rabbits 🙂 Okay, sort of. eBay seller “Tech Rabbit” (99.4%) is offering manufacturer refurbished SOL Republic Shadow Bluetooth in-ears for $38 with free shipping. It is available in two color scheme options. You can buy as many as you like (sort of, the limit is 50 per customer, which is more than enough for most people).

April 17, 2016 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: , , ,

Refurbished or Open Box Beyerdynamic T90 Tesla for $419

There are two choices at Amazon Warehouse Deals on the Beyerdynamic T90 Tesla headphones. You can get them for $419 with free shipping in either open-box condition from authorized dealer OneCall, or for the same price in refurbished condition by Beach Camera… The headphones average 4.4 out of 5 based on 45 customer reviews…

April 17, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

AKG K167 TIESTO DJ Headphones for $59

The AKG Pro Audio K167 TIESTO DJ Headphones are currently on sale for $59 with free shipping, with a limit of three pairs per customer during this sale at Amazon by Amazon actual.

This is very close in price to the lower tier K67 which goes for $48 there and at Massdrop.

April 17, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Grain Audio OEHP On-Ears for under $129

The Grain Audio on-ear headphones currently go for $129 with free shipping at Stacksocial. Use weekend coupon TAXES for a surprise discount. A 10% discount would make these $116~ and so forth. Per the listing, these have “FSC-certified solid walnut enclosures”.

In other action, the third generation Bedphones Sleep Headphones go for $50 before coupon. A 10% off discount will make them $45 and so forth… Note however that these are getting a 3.2 out of 5 based on 160 customer reviews at amazon.

April 16, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

JLab Flex Over-Ears for under $50 with coupon

Stacksocial.com has a new coupon, enter TAXES in your shopping cart to get a surprise discount. The percentage will vary by users. I got a 10% off discount when I added it to the shopping cart. The JLab Flex Over-Ear headphones go for $50 with free shipping before the coupon. If you get a 10% off discount, that makes it $45. If you get a 20% off discount, that makes it a $40. I don’t know what the other discount options are, but their shopping cart will do the math for you 🙂

The coupon is good for this weekend, one of the many retailers doing the “tax relief” promotions aka “spend your refund with us” or get some “retail therapy” to take the sting out of owing the IRS even more 🙂

Stacksocial doesn’t have reviews, but you can find 13 of them at amazon.com where they go for $70 and average 4.6 out of 5 based on a lucky 13 customer reviews. The “Flex” in their name is because they twist and flex (see pictures/videos).

For other headphones and earphones at Stacksocial, check their headphone search listings.

April 16, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Final Audio Design In-Ear Grab Bag for $50 (Massdrop)

Massdrop is having another grab bag in-ear promotion, this time featuring Final Audio Design (FAD). You pay $49 plus $1 flat shipping. For that, you receive one of the FAD (not a flattering acronym :)) in-ears. Most people will receive either the Adagio II or III, while 1/4th will receive either the Heaven II or Adagio V. Limit two purchases per customer. This promotion is capped to 500 units but there’s plenty left, with seven days (from today) to go in the promotion.

April 16, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Klipsch R6BT Bluetooth In-Ears for $70

This limited time eBay offer expired…

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[DEAD] Audio Technica ATH-ANC23 in-ears for $29 w/free shipping

This offer expired too…

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