DAP specials at Fry’s: Pono for $230, Fiio X1 at $89

If you missed the Black Friday digital audio player specials, you have another shot at them now. You have to be willing to subscribe to the Fry’s daily email newsletters which gets you unique (per person) coupon codes that you can apply to get their latest Weekly Specials. Among the items offered for this week is Neil Young’s Pono player for $230, and the Fiio X1 for $89. There’s a limit of one per customer for each DAP. This is good for in-store purchases and also online orders with free shipping.

PS: I picked up an X1 during the holiday sales and will be posting about it in more detail once I get organized. If you have any specific things you want me to check or test, please leave a comment in any of the posts. It reminds me of a more mature and serious version of the good old Sandisk Fuze with that click-wheel. Except I was using the Fuze with the Rhapsody Windows Desktop client software (to transfer subscription tracks), and the frustration with that horrible piece of Rhapsody s***ware rubbed off on my memory of the poor old Fuze 🙂

February 7, 2016 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: , ,

Monday: Beats Solo 2 On-Ears for $130

The Beats Solo 2 on-ear headphones are back to Holiday shopping season prices on Monday February 8 2016 at Fry’s Electronics. You can get them at this price at their store or website if you use the unique coupon codes they send to their email subscribers. It’s free to subscribe (and unsubscribe later) if you like. Multiple colors are available. This is advertised in their Monday ad.

PS: I don’t know if Amazon is planning to price-match it. Their price as of the time of writing is $150.

PS2: also part of the Monday offers is a 3ft 3.5mm plain audio cable for $0.99. There’s a limit of five of these at this price, and it’s good online or in-store as well. They have free shipping with orders of $34 or higher; yes, just below Amazon super-saver, just to send a message 🙂

February 7, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Audio Technica M40x bundled with PreSonus Bluetooth Speakers for $160 or $180

We have another Audio Technica bundle, this time it is the under-appreciated (according its fans) Audio Technica M40x closed-back over-ears bundled with PreSonus bluetooth speakers from authorized dealer Adorama.com with free shipping. These offers expire 2/15/16.

There are two options: the M40x with the Ceres C3.5BT goes for $159, while bundled with the C4.5BT goes for $179. No coupon, no rebates, just add to cart. These are powered speakers, a pair of them (with all the single-speaker Bluetooth and Wifi popularity this is not always a given anymore). The individual product pages over there for the Speakers show all the available audio connections and controls at the back – in addition to the built-in Bluetooth technology.

February 5, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Refurbished Beats PowerBeats In-Ears for $60

This particular offer expired, but there are plenty of Beats making the rounds in the refurbished market…

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February 5, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Bundle: Ultrasone PRO 550 Closed-Back with AT AT2020 USB+ Mic for $209

And now time for another bundle, this time it is the Ultrasone PRO550 Closed-Back S-Logic Headphones bundled with the Audio-Technica AT2020 USB+ Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone, sold together for $209 with free shipping until 2/10/16 by authorized dealer Adorama.com. Just add to cart and proceed, there’s no coupon, and no rebate.

February 4, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Open Box Beyerdynamic A200p DAC/amp for $100

Non-tube amplifiers are often lower risk as a not-new purchase since they have fewer external parts to break. Not that there can’t be things wrong with them, but they are less fragile. This is of course a rule of thumb blanket type of a statement, not the universal truth 🙂

As of 5/19/16, this sold out and is no longer available… Which brings us to the open-box Beyerdynamic A200p portable DAC-Amp. It is available as an incomplete open-box, with the user manual and three rubber pads missing from the original box. It is available for $100 with free shipping by Sonic Electronix with has a 30-day return policy and a 90-day warranty on the item. According to the site there, there’s only one unit of this left in this condition.

February 4, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Open-box JLab Bombora Over-Ears for $15 w/free S&H

And now to the budget side of things, the voluminous (physically, not volume as in sound volume) JLab Bombora Over-Ear Headphones with a 1-button remote/mic are available on sale for $15 with free shipping in three different color combinations at discounter Tanga.com with a limit of ten pairs per customer. No additional coupons can be applied to these.

The description there says they are “New – Open Box” in bulk packaging with a 30 day warranty.

These average 3.6 out of 5 based on 300+ customer reviews at amazon.com. As you can tell from the pictures over there, they have a detachable cable.

February 4, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Beats Mixr On-Ears for $90

For a limited time, Groupon is offering the new condition Beats Mixr On-Ear DJ headphones for $90 with free shipping and free returns. Five different colors are available, plus two more that are sold out as of the time of writing. Over 10,000 units got sold so far from this offer according to their numbers over there.

These are wired headphones with rotating earcups and folding mechanism – the pictures over there can explain it faster than words 🙂

February 4, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Open-box Sennheiser Urbanite On-Ears for $60

One of Sennheiser’s attempts at going after Beats is their Urbanite line-up and the wired on-ear version, in the black color scheme, with buttons for iOS devices, is available in open-box condition with warranty included from authorized dealer VM Innovations on eBay with a limit of four per customer. This is model number 506086 (Sennheiser has different OS and color-scheme options, the number can help you quickly pin-point it).

February 3, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

You Can Get the Chromecast Audio instead when you complete the AndroidPay Tap10 promotion

I have some great news for you if you are Android user and want to get the Chromecast Audio device without paying a penny for it! The on-going AndroidPay Tap 10 promotion lets you have the Chromecast Audio as a reward instead of the regular Chromecasts!

The Chromecast Audio is not shown in the promotion’s pictures, but when you go to the Google Store website to redeem this offer, you can simply add the Chromecast Audio to your shopping cart instead of the regular one, and the $35 off discount will still work.

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February 2, 2016 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Jabra Revo Wired On-Ears for $35 (new) or $30 (refurbished) with free shipping

While we are on the topic of sub-$50 on-ears, the Jabra Revo wired on-ears (not to be confused with the Bluetooth version of this model) are available in refurbished condition for $30 (black or white) or in new condition (white only) for $35, with free shipping regardless, at Tanga.com with a limit of ten per customer. Per the description over there, the new condition are in retail packaging, while the refurbished come in what they describe as “hassle free packaging”. They come with a 30-day warranty regardless of condition.

If you want to research them, they average 4.4 out of 5 based on nearly 150 customer reviews at amazon.com. Picture #4 in the gallery over there shows the front of the retail packaging. They are folding, with detachable cable.

The new condition models should come with a code to activate the Jabra app. I don’t know if the refurbished ones will get the code as well, since they don’t come in the retail package which includes the codes.

February 2, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sony MDR-ZX300AP for $18 w/free S&H [bulk pkg]

If you like the basic Sony closed-back on-ears, or at least like their price-range, and also want the 1-button remote/mic, the blue color scheme of the Sony MDR-ZX300AP headphones, in new condition but in bulk packaging and with a 90 day warranty is on sale for $18 with free shipping to US addresses at online discounter Tanga.com. Limit ten per customer. This is already heavily discounted, no other coupons/discounts can be applied to this.

February 2, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Massdrop Grab Bag for $20.50 shipped: Blue Ever Blue In-Ears

Grab bags are popular among some shoppers for their sense of mystery and adventure (or something like that). Massdrop is running another grab-bag sale, this one featuring Blue Ever Blue in-ears. You pay $20.50 with free shipping and for that, you will receive one pair of their in-ears. About half of the people will receive the lowest priced model of the four (the 328R). The rest will get more expensive models. Who gets what is random, so assume you will be getting the lowest priced model, and consider it a “victory” if you get anything else.

The offer is limit two per customer, and comes with free shipping to USA addresses. The offer ends in a week from today or if 2500 units are purchased, whichever happens first.

February 2, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Audio Technica M70x + iFi Nano DSD USB DAC for $319

Here comes another Audio Technica bundle! This time it is the ATH-M70x closed-back over-ear that is bundled with the portable iFi Nano-iDSD PCM/DSD/DXD USB DAC at authorized dealer Adorama.com for $319 with free S&H. This offer ends 2/10/16.

This iFi has multiple outputs but only USB input. If you are going to use it with mobile devices, make sure your device supports audio output using USB OTG (hardware and software limitations may prohibit this).

February 2, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , ,

Sennheiser HD7 DJ headphones for $129

The closed-back Sennheiser HD7 DJ headphones are currently on sale for $129 with free shipping and handling at authorized dealer Adorama.com. These are wired headphones.

February 1, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Audio Technica M50x + Korg USB DJ Controller (120 Kaoss) for $200

Just like the creatures that keep coming back in the horror movies, there is a never-ending stream of Audio Technica M50x bundles. This time they are bundled with the Korg USB DJ Controller (with 120 Kaoss Effects), together sold for $200 with free shipping by Adorama.com. The Korg on its own goes for more than that. Offer ends by February 7, 2016.

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Ultrasone PRO900 for $290

With so many headphone brands surfacing and resurfacing, Ultrasone may have lost some of its hype, but the S-Logic is back with a sale, the closed-back S-Logic blessed/cursed PRO 900 folding headphones are on sale for $290 with free shipping at Adorama.com. This offer expires on 2/7/16.

February 1, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] 66 Audio BTS+ Bluetooth Behind The Neck for $37

This particular offer expired, but there are plenty of similar behind the necks making the round at Amazon under a variety of different brand names…

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February 1, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] JayBird Freedom Bluetooth Earbuds for $30 [limit 2]

This daily deal expired…

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[DEAD] Sennheiser IE 800 In-Ears for $630 (ends Sun 1am ET)

This offer expired…

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January 30, 2016 Filed Under: headphones, in-ears Tagged With:

Monster Octagon Over-Ear Headphones for $90

Especially of interest to UFC and MMA fans, the official Monster store on eBay is offering new condition Monster Octagon Over-Ear Headphones in either black or red color schemes, for $90 with free shipping, with a limit of 50 per customer. As of the time of writing, over 870 units got sold through this particular ebAy offer. These are wired headphones.

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

Panasonic RP-BTD10 On-Ears (Bluetooth, NFC, Touch) for $60

This is on the gadget-end of the spectrum as it features Bluetooth, NFC, Touch Controls and such. It is the closed-back on-ear Panasonic RP-BTD10, in new condition, on sale for a limited time for $60 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer by Sonix Electronix on eBay. This ships from Kentucky. They (the headphones, not Sonix) are powered by an internal rechargeable battery, but also has a standard 3.5mm audio input.

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

[DEAD] Starts Fri 11am ET: MEE Audio RX18 In-Ears Sale

This lightning deal expired…

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January 28, 2016 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With:

Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 for $400 [but ship May 2016]

I need to do another one of those Amazon Warehouse Deals Deal-Fishing Immersion Sessions to see what price adjustments we have now that the holidays are over and CES revealed even more new headphones (only a partial list, I’m still trying to herd all the CES chickens). In the meantime, Massdrop is back with another offer with one of the Head-Fi buzzing headphones, their own Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 for $400 with free shipping. There are 1000 units available for this offer, and already, as of the time of writing, 800 units have been spoken form. So this offer most will likely sell out before it expires in 11 days.

VERY IMPORTANT: these are estimated to ship in MAY 2016. That’s 3+ months from today (today = blog-posting date). So your patience will be tested greatly if you are not a fully enlightened being 🙂

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

Polk Audio Hinge Travel On-Ears for $40

IF you are a fan of hinges, you are in luck. Sonix Electronix on eBay is offering the new condition Polk Audio HINGE On-Ears (collapsible, 3-button remote/mic) for $40 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. They ship from Kentucky (Calipari NOT included) and come with a 60-day money-back guarantee. Their official name is AM4119A.

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

[DEAD] Tuesday Lightning Deals: Audio Technica M50x with case and more

These particular offers expired…

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January 25, 2016 Filed Under: accessories, headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Starts Mon 7am ET: Sennheiser HD 218i On Ears Sale

This lightning deal expired… It was too early in the AM for me to check the price – yes I do need sleep :)…

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January 24, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Used V-Moda Wireless (BT) Over-Ears for $225 [updated]

UPDATE (1/26/16): a “Used – Good condition” option for the Gunmetal Black has been added for $225~. The “Used – Very Good” remains at $240 as mentioned below:

The new condition price for the over-ear Bluetooth V-Moda Crossfade Wireless headphones is $300, but if you prefer used and the more conventional “gunmetal black”, that’s available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $240 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual (two listings).

Sold out in red for $230: but if you are fond of used and the red-black color scheme (aka the “rouge” model), it is currently available in “Used – Like New” condition for $230 at Amazon Warehouse Deals from seller “AmazinSavings” (100%, 4217 ratings). The order is fulfilled by Amazon, so you get Prime shipping if you are a member, however, the seller is not Amazon actual, but the seller I mentioned earlier. As of the time of writing, there’s only one listing for this color.

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

Massdrop: Philips Fidelio X2 for $205

I am not following closely the controversy over the Philips Fidelio X2 headphones. It has once again been pulled from the Amazon website, but if you have done your research and/or checked the various forums and websites, this is now available in new condition for $200 plus $5 flat shipping at the members-only shopping club Massdrop.

They have 520 units available for this promotion and as of the time of writing, just below half of them have been spoken for. The offer ends in about six days from today. If curious, there’s a long discussion going there, with 170+ comments posted.

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

AKG K67 TIESTO DJ Headphones for $58

On the closed-back on-ears front, the aKG K67 TIESTO DJ Headphones are currently on sale for $58 with free shipping at Amazon.com, both by themselves and marketplace sellers over there, so make sure you check who is the actual seller. These folding headphones average 4.1 out of 5 based on 46 customer reviews. NOTE: a number of their on-ear DJ-styled headphones seem to have quality-control issues, so if you have a bigger head or plan to be rough on them, pay even closer attention to the reviews. From the looks of it, they got a good DJ-ish sound signature but not DJ-ish construction quality.

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

Audio Technica M40x + MacKie CR4 Monitors for $170

The Audio Technica M50x has been accumulating enough hype that the M40x is emerging as a counter-culture alternative. Or something like that 🙂 If interested in the M40x, it is currently bundled with the Mackie CR4 4″ 50W Creative Reference Multimedia Monitor Speakers, together for $170 with free shipping at authorized dealer Adorama.com. No coupons or rebates, but the offer expires 1/26/16.

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

Audio Technica M50x + Tascam DR-22WL for $200 together

We can’t have headphone bundles with Audio Technica sneaking in too, the closed-back over-ear M50X are bundled with the Tascam DR-22WL audio recorder, together for $200 with free shipping at authorized dealer for both Adorama.com. This is a limited time offer but I don’t know when it expires. No coupons and no rebates are needed.

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

Sennheiser HD 700 drops to $430

Don’t you forget about me sings the Sennheiser HD 700, squeezed between the 600/650 power-duo and the 800/800S flagship duo. Which may perhaps be one of the reasons why it’s on sale, currently going for $430 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. Over there, it averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 97 customer reviews.

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

Sennheiser HD7 DJ headphones + Koss USB DJ Controller (120) for $220

And now another bundle, this one has a bit of a DJ theme, the Sennheiser HD7 DJ closed-back headphones are bundled together with the Korg USB DJ Controller (with 120 Kaoss Effects) for $220 with free shipping at Adorama.com. Offer ends by 1/30/16. No coupons, no rebates, just proceed to checkout as per usual.

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

Ultrasone S-Logic PRO 750 for $200

If you are a fan of the Ultrasones, good until 1/25/16, Adorama is offering the new condition Ultrasone PRO 750 S-Logic headphones for $200 with free shipping. These are folding closed-backs with case included.

Continuing in parallel with them are the Ultrasone PRO 550 S-Logic headphones on sale for $129 with free shipping.

January 19, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: