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Headroom’s website is having a limited time and limited quantity sale on their Audeze demo headphones. They have these models on offer:
POST UPDATED 10/24/15 at 11:37pm ET
The official Monster eBay store describes this promotion as an “eBay exclusive”. It is the new-other condition Monster DNA Pro White Over-Ears offered for $60 with free shipping and a one year warranty. Limit 50 per customer.
The description of their condition is very specific, these were demo units that were never used. They ship in a brown box, not their original packaging, and come with a one year warranty.
Even the most strident magic-cable audiophiles secretly have fashion headphones stashed away for when no one from Head-Fi is watching 😉 If so, the official Monster Store on eBay is offering the refurbished NCredible NTune On-Ears for $30 with free shipping. Limit 50 per customer. They ship in a “poly bag”, not their original fancy packaging.
Bundle time at Massdrop, fully unlocked for $170 plus $7 flat shipping is the combo of the Audio Technica ATH-M50x headphones and the entry-level Creative Sound Blaster E1 portable DAC/amp (USB or 3.5mm input, two headphone outputs). So if you happen to need both right at this time, it’s not a bad price. But if you don’t need both of them or right away, you can get better prices on each item individually.
For more on the Creative E1, there are 180+ customer reviews at Amazon. The E1 shares the same product page with two other models, so for E1-only reviews, use this pre-filtered reviews list (unfortunately they don’t provide averages on the filtered review lists).
The Massdrop offer mentioned in this post ends in about seven days from blog-posting date.
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The Bose SoundTrue in-ears, without a mic/remote, in your choice of black or red color schemes, are on sale for $70 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual.
Now, these are called “in-ears” but they are kinda in-betweens. They don’t form a seal like true in-ears, and they are not sitting outside your earhole like earbuds. They have little mini-speaker-like protrusions that go in your ear but they don’t form a seal. Perhaps of interest if you have trouble with in-ears and air seals and such.
On the adorable/adorkable in-ear front, the Moshi Moonrock in-ears, in three color schemes (lime-green, red, white) are on sale for $27 per pair, in new condition, at Amazon by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you like. The other two color schemes (pink, black) are not on sale.
These come with a custom-made carrying case. The earphones plug into the case, while the cord loops around its base. They have a 1-button remote/mic, and average 4.4 out of 5 based on 280+ customer reviews. Their unique packaging and pastel-ish colors make them a good candidate as a gift or part of a gift bundle.
PS: these are not edible. They are not made of moshi ice cream 🙂
New offers got added to members-only Massdrop, with these specific offers ending in about seven days from blog posting date as follows:
* Bravo V3 Headphone Amplifier as low as $72.50 shipped
* Edifier H850 Headphones as low as $52 shipped
The brand new closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 630VB headphones with VB being their “Variable Bass” feature, are currently in-stock and ready to ship for $500 with free shipping at Sonic Electronix, an authorized Sennheiser dealer.
In fact they are so authorized, they have set-up sweepstakes to win a pair of the HD 630VB (and other models), as per the Sennheiser twitter.
Groupon Goods has a sale on House of Marley on-ear and over-ear headphones. They are all clustered together, eight different models, on a single listing, so you have to use the hard-to-find with small-font-size “Options” menu to select them individually.
Thankfully the main description page lists them individually, it includes 40mm and 50mm driver models, most of them are on-ears. They are all new condition with the MFI 3-button remote/mic, with 52-inch cables and built with “sustainable materials”
If you want to try out the Samsung Galaxy earpods without actually buying an actual phone or tablet, the earpods (*cough* Apple clones *cough*) that come with the Galaxy S6 are available for sale separately through Groupon Goods.
There’s a built-in volume discount as well. One pair is $7, two pairs is $14, but three pairs is $19 (the “volume discount”). They are only available in one color and they are model EO-EG920BW.
Bundle time! Adorama has created a three-item bundle centered on the Sennheiser HD 600 open-back over-ears for $420 with free shipping. For that, you get the new condition HD 600 obviously, along with Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 2-Input/4-Output USB 2.0 Audio Interface and the Samson MTR101 1″ Diaphragm Condenser Microphone with Shockmount and Pop Filter. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and proceed as usual.
While on the topic of budget in-ears, the Sennheiser CX 475 Premium In-Ears are currently on sale for $20 with free shipping at Adorama. Optionally, if you are fond of mail-in rebates (MIR), they have a $5 mail-in rebate, making them $15 after MIR.
The PDF with the MIR details is available over there, under the “Mail-in Rebate” link. Please note this particular rebate form is exclusive for Adorama, you can’t use it for other retailers.
The original Xiaomi Pistons (I am assuming this means first generation), in the Dazzle edition, are currently one of the featured deals at TinyDeal for $5.80 with free shipping. They are available in either black or white. They have a 1-button remote/mic. You can buy as many as you like. They are shown as model EEP-455477 over there.
As far as their authenticity is concerned, I have no way of knowing. Most of the 19 customer reviews there are not in english. TinyDeal accepts PayPal as well if you don’t want to hand them over your credit card.
The AKG Massdrop bromance continues with another iteration of the AKG M220 Semi-Open Studio Headphones, fully unlocked at the moment for $70 with free shipping. This will ship in mid November. Already some enterprising sellers are selling it, at a small premium, for $80 shipped through amazon.com.
Other offers at Massdrop (but not fully unlocked as of posting time):
* Calyx Audio PaT DAC/Headphone Amp could go as low as $85 shipped
* Creative Sound Blaster X7 Amp/DAC combo could go as low as $320 shipped
The Musician’s Friend Deal of the Day good until 8am ET (or so) on Wednesday are the new condition Tascam TH-300X studio headphones offered for $40 with free shipping. They average 4 out of 5 based on 36 customer reviews over there at MF.
Speaking of daily deals, the Amazon Gold Box deal of the day good until 3am ET on Wednesday is the Denon HEOS 5 Wireless Speaker for $200, with a limit of two per customer. These are SONOS competitors, you don’t need to buy them in pairs – they are not conventional speakers.
The closed-back over-ear Sol Republic Master Tracks with a 3-button remote/mic, in your choice of gunmetal, white or blue color scheme, are available in manufacturer refurbished condition, shipping in bulk packaging (not the flashy original packaging) for $60 with free shipping at Tanga.com. Limit one per color per customer.
The action never stops it seems at members-only Massdrop. The latest offers, good for the next 6-7 days (from blog-posting date) include the following:
Single figures in-ears now, NewEgg is offering the “A for Android” JBL J22A In-Ears for $8 plus $1 flat shipping. No coupon needed, but you have to “See price in cart”. They include a pouch and three eartip sizes. Limit five per customer. Offer ends by 10/22/15.
Red is back! The red Sennheiser Momentum On-Ears, the first generation, is back in-stock, in new condition, for $80 with free shipping, with a limit of two pairs per customer, at Amazon by Amazon actual.
The Beats Solo 2 On-Ears are currently available in certified refurbished condition in multiple colors with the black color scheme going for $100, and the red or pink or white for $96. These are offered by Square Deals thru Amazon. Please note this listing is the certified refurbished model (with a 90 day warranty and all original accessories). These average 3.4 out of 5 based on 31 customer reviews.
The new condition models have their own listing where they average 4.1 out of 5 based on 1500+ customer reviews.
The Beats Solo 2.0 on-ears generated a big kerfuffle in some audiophile circles a few months ago when they managed to get on the Inner Fidelity Wall Of Fame under their category. See video evidence (also YouTube-embedded here after the break)
Clip-on action now, the Koss KSC21 SportClip Clip-On are currently on sale for $6.50, with a limit of five pairs per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. Not to jinx them, but they are not part of the Add-On program, so if you are a Prime member, you get free 2-day (or even 1-day depending on location) shipping. They average 3.9 out of 5 based on 74 customer reviews.
PS: these should not be confused with their more famous cousins, the KSC-75 going for $13 (limit 5), which also average 3.9 out of 5 based on 2000+ customer reviews.
The new condition Klipsch S4A (A for Android) in-ears are currently on sale for $40 with free shipping at A4C.com (aka all4cellular). Everything on their website comes with free shipping.
The Samson SR950 headphones with the “AKG homage” style are now on sale for $35 with free expedited shipping at Adorama.
UPDATE: these average 4.3 out of 5 based on 18 customer reviews at amazon.com.
These should not be confused with the Samsung SR850 headphones, which go for $34 with free super-saver shipping.
It’s already in-stock in new condition but if you prefer the lower price of used equipment, the Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO 250 Studio is available in “Used – Like New” condition (original damaged packaging) for $524 by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
Adding to the shopping cart shows that there’s only one unit available in used condition:
The Definitive Technology Symphony 1 Executive headphones, with Bluetooth and Active Noise Cancellation go for $400 in new condition, but if you want to save some, you can get them in Open Box condition (“Used – Like New”) starting at $275 at Amazon Warehouse Deals. Marketplace seller “HiDef Lifestyle” offers them for that price, while OneCall (Huppin’s) offers them for $290. Amazon’s own lowest used price is $313. The headphones average 4.2 out of 5 based on 22 customer reviews.
This offer is for shoppers who are signed up for the Fry’s Electronics e-mail newsletters. It is free to sign-up. Each email blast includes a unique promo code, created just for you. Using that, you can get the deals of the day or the week or whatever the promotional period of that particular e-newsletter is.
For the week of October 18-24 in 2015, at Fry’s Brick and Mortar Stores or at their website, per their Weekly Ad for that time period, you can get the new condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 558 headphones for $90. Limit one per customer.
UPDATE: Amazon’s price jumped to $110 instead of price-matching: As of the time of writing of this blog post, Amazon’s own price is $100 (limit 5), where it averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 680 customer reviews and has 150+ questions peer-answered. This is the “middle child” (I know, “family ties” analogies are tiring and annoying) of the HD 5xx line-up.
UPDATE #2: it is available in refurbished condition for around $75~ shipped by Adgtron thru Amazon Warehouse Deals.
The Yamaha HPH-MT120BL closed-back over-ear headphones, are currently on sale for $100 with free shipping and handling by Adorama via Amazon. They are not eligible for Prime shipping.
This coupon promotion is back at Amazon just in time for the Fall 2015. Coupon code 20FALLSAV gets you 20% off the current prices of 3800+ items from the Musical Instruments and Accessories categories. You can use the filters on the left-hand-side of the page to dig deeper. The ultimate test of this promotion is to add the items of interest to your shopping cart, enter the coupon and check the discount at the top right part of the Checkout page.
The promotion expires at the end of day on November 13 in 2015. Offer is only good for items sold by Amazon actual (not by marketplace sellers). The bottom of the page over there has all the terms and conditions of this promotion.
Of headphone interest, I only found a small number of options, but I did not go through every single sub-category over there, so this has a big YMMV.
If you like to purchase your headphones from Amazon with Amazon actual being the seller, the brand new Beyerdynamic DT1770 PRO (250 ohm) studio headphones with 45mm drivers and Tesla 2.0 are now in-stock and shipping from them directly. The shopping cart says they have four units available, but there are also more units available from various marketplace sellers offering them over there (make sure the marketplace sellers are authorized from Beyerdynamic to sell their products if you want manufacturer warranty and such).
The closed-back over-ear Shure SRH-840 are currently available in “Used – Good” condition for $130~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
The closed-back over-ear Shure SRH940 headphones are currently available in “Used – Good” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
The open-back over-ear Sennheiser RS 185 RF Wireless headphone (headphones and base/transmitter) are currently available in refurbished condition for $140 plus $7 shipping by Adgtron through Amazon Warehouse Deals. These ship from Adgtron, so they are not eligible for Prime shipping.
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