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Four more items are now up at members-only Massdrop. As of the time of writing, they have 5-7 days to go, and none of them is fully unlocked (yet). They are:
* Beyerdynamic T90 could go as low as $450 shipped
* Nuforce NE-600X as low as $9 shipped
* Topping NX1 Headphone Amp as low as $36~ shipped
* FiiO E18 Kunlun Portable DAC/Amp as low as $135 shipped
This 1-day sale ended but the HD 518 is a recurring offer at the Fry’s promo code offers…
Fiio is modernizing their product naming scheme. As part of that, they have the “new” A3 (artist formerly known as the E11K Kilimanjaro 2) portable headphone amp, which is currently going for $60 or $62 with an extra audio cable. See all the options at Amazon’s website.
The second generation Fiio X3 DAP (digital audio player) is currently available inand for $170 in “Used – Very Good” condition by All About Office there (ships from there, not Amazon) through Amazon Warehouse Deals.
UPDATE (9/20/15): the “Used – Good” condition for $160 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual sold out.
The brand new Fiio EX1 in-ears are now in-stock and ready to ship for $90 from multiple sellers at Amazon’s website. Many of these are fulfilled by Amazon (free 2-day shipping for Prime members). Amazon actual doesn’t have it, but many of the sellers listed over there are well-known authorized Fiio dealers (there are two pages of them).
One of the basshead hype train headphones, the V-MODA Crossfade M-100, in the “shadow” color scheme are currently down to $235 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. The other two color-schemes go for $250.
There’s a lot of action among the AKG K5** line-up. If you are set on the K551, you can get it in “Used – Good” condition for $92 [was $97~] or “Used – Very Good” for $98 [was $104~] by Amazon Warehouse Deals… Price Updated here 9/20/15…
There’s only one “Good” condition listing, but there are many “Very Good”, so there’s a possibility of further discounting, especially if the “Good” get sold, so the “bottom” can fall out of the “Very Good” condition. Of course these are not stocks, so their prices don’t really follow those patterns most of the times. Long story short, I can’t really tell for sure 🙂
The Symphonized wooden in-ears oscillate often between $25 and $16, and right now, three of the five color schemes have dropped to $16 again. You can buy as many as you like. The seller of record is the manufacturer with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so free 2-day shipping for Prime members.
Abandoned by their Beats friends, Monster is more of a ladybug, but I’m digressing. Among the latest eBay featured specials, Rakuten’s eBay store (artist formerly known as Buy.com) is offering the new condition but in non-retail packaging Monster DNA On-Ears for $60 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer.
For a limited time, the Fostex T50-RPMK2 headphones are on sale for $90 with free expedited shipping at Adorama’s website. They ship in 4-6 days so keep that in mind if you have a tight schedule. Offer ends by 9/30/15 or earlier if sold out.
New offers are up at members-only but free-to-join Massdrop. The following have 6-7 days to go. As of the time of writing they are not fully unlocked. They are:
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The closed-back on-ear AKG K619 headphones, some could argue a tastefully bassy headphone, is currently on sale for $30 in multiple color options at the AKG mothership, Harman Audio. However, note that this is a fragile headphone per multiple reports, so unless they fixed production/material, hold on tight to the warranty and receipt!
If you are interested in the Sony MDR-Z7 and you are trying to triangulate between new condition ($700) or used, there is a middle ground option that gets you the full warranty, an open-box in original packaging from authorized dealer OneCall through their eBay store for $589 with free shipping. As of the time of writing, they have three available.
The Yamaha EPH-100SL in-ears have now dropped to around $88 at Amazon by Amazon actual {corrected link}, with a limit of five per customer. However, the shipping estimate is a vague “ships within 1 to 2 months”, so if you need them by a specific date or occasion, keep that in mind. Often Amazon has a conservative estimate to prevent disappointments, so they may ship earlier but it is by no means guaranteed. They average 3.9 out of 5 based on 166 customer reviews and have 24 questions answered.
UPDATE (9/16/15): you can now get them for less, $8 with free shipping, and in multiple colors of your choice at BuyDig.com. Physically they look a lot like the AmazonBasics On-Ears but I don’t have them both in hand, so I can’t compare.
On the budget $10 on-ear front, you can the Ableplanet Travelers Choice On-ear headphones, available in four different colors, from the Staples website. Free shipping to a local store. If you are a Staples rewards member (free to join), you get free shipping to your address of choice. These are plain wired on-ears, no ANC (a plus considering some of the Able Planet ANC sound).
PS: if you have Staples Rewards, don’t forget to use them towards this purchase!
Everybody gets Koss! At the moment, the lightweight on-ear black Koss KPH7 headphones are on sale for $3 per pair, in new condition, with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. The only downside to this is that they are part of the Add-On program, so you must place a $25+ order before your shopping cart allows you to make a purchase. The restriction applies to Prime members as well. Five of these = $15, so you would still need $10+.
Two more colors of these are on sale for just under $5 per pair, also part of the Add-On program, and with a limit of five each as well.
Members-only Massdrop is having another grab bag promotion. This time four different Final Audio Design IEMs of four different price levels are participating. One grab bag means you will get one of the four – randomly. You pay $49 with free shipping. Offer ends in 7 days or when 1000 units are purchased, whichever happens first.
The four IEMs participating:
So in the worst case scenario, you will receive the Adagio II. Also, if more than 500 units are purchased, Massdrop have three more advanced IEMs from the Final Audio Design line-up that will be added, one unit of each. So up to three lucky members will get an IEM of $350 or higher.
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No, this is not turning into an Audio Technica M50x echo chamber, it’s just that everyone is having deals centered around it. The latest one is BuyDig’s eBay store, they are offering the white color scheme of the M50x + Fiio E6 amp + $40 VISA gift card + generic case, all together for $170 with free shipping. Limit five bundles per customer.
Another day, another burst of offers at members-only (but free to join) Massdrop. Fully unlocked already (= lowest price under this offer) are the AKG K267 Tiesto DJ headphones in B-Stock condition for $130 with free shipping. A Massdrop representative in their forums [only logged-in Massdrop members can read it] describes these as:
“So basically, these were sitting in a warehouse, waiting to be sold, then someone within AKG decided they needed to update the packaging for this headphone. These units have never been opened, returned, scratched, dented, or anything else. Thier packaging is out of date, that’s it.”
Also added, not fully unlocked as of the time of writing, but they have 6-7 days (from blog-posting time) to get there are:
* xDuoo TA-03 DAC/Amp as low as $260 shipped
* DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp as low as $235 shipped
* Firestone Audio Headphone Stand as low as $40 shipped
This daily deal expired…
We don’t cover music (album) sales here regularly, but in case you need a 16-bit FLAC heavy metal digital album for headphone evaluation purposes, the new “The Book Of Souls” double album (92 minutes) from Iron Maiden is on sale for a limited time only as 16-bit 44.1 kHz FLAC for $8 from 7digital.com (they have a US digital store).
The closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 429 S (with non-removable cable with remote/mic) are currently on sale in new condition for $35 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer at NewEgg’s eBay store.
The “HD 429 S” should not be confused with the “HD 429” which does not have a mic/remote. Dear Manufacturers, please stop using “s” at the end of a model’s name. Its more common use is plural which creates more confusion in an already confused world 🙂
We are going high (Astell & Kern) and Low in digital audio players. On the low front, the 8GB Sandisk Clip Jam is currently on sale for either $35 or $36 (depending on color), with a limit of three per color per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual.
The $35 is actually $34.99, so you have to get over $35 for free shipping (eg $1.47 for this small AmazonBasics camera case (repurposed for small earbuds or small DAPs).
Keep in mind, the newer models are not Clip+ level 🙂 The Clip Jam averages 3.3 out of 5 based on 200+ customer reviews and has 49 questions answered as well.
The Audio Technica M50x headphones along with the Fiio E17K Aspen 2 USB DAC/Amp are bundled together for $200 with free shipping at Adorama. This is a limited time offer.
As of 9/15/15 PM re-checking, this got scooped up, and they have no more used options available (as of the time of this update)…
If you can’t wait for future discounts, you can save $50 by getting the second generation Fiio X5 digital audio player in “Used – Like New” condition for $300 by seller “All About Office” (99%) through Amazon Warehouse Deals. It averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 31 customer reviews with 3-stars being the lowest rating so far.
The name almost matches the price! The white color scheme of the 50 Cent wired on-ears are currently going for $49 with free expedited shipping at Adorama. The price earlier was $55, so it dropped already. This headphone has a discount ambition 🙂 Offer ends by 9/27/15 or earlier if sold out.
The popularity of the Audio Technica M50x is getting it places. In our case, it is getting it into yet another bundle at Adorama. This time you can get both the M50x + Yamaha YPG-535 (88-key portable grand keyboard) bundled together for $500 with free shipping. No coupon, no rebates. The keyboard goes for $500 on its own, so one way to think of it is free M50x with this keyboard purchase. Offer ends 9/27/15 or earlier if sold out.
The lightweight on-ear JVC Flats model HA S160 were part of the Walgreens brick and mortar back to school (B2S) promotions. Now that B2S is over and Halloween and the Holidays are on the retail horizon, they are starting to put some of the B2S items on clearance. As such, you may be able to find them for $10 per pair. Inventory and prices may vary from store to store, as some of the clearance decisions may be up to the local and regional managers (and on rare occasion the assistant (to) the regional manager). So, a big YMMV. (they are not available for sale on their website).
Especially of interest if you have Walgreens Register Rewards or accumulated enough Rewards Points to fully or partially pay for them.
These go for $12+ at amazon where the black color scheme averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 800+ customer reviews. Each color has its own reviews, the black has the most.
Neil Young’s heavily discussed (and oft-ridiculed) Pono digital audio player is discounted to $300 for the week of September 13-19 at Fry’s stores and their website. To get the discount, you have to be on their emailing list. They sent emails with personal coupon codes that get you the discounts. As of the time of writing, amazon.com did not price-match it.
This limited time lightning-deal ended…
UPDATE 9/15/15: Now there is only one used listing left, the price increased to $394…
I believe I used up my quota of Shure/Sure jokes for 2015, but this post is no joke! The open-back over-ear Shure SRH 1840 is available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $376~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
As of the time of writing, there are two listings with slightly different descriptions:
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