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The official Sennheiser store is offering the Ingress edition of the Momentum On-Ears for 20% off when you use coupon code INGRESS by 4/10/15. The price is $200, so the coupon makes it $160. The Ingress edition has two different color schemes.
Speaking of Sennheiser, they just launched a free online magazine of sorts, the Bluestage.
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The brown-white color scheme of the Samsung Level Over-Ear headphones (ANC, Bluetooth as well) are currently on sale for around $260 with free shipping at Best Buy and Amazon and Best Buy on eBay. The Best Buy prices are part of a 4-day sale that ends by the end of day on Sat 3/28/15.
Beach Camera’s official eBay store is offering the new condition Westone Adventure Series Beta High Performance Earphones, model 78401, for $68 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer.
The first generation refurbished Parrot Zik headphones along with a hard case and a one year warranty are available for $220 (was $250) in four different color schemes at Sonix Electronix. They have all the buzz words: Bluetooth, ANC, touch controls, custom apps… Price updated on 3/27/15.
This is the first generation. The latest model are the second generation which go for $400 regular price in new condition.
This ended with over 1200 units selling through this offer… BuyDig’s eBay store is currently offering the new condition Klipsch X10 in-ears for $80 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer.
Now that the second generation Momentums are out, the first generation are having even more sales. Case in point, the Focus Camera eBay store is offering the new condition Sennheiser Momentum On-Ears for $88 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. Four different color options are available.
The official Monoprice eBay store is offering the new condition Monoprice 10799 Earphones with active noise cancellation for $49 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. These go for $80 at Monoprice’s own website where they average 77.7% with 26 customer ratings. The ANC circuit is powered by one AAA battery, a plus if you prefer user-replaceable batteries (and you can use rechargeable AAAs).
Tanga has a limited time pay for shipping only promotion. This includes the Subject Amp’d earphones for $0 (that’s right, zero). You only pay shipping which is $5 flat for up to four items. So you can buy one or two or three or four of these Subjekt earphones (or a combination of up to four items that are part of this promotion) and only pay $5 flat shipping. The earphones are available in seven different colors, you can add each color option separately in the shopping cart and adjust the quantity. If you buy 5 to 8 items, you pay $10 flat shipping. And so forth, price increases by $5 for every four items. Offer ends by 11:59pm ET on 3/26/15 or earlier if sold out.
RHA itself (ships from MI) is offering new condition (unopened but dented packaging) RHA SA-950i on-ear headphones for $35 with free shipping thru Amazon.com. These ship from RHA, so everyone gets free shipping, however, they are not eligible for free 2-day prime shipping benefits. These average 4.2 out of 5 based on 77 customer reviews. They have a single-side detachable cable and the “i” in the model number indeed indicates an MFi product (made for iPhone/iPad/iPod with the familiar 3-button remote and mic combo).
If you are interested in having a music subscription service but don’t want to pay the $10/month fee (or higher for the new higher-res audiophile streaming services), and you don’t want to deal with radio-style services that make it a pain to listen to full albums, there is an alternative. Microsoft! Their Xbox Music service is available as a 12-month prepaid option by various 100% eBay sellers for $54 to $60. These are either plastic gift cards sent to you by mail or digital codes delivered by email. Some of the listings also have Best Offer enabled, so you may be able to negotiate a slightly lower price.
The Xbox Music service has iOS and Android apps in addition to Windows Metro and Windows Phone apps. However, they don’t have currently have a Kindle Fire app.
Another wave of headphone-related products are up and running at members-only site Massdrop. Of those, two items have reached their lowest possible price under these offers (aka “fully unlocked”). The Voxoa Workout Bluetooth Earbuds go for $81~ shipped, while the Mousai MSD192 DAC + Matrix HPA-2 Amplifier are $412~ shipped. Both offers end in about six days from today (today being the blog-post date, not the date you may be reading this).
If you are an Amazon Prime member, or if you are planning an Amazon order of $35 or more, the Shure HPAQA1 Locking 1/4-Inch Adapter is going for $4.80 at Amazon.com by Amazon actual and it is currently NOT part of the Amazon Add-On program, which means if you are a Prime member, you can buy just one and still get free 2-day shipping. You can buy as many as you like, this is not a lightning deal. These are made for the Shure SRH 240 to 1840 line-up, including the 550/750 DJs.
Typically a lot of sub-$5 items are put on the Amazon Add-On program, but sometimes they are move out of that, sometimes temporarily, sometimes permanently.
As of a 3/25/15 recheck, this is no longer available in new condition for $78… However, it is available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $74~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals…
The new condition Audio-Technica ATH-M30x headphones have a regular price of $70 in new condition, but if you happen to also want a Fiio E6 tiny portable headphone amp, there is currently a bundle by Sonix Electronix on Amazon for $78 with free shipping. The Fiio E6 goes for $27~ on its own.
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The black V-Moda XS closed-back on-ear headphones are currently offered in third-party refurbished condition for $116 plus $5 flat shipping by Secondipity thru Amazon Warehouse Deals. Their regular new condition price is $200. They average 4.6 out of 5 based on 150 customer reviews.
Amazon has more headphones under its house brand (“AmazonBasics”). They already released their on-ears, and now, coming out pretty soon are their new Over Ears with a $45 starting price. They are folding and have a detachable cable. Not a lot of details are known yet and they have zero customer reviews as of the time of writing. Their shipping estimate is the all encompassing “Temporarily out of stock”.
The ZAGG Z-ZR-NC active noise cancelling headphones are currently offered in refurbished condition for $23 with free shipping by Ocean Reef Electronics thru Amazon Warehouse Deals. They ship from Ocean Reef so everyone gets free shipping. They average 4.1 out of 5 based on just 13 customer reviews.
With the announcement of the new M-0x line, Audio Technica now has plenty of headphone choices in this line-up. If of all those it’s the ATH-M10 the ones you are interested in, you can get them in Used condition at Amazon Warehouse Deals, with the “Used – Good” condition going for $22, and the “Used – Very Good” for $24.60~. These are fulfilled by Amazon, so the usual free shipping terms apply. These average 3.5 out of 5 based on 26 customer reviews.
Among the latest eBay offers, you can get the white earphones that come with the Samsung Galaxy S4 in new condition, but bulk packaging (and without the extra ear gels) for $4 with free shipping (from the USA), with a limit of 50 per customer. These are offered by eBay seller YouBuyRite (98.5%). Nearly 2800 units sold so far from this listing. Picture #2 in the eBay listing shows how they are packaged (very minimally). This is model name EO-HS3303WE. Given the price, this is decidedly on the utilitarian (vs audiophile) part of the spectrum.
The Denon DA-300USB desktop DAC/amp goes for $500 at authorized dealers, but if you want to save some, it is currently going for $402 (was $376, was $429) in “Used – Very Good” condition with this description “Item will come in original packaging. Packaging will be damaged”, by Amazon Warehouse Deals… Price updated here on 3/25/15 PM.
As of 3/24/15 at 2:30am ET, the used options by AWD are sold out again… If you are comfortable with used headphones and you can’t wait a few more weeks, the Philips X2 over-ear open-back headphones are available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $279 at Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) by AWD actual. The new condition price is $300 with Amazon’s release estimate being “2-5 weeks”.
As of a 3/24/15 recheck, these sold out at $69… The NVX Audio XPT100 studio headphones are finding themselves in some recommendation lists at the $100 closed-back neutral-ish category, and if you prefer buying used, they are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $69 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. Their regular new condition price is $100. They average 4.6 out of 5 based on 54 customer reviews.
This daily deal expired… One of their recurring deals are back, the CAD MH310 studio headphones are the Musician’s Friend deal of the day offered for $30 with free shipping. Offer ends by 8am ET on Friday or earlier if sold out.
There are multiple lists of the Acoustic Research HP-1020 earphones at Amazon Warehouse Deals in “Used – Very Good” condition for $16 (was $13) per pair, while there’s also one “Used – Acceptable” for $13 (was $11). Since there are so many listings, there is a possibility that prices may drop further down if the Amazon computer decides these are not moving fast enough based on available inventory (this is only speculation since I don’t know how it works behind the scenes)… Price updated here on 3/23/15.
The Koss SP330 on-ear headphones, in frustration-free packaging, in new condition, are on sale for $100 with free shipping, with a limit of five pairs per shopping cart, at Amazon by Amazon actual. The standard packaging goes for $130. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on 38 customer reviews.
The AKG K142 headphones are currently available in “Used – Good” condition for $48 with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They average 3.5 out of 5 based on 58 customer reviews.
Staying at Amazon Warehouse Deals, marketplace seller Gramophone is offering the Hifiman HE-6 planar magnetic headphones in “Used – Very Good” condition for $1000 with free shipping. These ship from Gramophone, not Amazon. The description of this listing over there says: “Open box. Packaging may be damaged. Store display model. Full factory warranty. We are an authorized dealer of every brand that we carry and have been in business for 40 years”.
Back to Amazon Warehouse Deals, where for around $5.50, you can get the MEElectronics KidJamz KJ15, model HP-KJ15-BK-MEE, in “Used – Good” condition. There are three listings as of the time of writing, so there might be some price pressure on them in the near future. Only the black color scheme is available at this price. They average 3.5 out of 5 based on 81 customer reviews.
At Stacksocial.com, they are offering the TOCC Bluetooth Cloud Earbuds for $25 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. This particular offer ends in about 3 days from today (unless it gets extended or returns at a later time). They ship in about 3-4 weeks after shipment, so do factor that in case you have travel plans and such.
In a galaxy overlapping with ours, the officially licensed Star Wars on-ear headphones made and based on 50 Cent’s SMS Audio Street line, are currently going for as low as $100 in the Boba Fett color scheme, and $120 in either the Stormtrooper or Galactic Empire editions. These are offered by marketplace seller with the orders fulfilled by Amazon.com.
As always when shopping from marketplace seller, be sure to check upon them before buying. Fulfilled by Amazon has an extra layer of protection since you are dealing with Amazon Warehouses and Customer Service, but it’s up to you to decide where to draw the line in terms of risk/reward/returns and such.
A number of headphone-related products have launched on Massdrop the last couple of days. As a reminder, Massdrop is members-only, and you can only see the offers and individual product pages if you are signed in with a free Massdrop account. Their offers are limited time only (typically a week, sometimes limited by quantity). Some of them return after a few weeks, others don’t.
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