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As of 1/13/15 recheck, they are sold out again…
The On-Ear headphones from the California Headphone Company, the Laredo, are back at Amazon.com, shipped by Amazon for $15 per pair (so eligible for Prime shipping or $35+ free for non-Primes), with no purchase quality limits… The more highly rated Silverado Over-Ears remain out-of-stock and un-orderable.
Two new offers are live at members-only Massdrop.com, with six days to go (from today), with neither fully unlocked as of the time of writing.
+ Philips L1 over-ears as low as $115
+ Shure SE846 in-ears as low as $820
The Amazon Deal of the Day for Monday Dec-29-2014 is an Electronics Accessories sale that includes the new condition Outdoor Tech OT5200 Orcas bluetooth earbuds for $55 with free shipping, with a limit of three per customer. They are available in two color schemes. Limit three per customer. The sale ends by 3am ET on Tuesday or before that if they happen to sell out. These average 3.5 out of 5 based on 44 customer reviews.
Open-back on a budget now, the Sony MDR-MA100 over-ears are going for $22 by marketplace sellers with the orders fulfilled by Amazon.com. This is discontinued by the manufacturer but some supplies are still available. They average 4.3 out of 5 based on 43 customer reviews.
If you are a fan of Western Michigan, the Sol Republic Tracks Collegiate series on-ear headphones with 3-button remote and mic is on sale for $73. Next up is Tennessee for $85, and Gonzaga for $90. Other schools go for more. See them all at Amazon.com.
They may not win fashionable headphone of the year awards, but they focus on function, and they are now on sale for $35, the white Beyerdynamic DT 235 lightweight closed-back on-ears, at Amazon.com by Amazon actual with a limit of three per customer. The black goes for more, currently $42. These average 4.3 out of 5 based on 86 customer reviews.
JLab is not shy about releasing products and left and right. One of them, the Q1 JBuds Metal in-ears are currently on sale for $21 per pair, with a limit of three pairs per shopping cart, at Amazon.com. Fond of price dramatics, JLab’s list price for these is $300. They average 3.4 out of 5 based on 131 customer reviews.
The “Shiny Black” color scheme of the V-Moda Crossfade Over-Ear Metal Shield kits is currently on sale for $13.44 at Amazon.com with a limit of five per customer. As of the time of writing, only this color scheme (of the 18 available) is on sale at this price. These are compatible with the M-100 and LP2 and LP Over-Ears.
If you are looking for yellow headphones with active noise cancelling (ANC), the Panasonic RP-HC200-Y are currently on sale for $20 per pair, with a limit of three per customer, at Amazon.com. These are powered by one AAA battery. Needless to say, don’t expect these to perform like the Bose QC headphones that cost an order of magnitude more. The HC200s average 3.6 out of 5 with nearly 500 customer reviews.
Note: A good rule of thumb when it comes to ANC headphones, if you are not planning to use them mostly in ANC situations where they can be effective, then you are better off getting closed-back headphones with a good seal.
On the Bluetooth on-ears front, the Velodyne VFree, in either black or white, are offered for $50 with free shipping, by a marketplace seller, with the order fulfilled by Amazon.com. These have apt-X technology but they are using Bluetooth v2.1.
The Harman Kardon CL Precision On-Ear headphones, with “Extended Bass” included in their subtitle are currently going for $75 with free shipping, in new condition, with a limit of five per shopping cart, at Amazon.com by Amazon actual. They average 4.1 out of 5 based on 500+ customer reviews. If you have any questions about them, they may have already been answered, it has 68 customer questions answered. Keep in mind, the answers are peer-to-peer, so it is up to the internet to self-police the accuracy of the answers.
The wireless (RF, no Kleer) Sennheiser RS120 headphones are currently on sale for $76 with free shipping, with a limit of three pairs per customer, at Amazon.com by Amazon actual. You get the headphones and the charging dock which also serves as a stand and of course as a transmitter. You can use multiple headphones with one transmitter, up to 100 according to the product description. I don’t know if anyone tested 100 🙂
Note #1: Model number disambiguation: the headphones on their own are model HDR 120. This item mentioned here, the RS 120 includes one pair of headphones and one transmitter/charging-dock.
Note #2: the RF models using Kleer technology start at RS 160.
Among the latest eBay offers, we find the new-other (non-retail box) Beats Solo HD on-ears offered for $90 with free shipping, in either purple or pink. The seller is “buyspry” (99.5%). Nearly 10,000 units got sold through this eBay listing.
With five days left (as of 12/28/14), at members-only but free-to-join shopping club Massdrop, the bluetooth MEElectronics Air-Fi Matrix 2 headphones (model AF 62) are currently fully unlocked (lowest price possible) for $72 with free shipping and handling. The product description over there proudly pronounces this headphone’s Wall Of Fame selection at Inner Fidelity.
Also added to Massdrop, but not fully unlocked are the HiSound Audio WooDuo 2 IEMs, with the lowest price possible being $65 with six days left (from today [today = blog-posting date]).
As expected, this got scooped up quickly, gone as of a 12/19/14 recheck…
The new condition AKG K240 first generation studio headphones is stubborn-ish around $60, but if you are comfortable getting a Used condition, it is currently available in “Used – Acceptable” condition for $42 at Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) by AWD actual, so it qualifies for free shipping (or 2-day Prime for members). This may not last long, but I can’t keep checking the listing every hour, so it may be long gone by the time you read this.
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NewEggFlash, NewEgg’s Groupon-style competitor, is offering the new condition KEF M200 in-ears for $80 with free shipping. Offer ends by 12/31/14.
The Lift Audio Icon in-ears are now on sale for just $10 per pair, sold by the maker with the orders fulfilled by Amazon.com (so eligible for Prime shipping benefits). You can buy as many as you like. They come with a zippered case and different eartip sizes and ship in Amazon’s frustration-free packaging (which means you also get that sturdy cardboard box shown in pictures #2 and #3 over there). They average 4 out of 5 based on 140+ customer reviews.
The silver Panasonic Technics RP-DH1250 DJ headphones, model RP-DH1250-S, is currently on sale for around $108 and change per pair at Amazon.com by Amazon actual which has a limit of three pairs per customer during this promotion. This is not part of the lightning deals, so the price can continue or change at any point in time.
Accessories action now, the Elevation Lab “The Anchor”, an under the desk headphone mount (holds up to two headphones) is currently going for $15 at Amazon.com, sold by the maker, with the order fulfilled by Amazon.com (eligible for Prime shipping benefits). No quantity limits. The description says it uses the same adhesive as GoPro action cameras. They have a 42-second quick video on Vimeo showing them in use.
The Beyerdynamic T1 Tesla headphones are currently on sale for $920 (was $950, was $1000) with free shipping at Amazon.com by Amazon actual with a limit of five per shopping cart… Price updated 12/26/14.
Deal-fishing at Tanga also finds the new condition, in retail packaging, Sennheiser CX 890i in-ears for $51 with free shipping, with a limit of eight. They are available in black only. The white color scheme sold out. The details page says “30 day warranty” instead of the usual two year Sennheiser warranty. Not sure if it’s a typo or not.
These average 4 out of 5 based on 84 customer reviews at amazon.com and if you are curious, they have 21 questions answered.
Not part of the previously mentioned clearance sale, but part of the Tanga sales are the discontinued Sennheiser PMX 60 behind-neck headphones going for $18 with free shipping. Tanga typically has a limit of ten per customer. They are described as new condition, in retail packaging, with two year warranty.
These average 3.9 out of 5 with 250+ customer reviews at amazon.com.
Tanga.com has an end of year headphone clearance sale featuring nearly 40 different sub-$100 earphones and headphones, mostly from non-mainstream and non-audiophile brands. The online ones over $100 are Beats. About half of them come with free shipping. Some potentially interesting ones:
+ Sennheiser MX 365 Stereo Earbuds (brown only) for $12 w/free S&H
+ Philips SHE7005A/28 In-Ears for Android for $12 w/free S&H
+ Logitech Ultimate Ears 200 in-ears (red or purple, I can’t tell) for $14 w/free S&H
+ Scosche Realm RH600 On-Ears (white) for $29 + shipping (similar price fulfilled by Amazon)
The clearance ends in very early January 2015, or earlier for any that happen to sell out.
Fully unlocked (lowest price possible) at the moment at Massdrop are the Audio-Technica ATH-Pro500 Mark II closed-back DJ headphones going for $70 plus around $8 flat shipping. They come with two cables, pouch, plug and adapter. There are about six days left (from today; today = blog-posting date) for this offer. Massdrop is free to join; but only members can see or buy the offers.
The VM Innovation’s eBay store is offering the open-box Sennheiser Momentum Over-Ears, in the brown color scheme, for $157 with free shipping. They come with a 3-month manufacturer warranty plus a 9-month VMI warranty, bringing the total to one year of warranty coverage. They are not in the original packaging. VMI is an authorized Sennheiser dealer.
Monster’s own eBay store is offering the new condition, red color scheme (others sold out) NCredible NErgy In-Ears for $24 with free shipping and handling. Pouch and cleaning cloth are included. Over 1600 units sold so far from this listing. Limit 50 per customer.
As part of the Staples website’s deals, good until 12/30/14 (or earlier if sold out), there is a sale on select Jabra Revo On-Ear headphones. The wired go for $60 per pair (gray or white color scheme) while the bluetooth on-ears go for $100 (black color scheme).
In the land of the Massdrops, the Bravo V3 “naked” headphone amp is fully unlocked for $65 plus $8 flat shipping. This is the lowest price possible. Expires in about five days from today. A couple of other items are offered but not fully unlocked as of posting time, the AKG K812 flagship can go as low as $1080, while the FiiO X5 audiophile DAP can go as low as $300. Check their website for future updates on each individual offers. Unfortunately I cannot “babysit” individual offers throughout their lifecycle.
This sale ended as of 12/25/14 recheck…
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This sale ended as of 12/25/14 recheck…
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A new trio of offers has gone up at Massdrop (members only, free to join). As of the time of writing, none of the three is fully unlocked. The lowest possible prices are:
+ CustomArt Pro 330v2 as low as $610
+ SYUN MIX-1 in-ears as low as $24
+ Noontec Zoro HD on-ears as low as $68
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If you like to try out or test and compare new headphones, the new Monoprice 605050 studio headphones are on sale for $50 with a limit of ten per customer at Monoprice’s website. They currently have four reviews which are split… These should not be confused with the “recommendation all star” Monoprice 8323 headphones.
Speaking of Monoprice, their Bluetooth OnEars (model 11944) are on sale for $39 per pair (limit 10). No customer reviews on these yet.
UPDATE: these offers are live again as of a 2/25/15 re-check.
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