MEE Audio Earphone Grab Bag for $9 with free S&H [MD]

This is the lowest priced grab bag as far as I can recall. You pay $9 with free USA shipping and for that you will randomly receive one pair of MEE Audio earphones from the Massdrop MEE Grab Bag sale. The options are:

These will be randomly selected and ship in early May 2018. You can buy multiple grab bags but each one is randomly selected, there’s no guarantee you will receive different options with multiple grab bags. The offer runs for the next six days and change from blog-posting time here.

Music-themed Patent Prints for $45 + S&H

If you like music-themed patent prints, there are a couple of them among the Touch of Modern sale. There is the audio cassette patent print [yes, the cassette comeback is for real – just look at Bandcamp!] and also the Gibson and Fender Guitar patent prints, and the Snare Drum. They go for $45 each plus shipping at the 26×18 inch print size and more for larger sizes. Sale ends 4/14/18 at 12pm pacific time.

Sony NW-WS625B Bluetooth Earphones w/built-in Walkman DAP for $115

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s both! It’s none! The new condition Sony NW-WS625B is an exercise priority device. It is a bluetooth exercise hard-wire earphone and also an mp3 player. It has 16GB of built-in storage that can play FLAC, mp3, linear PCM, WMA and AAC (the non-DRM kinds). It also has bluetooth, can connect via NFC, and has an Ambient mode. It’s a small device, so everything eats power (eg Bluetooth playback only gives you four hours). It has a quick charge mode, minutes give you 60 minutes, handy if you are going for a run or a workout [you can charge it in the car before arriving at the gym].

And this critter is on sale for a limited time for $115 with free shipping at Focus Camera’s eBay store with a maximum of three per customer.

It has no customer ratings on eBay, but it averages 3.7 out of 5 based on 210+ customer reviews at amazon.com. This critter promises a lot but check the reviews to see what it delivers – 18% of the customer reviews are 1-stars, a sign that you must needs read up on it before buying! [I know nothing about it]

HIFIMAN HE400i Special Edition (Chrome) for $179

If the quality control issues don’t scare you away, good until 4/16/18, coupon code 50OFF gets you the new condition HIFIMAN HE400i Special Edition (Dark Blue Chrome) planar-magnetic over-ear headphones for $179 with free shipping at BuyDIG which offers free 45-day returns which is a plus if you experience quality-control issues within that period, but if anything happens after that, you’d have to take it with the manufacturer warranty.

Weekly Harman/JBL Store Sale w/Free S&H: AKG K81 for $27, AKG K181 for $64, JBL NBA Synchros for $40, Etc

The sales below are happening at the official JBL/Harman stores and are good until 4/15/18 or earlier if individual products sell out ahead of time. Their offers are a mix of new condition and refurbished, so always check each listing before buying…

We have a new lower price for these “classic” DJ headphones! The new condition AKG K81 DJ headphones (closed, lightweight, on-ears) are on sale for $27 with free 2nd-day air at the official Harman store. You can buy up to five pairs at the sale price. Sael ends 4/15/18.

In parallel the new condition AKG K181 DJ UE headphones with detachable cable, mono/stereo switch, and bass boost are on sale for $64 with free shipping and up to five pairs per customer.

With the NBA season heating up, the JBL Synchros S300 NBA-licensed headphones for six popular NBA teams are back on sale again for $40 with free shipping These are new condition.

Massdrop Headphone Tracker: The In-Stock Drops

In this post, we try to keep track of the various in-stock headphone-related offers that are available at Massdrop. This tracker is updated manually, that’s why we have a “latest update” date below…

LATEST UPDATE: April 11 in 2018: the Hifiman HE-350 is back… Added an “INACTIVE” section at the bottom for offers that are not currently available but could return in the future…

IN-STOCK DROPS

The In-Stock Drops are a relatively new feature at Massdrop, it is a more conventional online retail experience. These are products that are available at Massdrop facilities and will ship in about 2-3 business days after the daily drop you purchased from closes. The actual “drops” will open and close every 24 hours. In this case, the countdown clock is only for the daily drop, not for the whole offer.

EARPHONES

OVER and ON EARS

DACs, AMPs, DAPs

GAMING HEADSETS

CURRENTLY INACTIVE

FOOTNOTES

+ I only mention warranty above if it is mentioned in the actual product listing (if it’s buried in the text, I may not find it)
+ If you spot any errors, typos and such, please leave a comment and I will update it! I like corrections, my binary feeling does not get hurt if someone points out a correction 🙂

[DEAD] Thur: JBL Focus 100 Sport Earhook Earphones for $5 w/FS

This promo code offer expired…

Among the Thursday NewEGG NOW specials you can get the new condition JBL Focus 100 Sport Earhook Earphones for $5 with free shipping using promo code NEN050 for the rest of Thursday 4/12/18. It has one customer review, an unhappy camper.

[DEAD] Brainwavz Replacement Memory Foam Earpads for $18

This lightning deal expired but it is a recurring offer…

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[DEAD] Open Box Sennheiser HD 800 for $909

As of a 4/17/18 AM re-check, this sold out at this price…

The open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 800 headphones are available in “Like New – Open Box” condition for $909 with free shipping at Blinq directly or through Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD). Both the Blinq website and AWD say there are two left. Since these ship directly from Blinq, we can assume that there is a total of two, not two at each place.

[DEAD] 2pk NewBee Headphone Stands for $11

This lightning deal expired… Good until 8:15pm ET tonight you can get a 2-pack of NewBee headphone stands for $10.70 total with free 2-day shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order.

[DEAD] Telefunken Wiking Closed-Back Headphones for $89 + S&H

As of a 4/13/18 AM recheck, both Telefunken headphones are sold out…

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[DEAD] PADs: $25 off preowned iPhone SEs ($164+ after coupon)

These offers expired…

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Honor 7X with Honor Bluetooth Earphones for $225 (with Band 3 for $254)

From the “PADs” department (Phones as DAPs”), the official Honor Store is offering for a limited time the Honor 7X phone along with the Honor bluetooth earphones for $225, or you can add the Band 3 wearable to the bundle and pay $254 instead. This has a 3.5mm headphone jack, 18:9 display (think playlist editing), 32GB on-board storage and microSD (up to 256GB), microUSB, Bluetooth 4.1 with LE (Low Energy), etc…

Monster ROC Sport Wired Over-Ears (Christiano Ronaldo) for $125

Especially for fans of Christiano Ronaldo, Woot Plus [the longer-running deals there] is offering the new condition Monster ROC Sport Wired Over-Ears by Christiano Ronaldo and Monster for $125 a 1-year warranty. The sale continues until the end of April 2018 and it is part of the Woot Plus headphone sale

This averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 13 customer reviews at amazon.com where it has 21 questions answered…

[DEAD] Wedn: Samsung Level Active Bluetooth Earphones for $20 w/FS

These daily deals expired…

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[DEAD] Expiring Thursday 3am ET at Massdrop: UE900S, AK T1p, AT DSR, Dekoni, Etc

These particular offers (aka “Drops” in Massdrop-speak) expired, but most of their offers eventually return (in the unspecified future)…

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[DEAD] Philips SHP-9500S Open Over-Ears for $50 w/FS

As of a 4/17/18 re-check, this sold out (cannot be ordered until it returns again) and its price increased to $55…

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Beyerdynamic Byron In-Ears for $29 Used [updated]

UPDATE 4/13/18: The Beyerdynamic Byron wired in-ears go for $29 with free shipping in Used condition at amazon.com. The new condition increased from $39 to $49… This is the only wired model of the three “Byrons”. The other two are bluetooths and cost more. It averages 4 out of 5 based on 55 customer reviews and has 14 answered questions.

Beats Studio3 Wireless Headphones down to $239

The new condition Beats Studio3 Wireless Headphones (closed-back with ANC too) are further down in price now, the blue color scheme is going for $239, while three other color schemes go for $249, all these sold and shipped by Amazon actual where they average 4.1 out of 5 based on nearly 250 customer reviews and have over 120 answered questions…

Used Noontec ZORO HD On Ears for $12

The Noontec ZORO HD closed-back On-Ears in the red-black color-schemes are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperefections, damaged original packaging) for the very specific price of $12.47 with free shipping for Prime members (or with a $25+ orders) at Amazon Warehouse Deals. This was back during the earlier dates of Beats and these were considered by many to having out-Beating Beats 🙂

Beyerdynamic T51i On-Ears + $50 Promo eGift Card for $229

As we mentioned in our NewEgg Flash heads up post, today the Beyerdynamic T51i On-ears offer went live at NewEgg Flash going for $229 with free shipping and a $50 NewEgg promotional e-gift card. This is sold by NewEggFlash actual and comes with a 2-year warranty. Offer ends Sunday night or earlier if sold out. There is a red “Almost Gone” red tag on the page.

Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO (80 ohm) + $50 promo e-gift card for $179

NewEgg strikes again with another Beyerdynamic offer! For a limited time, you will receive a $50 NewEgg promotional e-gift card (good for one year after you receive it) when you purchase the new condition Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO (80 ohm) closed-back over-ears for $179 with free shipping. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, with up to two per customer. No coupon code needed, no mail-in rebate card, just add to cart and proceed to checkout. You will receive the $50 promotional e-gift card by e-mail in about four days after you are invoiced.

On the same listing, they have the 250 ohm version of this headphone for the same price but it only gets a $25 promotional e-gift card instead of a $50. Because the extra ohms are more expensive 😉

[DEAD] Klipsch RP-280FA Floorstanding Speaker (Single, Walnut Veneer) for $490

As of a 4/11/18 recheck, the sale is over…

Klipsch is decidedly more famous for their speakers than their headphones, and at the moment their Klipsch RP-280FA Floorstanding Speaker (Single, Walnut Veneer) is on sale for $490~ with free shipping by seller “Acoustic Sound Design Factory” with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime shipping for members. They average 4.9 out of 5 based on 20 customer reviews and they have over 30 answered questions.

[DEAD] Groupon Coupon: 6mo Slacker Radio Plus for $10, ATH-AD900X for $131, Etymotic ER4XR or ER4SR for $315 each, Etc

This 2-day coupon expired but if you missed it, fear not – it returns every few days/weeks…

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[DEAD] HIFI Walker H2 Bluetooth DAP for $119

This offer expired…

Running until 2:40pm ET today (Wednesday 4/11/18) in the Amazonian Gold Box is the new condition HIFI WALKER H2 Bluetooth DAP for $119 with free shipping. The price before the sale is $140.

It plays music from a microSD card (up to 256GB supported) and also supports Bluetooth 4.0 with apt-X support. It can play Native DSDs (up to 128-bit 5.6 MHz), and has the Burr Brown PCM5102 DAC from TI. It averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 56 customer reviews and has 99 answered questions.

[DEAD] Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H6 (DJ Khaled) for $130

AS of a 4/13/18 recheck, this is sold out…

Woot has launched a new Electronics Garage sale and among the participating products is the new condition Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H6 with DJ Khaled in the Black Golden color scheme for $130 with a 90-day Woot warranty. Up to ten per customer. Free shipping for Prime members or $5 flat for non-members. These are wired closed-back headphones with “daisy chain sharing”

New Monoprice Announcements: Monolith Two Open-Backs and Two Alex Cavalli Amps

CanJAM SoCAL 2018 happened this weekend and with it, it brought more new headphones. I’ll “digest” these in the next few days but in the meantime, we have another “digest”, Monoprice surprised with a second Big Bang of 2018, revealing two Alex Cavalli co-branded headphone amps and two open-back headphones that “borrow” the Sennheiser 600/650 naming scheme but Monoprice states ““designed from the ground up for the Monolith series”. Not many details are known about these yet, but we summarized what is published at the Monoprice Big Bang II post

Shipping Soon: AKG K5005 Flagship IEMs

An update of the new Headphones Tracker has good news for those of you wanting to be among the first to get the AKG N5005 flagship earphones at their starting price of $999. A number of authorized dealers are scheduled to have them ready to ship next week:

Used FiiO Q1 Mark II DAC/amp for $69

If you had been waiting for a good used price on the FiiO Q1 Mark II DAC/amp, which goes for $100 in new condition, as of the time of writing, you can get it in “Used – Good” condition (original accessories, not original box) for $69 with free shipping by Electronics Expo through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships directly from Electronics EXPO and it is not Prime eligible… It averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 37 customer reviews…

Used Audio Technica ATH-ANC20 ANC On-Ears for $14

On the budget side of things, the Audio Technica ATH-ANC20 ANC On-Ears are available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $14~ or “Used – Like New” for $15~, both by Amazon Warehouse Deals. These are AAA-powered ANC headphones but also work with a 3.5mm audio input…

SoundMAGIC EH11M Clip Earphones for $20 w/FS

The new condition SoundMAGIC EH11M Clip earphones are on sale at the moment for $20 with free shipping at Adorama directly and by Adorama thru Amazon

Senal Studio Headphones with Freebies: SMH-1000 for $60, SMH-1200 for $100

As part of their NAB 2018 sales, B&H Photo is having a sale on a couple of Senal closed-back over-ear studio headphones and they get free accessories as well.

+ Senal SMH-1000 with free Senal storage pouch for $60 with free expedited shipping

+ Senal SMH-1200 (four color schemes available) with free Auray universal headphone case for $100 with free expedited shipping

Prime w/Card: 10% back on Musical Instruments includes 420+ Headphones

If you are a Prime member with either one of the official Amazon credit cards (Chase Prime VISA or Prime Store Card), and you buy participating Musical Instruments using either one of those credit cards, you will earn a 10% statement credit instead of the usual 5% statement credit. There is no limit on how much you can earn as a statement credit with these cards.

Among those “musical instruments” there are over 420 headphones participating in this promotion, popular models from Sennheiser (HD 600, 650, etc), AKG, Shure, Beyerdynamic, etc…

The promotion has its own dedicated search box on the promotional page so you can use that to search for brands or products of interest [screenshot below, it’s not a functional search box]..

Eligible products also mention this promotion on their individual product pages. Note that the 10% back only works for products sold and shipped by Amazon actual. If a product is sold by a marketplace seller (new or used or refurbished), you will earn the usual 5% if you pay with one of the two official Prime credit cards…

Rockville BTH7 Swiveling Bluetooth On-Ears for $30 w/FS

The new condition Rockville BTH7 Swiveling Bluetooth On-Ears are currently on sale for $30 with free shipping by AudioSavings (New York) through eBay and also thru Amazon. It averages 4.5 out of 51 ratings at eBay (36 of them are customer reviews, the rest are “just” star ratings). It has just two customer reviews at Amazon.

Used Cayin C5 Portable head-amp for $110

The Cayin C5 Portable headphone-amp in the brushed black metal color scheme is going for $110 with free shipping in “Used – Like New” open-box condition with a 1-year warranty per the details in the listing offered by “MusicTeck” through Amazon Warehouse Deals. The new condition price is $130. The amp averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 53 customer reviews.