News: No more new products from Oppo Digital

A sad day in the world of A/V, Oppo Digital (the US persona of the company based in the Silicon Valley) is going to stop making new products but will continue to provide support, warranty and repairs for their existing products. This was posted in a farewell post on their website. We discuss this more at the content-side of this website…

How this will impact the pricing of their existing inventory, only time can tell. It depends on how much else they have available to sell, how much people love them, and what other competitive options are and will come out in the next few months/years. They will continue to sell them through their own store and other marketplaces such as amazon.com.

April 3, 2018 Filed Under: general topics Tagged With:

Another eBay coupon: 10% off $25+ (up to $50 off on 88 headphones)

If you are a fan of eBay, they are back with yet another coupon promotion with 200 retailers participating. Using coupon code PTAKE10NOW gets you a 10% off discount on shopping carts of $25+. The biggest coupon discount you can get is $50 off. Orders over $500 will get a flat $50 off discount instead of 10% off. The coupon expires on 4/7/18 at 8am pacific.

There is a total of 88 headphones participating in this promotion…

+ Audio Technica ATH-PRO500 MK2 in red for $76.50 after coupon

April 3, 2018 Filed Under: store sale Tagged With: ,

Monoprice Metal Closed On-Ears for $18 w/free S&H

Another couponless Monoprice sale and with free US standard shipping to boot! It’s the new condition Monoprice Metal Closed On-Ears, PID 18515, going for $18 with free standard US shipping. No coupon needed. This is a limited time offer but expiration date is unmentioned. It averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 38 customer reviews and has 13 questions answered (23 answers available).

Since the above gets free shipping, it should absorb most (if not all) of the S&H fee of this $2 new condition Monoprice 1-button earphones, PID 18591. They average 4.3 out of 5 based on 60+ customer reviews. Shipping is extra, so append to another order to absorb their S&H fee.

April 3, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Select Monoprice Monoliths on Sale: M565 for $180, Etc

Monoprice launched an old-fashioned sale, not a coupon promotion, on select Monolith products as follows:

+ M565 open-back over-ears for $180
+ M1060 open over-ears for $279
+ M300 planar earphones for $130, or $100 open-box
+ Bookshelf speakers, stands, etc
+ the $250 Turntable is not on sale, not sure what it’s doing there
+ the Monolith RCA cables 9ft and 12ft are under $20 with free S&H
+ the metal thin Omega headphone stands are $20 with free shipping (not Monoliths)
+ M560 for $150 or $120 as open-box

The M1060C, M560C and newly released USB DAC/amp are NOT on sale…

April 3, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

JBL T280A earphones for $15 w/free S&H

On the budget side of things, with free shipping (but not the faster 2nd-day air shipping because they are under $20) you can get the new condition JBL T280A earphones for $15 with free shipping in your choice of three color schemes from the official JBL store’s weekly sales where they average 3 out of 5 based on 42 customer reviews, so read up on them if not familiar – the score is a sign of issues and/or trade-offs (and/or user-confusion).

April 3, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

AKG K171 II Closed-Back On-Ears for $69 w/free S&H

The official Harman store is back with another weekly offer, the new condition AKG K171 II Closed-Back On-Ears are on sale for $69 with free 2nd-day air shipping and warranty with up to ten pairs per customer at the sale price. They have detachable cables (two cables included) and the signature AKG “two story” headband

April 3, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Artinova Wooden Headphone stand for $20

This lightning deal expired…

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Pelican 1010 Micro Case under $10

If you prefer a proper earphone case instead of repurposing, the red and the yellow color schemes of the Pelican 1010 Micro Cases are currently just under $10 by Amazon actual with a maximum of five per color per customer at the same price. The other colors are currently over $10. Their prices swing depending on when you look. They average 4.7 out of 5 based on 460+ customer reviews and they have 49 answered questions.

PS: pick-n-pluck foam is sold separately and it is not included with the cases…

April 2, 2018 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

Now shipping: Klipsch Heritage HP-3 for $1200

These headphones took their sweet time to come out, the Klipsch Heritage headphones were announced at CES 2017 but they are still hard to find. But as of the time of writing, they are in-stock for $1200 by “HiDef Lifestyle”, a Pennsylvania A/V dealer through Amazon (four units left) and also through eBay and … Nordstrom…

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SMS Audio Street earphones for $10

If you need these for comparison or experimentation (they are doing horribly in reviews, 2.6 out of 5 based on 178 of them), the new condition SMS Audio SMS-EB-PNK Street earphones in the pink/silver/white color scheme are down to $10 by a marketplace seller with the orders fulfilled by Amazon (free shipping for Prime members). Again, these are mostly of interest for comparison and experimentation.

April 2, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Closed-Back AudioQuest NightHawk Carbon for $400 as well

But wait, there’s more! It’s not just the Semi-Open version that we previously mentioned that is on sale for $400. The closed-back version of the AudioQuest NightHawk Carbon is also on sale for $400 with free shipping by various recognizable fulfilled by Amazon sellers, along with OneCall directly and World Wide Stereo and such.

PS: pay attention to the listings to make sure you get the one you wish (closed or semi-open). Including my own posts. I am far from infallible 🙂

April 2, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Big KEF Sale on Audio Gear

KEF has launched a sale on select audio gear at their website and a number of those (but not all) have been price-matched at Amazon. As usual, price-check any products whose prices and price-ranges you may not be familiar with. The M400 on-ear headphones for $80 are sold out and cannot be ordered at the moment.

April 2, 2018 Filed Under: audio gear Tagged With:

Beyerdynamic Custom i On-Ears for $27 w/FS [max 3]

Doorbuster time! NewEgg actual is offering the new condition Beyerdynamic Custom i On-Ears for $27 [WAS $30] with free shipping with up to three pairs per customer. You just have to add it to the shopping cart to see the price; no promo codes, no mail-in rebates!

It has adjustable bass (three position physical slider on the earcups), removable earcup shields (16 designs included), detachable single-entry cable (but has 3.5mm inputs on each earcup so you can listen to two music sources at the same time). Per the “Specs” it includes a custom case.

This looks very very similar to the Custom Street On-Ears – see our Unboxing and Review Diary of the “Custom Street”. I am not sure what their differences are (other than the name). If they are similar, this is definitely a great value!

April 2, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

AudioQuest NightHawk Carbon Semi-Open for $400 [updated]

UPDATE 4/2/18 9am ET: more sellers have now joined the discounting party since Sunday!

The new condition AudioQuest NightHawk Carbon Semi-Open Around-the-Ear headphones are now for $400 with free shipping by various sellers at Amazon (including “fulfilled by Amazon”) along with OneCall directly (aka Huppin’s of Gonzaga) and OneCall on eBAY and OneCall thru NewEgg and World Wide Stereo…

PS: OneCall (Huppin’s is their brick and mortar name) is a reputable and authorized A/V dealer in the Pacific Northwest, Easter Washington State, the land where Gonzaga reigns supreme!

April 2, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Tuesday’s Gold Box: Brainwavz, Definitive Technology SM45 Bookshelf for $90, Etc

All these expired…

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April 2, 2018 Filed Under: accessories

New Content Post: repurposing Wallet boxes as Earphone and DAP cases

We have a new blog-post on the content side of this blog, a new fun “repurposing” post, re-purposing empty wallet boxes as earphone and DAP cases. It works better than it sounds even, especially with the fancier wallet boxes 🙂

I have many and more repurposing ideas, but transferring them from notes to pictures and blog-posts takes time 🙂 Also part of this series of “Tips and Learnings” we previously posted these:

+ USING BACK TO SCHOOL DOORBUSTERS AS CHEAP CASES

+ UNCONVENTIONAL HEADPHONE HACKS

+ WHY NFC IN BLUETOOTH HEADPHONES?

April 1, 2018 Filed Under: website news

Used Hifiman RE400i Earphones for $29 w/FS

If the quality control concerns with Hifiman products don’t scare you away, Electronics Expo has the open-box “Used – Like New” Hifiman RE-400i in-ears for $28.77 with free shipping directly from them through Amazon Warehouse Deals. All accessories included and they are an authorized dealer per the listing.

April 1, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Koss QZ-99 Closed Over-Ears for $34 w/free S&H [max 3]

You can almost smell the dairy air(e) in the KOSS headphones of Wisconsin and on sale we go again, the new condition Koss QZ-99 Noise Reduction Stereophone with its distinctive on-earcup volume control dial is going for the very specific price of $34.15 by Amazon actual, with free shipping, and a maximum of three pairs per customer. This averages 4 out of 5 based on 270+ customer reviews and has 37 answered questions. It has an on-cable Stereo/Mono switch as well. It has a single-entry coiled 8-footer cable. This is passive noise reduction, there’s no ANC or battery/power on these.

April 1, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Used Hifiman Edition S Open/Closed On-Ears for $79

As of the time of writing, there are two units available of the Hifiman Edition S open/closed dynamic on-ear headphones going for $79 by seller “Audio Advisor” with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime shipping for members.

The new condition price is $129 by various thru Amazon…

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SOMIC MM185 Folding closed over-ears for $33.50 after coupon

Thanks to a 25% off clip-on coupon, you can get the new condition SOMIC MM185 Folding closed over-ears for $33.50 with free shipping. The coupon drops it there from the current price of $46. There is another different headphone on the same listing, so if you are reading the customer reviews, make sure you are looking at the correct model [the other one looks like it might be related to the Status OB1]…

Speaking of Amazon, good until 6:05pm ET today, you can get the new condition Brainwavz HM5 Studio Monitor Headphones for $83~ with free shipping. They are 18% claimed as of the time of writing. Since there’s less than 3 hours left, I didn’t want to create a separate post for it…

April 1, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Used B&O Play ANC/BT H9i for $374, H8i for $296

If you are curious about the new B&O Play duo revealed at CES 2018 but don’t want to wait for discounts, you can get them in USED condition for $100+ off in the natural/brown/etc color scheme as follows through Amazon Warehouse Deals actual:

+ B&O H9i Over-Ear ANC with bluetooth for $374~ in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections; damaged original packaging)

+ B&O H8i On-Ear ANC with bluetooth for $296~ in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections; damaged original packaging)

These too surfaced while updating the Headphone Tracker…

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RHA DACamp L1 portable DAC/amp down to $240

In a parallel discount to the CL1, the RHA DACamp L1 portable DAC/amp [the name gave it away] is now down to $240 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three per customer at the sale price. It went for $255~ on sale before.

With these two on sale, other RHA products may also be on sale, so if interested in any others, you may want to price-check them at Amazon….

April 1, 2018 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

RHA CL1 Ceramic In-Ears drop to $201 [limit 3]

Another development from today’s update of the Headphone Tracker, the new condition RHA CL1 ceramic in-ears are now down to $201~ with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price. There are eight units available.

April 1, 2018 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Now shipping: Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless [corrected]

An update of the Headphone Tracker has another new headphone shipping, it is the Jabra Elite Sport 65t Truly wireless going for $170 by Amazon actual.

CORRECTION: I got the model names mixed up yesterday. The one that WAS on sale at Best Buy for $150 was a different and older model. All apologies for the confusion. Confusion is my superpower it seems 🙂

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PSA: Best Buy is using the Spanish names for the colors of the Bose SoundSport Free

Best Buy is apparently using the Spanish color names for the three Bose SoundSport Free truly wireless earphones, that’s why you see there Naranja, Azul, and Negro, instead of Orange, Blue and Black. They are not exclusive or new Best Buy colors. Mayhaps they got mixed up, they have a website in Spanish…

April 1, 2018 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With:

Photive BTH3 Over-Ear Bluetooth for $27

The new condition Photive BTH3 Over-Ear Bluetooth (closed-back obviously) headphones are offered for $27 with free shipping for Prime members or $5 flat shipping at the Woot Plus headphone sale which continues until the items offered there sell out. Limit up to ten per customer ~ never too early to start planning Christmas gifts 😉

This particular Photive model goes for $40 at amazon.com where it averages 3.9 out of 5 based on over 4000 customer reviews. It has nearly 800 answered questions, so if you are curious about something about it, chances are it may have been answered. Needless to say, you don’t have to read them all (ha!), both the reviews and the answers have search boxes. Infact Amazon now has a “universal search box” near the review are that searches everything (description, reviews, answers, etc).

It supports bluetooth 4.0 and has a 3.5mm input as well. It comes with a Photive zippered headphone case which you can also use for some of your other headphones, as long as they can fold flat (and fit inside obviously).

This is a good deal especially for Prime members, since you don’t have to pay that pesky +$5 flat shipping fee.

April 1, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Open-box Philips X2HR Over-Ears for $171

As of a 4/3/18 AM re-check, the open-box option sold out again…

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[DEAD] Monday Daily Deals: JBL Everest Elite 700 NXTGen for $90

This sale ended…

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[DEAD] Monday: 25% off $300+ Monoprice orders

This coupon expired…

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[DEAD] Sony MDR-1AM2 Closed Over-Ear drop to $231

Party’s over, as of a 4/2/18 AM recheck, the price is back to $298…

It didn’t take long for the first sizable discount. This too surfaced while updating our New Headphone Tracker, the new condition closed-back wired over-ear Sony MDR-1AM2 headphones are down from $298 to $231~ with free shipping by DataVision thru Amazon. This ships directly from Data Vision and it is not Prime eligible.

PS: DataVision is an authorized Sony retailer per the Sony master list…

April 1, 2018 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Onkyo DP-S1 DAP for $179

This lightning deal expired…

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[DEAD] Sunday: Master & Dynamic MH30 for $150 and more

Sunday is over and so are its daily deals…

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[DEAD] Sunday: Monoprice Desktop DAC/amp for $60 + S&H after coupon

Both the coupon and the sale ended, bringing it back up to $90…

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April 1, 2018 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

FREE 3-Month TIDAL Music Subscription [new customers]

For new customers only, Groupon is offering a FREE 3-Month TIDAL Music Subscription. After the three months expire, you will be automatically converted to the $10/month service. This is the standard service, not the higher-resolution “HiFi” service.

Speaking of music apps, free for a limited time is the “pro” version of the “RadioApp PRO” by Tal Shrestha on iTunes. You need an iOS device or Windows running iTunes to get it. If you get it from Windows, you don’t even need to have an actual Apple device to grab it for future use.

March 31, 2018 Filed Under: music apps Tagged With: , ,

Advanced Sound Accessport Lightning DAC/Amp for $45 [MD]

For Lightning-connected iPhone, iPod and iPad devices, Massdrop is offering the new condition Advanced Sound Accessport Lightning DAC/Amp for $45 with free US shipping for the next five days and change (from blog-posting time). This will ship in late April 2018 from Massdrop by the vendor. There is no mention warranty in the listing.

PS: compatible devices are iPhones 5 (and later), iPod Touch 5 (and later), iPad Mini 2 (and later), all the iPad PRO and Airs, and iPad 4 Retina (and later).

March 31, 2018 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,