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The new condition pink/red/white closed-back TEAC CT-H02 are currently going for $14 [was $10], sold by a marketplace seller, with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime shipping for members. There are six units available per the shopping cart. They average 3.9 out of 5 based on 15 customer reviews. From the looks of it and the naming scheme, these seem to have common ancestry with the Tascam TH-02…
Price updated here 2/6/18…
As of a 2/6/18 recheck, the $299 options is sold out and now the lowest used price is much higher…
More action on the Massdrop front, running for the next two days and change (from blog-posting date), you can get the new condition closed back Audio Technica ATH-A1000Z for $200 or the ATH-2000Z for $400 with free US shipping. They are both on the same Massdrop listing. As you can tell from the pictures, these are “very” closed back 🙂
These will ship at the end of February 2018 by Massdrop. All sales final as usual. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.
If you are a fan of the semi-mystery of grab bag offerings, Massdrop is bring back the Brainwavz In-Ear Grab Bag. You pay for $24 with free US shipping and for that, you get one pair of their IEMs from either the Jive, the S0, the S3, the S5, and the M10. Statistically, 60% of the participants will get either the Jive or the S0. The offer runs for the next three days and change, and it will ship in late March 2018. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. Each person can buy up to four grab bags. Each one is determined randomly, so it doesn’t mean you will receive four different earphones if you buy four of them.
Also at Massdrop, they are offering the Brainwavz Memory Foam Ear Pads for $18 with free US shipping with two days and change left in this particular drop. You have a choice of Velour or “Protein PU”. These too will ship in early March 2018.
If you are looking for lightning-connector earphones, the gold color scheme of the new condition Beats urBeats3 is currently on sale for $79 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you want. It looks like the other colors/options remain at $99…
Good until 2/10/18, BuyDIG is offering coupon code LISTENUP that drops the price of the new condition HIFIMAN HE400i Special Edition (Dark Blue, Planar Magnetics) for $179 with free shipping and handling.
The closed-back over-ear Tascam TH-MX2 studio headphones are currently on sale for $25 with free shipping at B&H Photo and at Amazon actual with free shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order. The price of this is $24.99, thus that extra penny needed to get free shipping.
This sold out as of 2/6/18 recheck…
Back to “The Used” with the closed-back Koss PRO DJ 200 Studio headphones, they are currently available in “Used – Like New” (damaged original packaging) for $49~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There is only one used listing for this headphone which averages 4.2 out of 5 based on 94 customer reviews over there.
As of a 2/6/18 recheck, the sale ended again…
Back on sale again, the new condition Sony MDR-XB-950-B1 closed-back over-ear bluetooth are on sale for $88 with free shipping in all three color schemes, with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price at Amazon by Amazon actual. There they average 4.1 out of 5 based on nearly 800 customer reviews. These are not ANC. The ANC model is the N1, not the B1.
I just updated the Headphone Tracker which tries to keep track of some of the most interesting releases of new headphones revealed at CES 2018 and the biggest update this time is that the new Sennheiser CX 6.00 Bluetooth In-Ears are now in-stock and shipping for their starting price of $100 by a couple of recognizable audio sellers (Electronics EXPO and Audio46) through Amazon. They ship directly from those two sellers, and they are not Prime eligible.
The new condition Vivian Acrylic Headphone Stand is currently available in either the black or the clear color scheme for $9, sold by a marketplace seller with the order fulfilled by Amazon. This is not a lightning deal.
I bought the clear color scheme to make blog-pictures of headphones more useful (you can see more of the headphone body), and I just posted our customary Text and Pictures Unboxing. A review is coming in a couple of weeks or so.
We have eight pictures in the unboxing! The one below shows the over-ear Philips SHP-9500S mounted on it, the picture taken from above. The SHP9500S headband is 1.5 inches wide. There’s plenty of room left [measurements and such will be in the upcoming review!]:
PS: speaking of unboxings, I should have an unboxing of the Tennmak PRO in-ears late tomorrow, assuming it arrives as scheduled.
The first generation V-Moda Crossfade Wireless (closed-back over-ear bluetooths) are currently on sale in all four color schemes for $155 with free shipping until Wednesday night by Focus Camera thru NewEgg. No promo code or mail-in rebate required. Limit up to twenty pairs per customer.
$190 is the price you pay right now to get the new condition Beats Solo 3 wireless on-ear headphones in your choice from seven color schemes by the NewEGG eBAY store with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price. These are especially of interest to iOS users who have newer devices that can take advantage of Apple’s W1 chip capabilities.
If you are a fan of red or white color scheme Beats headphones, Tech Rabbit is offering in “New – Hassle Free” packaging condition the Beats Studio 2 Remastered Over-Ears, closed-back and wired only, for $100 with free shipping and free 30-day easy returns. They come with a 1-year warranty, which I believe is covered by TechRabbit, not Beats.
The “New – Hassle Free” option is described as follows at their website:
“This item is brand new, and will arrive with all of its original accessories. The item comes in an eco friendly brown box, White box or bulk packaging.”
This sale ended, it’s back to $150 as of 2/6/18 re-check…
Monoprice tries to undercut Audeze’s iSine line with the $150 Monoprice M300, but Audeze struck back at CES 2018 with the $200 Audeze iSine LX which has been steadily in-stock since it rolled out. Now Monoprice strikes again by dropping the new condition price of the Monoprice M300 In-Ears to $135 with free standard US shipping.
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These weekend coupons expired, but Monoprice has new coupons almost every weekend…
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As of a 2/6/18 recheck, the open-box sold out and the new condition price skyrocketed to $70. Side-effects of a sustained hype train 🙂
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These lightning offerings expired…
As of a 2/6/18 recheck, the sale ended…
The second generation V-Moda Crossfade 2 Wireless closed-back over-ear bluetooth headphones in the “Matte Black” color scheme (not apt-X) are bundled with the new condition second generation Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface, together going for $330 with free shipping at Adorama.com, an authorized dealer of both. No coupon, no rebate, but this is a limited time offer.
They are the Xiaomi Pistons, not the Detroit Pistons! GearBest is having a flash on the silver color scheme of the Original Xiaomi Mi IV Hybrid Dual Driver for $16 with free slow shipping from China. You can upgrade shipping to faster or with tracking for additional fees. Earphones are fairly small, so shipping upgrades are not bad if you want/need them.
GearBest is the only seller on their website (unlike big marketplaces like Alibaba where many sellers offer products), so you don’t have to worry about the reliability of random sellers.
These currently go for $26 Prime-shipped sold by Amazon actual…
Sonos is running a two-pack bundle at some of its authorized dealers. You get two Sonos ONE speakers for $350 with free shipping at OneCall (Huppin’s) which offers various color options, including two of the same color or one of each color. A variety of sellers also has this price at Amazon. One speaker, one room is the Sonos way, these are not traditional speakers that come in pairs.
From the “Phones as DAPs” department, especially if you are looking to get both a new phone and a new DAP, the new condition, factory unlocked, with USA warranty LG V30 is currently on sale for $675 with free shipping in the cloud silver color scheme at B&H Photo. You can also get a second year of warranty by registering the product online with LG.
Considering all the specs of this model, it can be used as a DAP long after it may be considered too old to be your main phone. The Quad DAC, 64GB onboard and microSD, Snapdragon 835, 4GB RAM, Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C, 18:9 (easier playlist management), 802.11ac, NFC, FM radio, IP68, Qi charging, are more than good enough to handle music streaming apps for many years to come.
LG G6+ for $500 with Prime Lockscreen Ads
If you want a Quad DAC, but prefer a slightly smaller screen and slightly smaller price, Amazon is offering the Prime exclusive LG G6+ for $500. You will get Amazon Lockscreen Offers and Ads, which is why you pay a lower price. The G6+ model has the quad DAC in the US version, with 128GB on-board storage, microSD, 4GB RAM, Snapdragon 821, 18:9 screen, IP68, and so forth.
I haven’t used any of Amazon’s “Lockscreen Ads” phones/tablets, so I don’t know how annoying or helpful they can be [helpful if you are an Amazon bargain hunter]. The ads on the Kindle e-book readers are not annoying and occasionally useful [in finding deals], but e-ink screens limit the type of advertising, while smartphones have a lot more [annoying] ads options 🙂
Seller Refurbished LG V20 for $210
If you want an even better price, the LG V20 is offered seller refurbished for $210 with free shipping by eBay seller “Guarantee Cellular” (96.3%, Brooklyn) is Titan or Silver color schemes. This is a higher risk purchase, but they offer a 30 day guarantee. Still if you hate the idea of having to return something, you may want to avoid this. Over 480 units have been sold from this listing so far.
The middle of the three new open-back headphones in the Sennheiser HD 5** line is the HD 579, and this headphone is currently on sale for $113~ with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price. This is not a lightning deal, so expiration time is unknown. They average 4.4 out of 5 based on 61 customer reviews and have 24 answered questions.
The Fiio E10K USB DAC/amp goes for $76 in new condition at various authorized Fiio Dealers such as Adorama and various at Amazon but for $4 more, you can get it bundled with Astell&Kern (iRiver) ICP-AT1000 earphones, sold in this bundle by seller “ProStudio Sound & Music” with the orders Fulfilled by Amazon, so you get Prime shipping, and Amazon customer service and support.
According to a blog search here, this went as low as $25 shipped, but if you don’t want to wait for a future sale, the new condition Samson SR850 Semi-Open Over-Ears are on sale for the very specific price of $32.80 with free shipping by Amazon actual, where they average 4.5 out of 5 based on 400+ customer reviews. They picked up 132 more customer reviews since April 2017 dropped 0.1 in review average.
These are a value play headphone with a loooooong non-detachable cable. It also sells under the Superlux brand and there are probably other variations as well. We have a text and pictures unboxing of these here. They are open enough that in a quiet room you can use them as temporary computer speakers if you hang them near ear-level and increase the volume level. The only accessory included is a 1/4″ to 1/8″ adapter.
If you want to receive these quickly, especially if you are a Prime member, a couple of fulfilled by Amazon sellers (including “Shenzhen Audio”) are offering the new condition Dunu DN-12 Trident Metal In-Ears for $26 with free shipping and handling. They average 3.7 out of 5 based on 55 customer reviews.
Before FOCAL generated a lot of interested with their audiophile line of headphones, their first foray into headphones were closed-back consumer-tier headphones. IF you are curious about those early days, one of those early headphones, the new condition Focal Spirit One S Closed Over-Ears are on sale at various sellers for $79 to $80 with free shipping fulfilled by Amazon and also the audioLAB eBay store and also by Electronics EXPO thru Walmart and thru NewEgg…
This lightning deal expired, but it is good news going forward, because often times lightning deals return over and over. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for future lightning deals of the Prime-shipped Tennmark PRO in-ears. I picked up one during the sale, and will be posting an unboxing right after it arrives. And hopefully I get organized and sorted out to start posting more review/opinion content too 🙂
If you want to get the V-Sonic VSD2s IEMs in the red-blue color scheme with fast US-based shipping, you can get them in new condition for $35 fulfilled by Amazon (sold by “Lend Me UR Ears”‘s Amazon store) or for $27~ in “Used – Very Good” condition (repackaged) by Amazon Warehouse actual. You can see both options at the detailed Amazon listing…
If you are a fan of wood headphones with a matching luxury wood case, three different color schemes of the new condition Floyd Rose FR18M Wood Headphones with a luxury wood case included by the manufacturer as part of the included accessories kit are on sale for $110 to $113 at Amazon.com. The Mahogany goes for $110 by Zorro (not Prime eligible) or $111 by Amazon actual [see detailed listing]…
This is a bit of a question-mark because it says “Used – Acceptable” condition without giving any further details on the condition. They have a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so if you don’t hate returning items, it’s not as big of a deal. This is the Etymotic MK5 In-Ears available in that condition for $45~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual…
PS: Amazon Warehouse Deals is rebranding itself to Amazon Warehouse.
And now another wild idea from our “Repurposing Department”. If you like to store your earphones and their assorted accessories in a drawer-style configuration, here’s a repurposing idea: use the storage drawers for K-cups! You can get a very estimate of the available space based on the size of a K-cup.
For example, this $13 Mind Reader Anchor Triple Drawer has three drawers. Each drawer holds 12 K-Cups, in rows of two. So you know the size of the drawer, it is two K-Cups wide, six K-Cups deep, and one K-Cup tall. They have different colors/styles on the same listing. Some of them include a free basic milk frother. Do not use that to change the sound signature of your headphones 😉
I can’t tell from the picture whether these things are stackable. They are intended to hold K-Cup machines, so they should be more than strong enough to hold a headphone stand with heavy headphones on it.
Some DAPS can also fit inside. For example, the Fiio X1 DAP is less than two K-Cups wide, less than one K-Cup tall, and less than three K-Cups deep.
PS: all apologies to coffee purists for subjecting you to and/or triggering you with K-Cup mentions 🙂
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