Monolith USB DAC for $60, Liquid-Spark for $80, THX AAA Balanced for $250, Etc

Monoprice is having a Big Overstock sale and among the offerings there is some headphone related action, along with “Pro Audio” offerings!

+ Monolith USB DAC for $60
+ Monolith Liquid Spark head-amp by Cavalli for $80
+ Monolith THX AAA balanced head-amp for $250

+ Stage Right studio headphones for $22

+ Sonic Solace II ANC over-ears for $50

+ True Wireless Plus for $20
+ yep, that’s their name, easy and self-descriptive LOL

+ BA+Dynamic IEMs: Trio for $38, Quartet for $48, Quintet for $55

+ all kinds of cables and such

+ see them all at their Big Overstock sale

May 9, 2022 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With:

Tascam TH-300X studio headphones for $40 w/FS

Good until Monday 7/9/22 at 8am eastern time (or earlier if sold out), the Musician’s Friend daily deal is a recurring studio headphone, the closed-back over-ear Tascam TH-300X going for $40 with free US shipping.

May 8, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Etymotic ER2-SE IEMs for $70

The Etymotic ER2-SE are riding high on the sub-$100 hype train, and if you want to join the ride, for a limited time, it is on sale for $70 at the Massdrop website with a 2-year manufacturer warranty included.

This is an “in-stock drop”, so it will be ship in a couple of business days. As of the time of writing, over 500 units have been shipped…

May 5, 2022 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Thur: Direct Sound fstream X7 Bluetooth Receiver with Dual Headphone Outputs for $10

On the budget-gadget front, running until 5/5/22 at 11:59pm eastern, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Direct Sound fstream X7 Bluetooth Receiver with Dual 3.5mm Headphone Outputs & Microphone for $10 with free US shipping.

Note that this is bluetooth 4.1.

This has just four customer reviews with a 3.8 out of 5 as of the time of writing. One of them is a 1-star.

May 4, 2022 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

Monday: Samsung MX-T40 300W Bluetooth Speaker for $78 AC

We don’t normally post speaker deals here, but this is a whooping $220 off in-cart discount, so until 5/2/22 at 11:59pm eastern time (or before that if sold out), New York’s B&H Photo is offering the new condition Samsung MX-T40 300W Bluetooth Speaker for $78 with free US shipping. The discounting happens automatically in the shopping cart, you don’t have to enter a coupon code!

As of the time of writing this averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 66 customer reviews at B&H Photo, most of which are from product testers collected from Samsung and “The Insiders”…

Based on 568 ratings, it averages 4.5 out of 5 (together with two other models in the same series) at the Amazon website where it goes for $148 as of the time of writing…

PS: accepts USB audio…

May 1, 2022 Filed Under: audio gear Tagged With: , , ,

Hifiman HE-560 V4 Premium open-back over-ear planars for $299

We are posting like the good old days, its our fifth post in a row today, and as fate would have it, it’s another Hifiman sale, the HE-560 V4 Premium (Adorama exclusive) for $300 at Adorama directly or you can buy it by Adorama thru Amazon for the same price…

I’m not familiar with the latest happenings in the world of Hifiman, so do check with your favorite forums, websites and video-sites for details and recommendations.

One name that keeps popping up that happens to be at the same price of $299 is the Sundara open-back over-ear planars (eg Amazon)…

PS: global correction, just in case, if you see “oven back” on this blog, it’s just a typo for “open back” 🙂

PS2: yes, I am working on a new website, “Cooking for Audiophiles” and that’s where the term “oven back” comes from 😉 #FakeNews

May 1, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

TOZO T6 truly-wireless for $24 AC

And now something of a more utilitarian interest. Thanks to a limited time 20% off clip-on coupon, a marketplace seller on Amazon is offering the black color scheme of the TOZO T6 true-wireless for $24 after the 20% off clip-on coupon! This is a bluetooth 5.3 (!) set, IPX8, with a total of (up to) 30 hours of playback between the earpieces (up to 6 hours) and the charging case (up to 24 hours in refills).

I don’t know if you can use one headset at a time, if you can, this could double up the playback time!

As of the time of writing, these average 4.4 out of 5 based on over 194,000 customer ratings.

May 1, 2022 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , ,

Philips Open-Back Over-Ears: SHP-9500 for $60, SHP-9600 for $73

On the other hand, if you are looking for double-figures open-back over-ear headphones, two of the Philips models are currently on sale at Amazon. The SHP-9500 goes for $60, while the SHP-9600 goes for $73~…

These are sold by marketplace seller “Phototech” with the orders fulfilled by Amazon…

We have at this blog, from five years ago (!), a text and pictures unboxing of the SHP-9500S model. Sadly I didn’t keep these. I should have kept them! SAD!

May 1, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Hifiman HE-400SE Planar Over-Ears for $109

Various well-known audio sellers at the Amazon website (including the official Hifiman Amazon store) are offering the new condition Hifiman HE-400SE planar-magnetic open-back over-ears for $109 with free US shipping. This is not a daily deal, so expiration date is unknown (to me)…

Check with your favorite audio websites, blogs, youtubes and forums for details and recommendations as there are many and more Hifiman options out there these days…

May 1, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Sunday: HIFIMAN HE-400i planar over-ears for $200, Etc

An audio party is happening with a heavy headphone emphasis in another variant of the Woot random audio sale running until 5/1/22 at 10pm central time.

OF the 26 in-stock products, half of them are headphones including:

+ HIFIMAN HE-400i planar over-ears for $200

+ refurbished Sony WH-1000X M4 ANC/BT over-ears for $180
+ M3 for $160
+ come with a 1-year warranty from the refurbisher (not from Sony)

+ various Beats and Bose and Sony truly-wireless and bluetooth earphones

Meanwhile running until 5/2/22 at 10am ET, Adorama is offering the new condition Behringer U-PHORIA UM2 2×2 USB Audio Interface for $30…

May 1, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , , ,

JVC HA-XC50T XX truly-wireless for $65

JVC time! Running until Saturday 5/30/22 at 11:59pm ET, B^H Photo is offering the new condition JVC HA-XC50T XX truly-wireless for $65 with free US shipping.

They come with a charging case, and in 15 minutes they give you 1 hour of playback. Playback is up to 14 hours (up to 4 in the earphones, up to 10 in the case).

They are bluetooth 5.0 but charge with micro-USB. I’d rather have bluetooth 5 than USB-C charging, because bluetooth pairing and connection troubles are a lot fewer with BT 5+. Unless of course you don’t have any other micro-USB charging devices and it’s a hindrance…

PS: for those not familiar with JVC-speak, XX stands for Xtreme Xplosives, aka Bomb Da Base!

April 28, 2022 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: ,

Thursday: EPOS amplifier, Samsung TW

Thursday 4/28/22 has a headphone-related theme at Amazon!

We start with a PC products sale that includes the new condition EPOS Sennheiser GsX 1000 gaming audio amplifier for $120, along with a Corsair wireless gaming headset for $140…

Then the headliner deal of the day is the new condition Samsung Galaxy Buds Live truly wireless going for $90 in two color options… You can be forgiven for not remember the various options Samsung has, but thankfully Wikipedia and your favorite search engine can be your friends in helping sort them all out…

April 28, 2022 Filed Under: amps and dacs, truly wireless Tagged With: , , , ,

Hifiman HE-4XX Planar Open Over-Ears for $149

If you want to give planar a try, for a limited time, as Audiophile Week sales are ending, Massdrop is offering their own co-collab, the wired open-back over-ear Hifiman HE-4XX planar magnetics for $149 with free US shipping and a 1-year manufacturer warranty.

Better yet, this will ship in late April, it is an “in-stock drop”, not a “patience is a virtue” drop 🙂

For more offerings, check their 10-Year Anniversary sale…

April 25, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

3pk of Senal SMH-1000 Mark II studio headphones for $200 w/FS

During the NAB 2022 trade show festivities, B&H Photo is having a value-bundle for those looking for three studio headphones for one better price! It is a 3-pack of the wired closed-back over-ear collapsing SMH-1000 Mark II headphones going for $200 with free US shipping. This comes out to $66.67~ per headphone.

Each headphone comes with its own standard accessories, which include a storage case, a carry case, two cables, a 1/4″ adapter and a 2-year warranty.

If you want to see more pictures of the headphone and accessories, click on the single headphone link at the aforelinked page. There you will see pictures of the storage case and the carry case and the cables.

So with this offer you end up with three headphones, three storage cases, three carry cases, three coiled cables, three straight cables and three 1/4″ adapters.

April 24, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

V-Moda XS closed on-ears for $55 w/FS

We have a blast from the past in the current Musician’s Friend daily deal, ending by Monday at 8am eastern, or earlier if sold out… IT is the wired closed-back on-ear V-Moda XS headphones in the white-silver color-scheme going for $55 with free US shipping…

April 24, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Bose 700 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $329

Bose time at the Friday 4/22/22 NewEGG dailies, you can have the new condition ANC/BT closed over-ears Bose 700 for $329 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEGG actual with up to three per customer.

As of the time of writing this is also on sale (and/or price-matched) for $329 at the Amazon website…

April 22, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Hifiman HE-X4 Planar Open-Back for $99

We have a “delayed gratification” deal alert! The complaint has always been that the options in under $100 open-back over-ear headphones are very few, and few-to-non-existent in planar magnetics.

Well, Massdrop x Hifiman are changing this right now. As part of their 10-year anniversary sale, for a limited time (ends by 4/25/22), they are offering the new condition wired open-back over-ear Hifiman HE-X4 planar-magnetics for $99. As of the time of writing, over 2500 units have been sold per the Massdrop website.

The “delayed gratification” part? Per the listing, this will ship in mid-June 2022. This being late April 2022, that’s almost two months from now. In a world of instant gratification, that’s a near eternity!

But if you can wait…

PS: there’s no mention of warranty in the listing. They accept returns within 30 days of delivery in new/unused condition.

April 20, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop 10-Year April Anniversale (17 options)

Party on Wayne! It is April 20! And what a coincidence, Massdrop is having their 10-Year April Anniversale featuring 17 Massdrop-X co-branded headphones, three of which are IEMs and four are gaming headsets.

Of the audiophile over-ears, they have Dan Clark Aeons, Sennheiser HD-XXX options, Hifiman planars, and one each from Focal, BeyerDee and Senor Speakers (aka Mr Speakers)…

The IEMs are Noble, Grell and JVC…

This is a limited time offer…

PS: “anniversale” is a shortcut for “Anniversary Sale” 🙂

April 19, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

Thur: “Rock Concert: An Oral History…” e-book for $2

If you like reading e-books about music, you are in luck! Good until Thursday 4/14/22 at 11:59pm pacific time, Amazon is offering the Kindle edition of “Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There” for $2.

This is by Marc Myers, 314 pages long, November 2021 by Grove Press, and as of the time of writing it averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 57 customer ratings…

April 14, 2022 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With:

Skullcandy Sesh truly-wireless for $14 w/FS [Prime only]

For Prime members only, Woot is offering as a longer-running deal the new condition Skullcandy Sesh truly-wireless for just $14 with a 1-year manufacturer warranty. Since this offer is restricted to Prime members, everyone who is “allowed” to buy them will automagitally get free shipping.

You do have to link your Woot and Prime (Amazon) accounts once, so their system knows you are a Prime member and eligible for the offer and the free shipping on all Woot offerings.

This is bluetooth 5, with a charging case, and IP55 BUT it is micro-USB charging.

The Woot page highlights in order that for these to work, you must needs first link the two earbuds together (!?!?!?!) and then pair them via bluetooth. Mayhaps that explains why they are on sale for such a low price 🙂

The workarounds to get them to work in case of issues is detailed at the Speakers Mag.

At the Amazon website these average 4.1 out of 5 based on 32,900+ customer ratings as of the time of writing and they have over 220 answered questions.

Up to 25 per customer. The offer ends at the end of April 2022 or earlier if sold out.

April 14, 2022 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: ,

Wedn: Master & Dynamic MW50+ bluetooth over-ears for $130

Good until 4/6/22 at 11:59pm central time (or earlier if sold out) you can have the new condition closed-back over-ear bluetooth Master & Dynamic MW50+ headphones for $130 plus shipping (or free S&H for Prime members)… Up to three per customer. With a 1-year M&D warranty…

The accessories include over-ear and on-ear earpads, an earpad case, a headphone pouch, USB-C charging cable [not so long away USB-C was a rarity in chargeable headphones] and 3.5mm audio cable.

April 5, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Audiophile Week returns to Massdrop in late April

Massdrop is celebrating 10 years and among the planned festivities, per their aforelinked blog-post, they are planning to have an Audiophile Week in late April 2022.

As of the time of writing, details on the sale items and sale prices have NOT been revealed…

April 5, 2022 Filed Under: store sale Tagged With:

Tuesday eBook: Anatomy of a Song, Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits for $2

Good until Tuesday 4/5/22 at 11:59pm pacific time, as one of the Kindle ebook deals of the day Amazon is offering the e-book “Anatomy of a Song, Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits” from the world of rock, R&B and pop for $2.

This is by Marc Myers, 282-pages long, with a November 2016 Grover Press publication date. As of the time of writing this averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 320+ customer ratings…

April 5, 2022 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With:

$25 Gift Card with Beats Fit PRO TW

If you want to buy the Beats Fit PRO truly-wireless, for a limited time Amazon is bundling a $25 Amazon Gift Card with the purchase of the new condition Beats Fit PRO for $200. This is available in four color options.

The offer is only available on the listings sold and shipped by Amazon actual, not by marketplace sellers…

April 5, 2022 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , ,

Monday: Senal SMH-1000 Studio Headphones for $45

A little bit of a recurring offer, this time around running until 4/4/22 at 11:59pm ET, B&H Photo is offering their variant of the Sony V6/7506 “homage” type headphones, the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Senal SHM-1000 studio headphones for $45 with free US shipping.

They come with a straight and a coiled cable and a 3-year warranty…

April 3, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Marantz MPH-4 Closed Over-Ears for $40 w/FS

Headphones are back at the Musician’s Friend daily deal running until 4/4/22 at 8am eastern or earlier if it sells out…

It is the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Marantz MPH-4 going for $40 with free US shipping.

April 3, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sunday: AirPods II for $99, AirPods PRO for $174

IT’s Apple-Beats Day at the Amazon USA Good Box, these new condition offers running until 4/3/22 at 11:59pm pacific or earlier if sold out:

+ Airpods second generation for $99

+ Airpods PRO for $174

+ Beats sale with the Solo3 bluetooth on-ears for $130 and the Studio3 ANC/BT over-ears for $180
+ available in different color schemes

+ up to three per item per customer

+ sold and shipped by Amazon actual, not marketplace sellers (as of the time of writing)

MEANwhile, for 4/3/22, at the Woot Dailies, under the “Electronic” daily deal, they offer the new condition Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo truly-wireless for $25 plus shipping (free S&H for Prime members).

It comes with a 1.5-year (18 month) Anker warranty. These are bluetooth 5.0 and IPX7 Waterproof

April 3, 2022 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , , , ,

Thursday: 1More Piston Fit IEMs for $11

Budget time with four color options, handy if you are buying it for multiple people – the colors can help them quickly and easily figure out who uses what (as long as they remember their own color!).

It is the new condition 1More Piston Fit IEMs, model E1009-SV, offered for $11 by the 1More official store at the NewEGG website. This is sold and shipped by 1More…

March 31, 2022 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Apple Airpods (2019) w/Wireless Charging Case for $140

Good until 3/29/22 at 10am eastern, or earlier if sold out, Adorama is offering the new condition Apple Airpods with wireless charging case (the 2019 model) for $140 with free US shipping…

From mega-brand to unknown-brand at the Meh daily deal ending on 3/28/22 at 11:59pm eastern, it’s the new condition Kove NCH Over-Ear Hi-Fi Active Noise Canceling Headphones for $29 plus shipping… This is the 1st time I’ve heard of this, I have no clue…

March 28, 2022 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , , ,

Shure Digital Recording Bundle (SRH-240A, USB Interface, Mic) for $99

Good until Sunday 3/27/22 at 11:59pm ET, B&H Photo is offering this Shure P58-CN-240-MVI Shure Digital Recording Bundle for $99 [was $109 in February when this bundle was a daily deal] that includes:

+ Shure SRH-240A closed over-ear headphones (old packaging)

+ Shure MOTIV MVI Single-Channel USB Audio Interface (Old Packaging, Silver)

+ Shure PGA58-XLR Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone with XLR-to-XLR Cable

UPDATE!
Meanwhile the Musician’s Friend daily deal running until Monday 3/28/22 at 8am eastern (or earlier if sold out) is the new condition JBL 305P MKII Super White 5″ Powered Studio Monitor for $89 (single, not a pair)…

March 27, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Friday: 1More Stylish truly-wireless for $28

One more (no pun intended?) option in the world of budget truly-wireless, the “1More Stylish” is among the Friday 3/25/22 Newegg daily deals going for $28. This is sold and shipped by the 1More official store at the NewEgg website…

This runs bluetooth 5.0, with AAC and apt-X and promises 3 hours playback with just 15 minutes of charging…

March 25, 2022 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: ,

Spring Sale: JBL, Bose, Klipsch, Razer, Etc

Woot has two types of offers. The more well-known daily deals but also the longer running deals, the “Woot Plus” offers. Of the latter, they have an Electronics Spring sale running until 4/4/22 at 11:59pm central time, or earlier if sold-out (some of them do sell-out). These include some head/audio-related products such as:

  • JBL Live 300 Premium truly-wireless for $38
  • Razer Nari essential gaming headset for $40
  • Klipsch T5 2nd generation truly-wireless for $90
  • Echo Buds 1st gen truly wireless for $40
  • refurb Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 truly wireless for $73
  • Bose SoundSport necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $70
  • and some other related products

As of the time of writing the Bose 700 ANC/BT over-ears for $270 has sold out…

March 24, 2022 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , , , , ,

SteelSeries Arctis Pro headset with GameDAC for $160

Good until Friday 3/25/22 at 10am eastern time, Adorama is offering the new condition SteelSeries Arctis Pro headset with the GameDAC, together for $160 with free US shipping. No coupons, no rebates, it’s the bundle price during this promotion…

March 24, 2022 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headset Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: Samsung Galaxy Buds PRO TW for $130

If you are part of the Samsung Galaxy universe, one of the Tuesday 3/22/22 Amazon deals of the day is the new condition Samsung Galaxy Buds PRO truly-wireless going for $130 with free US shipping. Sold and shipped by Amazon itself. They are available in three color options. Up to three pairs per customer at the sale price.

As of the time of writing these average 4.4 out 5 based on nearly 19,000 global ratings with 350+ answered questions…

March 22, 2022 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: ,

Tribit BTH92 FlyBuds 3 truly-wireless for $32

Speaking of truly-wireless, I just started using the Tribit BTH92 FlyBuds 3, a popular model with nearly 20K ratings and a 4.3 out of 5 as of the time of writing. An unboxing post is coming up, and then (hopefully) a review!

The reason I’m writing this now (instead of waiting when the unboxing post is ready) is because they have a limited time 20% off clip-on coupon at the Amazon website, dropping their price from $40 to $32! Both the black and the pink color schemes have the clip-on coupon.

If you are not familiar with Amazon’s clip-on coupons, you have to be logged-in to your Amazon account in order to save/link the coupon to your account. You don’t type a promo code, you just clip the tiny little checkbox near the coupon. You can use it at any time before it expires. The expiration dates vary and sometimes they can expire before the given date (eg if a product is going to be a gold-box/lightning deal, they cancel the coupon, otherwise the price drops too low for them to make any money LOL).

Anyway, back to the Tribits, they promise up to 100 hours of playback when using the included charging case (which also serves as a power bank for external devices {via USB-A}). They are bluetooth 5.0, with iPX8 and of utilitarian interest (eg listening to YouTube or podcasts), you can use each earbud separately, essentially doubling your playback time! The charging case is charged via USB-C thankfully (not micro-USB!)

Too early for me to speak about them review-wise, stay tuned for that in the next few days/weeks 🙂

March 19, 2022 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , ,