Wedn: Anker Soundcore Life Note truly-wireless for $25 + S&H

And now off to something on the utilitarian front. The Meh.com daily deal running until 6/8/22 at 11:59pm eastern (or earlier if they sell out) is the new condition Anker Soundcore Life Note truly-wireless going for $25 plus shipping. Shipping is free if you are a paying member (sort of like their variant of Prime).

Per the specs over there, this is model A3908Z11-5, with IPX-7, promises up to 7 hours per charge, has apt-X (not bad when you consider triple-figure name-brand headphones don’t have it), bluetooth 5, USB-C charging, and a 1-year Anker warranty.

The 66-page user manual is linked-to from over there, look for the word-link “Manual” after following the customary “see more product specs” that takes you to the Meh forums where the product details live at.

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

Monday: Anker, Razer, Sennheiser TW

Anker is back for Monday 3/14/22 with an Amazon Gold Box sale featuring a soccer team (eleven) of their products, a mix of over-ear ANC/bluetooths and truly-wireless with prices ranging from $60 to $97. Too many to list here individually…

Then at the Woot daily deals, under “Clearance” they have the new condition Razer Nari Essential Wireless 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset: THX Spatial Audio for $40… Note that these ship in the (theoretically and hopefully) more environmentally-friendly frustration-free packaging, not the retail packaging…

Finally among the BEst BuY DaiLy DeaLz for 3/14/22 they offer the new condition Sennheiser Momentum 2 truly-wireless for $190…

Monday: Anker Soundcore Life U2 Neckband bluetooth earphones for $19 + S&H

Mondays are Anker days at the Meh daily deals? Mayhaps, because for Monday 3/14/22 their offer is the new condition Anker Soundcore Life U2 Neckband bluetooth earphones for $19 plus shipping (free S&H for paying Meh members). These promise up to 24 hours battery life. They also promise 2 hours of playback with 5 minutes of USB-C charging. They are IPX7 and come with an 18-month Anker warranty.

Note that the listing does not mention which bluetooth version is this. Me personally, at this point in time, I avoid everything before Bluetooth 5.0. Bluetooth kerfuffles are a lot more common before 5.0. Then again, this is $19 🙂

Monday: Anker Soundcore Liberty 2 TW for $39 + S&H

Monday February 7 in 2022 is a truly-wireless day at the Meh daily deal, you can haz the new condition Anker Soundcore Liberty 2 truly-wireless for $39 plus shipping. Paying Meh members get free shipping.

You can have up to 32 hours of playtime when using the charging case too, or eight hours stored in the earphones themselves. They promise 2 hours of playtime with 10 minutes of charging. Buzzwords include apt-X and IPX5.

Not sure if they are serious but the model number is 61V3-M3-L183RTY 🙂

Wedn: bluetooth BuddyPhones for $25, Anker, TWS, Etc

What about the children? We have to save their children! Or at least their hearing! One of the Wednesday 12/22/21 daily deals at Amazon is a sale on the bluetooth BuddyPhones by ONANOFF, a “made for Amazon” product, on sale for $25 with free US shipping and returns, in three kid-inspired color schemes. As of the time of writing they average 4.5 out of 5 based on nearly 5,500 ratings.

Next up, at the Best Buy dailies they offer the Anker Soundcore Life Dot 2S truly wireless for $40.

Then at the NewEgg dailies, they have a TWS truly-wireless set for just $11…

And we complete the circle back at Amazon where they are offering select Sony “Extra Bass” bluetooth speakers on sale, $48 (SRS-XB13) to $148 (SRS-XB43), in various colorful colors of course…

Monday: Panasonic TW, Anker, Sony M3

All of a sudden, the daily deals of various retailers decided to feature headphones! These offers below are for Monday August 30 in 2021:

At Woot, they have the new condition Panasonic RZ-S500W truly-wireless going for $38 with a 1-year Panasonic warranty. They must have a LOT of them because the limit is an unusually high 25 per customer. Which means after the daily deal is done, they will get recycled in the various other longer-running Woot Plus type of deals over there…

The leader of the pack at the Best Buy dailies is the new condition Sony WH-1000X M3 ANC/Bt over-ears going for $180…

Finally at Amazon, there’s a trio of Anker Soundcore Life closed-back over-ear wireless headphones going from $45 to $97~…

Meanwhile the teaser for Tuesday 8/31/21 at the NewEgg shellshockers show the return of Beyerdynamic’s over-ears, but also a 1More truly-wireless option. As usual, the prices will be revealed when the offers go live…

Tuesday: necklace-style bluetooth earphone offers

A couple of budget necklace-style bluetooth earphone offers is the theme among the daily deals for Tuesday May 18 in 2021 as follows:

+ at the Meh deal du jour you can get a 2-pack of iFrogz Sound Hub XD2 dual-driver necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $10 total plus shipping (unless you are a paying Meh-member in which case shipping is free)…

+ almost every day there’s some kind of a headphone offer at the NewEgg dailies but most of the times it is consumer tier some kind of a bluetooth, such as today, where you can get the Anker Soundcore Spirit 2 necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $17 after using the limited time promo code shown over there

+ what I call “necklace-style” (as opposed to neckband) are bluetooth earphones whose cable is an open loop (that ends at the two earpieces) and you hear them hanging on your neck like a necklace [you can of course also wear them reverse-baseball-cap style, with the “necklace” being on your back instead of your chest]

On a contemporaneous note, Tuesday 5/18/21 is Google I/0 2021 day where there might be some audio related Google announcements. You can watch the livestream/repeat YouTube-embedded below…

Speaking of announcements, this week has developed a bit of a free “HD music” subscription upgrade with both Apple and Amazon offering “HD Music” at the same price as their standard ($10/month) music subscription. It will be interesting to see if Google “price matches” this with a Google I/O announcement. Google Play Music is of course dead, and out of its ashes came YouTube Music/Premium/whatever-they-call-it-these-days.

Tuesday: Beyerdynamic Lagoon, Etc

Not one but THREE headphones are participating in the Tuesday NewEgg daily deals good until 3/30/21 at 11:59pm pacific (or earlier if sold out):

+ Beyerdynamic Lagoon Travel ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $194 after promo code

+ Sennheiser HD 2.30i closed-back on-ears with iOS buttons for $25 with free shipping
+ you can use it on Android but some of the remote control button functionality may not work or work as expected

+ Anker Soundcore Liberty True truly-wireless (TW) with promised 100-hour battery life (most of it is of course in the charging case, not the earphones) for $36 after promo code
+ I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets irritated when the truly-wireless run out of juice mid-stream, so there’s that 🙂
+ I’m thinking of getting one of the 100-hour-ish TW (not this one) and will be posting unboxing and review ~ in the nebulous near/distant future 🙂

+ 128GB Team Elite microSDXC for $13, or more savings with optional combined purchase discount

Monday: Beyerdynamic DT 240 PRO for $59AC

A couple of headphones are currently participating in the Monday 3/29/21 Newegg daily deals good until 11:59pm pacific or earlier if sold out:

+ Beyerdynamic DT 240 PRO closed-back headphones for around $59 after using the promo code shown over there

+ Anker Soundcore Spirit Pro necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $14 after using the promo code shown over there

Monday: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) for $139AC

Beyerdynamic is back leading the charge in the Monday March 1st (2021) NewEgg deals of the day as follows:

+ Beyerdynamic closed-back wired over-ear DT 770 (250 ohm) for $139 after the $20 off promo code shown over there

+ Avegant Glyph AG101 VR Headset Power 3D Mobile Theater for $89
+ International Version

+ Anker Soundcore Liberty Air truly-wireless for $25 after a $40 off promo code shown over there

Meanwhile among the Monday Woot daily deals you can get the new condition Apple AirPods PRO truly-wireless for $190 with free shipping for Prime members. One per customer. It comes with a 1-year Apple warranty…

Wedn: Anker Soundcore Spirit Pro BT earphones for $15 AC

Promo code price-shaving action during the Wednesday February 24 in 2021 Newegg daily deals. Enter promo code 93XQK95 over there and you can get the new condition JBL Tune 115-TWS truly-wireless for $30 instead of $70. With free shipping…

Also there you can get the Anker Soundcore Spirit PRO necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $14 after entering promo code 93XQJ88 in their shopping cart…

Wedn: refurbished Audio Technica ATH-WS660 bluetooth over-ears for $60

Three times a headphone lady are the Newegg daily deals good until Wednesday 2/17/21 at 11:59pm pacific time as follows:

+ refurbished Audio-Technica ATH-WS660-BT-GBL-RB bluetooth closed-back over-ears for $60
+ sold and shipped by DealParade thru the NewEgg website

+ Jabra Move bluetooth closed-back on-ears for $27
+ sold and shipped by the Jabra Online store upon NewEgg’s

+ Anker Soundcore Spirit X (2019) necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $20 after promo code 93XQH95
+ sold and shipped by the Anker store upon NewEgg’s

Then at the Best Buy daily deals they have the Geek Squad refurbishe Samsung Galaxy Buds+ truly-wireless for $50…

And at the B&H Photo deals of the day they have the AUsounds AU Stream truly wireless for $40, or you can get a 2-pack of them for $75…

Anker Soundcore Vortex Bluetooth Over-Ears for $26 w/FS

This is a limited time offer but not a daily deal. From the department of utilitarian closed-back over-ear bluetooths with wired 3.5mm audio input as well the Anker official store through the NewEgg website is offering the new condition Vortex Wireless for $26 with free US shipping. This is shipped by the Anker store, not by NewEgg…

This promises up to 20 hours of bluetooth playback, and comes with an 18-month warranty. It is however charging via micro-USB and runs Bluetooth 4.1 but then again, it’s only $26 🙂 A travel case is included which, considering the price, may be worth the price of admission on its own (you also get a 3.5mm and microUSB cables).

And for those studying for the Headphones SAT and Achievement tests, the full model name of this is A3031011b 🙂

Monday: refurb Sony CH-700N for $48 w/FS , Etc

One of the NewEgg deals du jour for Monday January 25 in 2021 (yes, just eleven months until Christmas) is the refurbished Sony CH-700N ANC/Bluetooth over-ears offered for $48 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by marketplace seller VIP Outlet through the NewEgg website.

This is now the previous generation model, and we have here a text and pictures unboxing of it here…

BUT that’s not all, NewEgg’s dailies also have two more earphones of the bluetooth kind as follows:

+ Anker Soundcore Life P2 airpod-style truly-wireless for $34

+ refurbished Anker Soundcore Liberty truly-wireless for $21 after the limited time promo code
+ this promises up to 100 hours battery life (combination of charging-case and on-earphone batteries)
+ this is sold and shipped by the official Anker online store through the NewEgg website

Meanwhile among the B&H daily deals you can get the new condition Motorola Verve Loop 200 necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $12 with free US shipping…

Then we head on to the Best Buy dailies where we find two items of potential head-interest:

+ Corsair HS60 wired gaming headset for $45 as part of the Corsair sale

+ Geek-Stink-Breath (TM Green Day) certified refurbished Samsung Galaxy Buds+ truly-wireless for $50 with a 90-day warranty

Truly Wireless Friday: Anker Zolo Liberty Upgraded, Coby CETW544

Friday October 30 in 2020 is a truly wireless day it seems. We start at meh.com with the Anker Zolo Liberty (upgraded edition) truly-wireless going for $39 with free shipping for Meh-members, otherwise it’s flat shipping for non-members…

And at B&H Photo, good until Saturday night, available in color schemes, they offer the new condition Coby CETW544 truly wireless for $20 with free US shipping.

Monday Truly Wireless: Skullcandy Indy, JLab Jbuds Air, Anker

No truly-wireless in yesterday’s daily deals, but they strike back today with two offers at the Best Buy daily deals, it’s the Skullcandy Indy going for $60 and the JLab Jbuds Air Sport going for $70… These for Monday June 15 in 2020 that is…

BUT the NewEGG daily deals save the day with a budget closed-back over-ear, the new condition red Pioneer SE-MS5T-R going for $31 with free US shipping…

Also at NewEgg, there’s the Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo (2019 update) truly wireless for $30 with free US shipping…

Sunday: Plantronics BackBeat FIT 6100 bluetooth over-ears for $70

One of the deals of the day at the Best Buy website is the new condition closed-back over-ear Plantronics BackBeat FIT 6100 bluetooth headphones for $70 with free US shipping and/or free store pickup…

Meanwhile at the Amazon Germany gold box there’s the new condition Jabra Elite 65t truly-wireless earphones for 90 euro…

And some action at the NewEgg dailies as follows:

+ Anker SoundCore Spirit X bluetooth sport earphones for $14 with promo code 93XPK79

+ Voxoa VXH330 square-pad bluetooth closed-back for $30

+ JBL LIVE500 bluetooth over-ears for $60 after promo code 93XPK74

Thursday: JBL, Anker, Klipsch, Philips, Culture V1

UPDATE: the Musician’s Friend deal of the day good until Friday at 8am ET is the new condition Culture V1 ANC + bluetooth over-ears for $80 with free US shipping… Not to be confused with the Culture book series by Iain Banks 🙂

The streak of headphones in high profile retailer daily deals continue for Thursday 6/4/20 as well with this lot:

+ among the NewEGG offers they have the new condition Philips SHB-5950-BK/27 neckband bluetooth earphones for $16.50, although the reviews are in the 3 out of 5 range…
+ also at NewEgg, a pair of Klipsch CB-5 Bookshelf speakers for $70, and a CC-5 Center Speaker for $60

+ among the Best Buy offers is the JBL LIVE 400BT closed-back bluetooth on-ears for $60

+ and at Amazon Germany it’s the Anker Soundcore Liberty 2 PRO truly-wireless for 100 euro
+ Anker really needs to optimize their model naming scheme ~ too many words and the thing that changes gets lost in the railroad!

Tuesday: Beats Product RED, refurb Klipsch, etc

For Tuesday 5/26/20, headphones are the theme at two of the retailers offering “deals du jour”.

We start at Newegg where they offer the refurbished Klipsch neckband bluetooth earphones for $40 with free shipping and the refurbished Anker Soundcore Liberty Air truly wireless for $39 after promo code 93XPK28 entered in their shopping cart…

And at Best Buy it’s a {PRODUCT RED) offer, the new condition closed-back bluetooth on-ears that go by the name of Beats Solo 3 offered for $180…

With Apple about to launch their “AirPod Over-Ears”, things are going to heat up once again for the most hated “mainstream” headphone brand at the audiophile message boards. It’s now BOSE vs BEATS vs Apple!

Memorial Day: refurb Jabra 65t and AirPods, Etc

While the i-Hype is i-Building for the first Apple-branded over-ear headphones, the little Airpods are the headliner Best Buy daily deal for 5/25/20. It’s the Geek Squared certified-refurbished AirPods with wireless case going for $140. This Geek-refurbished version averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 249 customer reviews as of the time of writing…

Meanwhile at the NewEgg.com dailies they have two offerings:

+ Anker Soundcore Liberty NEO (2019 Upgraded edition) truly-wireless for $33

+ refurbished Jabra Elite 65t Titanium truly-wireless for $100

+ Klipsch Energy Power12 SUB for $119

Tuesday: KEF Porsche Design Motion One bluetooth earphones for $80

One of the NewEgg deals of the day for Tuesday 5/19/20 is the new condition KEF Porsche Design Motion One bluetooth neckblace-style earphones going for $80 with free shipping, sold by NewEgg actual, with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price…

Anker and its sub-brands can’t stop coming up with new bluetooth headphones of different kinds, and one of them is on sale at Amazon, it’s the new condition Soundcore Liberty Neo truly-wireless going for $33 with free shipping and free returns.

Friday: Sennheiser Momentum Truly Wireless for $180, Samsung Galaxy S10e PAD, Etc

Lots of audio options are available in the April 17 in 2020 deals of the day at the Best Buy website. They are:

+ Sennheiser Momentum truly wireless for $180

+ Anker Soundcore Liberty 2 PRO truly wireless for $130

+ MEE Audio BTR bluetooth audio receiver for $25

+ on the smartphones with a headphone jack front, there are various offers on the new condition Samsung Galaxy S10e, with the lower prices on the carrier-versions. Some of them also get a $50 Best Buy e-gift-card. Per the listing this includes in the phone’s box “AKG tuned” earphones.

+ the $60 ION bluetooth speaker type thing is sold out

Monday: Sony WH-1000X M3 for $230

The new condition Sony WH-1000X M3 (third generation as the “3” in the name boldly suggests) is on sale for $230 with free US shipping for Prime members [or $6 flat shipping for non-members] until Monday 3/16/20 at 11:59pm central time at the Woot website as one of their daily deals. Up to ten per customer at the sale price. It comes with a 1-year Sony warranty. It averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 6600+ customer reviews over there…

Meanwhile at Amazon Germany they have an Anker Audio sale that includes a couple of truly-wireless, an exercise bluetooth earphone and a touch-controlled ANC/BT over-ear combo…

Monday (EU): Sony and Anker Headphone sale

It is Sony day at the Amazon Germany Gold Box or as the cool kids in Germany like to call it, the Ange Bote 😉 Among the Sony products on sale they have the following headphones on sale for Monday August 19 in 2019:

+ ZX-310 closed on-ears for 15 euro
+ I had this headphone in my to-go bag for a while, I swear this must have been tuned in a moderately busy coffee shop because it sounds very serviceable there but when you listen to it in a quiet place, it sounds quite un-audiophile

+ ZX-330BT bluetooth on-ears for 39 euro

+ MDR-XB950N1 ANC/bluetooth closed over-ears for 90 euro two color options

+ WH-H900N ANC/bluetooth closed over-ears for 160 in three color options
+ yes, Sony has a multi-tier approach for their ANC/bluetooth combos

BUT that’s not all. When you further scroll through the daily deals, there’s also a combo Anker and Soundcore sale. Soundcare is an Anker sub-brand because it sounds more audio-ish than Anker? Anyway, their offerings for Monday:

+ Soundcore Life2 closed bluetooth over-ears for 38 euro

+ Soundcore Spirit X exercise bluetooth earphones for 25 euro
+ Anker SoundBuds slim bluetooth earphones for 21 euro

+ Soundcore Liberty truly wireless earphones for 60 euro
+ mono wireless headset for 12 euro

+ and of course the obligatory handful of portable bluetooth speakers

Thursday: Anker SoundBuds Slim+ bluetooth earphones for $22

Thursday is right here waiting for you with an Anker themed sale as one of the Woot daily deals, and of headphone interest, they have the new condition Anker SoundBuds Slim+ bluetooth necklace-style earphones offered for $22 with free shipping for Prime members or $6 flat for all calendar-day purchases…

They come with a 1-year Anker warranty and you can buy up to ten pairs per shopping cart at the sale price. They promise IPX-5, Bluetooth 4.1, and up to seven hours playtime. Picture #7 in the gallery over there shows the complete package, multiple different eartips, a general-use zippered earphone case, a charging cable, and a couple of trinkets (carabiner, shirt clip).

Of DAP, DAC and Amp interest, they have a 20,000 PowerBank, and a USB-C charger, along with a couple of bluetooth speakers, and other assorted accessories…

NOTE also that this week is Woot’s birthday week, they turn fifteen, and they have various sale-a-brations throughout the week. But I have no advance notice of what will be offered when and at which price, so YMMV…

Monday (EU): Anker bluetooth necklace earphones for 22e

Bluetooth fans in the European Union, unite and take over. Or at least check out the Monday daily deals at Amazon Germany where they have an Anker audio sale which includes two bluetooth headphones, an in-ear necklace-style for 22 euro and a closed over-ears for 46 euro…

Monday (EU): Anker headphone sale

Anker is one of the poster-children companies who made their names online, at big marketplaces like Amazon. So it’s not surprise that they are frequently featured in high profile Gold Box offerings. Which brings us to the Monday FEB-11-2019 Amazon Germany Gold Box with an Anker audio sale that includes one over-ear model (Soundcore Overhead for 50 euro), one truly-wireless model (Zolo Liberty for 39 euro) and two necklace-style bluetooth earphones (22 to 26 euro).

PS: “necklace” in contrast to the “neckband”. Necklace, between unlike wired-only earphones, the cable of necklace earphones sort of sits on your upper chest like a necklace. Assuming the earphones don’t keep on falling in and out [of love?] of your ears…

Thur: Anker Space ANC/BT Over-Ears for $69

The Anker sale has “moved” from the Amazon Germany to the Amazon USA Gold Box and for Thursday they are offering a couple of their Soundcore sub-brand headphones as follows: the Space ANC/BT over-ears goes for $69, while the Spirit X bluetooth sports earphones go for $28…

Fri (EU): Anker Liberty Truly Wireless for 41 euro

Amazon Germany is back with more audio action for Friday, this time the earphones are “hiding” in the Anker sale which includes:

+ Soundcore Spirit bluetooth earphones for 21 in one of the three color schemes

+ Liberty Lite truly wireless for 41 euro

Tue (EU): ZOLO Liberty TW for $56, Liberty+ for $104

Among the Tuesday daily deals at the Amazon Germany Gold Box you can get the new condition ZOLO truly wireless earphones for $56 and the ZOLO Liberty PLUS for $104. ZOLO is one of the Anker Direct brands and these items are sold by Anker Amazon stores. Sale ends at 11:59pm in Germany.

Audio Deals round-up: JBL, KEF, Logitech, Etc

There’s some non-headphone related deals currently in progress with a variety of audio gear at Amazon, so this post rounds them up right here…

+ Pair JBL Arena B15 Black Bookshelf & Surround Speaker with Special Edition Grilles & Logo for $79 (up to four pairs per customer at the sale price)

+ JBL Arena S10 Black 10″ 100W Powered Subwoofer with Special Edition Grilles & Logo Black for $109 (up to four per customer)

+ KEF Q100 Bookshelf Loudspeakers – Black Oak (Pair) for $249

+ Logitech Z207 2.0 Multi Device Stereo Speaker for $24 (up to three per customer)

+ three color options of the Anker SoundCore 2 portable bluetooth speakers for $30 each

[DEAD] ZOLO Liberty+ Truly Wireless Bluetooth 5.0 Earphones for $112

This lightning deal expired. It was the first serious discount of one of the first Bluetooth 5.0 headphones, albeit a “truly wireless” one, a category which is not exactly greeted as a liberator by some audiophiles…

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Anker SoundBuds Slim bluetooth earphones for $21

The black color scheme of the new condition Anker SoundBuds Slim bluetooth earphones (IPX5, bluetooth 4.1, sweatproof, mic/remote) are on sale for $21 with free shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order. This is not a lightning deal, so expiration unknown.

Now shipping: Anker Zolo Liberty+ Truly Wireless (Bluetooth 5.0)

The update of the Headphone Tracker has surfaced another new release, one of the first Bluetooth 5.0 earphones out there, it is a truly wireless model, the Anker Zolo Liberty+, available in either black or white, for $150 with free shipping by Anker fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime shipping for members.