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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 🙂
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!
Hide your wallets! The Red Temptation is Here! No, not Melisandre, it’s the Focal Clear Professional headphones, in-stock and ready to ship right now at B&H Photo [CORRECTED LINK!]. If you want them now, order them before Thursday at 7pm eastern! After that, B&H Photo closes for Passover and orders placed after that time will be processed beginning April 8! Their starting price is $1699 with free expedited shipping…
For more comings and going of hard to find or recently-released headphones, check our Headphones Tracker… Speaking of which, the RHA CL1 is estimated to be in-stock again on April 1st for $219…
Marketplace seller “Fique” (99%, 656 ratings, New Jersey) is offering the open-back over-ear FOCAL ELEAR in “Used – Like New” (open box return) condition for $589 with free shipping through Amazon Warehouse Deals. It ships directly from Fique and it is not Prim eligible. Per the shopping cart they have two units available. They have a gallery of six pictures of the unit offered.
Look who’s back! The open-back over-ear Philips X2HR/27 headphones are available in open-box condition for $182 with free shipping at Musician’s Friend. They are in-stock and ready to ship. They are marked as “Scratch & Dent” which includes 45-day no-hassle returns but no manufacturer warranty.
As of 4/1/18 recheck, this coupon expired: But if you prefer new condition, fear not! Coupon code MFX2HR drops the price of the new condition from $295 to $235 also at Musician’s Friend. This too is in-stock and ready to ship…
You can test the coupons without having to create an account. Simply add items of interest to the shopping cart, proceed to the shopping cart, and page down to locate the coupon code box and type it in there.
The new condition currently goes for $999 but it went for $761 a month ago. But if you are comfortable with use, you can shave off $170 off the then sale price. Okay, let’s start from the beginning. As of the time of writing, there is one unit available of the Pioneer SE-Monitor 5 headphones available in “Used – Like New” condition (damaged original packaging) going for $596~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. They have zero customer reviews.
PS: more Warehouse Deals action later today as I check and process more potential deals…
They are back on again! The Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX Headphones offer is live again at the members-only but free-to-join Massdrop website, going for their usual price of $200 with free US shipping and $15 flat shipping outside the US. Their one attempt to increase their price to $250 a few drops ago backfired and they quickly reverted to $200. This offer runs for the next eight days and change from blog-posting date (April Fool’s Day or so).
A maximum of five units per member is allowed. They will be serialized and come with a 2-year warranty since they are the product of the Senn-Mass shipping ~ they are putting the “x” in the names, thus opening the door to “shipping talk” 🙂
Patience is a virtue here too. The shipping estimate is mid-August 2018, about a week ahead of the Noble Kaiser 10 Custom IEMs. You can buy five HD6XXs for the price of one Kaiser CIEM 🙂
In a way this long wait curtails impulse buys. If this was available with Prime shipping, I probably wouldn’t be able to resist!
This eBay flash-sale coupon expired…
The open-back over-ear planar-magnetic Audeze LCD-X Music Creator bundle (without the fancy Audeze travel case) go for $1200 in new condition but if you want to save some, you can get them in “Used – Very Good” condition for $999 with free shipping by seller “Audio Advice Online” (AAO) through Amazon Warehouse Deals. They ship directly from AAO and they are not Prime eligible.
Now that the eBay madness is over, we are back to our scheduled programming with another coupon promotion from BuyDig running until 3/18/18. You can get the new condition BeyerDynamic T1 Second Generation (special edition black) for $699 with free shipping using coupon code IOL138323028FA (you don’t have to type in the coupon; on the product page, there’s an “Apply Coupon” Javascript button).
Another one of the new four-figure headphones is now available for pre-ordering, it is the AKG N5005 available for pre-ordering for $1000 at B&H Photo. There is no release estimate at the moment. This too surfaced while updating our on-going Headphone Tracker…
If you like to buy four figure earphones through Amazon, marketplace seller “AUDIO 46” has one left in-stock of the Campfire Audio Andromeda In-Ears for $1099 with free shipping. It ships directly from “AUDIO 46” and it is not Prime eligible.
If you don’t mind waiting for these for about a month, the new condition Audio-Technica ATH-W1000Z wooden closed-back over-ear headphones are on sale for $399 with free shipping at B&H Photo. They are back-ordered with a March 26 (2018) shipment estimate ~ still faster than if this was a Massdrop drop 🙂
Amazon has not price-matched these; they go for $465 there and they ship immediately.
If you want to dazzle everyone at the next audio meet-up, you can’t go wrong with the Focal Utopia by Tournaire headphones, open-back, over-ear, open-wallet, with 18K gold, mounted with 6.5 carats of diamonds for the one “low” price of $100,000 🙂 These are a special order, so there is some wait involved. Anyone who bought lots of shares of Apple or Google or Facebook the day they went public, you have earned this 😉
Down goes Elear! Earlier in the morning when I was deal-fishing at Amazon the FOCAL ELEAR went for $750, but as of the time of writing, two fulfilled by Amazon sellers (Audio Advisor and Audio Fanatic) have dropped to $699 with free Prime shipping. You can also see the big picture with the detailed listing. I don’t know if those two “fulfilled by Amazon” sellers are authorized FOCAL dealers.
The price now matches the FOCAL ELEX at Massdrop which also go for $700. Their “drop” is ending in about one day and change. Unlike the “fulfilled by Amazon” which ships in about two days, the Elex at Massdrop will ship in late April 2018. Patience is definitely a virtue.
We go from a $13 item to a $761 item 🙂 The new condition Pioneer SE Monitor 5 closed-back over-ear headphones are currently going for the very specific price of $760.67 with free shipping by Amazon actual. This is not a lightning deal and it doesn’t look like it’s a price-match.
No, we have not turned into an AKG blog 🙂 The weekly deals of the Harman/JBL online stores have just come out and they happen to have a handful of headphones this week, headlined mayhaps by the recertified AKG K3003i In-Ears going for $500 with free 2nd-day air shipping and a 1-year warranty. The sales typically run Monday up until Sunday (or earlier if sold out). Limit up to five per customer for this model during this sale.
If you like to buy your headphones from Amazon actual (not marketplace sellers), the time has come! The new condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 660 S are _finally_ in-stock and shipping from Amazon actual for their starting price of $500 with free Prime shipping.
All along the Flagship tower! Just launched at Massdrop is the new condition Ultimate Ears 18+ Pro Universal Fit IEMs for $1200 with free US shipping. These need three commitments before they unlock. Five color options are available at checkout. The wood options are the same price in this offer, they don’t carry a +$100 surcharge. They come with a 1-year warranty and will ship in late March 2018 from Massdrop. All sales final as usual.
And now something used. If you want/need the Sony MDR-Z7 closed-back over-ears, they are currently available in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, damaged original packaging) for $387~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The previous link shows the summary/default. This link shows only the used options, and there’s a second one by AWD actual, “Used – Like New” for $439~.
If you don’t mind imported new condition models (no Sony USA warranty) they go for $500 by a couple of sellers at amazon.com.
This recurring Groupon coupon expired but it will return at some point(s) in the future…
They are back on at members-only Massdrop, this time with a late April 2018 shipping estimate! It is the new condition FOCAL ELEX Open Over-Ears going for their new low price of $700 with free shipping (they had started at $800).
This particular drop is running for the next 15 days (from blog-posting date). The listing says 250 units are available however, Massdrop did not reset the counter up top, so we have no way of knowing how many are left from this particular drop. All sales are final as usual, but since it is a product build in co-operation with FOCAL, you do get a two year warranty like other FOCAL headphones.
Beyer is Dynamic, as they have no planars or electrostatics 😉 Which brings us to a new coupon promotion at BuyDIG! Good until 2/16/18, coupon code IOL138323028FA drops the price of the new condition Beyerdynamic T1 (2nd Generation) from $1099 to $699 with free shipping. This is the Special Edition black color scheme. There’s also a Javascript-enabled option to click-on the coupon on the product page over there, you may not have to type it in.
IF you want to get a hold of the Sennheiser HD6XX but don’t mind waiting for it for a few months, Massdrop is accepting orders again for a mid-July 2018 shipping. The price is as before, $200 with free shipping [their attempt to raise the price to $250 a few weeks ago failed miserably].
This headphone has been out long enough that much and more has been written about it and in comparison to the HD600 and HD650. So much so that you may have to pierce the veil of nonsense to get to the bottom of things 😉
PS: meanwhile the drop for the sister-wife HD 58X Jubilee model is currently inactive.
PS2: for on-going headphones at Massdrop that you can buy like a “normal” internet purchase, check our Massdrop Tracker. These include the Fostex TH-X00 variations, AKG K7XX variants, an Objective 2 and more.
The AudioQuest NightHawk Carbon Over-Ear Semi-Open go for $700 in new condition at authorized dealers but if you want to save some, marketplace seller “Audio Advice Online” is offered them in “Used – Like New” condition for $449 with free shipping through Amazon Warehouse Deals. These ship directly from them, they are not Prime eligible.
If of all the various Sennheiser options it is the HD 650 the one you want, it is currently available in “Used – Like New” open-box condition for $256 with free shipping by BLINQ through Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD). This ships directly from Blinq and it is not Prime eligible. The new condition price is steady at $315 these days at authorized Sennheiser dealers.
The same seller has the all new HD 660S in Used Open Box condition for $438~ also through AWD.
Of note, upsetting the 600/650 truce is the Massdrop HD 6XX for $200 whose “drop” (aka offer) is currently inactive.
Patience is a virtue! Massdrop has prepared you for this! The latest update on the release date of the all new Sennheiser HD 820 closed-back flagship headphone is now July 2nd in 2018 at reputable New York dealer B&H Photo.
IF you are interested in this or other newly revealed headphones, stay tuned to our on-going Headphone Tracker perma-post.
NAMM trade shows typically do not bring out as many new headphones as does CES in Vegas, but that is not to say that there are no new headphones at NAMM either!
Following on the launch of the CLEAR, Focal is back with a “Professional” version of their open-back over-ear FOCAL CLEAR headphones. Some Melisandre red can be found on the interior of the new headphone and a starting price of $1699. Pre-orders are accepted at reputable and authorized dealers such as Adorama.com and B&H Photo. An exact release date is not yet available.
We have just added this new top tier headphone to our on-going Headphone Tracker which has been refilled/reloaded with all the new things that came out at CES 2018 [check our our round-up for a summary of sorts].
A Song Of Discount and Sennheiser! The HD 660S open-back over-ears are currently available in “Used – Like New” condition (open-box; 30-day money-back) for $438~ with free shipping by marketplace seller BLINQ through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships directly from Blinq and it is not Prime eligible, so there is a higher risk than buying directly from Amazon or fulfilled by Amazon.
PS: there is no mention of warranty in the Blinq listing, so assume you won’t get any warranty.
This is the first time I’ve seen this headphone available as used at Amazon Warehouse Deals. Marketplace seller “Wired for less” (100%, 1345 ratings) offers it in “Used – Like New” open-box condition for $1400 with free shipping instead of the $1500 price in new condition. This ships directly from the marketplace seller and it is not Prime eligible.
As of a 1/25/18 recheck, this sold out in USED condition…
The AUDEZE LCD-3 Planar Magnetic Headphones (Zebrano & Lambskin Leather) are currently available in “Used – Demo” condition for $1149 plus shipping (under 420) at authorized dealer Adorama.com. When it sells out, you won’t see any results in the link above.
The Beyerdynamic T5p (2nd Generation) headphones are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, damaged original packaging) for $591 with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. If you prefer a better condition, there’s also “Used – Like New” for $627~. This next link shows the detailed USED listings. The first link is the summary listing.
If you want to be among the first to get hands ears on the all new Sennheiser HD 820 closed-back flagship headphone, pre-orders are accepted for it for $2400 at the Sennheiser website, along with the B&H Photo website. Their release estimate is early summer 2018, so pretend it’s a Massdrop offering if it will help make the wait less insufferable 🙂
The parallel HDV 820 DAC/amp has no wait, it is already in-stock and shipping at authorized dealers for $2400 as well.
This is one of many new headphones revealed at CES 2018, we are keeping track of them at our CES 2018 headphone summary. I’m adding new releases as fast as I can. This usually takes a couple of weeks of updates before it is finished 🙂 We’ve done these for most major trade shows, you can find all those posts under the New Headphones category.
As of a 10:42pm ET recheck, this listing/condition sold out, and the lowest used price is $255+ in “Used – Like New”…
Blinq is a clearing house and overstock reseller of sorts, and they get inventory from various places. If you are comfortable with used, they are currently offering the open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 650 in “Used – Good” condition with a 30-day money-back guarantee for $191 with free shipping through Amazon Warehouse Deals. It ships directly from Blinq, and it is not Prime eligible.
The HD650 prices are squeezed by the Sennheiser HD 6XX which is currently offered for $200 at Massdrop but ships in late March 2018.
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