As of 8/9/16 recheck, this sold out at this price… The open-back over-ear Shure SRH 1840 are currently available in “Used – Like New” condition for $315~ plus $11 flat shipping by seller “World Class Inc” (99%, 80K+ ratings) through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This is not Prime-eligible, it ships directly from the seller, so it is a higher risk transaction.
[DEAD] Used Shure SRH1840 Open-Back for $326
Sennheiser HD700 drops to $454 [or Used for $341]
The King Stannis of the Sennheiser audiophile line-up is on sale again, squeezed between the larger than life Robert and extrovert Renly, the HD700 is having trouble standing out, which keeps pushing its price down, currently going for $454 with free shipping, in new condition, with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual.
As of the time of writing, there’s one “Used – Good” condition listing (cosmetic imperfection, damaged packaging) going for $341 at Amazon Warehouse Deals.
Sennheiser HD600 with iFi Nano-iDSD DAC for $400
This bundle is reanimated again, it is the new condition Sennheiser HD600 with the iFi Nano-iDSD DAC, together bundled for $400 with free shipping at Adorama.com as a limited time promotion.
Alternately, for the same price, you can get the HD600 bundled with a $150 gift card at Adorama.com or Amazon.com.
Massdrop x AKG K7XX Red Edition for $200 [MD]
Seeing red again, but Chevelle is not included. It is the Massdrop x AKG K7XX Red Edition of the open-back headphones, fully unlocked at the members-only site Massdrop, for $200 with free shipping. This drop has six days to go with a maximum of 1500 units available for purchase. Shipment estimate is mid-August 2016, so you have to wait a few weeks before you can see red 🙂
[DEAD] Beyerdynamic DT-880 Pro Headphones (250 Ohm) for $156 [PRIME]
This lightning deal expired too… Another one of the scheduled Prime Deals has gone live, it is the Beyerdynamic DT-880 Pro Headphones (250 Ohm) going for $156 with free shipping. Offer ends by 5pm ET or earlier if sold out.
[DEAD] Used Sennheiser HD700 for $291 w/coupon [ONE LEFT] {PRIME ONLY}
The Prime Day coupon expired, and so did this offer…
Sennheiser HD650 and $200 Gift Card for $500
Upping the ante since the last time we mentioned this about a month ago, Adorama now offers a $200 Adorama gift certificate (instead of a $150) when you purchase their Sennheiser HD650 bundle for $500. So assuming you can use the gift card, it’s like getting the headphones for $300. They are new condition and authorized dealer.
[DEAD] Open box Sennheiser HD800S for $1349
This particular listing at the price/condition mentioned sold out…
Used Sennheiser HD 700 for $366
The Sennheiser HD700 got squeezed by its own line-up, between the HD800/HD800S and the HD600/650, and its price is showing the effects of that squeeze. It currently goes for $500 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you are comfortable with used, there are currently two listings of it in “Used – Very Good” condition (minor cosmetic imperfections, damaged original packaging) for $366~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual.
Hifiman HE1000 and 64GB AK Jr DAP and iFi Micro-iDSD head-amp for $2999
We cover all things big and small here, and we go from a $23 headphone earlier today to a $3000 bundle right here right now! It’s a bundle made of three, all new condition authorized dealer items, the Hifiman HE1000 open-back planar magnetic headphones, along with the 64GB Astell & Kern AK Jr digital audio player, and the iFi Micro-iDSD Headphone Amplifier, going for $2999 with free shipping at Adorama.com. Offer ends 6/27/16 or earlier if they sell out. No coupons/rebates, just add to cart and proceed.
Used Shure SRH 1440 Open-Back for $209
If you are not a perfectionist, Amazon Warehouse Deals has a Shure SRH 1440 open-back headphone in “Used – Acceptable” condition for $209~ with free shipping. “Acceptable” is a lower quality level than “Good”. It has multiple cosmetic imperfections and damaged original packaging. The new condition price at authorized dealers is $300. The headphone averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 25 customer reviews.
[DEAD] AUDEZE EL-8 Open Planar Magnetics for $450
This sale ended… More Audeze action, this time it is the the open-back over-ear AUDEZE EL-8 Planar Magnetic headphones offered for $450 with free shipping at authorized dealer Adorama.com until 6/19/16 or earlier if sold out.
Audeze LCD-3 and Fiio X5 II and iFi Micro-iDSD for $1945
It’s bundle time again, it’s a triple bundle, the AUDEZE LCD-3 Planar magnetics (Zebrano & Lambskin Leather), along with the Fiio X5 Second Generation DAP, and the iFi Micro-iDSD Headphone Amplifier, all together for $1945 with free shipping at Adorama.com. No coupon/rebate needed, but the offer ends by 6/20/16.
Used AKG K712 PRO Open-Back for $230 [was $247] {updated}
The AKG K712 PRO over-ear open-back headphones are currently available in “Used – Good” condition for around $230 (was $247), and “Used – Very Good” for $243 (was $263) at Amazon Warehouse Deals. There is only one listing at the “Good” condition but many listings at the “Very Good”, so there is the possibility of the used prices dropping further down. The “Good” condition is essentially the dam that holds them back from dropping further down. So this might be something to keep an eye out for in the next few days. Having said that, there’s no guarantee they’ll follow this pattern, many factors appear to decide the pricing of used gear, so there’s always a YMMV factor in these type of things… Price updated in the post here 6/17/16…
Fostex TH-900 Premium for $1104 w/coupon [MF Rewards]
The previously mentioned Musician’s Friend coupon promotion for their Rewards members with coupon code EXTRA15 also includes the Fostex TH-900 Premium headphones. Their regular price is $1300, the coupon drops them to $1104.
PS: I do not know when the coupon offer ends.
Massdrop x AKG K7XX for $200 [MD]
Also fully unlocked, with 12 days to go (from blog-posting date, not from the date you are reading this), you can get the open-back over-ear Massdrop x AKG K7XX headphones (based on 65th Anniversary edition of the K702) for $200 with free shipping. The shipping estimate is late July 2016.
Sennheiser HD650 and iFi Nano-iDSD USB DAC for $500
We have a couple of bundles centered around the open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD650 headphones. First up, the 650s are bundled with the iFi Nano-iDSD USB DAC, together going for $500 with free shipping as a limited time offer at Adorama.com, an authorized dealer.
Sennheiser HD650 and Mackie CR5BT 5″ 50W Monitors for $500
It’s bundling up time again, this time it is headphones and speakers. Sold together as a bundle, without coupons or rebates, you can get the new condition Sennheiser HD 650 along with a pair of the Mackie CR5BT 5″ 50W Multimedia Monitor with Bluetooth for $500 with free shipping at Adorama.com in another limited time offer.
Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 Mahogany/Purpleheart for $400 to $450
Fostex the people! Unlocked right now at members-only shopping club Massdrop (which is free to join, everything happens behind a login-wall), their own Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 Mahogany/Purpleheart headphones are on sale for $400 to $450 with free shipping. The listing is good until 6/24/16. Patience is a virtue however, because the shipment estimate for this is end of September 2016, which is roughly four months from blog-posting date.
Audeze LCD-2 Planars for $700
Star Wars is a space odyssey of sorts, a space …Audeze perhaps, which brings us to the AUDEZE LCD-2 planar magnetic headphones on sale until 6/9/16 for $700 with free shipping at Adorama.com, an authorized dealer.
Audio Technica ATH-AD900X Open-Back for $115
The BuyDig store is not done with their headphone offers among the latest featured eBay Deals. They are also offering the new condition open-back over-ear Audio Technica ATH-AD900X headphones for $115 with free shipping (from New Jersey) with a limit of five per customer. That innocent “D” in the model name is the open-back designation 🙂
[DEAD] Sennheiser HD558 for $80 [limit 5]
Party over as of 5/31/16, the price jumped to $99, but these get discounted on a regular basis these days…
Used open-back Shure SRH 1440 for $209
The Shure SRH 1440 (open over-ears) go for $300 in new condition but if you want to go the used route and are not a perfectionist, they are available in “Used – Acceptable” condition with multiple cosmetic imperfections and damaged packaging for $209 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The headphones themselves average 4.7 out of 5 based on 25 customer reviews.
Caution: the Sennheiser HD800 for $1000 are not authorized dealers [updated]
It’s one thing to buy a $10 headphone without worrying too much about authorized dealer status, but when you are going to put down two orders of magnitude that amount, authorized dealer status is definitely a much bigger factor. So if while price checking around you run into the Sennheiser HD800 going (in new condition) for $1000 at Amazon.com, note that the sellers having them for $1000 are not authorized or recognizable A/V sellers. Amazon’s own price is $1400 and if you price-check around that’s the price at other well-known sellers like B&H, Sweetwater, WWS, Crutchfield, etc.
PS: note also that Jet.com does NOT reveal who the seller of an item is, so you have no clue who you are buying it from, so you cannot know of warranty status ahead of purchase. Again, not a big deal with a $10 item, but for something like this, it is very important.
UPDATE 5/30/16
Thanks to Allan for pointing this in the comments!
You can also get it refurbished for $1000 from Crutchfield with a 2-year warranty and 60-day money-back guarantee.
If you are not a perfectionist, Crutchfield also has a scratch and dent refurbished for $850. This is marked as low stock.
Still Good: Sennheiser HD 600 with $150 Gift Card for $400
With Dads and Grads season, this is one option to consider, you could buy two gifts with one purchase 🙂 This offer continues, you get the new condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 650 along with a $150 plastic Amazon Gift Card, bundled together for $400 at Amazon by Amazon actual. The gift card envelope has a Winter theme, but you can always put the gift card in a different box or envelope 🙂
PRO TIP: in very rare occasions when buying bundles with gift cards, the gift card may arrive before the actual product ships. In such cases, you may be able to apply the value of the gift card towards the purchase price of the item. Unless Amazon changed the accounting of it and this can no longer happen. Assume this is not so, and consider it a pleasant surprise in the very rare occasion this may happen.
At the moment, the bundle mentioned above is the best value among the handful of Sennheiser Gift Card bundles. Other models participating are the HD650 (unfavorable offer, $500 w/$100 GC), HD 380 and 280. The HD25* bundle looks like it has been dis-bundled (new verb?).
Beyerdynamic T5p (2nd Gen) and Fiio E12 amp and 64GB microSD for $999
Headphone bundles are expanding in creative ways these days, now with memory cards too 🙂 The second generation of the Beyerdynamic T5p Tesla headphones are bundled with the FiiO E12 Mont Blanc Portable Headphone Amplifier and a 64GB Lexar microSDXC memory card, all together going for $999 with free shipping by Beach Camera thru Amazon.
This ships from Beach Camera’s facilities, but thanks to a recent expansion of the Prime program, Prime members still get free 2-day shipping on this particular offer, even if it doesn’t ship from an Amazon facility. You can tell this by looking at the details in the product page, highlighted in the screenshot below:
PS: if you are puzzled as to where to put the memory card, well, it won’t go into the headphones and it won’t go into the Fiio amp, but it can go anywhere microSD* cards are accepted 🙂
PS2: if you are not interested in the Fiio amp, an alternative is to get the headphones only (no Fiio, no Lexar) in Open Box condition from authorized dealers with full warranty, currently going for $888 at Amazon Warehouse Deals from either OneCall (West Coast) or Electronics Expo (East Coast).
PS3: you only see the “Prime” logo/option if you are a Prime members logged on to a Prime account.
Sennheiser HD 650 and Fiio E18 Kunlun and BlueMic Ultimate USB Mic for $510
Last week’s Sennheiser HD650 triple bundle sold-out/disappeared quickly, but Adorama.com has another Sennheiser HD650 triple bundle. You pay $510 with free shipping, and for that you get three new condition products, the open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 650 headphones, the Fiio E18 Kunlun Android Phone USB DAC & AMP, and the Blue Microphones Ultimate USB Mic (Blackout Edition). Offer is good until 5/29/16 or earlier if it sells out.
Audeze LCD-X with Centrance HIFI-M8 XL4 DAC Amp for $1699
Back to the bundles, this time it is the Audeze LCD-X (aluminum, lambskin) planar magnetics bundled with the Centrance HIFI-M8 XL4 DAC Amp, together for $1699 with free shipping at Adorama.com. Offer ends on 5/29/16 or earlier if sold out. The headphones go for that price on their own, so it’s like getting the $700 Centrace DAC/amp for free.
Refurbished Sony MDR-Z7 for $320 [updated]
UPDATE 5/23/16: the price dropped to $320 and there are ten units available now. Screenshot updated at the bottom of the post with the new price…
Strategically this is an interesting cat and mouse situation if you want to optimize for lowest price possible. Amazon’s pricing computers seem to have algorithms that adjust prices based on quantity available, date/time, interest in a product, and who knows what other signals they use. If something drops in price once, it may drop again, but I cannot predict what will happen 🙂
The Sony MDR-Z7 over-ear closed-back headphones are currently available in manufacturer refurbished condition for $320 $350 with free shipping by Secondipity thru Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships from Secondipity, so it is not eligible for 2-day Prime shipping. Its new condition price is $700, so paying half for refurbished it’s a pretty reasonable trade off.
Beyerdynamic DT 880 PRO (250 ohm) for $150 after $20 MIR
We have two Beyerdynamic mail-in rebates offers. First up, the semi-open/semi-closed Beyerdynamic DT 880 PRO (250 ohm) are offered for $150 after a $20 mail-in rebate (in the form of a prepaid gift card) at Adorama.com. This is a limited time offer, expiring by 5/24/16, with a limit of one per customer. Details on the rebate at the pdf file.
NOTE: The rebate form is specifically for purchases made at Adorama. The rebate limit is one of each eligible headphone, not two of the same model.
Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO (250 ohm) for $125 after $20 MIR
If you are cool with mail-in rebates, the new condition open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO (250 ohm) are offered for $125 after a $20 mail-in rebate at Adorama.com. This is a limited time offer, expiring by 5/24/16, with a limit of one per customer. Details on the rebate at the PDF file.
Open-box Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO for $464
And now we go to the other end of the Beyerdynamic closed spectrum, it’s Tesla 2.0 time. The DT 1770 PRO studio headphones are available in “Used – Like New” condition for $464+ by authorized dealers through Amazon Warehouse Deals (OneCall and Electronics Expo). The Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) actual is $464 but AWD (Amazon) does not make any promises of warranty but offers a 30-day return policy.
OneCall has two listings and they are also available through their eBay store, listing #1 and listing #2.
Audeze EL8 Headphones and iFi Micro-iCAN for $799
Bundle up time once again, and yes, it’s another Audeze bundle. You get the closed back planar magnetic Audeze EL8 (elate, musical elevation, or so ~ I am guessing that’s what the name means) headphones bundled with the iFi Micro-iCAN Headphone Amplifier (Special Edition), together for $799 with free shipping at Adorama.com until 5/22/16.
Used Sennheiser HD700 for $358 [updated]
UPDATE (5/16/16): the “Used – Good” condition for $326 sold out, the lowest price now is “Used – Very Good” for $358~, with three separate listings at this price.
ORIGINAL: If you are interested in the Sennheiser HD700, a headphone caught in the crossfire of the HD800 and the HD600 and HD650 power duo, it is currently available in “Used – Good” condition for around $326 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. They also have a couple of listings in “Used – Very Good” condition for $22 more.
Audeze LCD-2 and AK Jr 64GB DAP for $995
More Audeze temptations, this time it is the LCD-2 (bamboo and lambskin leather) planar-magnetics that are bundled with the Astell & Kern AK Jr 64GB DAP, all together for $995 with free shipping at Adorama.com. Offer ends 5/17/16.
The AK Jr can also serve as a USB DAC, and in addition to the 64GB of on-board storage, it can also take a microSD card (up to 64GB per the specs ~ check forums/reviews to see if higher capacities would work well).
PS: for the purposes of this blog, I am drawing the line between DACs and DAPs on the ability to play music. If something can play music, I am filing it under DAP (digital audio player). Otherwise it goes under the “Amps and DACs” category. I am resisting temptation to further break down that category because I fear I will be lost in a sea of sub-categories 🙂
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