The new condition white color scheme of the Powerbeats 3 bluetooth earphones is back on sale again, going for $140 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three units per customer. The other colors either go for more or they are not available. This is a sale or price-match, not a lightning deal.
[DEAD] BeatsX Wireless In-Ears for $100
This sale ended again… Back on sale in this cycle of prices going up and down, it is the new condition BeatsX Wireless In-Ears (bluetooth) in the blue color scheme (no color pun intended) going for $100 with free shipping by Amazon actual. This is not a lightning deal, so YMMV on the duration.
[DEAD] Friday: refurbished Beats Studio 2 Bluetooth + ANC Over-Ears for $150
This daily deal ended…
[DEAD] Beats Solo 2 Bluetooth On-Ears for $130
As of Friday 3:50pm ET re-check, these are sold-out, long ahead of their expiration time…
The new condition Beats Solo 2 closed-back on-ear bluetooth headphones are on sale for $130 with free shipping at B&H Photo until 11:59pm ET on Saturday (or earlier if sold out). They are available at this price in the Space Gray color scheme.
[DEAD] Beats X bluetooth earphones for $100
This sale ended but they seem to be on a downward price trend…
Beats Solo2 Bluetooth On-Ears for $150
If you are interested in the Beats Solo2 bluetooth on-ears, they are currently on sale for $150 at the Sprint website as one of the accessories they offer. This is the 7th item on that page.
Powerbeats 3 for $130 (some colors)
Three of the five colors of the Powebeats 3 bluetooth exercise earphones are on sale for $130 per pair, in new condition, at Amazon by Amazon actual. These average 3.5 out of 5 based on 1270 customer reviews, and have 200+ customer reviews. They have a very low “review intensity ratio” (around 1.5 to 1), which is a sign of trade-offs and issues.
[DEAD] Monday: Beats by Dr. Dre Tour2 Active Earphones for $50
This daily deal is no more…
Saturday: BeatsX bluetooth earphones for $100
The Fall 2016 Apple-Beats collection is now shy about aggressive discounting, the Beats X bluetooth earphones are now down to $100 with free shipping, in new condition, as a Best Buy daily deal. Only the black color scheme goes for $100. The others go for $120.
Beats X bluetooth in-ears for $120 (all colors)
All four colors of the “Fall 2016 Apple Collection” Beats X bluetooth earphones (first generation, first in its name) are currently on sale for $120 with free shipping, at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three per color per customer. All together they average 3.8 out of 5 based on 92 customer reviews over there.
Per the Amazon page, they are currently ranked as the best selling new “Audio Headphone”, but take those rankings with a grain of salt as they depend on the product categories being correct, and these days, with millions of products and marketplace sellers entering things, it’s chaos and disorder 🙂
Beats Solo 3 Bluetooth On-Ears for $160 [limit 3]
The Galaxy S8* smartphones are the first with Bluetooth 5, but as far as I know, no bluetooth 5.0 headphones yet, and since the Bluetooth connection works in a lower common denominator fashion, you’ll have to wait for compatible BT 5.0 headphones before you can take advantage of the BT 5 features of the Galaxy S8s.
Which brings us to Apple’s approach to bluetooth, their “Class 1” technology employed in some of their Fall 2016 products, headlined by the Beats Solo 3, the black color scheme of which, in new condition, is on sale for $160 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three units per customer. The “gloss white” is next in terms of discounting, going for $173~. All together, they average 4.5 out of 5 based on over 1000 customer reviews and have over 300 questions internet-answered.
Powerbeats 3 Wireless (BT) Earphones for $130
The black color scheme of the Powerbeats 3 Wireless (= bluetooth) earphones, geared towards sports/exercise, with their Class 1 bluetooth technology, ushered in with the Fall 2016 Apple line-up, are on sale, in new condition, for $130 with free shipping, at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three units per customer at this point in time.
All together (the different colors, which are the same product, no Rose Gold V-Moda apt-X shenanigans here) they average 3.6 out of 5 based on 1000+ customer reviews, but they only have a 2:1 “review intensity ratio” (5-star vs 1-star reviews), which is a sign of issues and trade-offs, so be sure to read reviews and such before buying if you are not familiar with them.
[DEAD] Beats Studio Wireless Over-Ears (BT and ANC) for $210
This daily deal expired…
PS: this market segment (over-ears with bluetooth and ANC) continues to increase in popularity (to the chagrin of some audiophiles) and it is heavily contested as a nice profit margin segment in the $200+ price range, with Bose, Sony, Sennheiser, V-Moda, B&W, B&O, and many more vying for earfection. Ear affection that is, although on re-reading this new made-up-word, it sounds more like an infection ~ which the dissenting audiophiles will agree with 🙂
Powerbeats3 Bluetooth earphones for $145
You may get kicked out of your local audiophile club if you are caught wearing these, but it’s your ears and your music 🙂 The new condition Powerbeats3 bluetooth earphones are on sale for $145 in the black color scheme and $150 in the other four color schemes at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three units per color per customer. There, they average 3.7 out of 5 based on 900+ customer reviews, with a 2:1 review-intensity ratio which is pretty low.
PS: what I call “review intensity ratio” is the number of 5-stars divided by 1-star reviews. A “10:1” or better is ideal (other things equal since customer reviews are not uniform and reviewers rate things and brands differently for different reasons).
[DEAD] Monday: refurbished PowerBeats 2 for $90
This daily deal expired…
Beats Solo 3 for $180 (Rose Gold) or $195 (Black)
Headphone prices are not stock prices, but the $220 resistance for the new Beats Solo 3 has collapsed! You can now get the new condition rose gold Beats Solo 3 for $180 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three units per customer during this sale.
Meanwhile the more conventional color, the black color scheme is now down to $195 with free shipping, also limit three per customer.
Both of the above are sold and shipped by Amazon itself. These are closed-back bluetooth (Class 1) on-ears, the first wave of Beats under the Apple UFO.
[DEAD] Starts Saturday 8:30am ET: Beats Studio Over-Ear BT ANC (Metallic Sky)
This lightning deal expired… It was a 10% off discount…
Beats EP Red Wired On-Ears for $80 [updated]
One of the Fall 2016 Apple-Beats products is the closed-back on-ear wired Beats EP, currently on sale, in the white (was RED) color scheme, for $80 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual [update: a different color is now on sale!]. Limit up to three units per customer. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on 210+ customer reviews and they have almost 80 questions answered by the interwebbed people.
[DEAD] Tuesday: Beats Executive ANC for $160
This daily deal expired…
In-Stock: Beats X bluetooth in-ears for $150 in all colors
All four color schemes of the brand new Beats X bluetooth in-ears are now in-stock and ready to ship for $150 with free shipping at Adorama.com. Three of the four colors get free expedited shipping, the other one gets plain free shipping… Only the blue color scheme is currently in-stock at Amazon actual…
[DEAD] Friday: Beats Studio Wireless Over-Ears for $225
This daily deal expired…
Wedn: Beats Mixr On-Ears (David Guetta) for $150
The new condition Beats Mixr closed-back on-ears in the David Guetta edition, available in seven different color schemes, are on sale for $150 with free shipping at A4C Online as one of their daily deals ending on Wednesday at 11:59pm eastern.
Refurbished Beats Solo 3 Bluetooth On-Ears for $170
The new condition sale price of the Beats Solo 3 Bluetooth On-Ears is typically $220 (eg amazon.com), but if you want to save some more, you can get them in refurbished condition for $170 with free shipping in three different color options (black, gold, rose) at A4C Online (All4Cellular). They come with a 90-day replacement warranty from A4C, not Apple. UPDATE: the sale continues… Offer ends by Thursday at 11:59pm eastern time.
Now shipping: Beats X Earphones for $150
Another recently released headphone is now in-stock and shipping, the last of the late 2016 Beats line-up, the bluetooth Beats X earphones are in-stock for $150 with free expedited shipping at authorized dealer Adorama.com in the default black color scheme. The rest of the colors are coming later on.
Powerbeats 3 BT earphones for $150
They are back on sale again, the new condition Powerbeats 3 bluetooth exercise earphones are going for $150 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual in multiple color schemes, with a limit of up to three per color per customer. This is not a lightning deal, so the sale continues until it ends It could be a price-match.
Beats by Dr. Dre Tour2 Active Exercise Earphones for $50
To The Dre we go, where B&H Photo is offering the Beats by Dr. Dre Tour2 Active for $50 with free expedited shipping. Active refers to their intended use as exercise earphones, not active noise cancellation. This is a limited time offer, but expiration date is unknown (to me). Three of the five colors are on sale: the default black-red, the siren-red, and the titanium.
[DEAD] Powerbeats 2 for $110 New or $90 Refurbished
This sale ended…
Powerbeats 3 bluetooth in-ears for $150
Another one of the Fall Apple-blessed Beats models is on sale, the new condition Powerbeats 3 bluetooth in-ears are on sale for $150 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual (limit three per customer).
Beats EP On-Ears for $65 [drops again]
All four colors of the new conditin closed-back on-ear Beats EP headphones are currently on sale for $65 [WAS $70] with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three units per customer…
Interestingly all new Apple-Beats product prices have fallen since their release – unlike the stubborn prices of iPhones/iPads. Looks like Apple-Beats want to grab market share from the lower price tiers as well, something that will not make double-figure brands/lines happy…
Beats (late 2016 models) and Focal (pre 2016 models) sales continue
The sales continue (or have returned) for two of the late 2016 Beats headphones. The black and gloss-black color-schemes of the Beats Solo 3 On-Ears (with Bluetooth and Apple’s “magic”) go for $220, while the black color scheme of the PowerBeats3 earphones continues for $150.
Speaking of continuing sales, the Focal Classic closed over-ears continue at their new-normal price of $200, while their Sphear in-ears go for $80. Perhaps they are hoping that the buzz generated among audiophiles by the Elear and the Utopia will generate renewed interest in the rest of the Focal line-up.
Beats EP On-Ears for $80 (black) or $90 (other colors)
Further discounting on the recently-released closed-back on-ear “Beats EP” headphones. The black color scheme goes for $80 (limit 3 per customer), while the other two colors (blue, red) go for $90 each, all these at Amazon by Amazon actual. This is not a lightning deal. So far they average 4.3 out of 5 based on 45 customer reviews.
[DEAD] Sat: Beats Studio ANC Wireless for $220 (six colors)
This offer expired…
Powerbeats 3 Bluetooth Earphones for $150
Another one of the “late 2016” Beats headphones is getting discounted. It is the black color-scheme of the bluetooth earphones that go by the “Beats Powerbeats3” name, or “Powerbeats3” in-sort, on sale for $150 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of up to three units per customer. This is not a lightning deal, so the price is market-driven. Their starting price was $200.
PS: already, both the Beats 3 and Beats EP on-ears got discounted as low as $220 and $85 respectively (from what I have seen at authorized/reputable dealers).
[DEAD] Beats EP On-Ears for $85 (four colors)
As of 12/29/16 recheck, this is back to $100…
The closed-back on-ear Beats EP headphones are currently on sale for $85 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual, with a limit of three per color per customer. Four different color schemes are available. These were a late 2016 model, part of the first wave of Beats headphones under the Apple Empire.
This combination of Apple and Beats creates an internal struggle for purist audiophiles who are also Apple fanatics. More on that on the next Dr Drew show 🙂
[DEAD] Powerbeats 2 Bluetooth Earbuds for $100
This sale ended as well…
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