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The official BOSE eBay store (won’t it tarnish their reputation among the business executives if they sell on eBay? #troll) is offering the new condition Bose SoundLink Bluetooth On-Ears for $170 with free shipping with a limit of up to three units per customer.
They are close in price going for $180 at some of the membership clubs, BJs and Sam’s.
The Sony XB950B1 and XB950N1 headphones that were part of Sony’s announcements at CES 2017 have both dropped $50 today at various authorized Sony dealers. So with the discounting in place, the XB950N1 closed over-ears with ANC and bluetooth are going for $198 in green or black color schemes. On the other hand, if you prefer used, there is a “Used – Acceptable” option for $139~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual.
Meanwhile the XB950B1 which has Bluetooth but no ANC is on sale for $148 with free shipping in black, blue or red. The lowest used price for this $111, so it’s much closer than the N1 above.
Both of these headphones support NFC and LDAC. LDAC is getting baked into Android “O” after Sony and The Google reached an agreement a few weeks ago.
PS: here is a visual explainer of LDAC at Sony Electronics.
They are back on sale again, all three colors of the new condition Jaybird X3 Sport Bluetooth earphones are on sale for $100 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. These average 3.8 out of 5 based on 530+ customer reviews, and have over 100 questions answered. They have a very low “review intensity ratio” (48 vs 18, less than 3:1), which suggest here are potential issues and trade-offs, so be sure to read up on them before buying.
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This lightning deal expired but returns every few weeks. The price was around $59 this time around…
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Now living in the shadow of the buzz-generating Sony MDR-1000X, the older Sony MDR-100-ABN (also Bluetooth with ANC) is having good reasons to get discounted. The black color scheme of the 100ABN is currently on sale, in new condition, for $180 with free shipping, by BUYDIG’s eBAY store. You have to do the “add to cart” song and dance to see the $180 price.
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In a sale ending Sunday night, NewEgg actual is offering the new condition Samson RTE 2 Bluetooth closed on-ears for $30 with free shipping. No coupon/rebate needed. It supports apt-X and NFC and has a 3.5mm input as well.
It has a built-in rechargeable battery as do almost all bluetooth headphones these days. AA/AAA batteries seem to be more of the ANC and RF (non BT) wireless kind although more of those too are switching to built-in rechargeables.
It’s couponing time! AUKEY is a chinese company sort of modeling itself and competing with Anker, and they too love promoting their products through Amazon coupons. Which brings us to 50% off coupon SS7UPFXS that drops the price of the AUKEY Arcs Bluetooth earphones from $16 to $8! A Prime membership gets them to you for free in two-ish days, while non-Prime members need a $35+ order for free shipping (or $25+ in books). They are marketed as exercise phones and average 3.3 out of 5 based on 44 customer reviews.
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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.
The new condition Klipsch Reference Over-Ear Bluetooths, in either one of the two color schemes, is on sale for $199 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. They support apt-X and AAC, also play music via 3.5mm input, have removable earpads, they fold and come with a zippered shelled case.
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But wait, there’s more! This is the fourth in a row Parrot post, so if you are trying to decide, check all four Parrot posts. The color of this is a bit of an acquired taste, which is why it is discounted significantly over the other color options. It is the new condition first generation Parrot Zik headphone (BT and ANC) in the Yellow-Gold color-scheme, going for $100 with free shipping by a trio of marketplace sellers, with the orders of all three fulfilled by Amazon. The headphones average 4.1 out of 5 based on nearly 600 customer reviews and has over 150 questions answered by internet people 🙂
The “Black Overstitched” color scheme of the Parrot Zik 3.0 headphones (bluetooth and ANC) is available in “Used – Good condition” for $225~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual (AWD). For a limited time, Amazon has an Earth Day promotion, where select items offered through Amazon Warehouse Deals get an automatic 20% off discount in the shopping cart. This is eligible, dropping the price to $180~. As usual, only products sold by AWD actual are eligible. Used products sold by marketplace sellers there do not get the discount.
This is indicated in the AWD listings:
The discount is reflected automatically in your shopping cart (top right corner):
In the second of three back-to-back Parrot Zik posts, the new condition third-generation (Zik 3.0) model, in the green color scheme, is on sale for $250 with free shipping, sold by Parrot’s Amazon store, with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so you get free 2-day Prime shipping if a member. The next close price for the other colors is $279~ for the brown color scheme, but it is shipped directly from a marketplace seller (“Tech for Less”).
The first generation of the Parrot Zik Wireless headphones (bluetooth and ANC) are available in refurbished condition for $80 with free shipping and free returns at Groupon Goods with a 90-day warranty. It is available in Black or Black Gold. This ships in two days (after purchase) and should be delivered within seven business days. Groupon’s shipping speed is the anti-Prime, so if you need it quickly, there’s no way to expedite it at Gropuon.
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 🙂
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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.
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.
The new condition LG TONE PLATINUM HBS-1100 Neckband Earphones (bluetooth), in the gold or black color schemes, are currently going for $100 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three per color per customer at the moment. The other two colors go for more. All together they average 3.6 out of 5 based on 260 customer reviews and have over 100 questions answered by viewers like you (anyone can answer questions at Amazon).
It’s bundle up time now. You get three different products for $70. The new condition closed-back on-ear Pioneer SE-MJ553BT-K bluetooth headphones, the Indigo portable headphone-amp (which looks a lot like this M-Audio ~ they both for $30 on their own), the Slappa hardbody headphone case (goes for $20 on its own).
All these are by Beach Camera thru Amazon. It ships directly from Beach Camera (New Jersey) but if you are a Prime member, you get Prime-like shipping speed directly from Beach.
On the other hand, if you don’t want the portable headphone-amp, you can a different bundle for $10 more: it replaces the amp with an omega-shaped wood headphone stand.
PS: some of these bundles are value plays, you don’t necessarily have to (or you can’t) use all the items together, eg the portable head amp and a bluetooth-only headphone.
The official V-Moda store at Amazon is offering the new apt-X model of their recently-revealed Crossfade Wireless II headphone, the Rose Gold color scheme for $350 with free shipping. Only the “Rose Gold” has apt-X. The other two colors do not, which is why they cost $30 less. This is fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get them in two days.
This is a NewEgg “daily” deal, so it is offered for two days. On Day #1 (Friday), promo code EMCSREBE2 gets you the new condition JBL Coach E40 Bluetooth On-Ears for $30 with free shipping. You may have to be a NewEgg email subscriber to use this coupon. On Day #2 (Saturday), it becomes one of the daily deals posted on their ShellShocker daily deals.
PS: I can’t see the benefit of this convoluted way of doing daily deals, but what do I know? 🙂
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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 🙂
The new condition Sony MDR-100ABN/B bluetooth and active noise cancelling closed-back over-ear headphones are participating in an “add to cart” sale by BuyDig on eBay for $180 with free shipping. To see the price, you have to be logged-on to your eBay account and press the appropriate button to show the price. This is the black color scheme.
Interestingly, the limit is 50 per customer, so the “Add to cart” is for the lower price it seems. I haven’t attempted to buy 50 of them to test this 🙂 Buydig is an authroized Sony USA dealer.
The 100ABN has been superseded in the Sony line-up with the new MDR-1000X which go for $350 on sale, and according to some, they are neck and neck with the Bose QC35 in terms of ANC effectiveness.
If you don’t need ANC, the non-ANC version, check the post above this!
The black color scheme of the new condition Photive HF1 Bluetooth On-Ears is on sale for $30 by a marketplace seller with the order fulfilled by Amazon (Prime eligible). This is not a lightning deal. They average 4.1 out of 5 based on 270+ customer reviews. This is another one of the popular budget bluetooth over/on-ear headphones making the rounds there.
A quartet of fulfilled by Amazon sellers are offering the new condition Pendulumic Stance S1+ over-ear bluetooth headphones for $189 with free shipping through amazon.com. These “defeat” the “First from Asia” featured offer at NewEgg for $199. Or if you are comfortable with used, one of those four sellers are shipping them directly (not Prime eligible) in “Used – Like New” (open-box) condition for $129 plus $6~ shipping through Warehouse Deals.
On rather unique feature of these is that they have two power options. They have a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion but they can also take AAA batteries. So if you are trying to decide between those two power camps, you have both options here. They average 3.8 out of 5 based on 50 customer reviews and have 18 answered questions.
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).
Another one of the weekly Fry’s promo code offers (you have to be signed-up for their e-mail list to get a personalized coupon code) is the Audio-Technica ATH-SR5 Bluetooth On-Ears offered for $100 after the promo code. The price before the promo is $200. This offer is available in-store only, so you have to be physically present a Fry’s Electronics store in order to get it. And the usual YMMV caveat with all things Fry’s. Offer ends 4/7/17 or earlier if sold out.
PS: this bluetooth model ATH-SR5BTBK should not be confused with the wired-only ATH-SR5BK. Why are companies able to make very complicated products but cannot have simpler/easier product naming scheme? 🙂
On the bluetooth front, the JLab Epic bluetooth waterproof exercise earphones are on sale for $36 with free shipping and free returns in three different color schemes at Groupon Goods. Over 1000 units sold through this listing. The discount ends 4/4/17 per the listing there.
On the other hand, if you are a Prime member, or plan a $35+ order otherwise, they go for $34.99 at Amazon by Amazon actual in the black or blue color schemes. The “cloud white” color scheme is not on sale. They average 2.7 out of 5 based on 1100+ customer reviews, so be sure to read up on them if you are not familiar with.
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