Wedn: SteelSeries Arctis Pro, Beats 3, Bose 700, MSFT 365

There’s headphone action in the Wednesday December 2nd (in 2020, wow, this crazy year flew so fact, yet…) Amazon Gold Box with the following options:

+ SteelSeries Arctis Pro bluetooth closed on-ear Headset for $240 in the black color scheme only, one per customer
+ as of time of writing it averages 4.2 out of 5 based on 1840+ customer ratings and has 350+ answered questions by the “e-wisdom of the e-crowds” 🙂

+ Beats Solo 3 bluetooth on-ears (with W1 chip of i-Device interest) for $119 in various color schemes
+ as of the time of writing it averages “the most beautiful Beats yet” based on 100000+ Apple iFan adorations 😉

+ “Beats and Bose they break my bones” sing some audiophiles, but also on sale is the Bose 700 ANC/BT over-ears with Alexa (but not Alexis Carrington) going for $339 in two color options
+ as of the time of writing they average 4.4 out of 5 based on 12K+ customer ratings and they have 620 answered questions by viewers like you

+ and if you want to use Office-style apps to keep track of your headphone ratings and measurements and observations and pairings and such, a 1-Year prepaid Microsoft 365 Family for $99 with a $50 Amazon Gift Card as a bonus. This autom-renews annually (without the $50 GC) if not cancelled…
+ you also get 1TB OneDrive per account
+ up to six accounts can be attached to this subscription

December 2, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Saturday: name-brand truly wireless, $50 to $100

Saturday is name-brand truly-wireless (TW) at Woot Sellout, the sale good until 11/28/20 at 11:59pm central time or earlier if sold out:

+ Sennheiser Momentum TW for $100

+ Master & Dynamic MW07 TW for $95

+ Klipsch T5 TW for $50

November 27, 2020 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , , ,

Sony WH-CH710N ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears down to $88

The battle for the ANC/bluetooth over-ears market is fierce at all tiers these days. If you want to get a name-brand under $100, one of the Black Friday deals comes from Sony at participating authorized Sony USA dealers. It’s the new condition closed-back over-ear ANC with bluetooth WH-CH710N going for $88 by Amazon actual (two color options) and in black only at Adorama and also at B&H Photo which charges $2 more…

We have here a text and pictures unboxing of the previous generation model, the WH-CH700N. I haven’t seen or touched the newer 710 model, so I can’t compare…

November 27, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Bose QuietComfort QC35 II ANC/BT Over-Ears for $199

Now that everybody is making a competitive ANC/BT over-ear headphone, BOSE is feeling the pressure and they have decreased the price of their good old QuietComfort QC35 II to $199 with free US shipping at B&H Photo and Amazon and also at Adorama…

November 26, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Cleer Flow ANC/BT Over-Ears down to $70

Cleer Audio is jumping on the Black Friday hype train too with a big discount in an attempt to generate some attention and such. They are currently offering their new condition closed-back ANC/bluetooth over-ears “Cleer Flow” for $70 with free US shipping at New York’s B&H Photo…

November 26, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Monoprice SonicSolace ANC/BT Over-Ears for $23 w/FS [updated]

Monoprice has an actual doorbuster! The new condition SonicSolace ANC/BT Over-Ears are on sale for just $23 with free US shipping in your choice of brown or black color scheme. This is a big drop in price indeed.

As of the time of writing this averages 4.2 out of 5 based on 400 customer reviews and they have 100 answered questions…

UPDATE: thanks to one of our readers for the comment! Apparently these have been on sale in this range; the last time I was tracking them these were going for 2X, that’s why I thought they were a BF doorbuster!

November 26, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: Audio Technica ATH-CKR7-TW truly wireless for $49

If you are looking for truly-wireless from more audiophile-oriented companies, B&H Photo is offering until 11/26/20 at 11:59pm ET the new condition Audio Technica ATH-CKR7-TW truly wireless for $49 with free US shipping. Note however that of the seven customer reviews posted there (as of the time of writing) six of them are unhappy, so be sure to look into it before buying!

November 25, 2020 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: ,

Sony WH-1000XM4 with FREE Energizer 20,000 mAh powerbank for $278

Freebie time for the new condition USA-warranty closed-back over-ear Sony WH-1000XM4 bluetooth with ANC headphones. This is the latest generation model. This is, as of the time of writing, on sale for $278 at select authorized Sony USA dealers. The offers are as follows:

+ at Adorama with FREE Energizer 20,000 mAh power-bank and cleaning cloth

+ without freebies at B&H Photo and by Amazon actual

November 23, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Sunday: V-Moda Crossfade 2 Codex Bluetooth Over-Ears for $250

Good until 11/15/20 at 11:59pm, Best Buy is offering as one of their deals of the day the new condition matte-white color scheme of the V-Moda Crossfade 2 Codex closed-back over-ear wireless (bluetooth) headphones for $250 with free shipping or free store pickup where possible/available…

As of the time of writing they average 4.6 out of 5 based on 76 customer reviews…

November 15, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Saturday: SONOS MOVE for $299, Beats Solo 3 for $120, Storage for your Musics!

Saturday November 14 in 2020 is of music interest at the Amazon Holiday Dash (aka Gold Box) as they have seven different color schemes of the new condition Beats Solo 3 on-ears (bluetooth with W1 techonlogy, closed-back) going for $120 with free US shipping. One per customer [not sure if it’s per individual color, or total one of this model]…

As of the time of writing, these average 4.7 out of 5 based on over 7900 customer ratings [this is a mix of written-reviews and star-ratings without text]. They have nearly 250 answered-questions by viewers like you…

In the earlier days of SONOS, may had wished for a portable option. Fast forward to know, and there are portable options, the battery-powered new condition SONOS Move Smart Speaker (with Wifi, Bluetooth, Alexa) is on sale for $299 with free US shipping. Two per customer, but it is available in two color schemes…

As of the time of writing the SONOS MOVE averages 4.7 out of 5 based on over 2200 customer ratings and has over 270 answered questions…

STORAGE!
And now to the hungry DAPs and PADs (phones as DAPs) and phones and tablets and laptops (with microSD slots) and media players with microSD or SD slots, and such. There’s a big WD and Sandisk sale that includes microSD and SD memory cards [starting at 400GB], along with external and internal HDDs [including a couple of RAID consumer desktop options], and a couple of SSDs…

Just don’t forget to keep backups! By now we’ve seen multiple digital music services go under and with most of them, if you hadn’t already made backups, it’s “tough luck” after they go down in flames…

November 14, 2020 Filed Under: audio gear, headphones Tagged With: , , , , ,

Jimi Hendrix Edition of V-Moda Crossfade 2 Bluetooth Over-Ears for $220

All along the V-Moda Watch Tower says the audiophile to the merchant! That’s right, if you are a fan of Jimi Hendrix and the V-Moda over-ears wall of sound, you can marry them together in a single headphone that happens to be on sale as of the time of writing!

IT is the V-Moda Crossfade 2 wireless closed-back over-ears with Jimi Hendrix’s picture on one outer earcup (and his signature on the other; an easy way to tell L from R!) going for $220 with free US shipping at the Adorama website…

Here’s a screenshot of the Adorama product page:

November 12, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: refurb Klipsch T5 truly wireless for $50

Good for Thursday 11/12/20 until 11:59pm central time as part of the Woot daily deals is the factory reconditioned with a 90-day manufacturer warranty Klipsch T5 truly wireless going for $50 with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price…

Meanwhile the Chi-Fi festivities continue at Aliexpress where you can also filter the search results by only looking at marked 11-11 sales. Just like other holidays, 11-11 is more of a state of mind now, it’s not a mere 24 hour period 🙂 Like Black Friday is the whole week, if not the whole month 🙂

November 11, 2020 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: Master & Dynamic MW07 TW sale [also SONOS 5]

The Wednesday 11/11/20 Best Buy deals du jour have a bit of an audio theme to them as the headliner is the SONOS 5 wireless Smart speaker going for $400…

Of truly-wireless interest, they have a Master and Dynamic sale that features:

+ MW-07 GO truly wireless for $160

+ MW07 PLUS truly wireless for $225 in four different color schemes

November 10, 2020 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , ,

Wednesday: Sennheiser and Skullcandy bluetooths

Judging by the increase in headphones in daily deals, mayhaps retailers, marketers and manufacturers have “upgraded” headphones as some of the hot buy items during the 2020 holiday shopping season ~ an with good season given the COVID situation…

As teased yesterday, among the Wednesday 11/4/20 NewEgg daily deals they have the new condition Sennheiser Momentum Free necklace-style bluetooth earphones on sale for $70 with free US shipping…

Staying with Sennheiser, at the Amazon Gold Box they are offering the new condition IE 80S BT earphones for $200 with free US shipping with up to three pairs per customer. These are neckband-style (hardened) with also a hardened earhook mechanism…

And at the budget side of things, at the Best Buy dailies, the headliner is the new condition Skullcandy Sesh Evo truly-wireless for $25…

November 4, 2020 Filed Under: in-ears, truly wireless Tagged With: , , ,

Tuesday: Bose QC35 II ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $199

If you want some coffee to keep you up during those long listening and headphone testing sessions, there’s four different kind of Mr. Coffee options (including the audiophile-friendly pour-over and an All-In-One machine that clears space on the counters) at the Amazon Gold Box for Tuesday 11/3/20. But that’s what you are here for…

… what you are here for is their offer for the new condition BOSE QC 35 II closed-back over-ear ANC/bluetooth combo headphones going for $199 with free US shipping. This is available in three different color schemes. Up to five per customer. As of the time of writing they average 4.6 out of 5 based on 29,000+ customer reviews…

November 3, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Monday: Shure SE-535 IEMs (both 3.5mm and BT 5.0 cables) for $199

Second day with a Shure IEM as one of their daily deals at B&H Photo! Today (being Monday November 2nd in 2020) has the new condition Shure SE-535 in-ears with both a 3.5mm and bluetooth 5.0 cables, going for $199 with free US shipping, a 2-year warranty, and a choice of bronze or red color schemes…

In addition to the universal 3.5mm mic/remote cable and the bluetooth 5.0 cable (which also has the battery for the bluetooth hardware ~ obviously) you get various eartips, a carrying case and such. This too is a microUSB-charged bluetooth…

UPDATE: among the Woot dailies is another incarnation of the new condition Master & Dynamic MW07 truly wireless for $80 in the “grey terrazo” color scheme. Interestingly though, this comes with a 90-day Woot warranty (instead of a manufacturer warranty)…

And then at the Best Buy dailies they have another recurring headphone featured in their daily deals, the new condition MEE Matrix Cinema bluetooth/ANC closed-back over-ears for $60…

November 1, 2020 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Sunday: Shure SE-846 w/BT 5.0 cable kit for $549

Want a high-end universal IEM that gives you the option of wired and bluetooth 5.0 playback? Good until Sunday 11/1/20 at 11:59pm eastern time (yes, you get an extra hour to decide because of the “Fall Back” DST temporal thing), you can get the new condition Shure SE-846 w/BT 5.0 cable kit for $549 with free US shipping at B&H Photo in your choice of the CLEAR or the black color schemes. The other two color schemes (bronze, blue) are special order and are not on sale.

This kit includes both the Shure universal mic/remote cable (RMCE-UNI in Shure speak) and the Shure bluetooth 5.0 cable/adapter (RMCE-BT2 in Shure speak), a premium carrying case, various small headphone-y accessories (eartips, shirt clip, etc), and a 2-year warranty… The charging of the bluetooth 5.0 cable/adapter happens via micro-USB (charging cable is included)…

UPDATE: under “Electronics” at the Woot offers for Sunday they have the refurbished Bose Soundsport bluetooth earphones for $63 in your choice of three color schemes. These come with a 90-day iCertify warranty…

And at the Best Buy dailies they have the new condition Jaybird Tarah necklace-style bluetooth earphones going for $30…

October 31, 2020 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , , , ,

Saturday: Sennheiser CX 400BT truly wireless for $150

Sennheiser is back at the Best Buy daily deals for Saturday October 31st in 2020. No, it’s not a Halloween edition of a headphone 🙂

IT is the new condition CX 400BT truly-wireless, not part of the Momentum series (as the CX suggests) going for $150 with free US shipping or free store pickup (where available/possible)…

UPDATE: the NewEGG dailies for Saturday include the refurbished Klipsch S2m in-ears for $15 with free US shipping, with up to three pairs per customer. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual…

UPDATE #2: among the Amazon USA daily deals, there is a sale on half a dozen Soundpeats truly wireless earphones of different shapes (Airpod-style, tubby style, earhook) ranging in price from $21 to $35, BUT pay also attention to the product page because some of them have additional (and stackable) clip-on coupon discounts…

October 30, 2020 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , ,

Friday: Beyerdynamic DT770 (32o) for $124, Beats Solo 3 for $120

More headphone action for Friday October 30 in 2020, where at the NewEgg daily deals the new condition closed-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (32 ohm) is down to $124 with free US shipping after you enter the promo code shown over there…

Also at NewEgg’s dailies, the a Fuji Labs Sonique 2nd generation earhook earphones go for $10 with free US shipping…

Meanwhile Amazon USA goes the way of the Beats Solo 3 wireless (closed-back bluetooth on-ears with the Apple W1 class) where seven different color schemes are on sale for $120 with free US shipping per pair.

Also at Amazon, they have three more Beats on sale as follows:

+ Beats Solo PRO ANC on-ears for $230

+ Powerbeats PRO earhook earphones for $200 with W1 chip

+ Powerbeats necklace-style earphones for $130

UPDATE: but wait, there’s more for Friday, there’s a Woot OEM accessories sale that includes:

+ refurbished Apple 3.5mm Earpods from $9 (also available in multi-packs for further discounts)

+ refurbished Sony MDR-EX110AP stubby earphones for $8

October 30, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

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.

October 29, 2020 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: NuForce BE Sport3 bluetooth earphones for $10

Thursday 10/22/20 is here and with it we have a $10 bluetooth earphone as one of the B&H daily deals, it is the new condition NuForce BE Sport3 bluetooth earphones going for $10 with free US shipping.

This is in the gunmetal color scheme. It is necklace-style, with earhooks and double-flanged eartips. As of the time of writing it averages 4 out of 5 based on 18 customer reviews…

UPDATE: meanwhile at the NewEgg dailies of Thursday you can get the new condition Sennheiser HD 2.30G closed-back on-ears on sale for $30 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg actual…

October 21, 2020 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

Wedn: Sennheiser IE 80S bluetooth in-ears for $200

Sennheiser too is joining the Wednesday 10/21/20 daily deals party, this time at Amazon with the new condition IE80S BT bluetooth in-ears going for $200 with free US shipping with up to three per customer at the sale price. These have some kind of an over-earlobe earhook and they are neckband-style (the hardened type, not the ones with a loose cable that hangs on your neck like a necklace)…

Also part of the Wednesday daily deals, this time at Best Buy’s you can get the new condition Beats Studio 3 ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ears for $250…

October 21, 2020 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Saturday: Meh goes Braven bluetooth earphones for $19

The Saturday 10/17/20 Meh daily deal is of the bluetooth earphone kind and you have two options:

+ one pair of Braven Frye truly wireless
+ two pairs of Frye necklace-style bluetooth earphones

The model number is W35-8R4V3N, although I’m not sure which one of the two options is the model number. That’s what the Meh website says. What can I say about this other than… meh? 🙂

October 16, 2020 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: ,

Friday: Beyerdynamic Avento bluetooth on-ears for $199

Beyer is dynamic again at the NewEGG deals du jour for Friday October 16 in the year of 2020 with the new condition closed-back bluetooth on-ears that go by the fancy name of Aventho in the black color scheme for $199 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg proper, not iffy marketplace sellers. No promo code needed. Up to five pairs per customer at the sale price.

October 16, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Friday: Sennheiser CX-400BT TW earphones for $150

Sennheiser returns at the Best Buy dailies for Friday October 16 in 2020 with their new condition CX-400BT truly-wireless earphones going for a Sennheiser-y price of $150 with free store pickup or free shipping…

October 15, 2020 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: ,

Sony WH-1000XM3 ANC/BT Over-Ears with Sony Xperia 1 SD855 Smartphone for $750

If you happen to need a Sony smartphone and an ANC/bluetooth over-ear headphone, what a coincidence, among the Day #2 Prime Deals you can get a combo from Amazon actual that has the Sony WH-1000X M3 with the SONY Xperia 1 for $750 with free US shipping.

The Xperia 1 smartphone is factory unlocked with USA warranty, with a 6.5″ OLED 21:9 4K display, 128GB UFS 2.1 on-board storage, Gorilla Glass 6, IP65/68, dual SIM hybrid, Snapdragon 855, 6GB RAM, microSDXC slot, no headphone jack but bluetooth 5.0 with apt-X HD, released May 2019. The WH-1000X M3 is now the previous generation model, a closed-back over-ear with ANC and bluetooth.

Speaking of this line of headphones, the latest model, the WH-1000X M4 is also on offer at Best Buy daily deals for $298 with a $25 Best Buy gift card as a bonus… The same offer continues at Amazon Prime Days…

October 14, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Shure AONIC 50 BT/ANC Over-Ears for $299

The Prime Day party continues with Shure, their AONIC 50 bluetooth and ANC combo closed-back over-ear headphones are a Prime day lightning deal going for $299 at Amazon actual…

Speaking of which, good for a very limited time only is the new condition Shure SE-425-CL in-ears going for $188 with free US shipping. As of the time of writing they are 59% claimed…

UPDATE: also participating in the promotion are various KZ in-ears at everyone’s favorite Chi-Fi prices 🙂

October 13, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: Apple AirPods (2nd Gen) with AppleCare+ for $150

Before we dive into the Prime Day action of 2020, we have a new daily deal at B&H Photo good until Tuesday 10/13/20 at 11:59pm ET [or earlier if sold out]: it is the new condition Apple AirPods (2nd generation) bundled with AppleCare+, all together going for $150 with free US shipping while this promotion is running…

October 12, 2020 Filed Under: truly wireless Tagged With: , ,

Friday: Sennheiser HD 458BT Bluetooth ANC Over-Ears for $100 in Black/Red

Good until the end of day of Friday October 9 in 2020, one of the Best Buy daily deals is the new condition closed-back bluetooth/ANC over-ear black-red color scheme of the Sennheiser HD 458BT offered for $100. This is marked up as an “exclusive” model.

This is a “modern” bluetooth headphone in that it supports bluetooth version 5.0 and it charges via USB-C. Yes, companies are finally abandoning microUSB 🙂 It also plays music via 3.5mm and folds inwardly [not folds flat].

As of the time of writing it averages 4.2 out of 5 over there based on 30 customer reviews.

October 8, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Thursday: Beyerdynamic Xelento bluetooth IEMs for $619

The Beyerdynamic x NewEgg bromance continues with a new offering among their Thursday October 8 in 2020 Newegg daily deals, it is the new condition Xelento Wireless Tesla earphones going for $619 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEGG actual, with up to ten per customer at the offer price…

Elsewhere, under the Electronics daily deals at the Woot site they have a Victoria bluetooth vinyl record-players from $65 to $95, and they have a Spin-Clean vinyl-record washers for $64 to $114. Just don’t put them in the clothes dryer 😉

Coming back in their daily deals at Adorama is the new condition semi-open over-ear AKG K240 Mark II studio headphones for $100 with free US shippings…

October 8, 2020 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Refurbished Bose SoundSport bluetooth earphones for $65

Good until 8am ET on Wednesday as the Musician’s Friend daily deal is the new condition closed-back over-ear Tascam TH-200X headphone for $30 with free US shipping…

Meanwhile Woot is running a Hometober sale that includes the refurbished Bose SoundSport bluetooth earphones going for $65 with a 90-day warranty. These are conventional earphones with insertion and seal, not to be confused with some of their earlier models that protruded inside the earcanal like an Apple “pod” but did not attempt to form any kind of seal…

This particular Woot sale also offers an Altigo bluetooth over/on-ears headphone for $18. This sale ends on October 11 at 11:59pm ET in 2020 ~ or earlier for anything that sells out earlier…

September 29, 2020 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday Daily Deals: Harman Kardon FLY and Beats 3 [various]

It’s a feast of headphones during Tuesday 9/22/20 at Woot, they have a 1-day headphones sale featuring seven models, three of which are budget truly wireless ($20 to $23) models. But there’s two pairs of name-brand products as well:

+ Harman Kardon (pretty) FLY (for a Samsung guy) ANC over/on-ear wireless for $160

+ Harman FLY truly wireless for $95

+ Beats Studio 3 for $210

+ Beats Powerbeats 3 wireless earphones for $70

September 22, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

V-Moda Wireless Over-Ears for $100 [limit 3]

If you don’t object to getting a previous generation bluetooth closed-back over-ear headphone, for a limited time the black-red color-scheme of the V-Moda Crossfade Wireless is on sale for $100 with free US shipping by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price. The other colors go for more.

All the colors together they average, as of the time of writing, 4.4 based on 320+ global ratings…

September 20, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Deals To AVOID (Wedn): Sony WH-1000X M3 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $232

This is a daily deal of a different kind. This is a daily deal TO AVOID! Among the NewEGg daily deals for Wednesday September 16 in 2020 there’s a sale on the Sony WH-1000X Mark III for $232. The “to avoid” part is NOT on the headphone but on the seller. The seller is an unknown Newegg Marketplace seller with a 83% score on 65 ratings. That’s not something that inspires confidence. This also raises the questions whether this is a USA warranty product, or an international grey-market…

Speaking of the Sony wH-1000X series, their brand new Mark IV (M4) model is now in-stock and ready to ship for $350 at various authorized Sony dealers including Adorama and Amazon [ALWAYS check who the actual seller is before buying!] and B&H Photo and such…

September 16, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: Beats Solo Pro ANC/BT On-Ears for $200

If you are of the Apple ecosystem and like The Way of the Beats, one of the deals of the day for Tuesday 9/15/20 in the pacific time zone at Amazon USA is the new condition closed-back on-ear Beats Solo PRO with Apple’s proprietary wireless chip for $200 in three different color options… Limit up to three per customer at the sale price [not sure 3 per color or 3 overall total]…

As of the time of writing all the colors together average 4.6 out of 5 based on 1360+ customer ratings and they have over 100 answered questions…

September 15, 2020 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,