Ultrasone x Manfrotto crazy bundle for $650

Good until Saturday 11/11/23 at 11:59pm ET, this crazy Tripod x Headphone bundle is back at B&H Photo for $650. For this you get:

+ Ultrasone Performance Series 880 wired closed-back over-ear Headphones

+ Ultrasone SIRIUS Bluetooth Adapter for Performance Series Headphone

+ Manfrotto 504X Fluid Video Head & MVTTWINMA Aluminum Tripod with Mid-Level Spreader

Tue: Ultrasone 880 Closed Over-Ears + BT Adapter + Manfrotto Tripod for $700

Here at this blog we specialize in the not-normal, or as they say on the radio, it’s not your normal paranormal 😉

Case in point, for Tuesday May 16 in 2023, one of them B&H Photo deals du jour is a curious Manfrotto x Ulrasone bundle for $700. Yes, Manfrotto makes tripods for photography, video, etc.

For that price you get:

+ Ultrasone Performance Series 880 Closed Over-Ear Headphones
+ Ultrasone SIRIUS Bluetooth Adapter
+ Manfrotto 504X Fluid Video Head & MVTTWINMA Aluminum Tripod with Mid-Level Spreader

Thursday: Ultrasone Panther DAC/Amp + Ultrasone Signature DXP Closed-Back + Manfrotto CF Tripod for $850

If you think that headphone deals have become more boring and predictable, well, here’s something out of left field for this special day that is April 20 in 2023!

It’s a three item bundle at B&H Photo for $850. For that, you get:

  • Ultrasone Panther DSD DAC Amplifier
  • Ultrasone Signature DXP Closed-Back headphones
  • Manfrotto Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Video Tripod Legs with Mid-Level Spreader (100/75mm Bowl)

Yes, that’s a professional tripod for photography and video and such 🙂

Sunday: Ultrasone DXP Closed-Backs + Panther DSD DAC/Amp + Manfrotto Tripod for $850

Now that Massdrop is making Ultrasone great again with their launch, mayhaps this recurring bundle offer from B&H Photo will get extra looks? This is a daily deal, running until 11/20/22 at 11:59pm eastern or earlier if sold out. It’s another variant of the Ultrasone x Manfrotto bundle as follows, for $850:

+ Ultrasone Panther DSD DAC Amplifier

+ Ultrasone Signature DXP Closed-Back Stereo Headphones

+ Manfrotto Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Video Tripod Legs with Mid-Level Spreader (100/75mm Bowl)

+ Manfrotto 504X Fluid Video Head with Flat Base

As to why they keep bundling these? It shall remain a mystery ~ because the answer is probably more boring than the imagination – just like LOST 🙂

Ultrasone 840 Closed Over-Ears + Joby Tripod for $129

If you are interested in unusual headphone bundles or mayhaps your interests of headphones and photography/videography intersect ,good until Saturday September 10 in 2022 at 11:59pm eastern time (or before that if it sells out), B&H Photo is offering this Ultrasone x Joby bundle for $129. For that you get:

+ Ultrasone Performance Series 840 wired closed-back over-ears
+ with two cables and case

+ JOBY RangePod Smart Tripod (Black)

Audio Technica ATH-M20X and AT2005USB and Boom for $79

For a limited time, up until 8/29/22 at 10pm ET, B&H Photo has an Audio Technica bundle for $79 after in-cart coupon that includes:

+ ATH-M20X closed over-ear headphones

+ AT2005USB Microphone

+ boom and USB cable

Sunday: Shure SRH-240A part of $99 bundle

Good until Sunday 8/21/22 at 11:59pm ET, B&H of New York is offering this Shure Digital Recording Bundle that consists of the SRH-240A studio headphones (wired, closed, over-ear) along with the Shure PGA58-XLR Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone with XLR-to-XLR Cable. These are in the old packaging.

I had the SRH-240A a long long time ago. From what I recall it matches the internet consensus. I bought it either as a bundle or at the same time as a musical keyboard in order to play without waking up the neighborhood 😉

Ultrasone 880 + Joby RangePod tripod for $179

The Ultrasone headphones are flirting with yet another photography tripod brand! Good until 8/5/22 at 7pm eastern (or earlier if sold out), as one of the B&H Photo limited time offerings, $179 gets you this Ultrasone x Joby bundle with free US shipping.

The bundle consists of two items:

  • Ultrasone Performance Series 880 Headphones
  • JOBY RangePod Smart Tripod (Black)

The 880 closed-back over-ear headphones, which average 4.5 out of 5 based on 14 customer reviews at B&H, come with two cables (one has mic/remote for mobile use), extra earpads, and a neoprene storage pouch (see the last picture in the product gallery over there).

Trigger warning: this uses Ultrasone’s S-Logic technology 😉

2x JBL 305P Mk II + Korg WaveState + H&A Studio Headphones for $750

Music and more music in this Adorama KORG bundle that runs until 7/5/22 at 10am eastern time for $750:

  • H&A Versa Professional Field and Studio Monitor Headphones
  • 2x JBL 305P MkII Powered 5″ Dual 41W Two-Way Studio Monitor
  • Korg Wavestate Wave Sequencing Synthesizer

Simpy add to cart and proceed to checkout while this offer is running. No coupons, no mail-in rebates!

Sunday: Ultrasone x Manfrotto bundles (3 options, $499+)

If you enjoy “alternative headphone bundles”, good until 6/26/22 at 11:59pm eastern (or earlier if sold out) the headliner of the B&H Photo daily deals is another Manfrotto tripods x Ultrasone headphones sale.

This time around there are three options, with prices ranging from $499 to $$1699. Head on over there to see the details…

Thursday: Ultrasone GO headphones + Manfrotto Tripod for $350

If your interests intersect at headphones and photography, you have until 6/16/22 at 11:59pm ET to grab this Ultrasone x Manfrotto bundle for $350 at B&H Photo, one of their daily deals:

+ Ultrasone Go Closed-Back Foldable Headphones

+ Manfrotto MVH500A Fluid Drag Video Head with MVT502AM Tripod and Carry Bag

H&A Studio Headphones + Korg Wavestate + JBL Studio Monitors for $750

Running as a limited time offer until Sunday 5/29/22 at 10am eastern {or before that if sold out), at Adorama, you can get this Korg bundle for $750 with free US shipping:

+ H&A Versa Professional Field and Studio Monitor Headphones

+ two JBL 305P MkII Powered 5″ Dual 41W Two-Way Studio Monitors

+ Korg Wavestate Wave Sequencing Synthesizer

Akai Professional MPK mini mk3 Red Keyboard Controller and Musician’s Gear MG-900 Studio Headphones for $99

Good until Friday at 8am ET (or earlier if sold out), the current Musician’s Friend daily deal is a combo of the Musician’s Gear MG-900 studio headphones and the Akai Professional MPK mini mk3 Red Keyboard Controller, both of them together, with FREE US shipping for $99…

$25 Gift Card with Beats Fit PRO TW

If you want to buy the Beats Fit PRO truly-wireless, for a limited time Amazon is bundling a $25 Amazon Gift Card with the purchase of the new condition Beats Fit PRO for $200. This is available in four color options.

The offer is only available on the listings sold and shipped by Amazon actual, not by marketplace sellers…

Shure Digital Recording Bundle (SRH-240A, USB Interface, Mic) for $99

Good until Sunday 3/27/22 at 11:59pm ET, B&H Photo is offering this Shure P58-CN-240-MVI Shure Digital Recording Bundle for $99 [was $109 in February when this bundle was a daily deal] that includes:

+ Shure SRH-240A closed over-ear headphones (old packaging)

+ Shure MOTIV MVI Single-Channel USB Audio Interface (Old Packaging, Silver)

+ Shure PGA58-XLR Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone with XLR-to-XLR Cable

UPDATE!
Meanwhile the Musician’s Friend daily deal running until Monday 3/28/22 at 8am eastern (or earlier if sold out) is the new condition JBL 305P MKII Super White 5″ Powered Studio Monitor for $89 (single, not a pair)…

SteelSeries Arctis Pro headset with GameDAC for $160

Good until Friday 3/25/22 at 10am eastern time, Adorama is offering the new condition SteelSeries Arctis Pro headset with the GameDAC, together for $160 with free US shipping. No coupons, no rebates, it’s the bundle price during this promotion…

Thursday: Ultrasone DAC/amp + Headphones + Manfrotto Tripod for $700

From the Unusual Headphone Bundles department, good until 3/3/22 at 11:59pm eastern time, New York’s B&H Photo is offering this Ultrasone x Manfrotto bundle for $700 with free US shipping:

  • Ultrasone Panther DSD DAC Amplifier
  • Ultrasone Performance Series 880 Headphones
  • Manfrotto 504X Fluid Video Head & MVTTWINGA Aluminum Tripod with Ground Spreader

Tue: Ultrasone Signature DXP headphones + Panther DAC/amp + Manfrotto Tripod for $900

It’s a deal you don’t see everyday but B&H Photo is creative like that. Running until 2/22/22 at 11:59pm eastern time, they are offering this Ultrasone bundle for $900 with free US shipping:

  • Ultrasone Signature DXP closed-back headphones
  • Ultrasone Panther DSD DAC Amplifier
  • Manfrotto 504X Fluid Video Head & MVTTWINMC Carbon Fiber Tripod with Mid-Level Spreader

No, it’s NOT a tripod made for headphones or a DAC/amp 🙂

Shure Digital Recording Bundle (SRH-240A, USB Interface, Mic) for $109

Good until Saturday 2/12/22 at 11:59pm ET, B&H Photo is offering this Shure P58-CN-240-MVI Shure Digital Recording Bundle for $109 that includes:

+ Shure SRH-240A closed over-ear headphones (old packaging)

+ Shure MOTIV MVI Single-Channel USB Audio Interface (Old Packaging, Silver)

+ Shure PGA58-XLR Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone with XLR-to-XLR Cable

Tuesday: Joby + Ultrasone (2 options, $180 to $200)

If you happen to want both a Joby tripod and an Ultrasone headphone, there are two bundles of those at the B&H Photo daily deals running until 1/11/22 at 11:59pm eastern time:

+ Joby + Ultrasone 880 over-ears for $180 after in-cart combo coupon

+ Joby + Ultrasone IQ in-ears for $200 after in-cart combo coupon

Ultrasone 840 Closed Over-Ears with Joby Tripod (!!!) for $150

And it’s back to the unusual deals at B&H Photo, for $150 until 1/8/21 at 11:59pm ET you can get this Ultrasone x Tripod combo! The bundle consists of two products:

+ Ultrasone Performance 840 closed-back over-ears
+ Joby RangePod Smart Tripod

NO, the tripod is NOT a headphone stand.

NO, the tripod is NOT a burn-in accessory! [or is it???]

Tue: Ultrasone Panther DSD DAC/amp + Ultrasone 880 Closed Over-Ears + Manfrotto 504X Tripod for $800

This is a deal you don’t see every day 🙂 Running until 12/7/21 at 11:59pm ET, B&H Photo is offering this Ultrasone x Manfrotto combo for $800. For this you get:

  • Ultrasone Panther DSD DAC/amp
  • Ultrasone Performance 880 closed-back over-ear headphones
  • Manfrotto 504X Fluid Video Head & MVTTWINGA Aluminum Tripod with Ground Spreader

You can always sell/trade the parts of the combo you don’t want/need…

Thursday: Voza electrostatic hybrid over-ears with Voza earphones for $49 + S&H

It’s a kinda-electrostatic day at the Meh daily deal running until Thursday 10/14/21 at 11:59pm eastern time [or earlier if sold out]. It is the new condition closed-back wired Voza over-ear Electrostatic Hybrid headphones bundled with Voza earphones, all together now for $49 plus shipping. Shipping is free only if you are a paying Meh-member.

Fun fact: reddit user “obokan” is quoted in the product description for his definition of electrostatic drivers. One more benefit when posting at r/headphones, you may become Meh product-description famous 😉

Wedn: Ultrasone headphones with Manfrotto Tripod combos for $900 (two options)

And we are back to the totally unexpected headphone bundles. Good until 6/23/21 at 11:59 eastern time, B&H Photo is offering, as part of their daily deals, two bundles that consist of Ultrasone headphones and Manfrotto 504X tripods. The discount happens automatically in the shopping cart via an automated coupon…

+ Ultrasone Edition M Black Pearl Plus over-ears bundled with the Manfrotto 504X Fluid Video Head & 645 FAST Aluminum Tripod with Mid-Level Spreader, together for $900

+ Ultrasone Edition 8 EX bundled with the Manfrotto 504X Fluid Video Head & MVTTWINMC Carbon Fiber Tripod with Mid-Level Spreader, together for $900

Monday: Senal SMH-1200 studio headphones for $60 [or TOGETHER w/Ultrasone Panther DSD DAC/amp for $260 total]

Headphones return at the May 3 (2021) daily deals of the B&H Photo website good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out), headlined by the new condition wired closed-back over-ear SENAL SMH-1200 studio headphones offered for $60 with free US shipping. Three color options are available.

These are an alternative to the famous Sony MDR-7506/MDR-V6 duo. Their main accessories are two cables (coiled, flat) and a storage pouch. They have a 3-year limited warranty. As of the time of writing they average 4 out of 5 based on 99 customer reviews.

BUT wait, there’s more! There’s also a “Buy Together and Save” offer. If you buy the Senal headphone together with the new condition Ultrasone Panther DSD DAC/amp you get a $350 off combined purchase discount making the total $260 instead of $610. Both have to be in the cart at the same time for the discount to activate.

In addition to the SENAL offer, among the other Monday daily deals at B&H you can get the new condition Tascam DR-10L Micro Portable Audio Recorder with Lavalier Microphone for $125 with free US shipping. Despite the looks, this does NOT use cassette tapes 🙂 It records on microSD cards, up to 32GB. It is powered by a single AAA battery or via microUSB for constant usage.

FREE Ultrasone Signature Studio Headphones with purchase of Manfrotto Tripod for $820 (ends Thur 11:59pm ET)

In a 12-hour flash deal that ends on Thursday 3/25/21 at 11:59pm eastern time, B&H Photo’s dailies have another unusual bundle. You get the new condition Ultrasone Signature Studio closed over-ear headphones bundled with the Manfrotto 608 Nitrotech Fluid Video Head and Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Tripod with Ground Spreader, all together now for $820 with free US shipping…

The headphones are added AUTOMATICALLY to your shopping cart with a $0 price when you add the Manfrotto tripod to the shopping cart. Do not manually add the headphones to the cart. No promo codes are needed. The offer is coded on the B&H server side automatically while the promotion is running…

The headphones go for $600 on their own. If you want to research them, this is their product page but I’m posting this for reference only. Do not add the headphones to the shopping cart.

FREE Ultrasone Signature DXP Closed-Back with purchase of $950 Manfrotto Tripod {ends Friday 7pm ET}

Here is something you don’t see every day! As part of the B&H Photo daily deals, as a flash deal that ends on Friday 3/19/21 at 7pm ET, you get the Ultrasone Signature DXP Closed-Back Over-Ear Headphones for FREE with the purchase of a tripod. You are reading right, it’s not April Fools Day!

The freebie is included automatically by B&H while this promotion is running, there’s no coupon, no rebate. It automagically appears in your shopping cart when you add the main item.

Ultrasone is a controversial name in some audiophile circles, but this is headphone with a current price of $600!

Of course the tripod you need to buy is no toy tripod, nor toy-priced tripod! You pay $950 after an automagic coupon appears in your shopping cart during this limited time promotion…

And the tripod you need to buy is… the Manfrotto 612 Nitrotech Fluid Video Head and Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Tripod with Ground Spreader

PS: how do you know you get the freebie? On the above product page, look for the tiny text that says “Includes Free: 1 item ($599.99 value)”. Or simply add the Manfrotto tripod to the shopping cart and the Ultrasone will automagically appear there for $0 more…

This is how it looks in the shopping cart after you add the tripod. You do NOT manually add the headphones. They appear automagically while this promotion is running…

Sony WH-1000XM4 with Morphie 20,800mAh Powerbank for $278

The launch of the over-ear Apple Airpods at $550 has an unintended benefit for the other manufacturers in the $300ish range of the consumer-popular ANC/bluetooth over-ear combos. They are now about half the price of the Apple product, making their price (that once may have looked high) look more reasonable!

And if among those competitors it is the Sony WH-X1000 M4 the one you want, it is currently on offer at Adorama’s website for $278 with free US shipping in either the black or the silver color scheme with two FREEBIES included automatically by Adorama:

+ Morphie 20,800 mAh powerbank, not a toy powerbank!
+ currently goes for $40 at Adorama’s

+ microfiber cleaning cloth (the more gadgets you have, the more of these are useful?)

Speaking of Adorama, check their on-going Audio sale which includes a number of headphones, some of which we already mentioned below…

AKG K92 Over-Ears with Tascam DR40X for $150

Part of the Black Friday – Cyber Monday festivities, Adorama is offering this AKG K92 + Tascam DR40X bundle for $150 with free US shipping. The K92 is a closed-back over-ear wired headphone while the DR40X is a 4-track digital audio recorder and USB audio interface. The Tascam is in the red color scheme.

Thursday: Sony WH-1000XM3 with Xperia 1 for $550

The Thursday 11/19/20 deals at Woot have a couple of Android smartphone offers of headphone interest:

+ Sony WH-1000XM3 ANC/BT over-ears bundled with the new condition Sony Xperia 1 [SD 855] unlocked former-flagship smartphone for $550; with Sony warranty
+ the Xperia 1 supports LDAC, AAC, and apt-X HD per the PDF file specs linked-to from Woot

+ LG G8 ThinQ with Alexa for $350
+ the PDF file linked-to from Woot that has the specs says this has a 32-bit Quad DAC, and MQA decoder
+ I’ve lost track which LG phones have quad DACs, so be sure to research it to your satisfaction if you are not sure

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

AKG Semi-Open Studio headphones with bonus Clamp for $50

Until 7/13/20 at 10am eastern, you can haz a classic studio headphone with a universal headphone clamp, all together for $50 with free US shipping at Adorama where it is their current deal of the day…

The headphone is of course the good old AKG K240 semi-open over-ears and the bonus item is the H&A Clamp holder. Hard to argue against the combo price!

AKG K702 open over-ears w/clamp for $150

It’s AKG time until 7/6/20 at 10am eastern at Adorama, where their deal du jour until such time is the new condition AKG K-702 open-back over-ears bundled with a H&A headphone clamp, together going for $150 with free US shipping…

And for Sunday 7/5/20 in the Best Buy time zone, their daily deals include the new condition Jaybird Tarah Pro bluetooth earphones [necklace style] for $90, but they also offer the V-Moda Crossfade 2 bluetooth over-ears for $200…

FREE NuForce Stride bluetooth earphones with Sennheiser HD6XX purchase for $195

For a limited time only (expiration date is not mention), you will automatically [no coupon needed, no additional action on your behalf] receive a FREE NuForce Stride bluetooth earphone with the purchase of the new condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 6XX headphones for $195 with free US shipping and free US returns from the Massdrop website. This is an “in-stock drop” so it will ship in one business day after purchase, it won’t take weeks and weeks like the traditional Massdrop offerings…

To ensure the offer is running, use your browser’s in-page search feature (eg CTRL F in Chrome) looking for “NuForce” or “Stride”. You will see this promotion mentioned multiple times in the listing. Even though it does not appear “above the fold” (on the part of the page that fills up some screens, eg laptops).

The HD 6XX come with a 2-year manufacturer warranty since they are produced in co-operation with Hennheiser 🙂 The NuForce kit includes a hard case and six sets of eartips and a microUSB cable. No mention of warranty on the NuForce.

When you click the “BUY” button that takes you to the shopping cart, you will not see the NuForce mentioned there. The options you see in the shopping cart are for additional optional purchases (extra earpads, cables, DAC/amp, warranty) and a shipping upgrade option. Most of the optional items are offered with an additional combined purchase discount, eg the Drop+ THX AAA 789 linear amplifier is +$300 instead of $400 which sells on its own.

NOTE that this is the recently revised HD 6XX. Check the Massdrop and the interwebs for more details if you are not already familiar with the revisions…

Sennheiser HD 200 + Behringer UMC-404-HD Audio Interface for $179

For a very limited time only, Adorama is offering a Sennheiser x Behringer bundle for $179 with free shipping within the USA. For that price, you get two different items:

  • Sennheiser HD 200 closed-back over-ears
  • Behringer U-PHORIA UMC404HD audio interface

No coupon, no rebate. The sale price is reflected on their website while this promotion is running…