M&A News: Logitech pays $50 million in cash for Jaybird

Logitech, which recently renamed some of its product lines to the more goofy “Logi” has scooped up another earphone company, Jaybird, paying $50 million in cold hard cash. Probably not in unmarked envelopes. Not sure how this will impact prices of existing Logitech and Jaybird products. More via Techmeme.

[DEAD] Tuesday: two small Bluetooth receivers for $11.50 and $22.50 each

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Refurbished Logitech Ultimate Ears 200vi earbuds for $8 w/free s&h

Single figures with free shipping after coupon is what you are reading in this post. The purple Logitech Ultimate Ears 200vi earbuds, in refurbished condition, are on sale for $8 with free shipping when you enter (limited time) coupon code MLCV07FN at Meritline.com (ships from USA warehouse, not China). It comes with a 30-day return and/or replacement policy. Picture #3 in the gallery over there shows what’s included.

If you prefer new condition, they start at $10 in various colors and by various sellers at amazon.com.

Refurbished Logitech UE 4000 On-Ears for $16~ w/free s&h

The Logitech UE 4000 closed-back on-ear wired headphones (not to be confused with their UE6000 ANC over-ear model) are currently on special at Meritline.com in refurbished condition. Use coupon code MLCV05DN to get them for $16.39 with free shipping (from a USA warehouse). They come with a 90-day return-replacement policy (but no refunds).

Despite their low price, these have detachable cables and come with an MFi cable. In other words, you can use this cable with any other headphones that have detachable cables but don’t come with one. Consider the headphones as a bonus with cable purchase 🙂

These have a closed-closed sound, but they are intended for portable use after all. They also come with a zippered travel pouch (for smaller headphones, won’t stretch for bigger ones). This refurbished version does not include the 2-person splitter (which is included with new condition models). Here’s the 12-page user guide in PDF format from Logitech.

Offer ends Tuesday October 6 at 23:59pm pacific or earlier if sold out.

Massdrop: Ultimate Ears 18 Pro Custom In-Ears for $975

The Ultimate Ears 18 Pro Custom In-Ears are currently fully unlocked (lowest price offered) at members-only Massdrop for $975 with free shipping. The offer is good for the next seven days (from blog-posting date). Patience is a virtue for this offer, shipping estimate is late July (2015).

[DEAD] Refurbished Zune HD for $100 (Logi 200vi earbuds for $10)

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Tanga Clearance sale: Sennheiser MX 365 earbuds or Philips Android in-ears for $12 w/free S&H each and more

Tanga.com has an end of year headphone clearance sale featuring nearly 40 different sub-$100 earphones and headphones, mostly from non-mainstream and non-audiophile brands. The online ones over $100 are Beats. About half of them come with free shipping. Some potentially interesting ones:

+ Sennheiser MX 365 Stereo Earbuds (brown only) for $12 w/free S&H
+ Philips SHE7005A/28 In-Ears for Android for $12 w/free S&H
+ Logitech Ultimate Ears 200 in-ears (red or purple, I can’t tell) for $14 w/free S&H
+ Scosche Realm RH600 On-Ears (white) for $29 + shipping (similar price fulfilled by Amazon)

The clearance ends in very early January 2015, or earlier for any that happen to sell out.

Massdrop: UE CIEMs, Ultrasone HFI 580, Astrotec, Mousai

In addition to the previously mentioned AKG K7xx Massdrop edition, the following offers went live today. None of the ones mentioned below are fully unlocked as of blog posting time:

+ Ultimate Ears Custom In-Ear Reference Monitors as low as $750
+ Ultrasone HFI 580 Headphones as low as $138
+ Astrotec Lyra Earbuds as low as $100
+ Mousai MSD192 DAC as low as $300