Tue: Sony WH-1000X M4 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $248

Sony’s latest entry in the big ANC/BT Over-Ears battle is the WH-1000X M4, and this particular model, in various color options, is on sale for $248 with free US shipping for a limited time at Amazon’s USA website with up to three pairs per color per customer…

As of the time of writing, these average 4.7 out of 5 with nearly 25,000 global ratings posted. Note that ratings includes both the written review scores and the no-text star-ratings…

Bose QC45 ANC/BT Over-Ears down to $280

And now something more utilitarian than hardcore audiophile 🙂 The battle is raging among the ANC/Bluetooth closed-back over-ear headphones with Sony and others making inroads to what once had been considered Bose’s realm.

Competition means discounting and as part of the Black Friday 2021 festivities, the new condition BOSE QuietComfort 45 closed-back over-ear ANC with bluetooth headphone is down to $280 with free US shipping at authorized Bose US dealers including B&H Photo and Amazon actual and Adorama

Thur: refurb Sony WH-1000XM4 ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $180 w/1yr warranty

Two “Grade A” refurbished Sony headphones with a 1-year e-Replacements warranty are participating in this Woot Thanksgiving sale running until 11/25/21 at 11:59pm central time (or earlier if sold out):

+ Sony WH-1000XM4 ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $180

+ Sony WF-1000XM3 truly-wireless for $73

Monday: Sony WH-XB910N “Extra Bass” ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $138

Headphone action at the Monday Amazon Gold Box as well with the following related offers:

+ Sony WH-XB910N “Extra Bass” ANC/bluetooth over-ears in the blue color scheme (Amazon exclusive) for $138
+ up to three per customer

+ Samsung Buds Plus for $100

+ JBL Tune truly wireless for $30 to $60

+ Blue Yeti microphones for $100

+ basic Kindle for $50

Sennheiser limited time sale at Amazon ($20 to $270)

Sennheiser is running a limited time Amazon sale. This is not a daily deal, but a short term sale whose exact expiration date I do not know…

+ HD-400S closed-back wired over-ears for $50
+ we have here a text and pictures unboxing of an older model, the HD 4.20S
+ of course I unboxed the 420 model 😉

+ Momentum 3 ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $270

+ PXC 550-II ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $160

+ HD 250-BT bluetooth on-ears for $50

+ CX-80S wired earphones for $20
+ CX-300S wired earphones for $30

+ neckband bluetooth earphones, the CX-350BT for $70 and the CX-150BT for $50, in two color options each

Prime Card Holders: Sony WH-1000XM4 for $248 with $24.8 Back

IF you are an Amazon Prime member AND you have an Amazon Prime Card (either the Chase VISA or the Prime Store card or the Prime Secured card), there is a limited time promotion getting you cashback on select purchases.

One of such purchases is the new condition Sony WH-1000X M4 ANC/bluetooth over-ears. It is also currently on sale for a limited time for $248.

So if you are a Prime member and pay for this using one of the eligible Prime credit cards, then you receive $24.8 (10% of $248) back on your Prime card as part of this promotion. You pay $248 for the headphone with your Prime card and you get $24.8 back on your Prime card after that.

Thursday: BOSE takeover at Amazon!

It’s a BOSE takeover day at the Amazon Gold Box daily deals running until 10/14/21 at 11:59pm pacific [or earlier if sold out].

They include the Bose Sleepbuds II for $199, the QC ANC earbuds for $199, the Sport truly wireless for $149, the open sport truly wireless for $179, the QC35 II ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $249 ($30 more for the headset variant), various audio-playing sunglasses, and more…

Monday: Beats Studio 3 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $170

If BEATS and BOSE don’t break your audiophile-bones, running until Monday 10/4/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, Amazon USA is offering the new condition closed-back over-ear Beats Studio 3 ANC/BT headphones for $170 with free US shipping and up to three pairs per customer at the sale price…

Speaking of Amazon, running at the same time there’s a storage sale that includes memory cards and external storage (HDD/SSD) and more, because those digital files have to go somewhere 😉

Wedn: Beyerdynamic Lagoon ANC/BT Over-Ears for $174

Among the NewEgg dailies, good until 8/25/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, it is the new condition Beyerdynamic Lagoon ANC/BT Over-Ears for $174 with free US shipping, up to three per customer. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual…

Sunday: Sony WH-1000X, Plantronics BackBeat, Bose ANC, Yamaha x Klipsch System Bundle, Etc

A couple of round-up sales among the Sunday 8/22/21 Woot daily deals include headphones. Offer runs until 11:59pm central or earlier if sold out!

The Erratic Audio sale [PRO marketing tip: don’t name a sale with a word that shared a root with “error” LOL] includes:

  • grade A refurbished Sony WH-1000X M4 ANC/BT over-ears for $180 with a 1-year 3rd-party (not Sony) warranty
  • new condition previous generation WH-1000X M3 for $200 with 1-year Sony warranty
  • grade A refurbished Sony WH-XB900N (XB = Extra Bass) ANC/BT over-ears for $100 with a 1-year 3rd-party (not Sony) warranty
  • Plantronics BackBeat Fit 6100 bluetooth over-ears for $65 with 1-year Plantronics warranty
  • Plantronics BackBeat Fit 350 earhook bluetooth earphones for $22 with 1-year warranty
  • grade A refurbished Sony WF-1000X M3 ANC/BT Alexa truly-wireless for $70 with a 1-year 3rd-party (not Sony) warranty
  • bluetooth speakers of different kinds from JBL and Sony

Then we have the Tech Favorite sale which includes the new condition BOSE QC35 II ANC/BT over-ears for $195 with a 1-year Bose warranty…

Then there’s this crazy bundle:
+ Yamaha TSR-700 7.1 Channel AV Receiver with 8K HDMI and MsicCast
+ Klipsch Reference 5.1 Channel Surround Sound System Bundle
+ together for $660
+ Klipsch items with 5-year warranty, Yamaha with 1-year

Thursday: Bose QuietComfort 35 II ANC/bluetooth Over-Ears for $189

Headphones return to the Meh daily deals, it is the new condition Bose QuietComfort 35 II ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ears going for $189 with free shipping for members or flat shipping for non-members. Note however that these get a 90-day Meh warranty, not the usual Bose warranty. Not sure why…

Sunday: Apple AirPods MAX Over-Ears for $470

Whether you can’t resist the Cupertino Temptations, or you want them so you can compare to your other headphones [and show those iPhone-fanboys that true headphones sound a lot better than Apple/Beats], you have until Sunday 8/1/21 at 11:59pm central time {or earlier if sold out} to get the new condition Apple Airpods MAX closed-back ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $470 as one of the Woot daily deals.

They come with a 1-year Apple warranty. Up to two pairs per customer at the sale price. Prime members get free shipping, otherwise you pay a flat shipping for purchases made during the calendar day…

Saturday Headphones Party at Woot!

It’s a headphones party at the Woot daily deals running until Saturday 7/24/21 at 11:59pm central time {or earlier if sold out}:

At the Tech Favorite sale they have these options:

  • refurbished Sony WH-1000X M4 ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $180 with a 1-year warranty from the refurbisher
  • international (grey market) Samsung Galaxy Buds+ truly-wireless for $63 with a 90-day Woot warranty
  • Apple Airpods 2 with wired charging case for $110 with a 1-year Apple warranty
  • also: Klipsch Reference surround system
  • three Sony “Extra Bass” bluetooth speakers

In parallel, at the Woot Random Audio sale they have these offerings:

  • refurbished Sony WH-1000X M3 ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $145 with a 1-year warranty from the refurbisher
  • refurbished Sony WH-XB-900N “Extra Bass” ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $100 with a 1-year warranty from the refurbisher
  • AKG Y100 neckband bluetooth earphones for $38
  • HELM Audio Bolt DAC/Headphone Amplifier, USB-C to 3.5mm (MQA Playback, THX Certified, Android, iOS and PC Compatible) for $85 with 1-year warranty
  • AmazonBasics bookshelf speakers for $25 (WOW!)
  • more Sony bluetooth (mostly) speakers
  • Sony CM-TS-BT-100 Micros Shelf System with Bluetooth for $100
  • Klipsch BAR49 surround system for $480
  • Harman Kardon DPR A/V receiver for $700

Maximum quantities vary by product. Shipping is free for Prime members (you have to connect your Woot and Prime accounts, a one-time affair). Non-Prime members pay a flat shipping fee (I believe $6) for all purchases made during a single calendar day..

Monday: Samsung Galaxy Buds PRO truly-wireless for $120 [international edition]

If you are fine with a 90-day warranty (instead of the usual 1-year manufacturer warranty), Woot is offering the international version of the Samsung Galaxy Buds PRO truly-wireless earphones, in new condition, in the “Phantom Black” color scheme, for $120 with free US shipping for Prime members [non-members pay a flat shipping fee]. Up to two per customer…

Offer ends on Monday 7/12/21 at 11:59pm central time…

UPDATE: the Musician’s Friend Daily Deal (expires Tuesday 8am ET) is the new condition closed-back wired over-ear Tascam TH-300X going for $40 with free US shipping. This is an unpretentious type of a studio headphone 🙂

Saturday: refurbished w/1-yr warranty: Sony 1000XM3 for $200, Bose QC35 II for $210

As of the time of writing there are 28 audio-related items in the Woot Random Audio sale good until Saturday 7/10/21 at 11:59pm central [or earlier if sold out; one has already sold out (KEF Q750 floor speaker for $550) as of the time of writing]. Among them:

+ 2-pack of Sony MDR-EX15-AP earphones (stubby shallow-insertion kind) for $10 total with a 90-day Sony warranty

+ factory refurbished BOSE QuiteComfort QC35 II ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $210 with a 1-year BOSE warranty

+ factory refurbished Sony WH-1000X-M3 ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $200 with a 1-year Sony warranty

+ among the rest of the items there are bookshelf and floor speakers, monitors, portable bluetooth speakers, ceiling-cat speakers, and such

Wedn: Ultrasone, Beyerdynamic, Sony, Beats

Lots of options in headphones among the daily deals running until Wednesday 7/7/21 at 11:59pm! Here we gooooo:

+ Ultrasone Edition M Black Pearl on-ears bundled with a Manfrotto professional tripod, together for $750 among the B&H Photo daily deals

+ the return of the Beyerdynamic DT 990 (open over-ears) for $134 after promo code among the NewEgg daily deals
+ also there, the Logitech G733 Circumaural LIGHTSPEED Wireless RGB Gaming Headset for $108 after promo code

+ and the big surprise is the Meh daily deal that includes multiple headphone options from $75 to $190:

++ Bose QC35 II ANC/bluetooth over-ears

++ Beats Solo PRO ANC/bluetooth on-ears

++ Sony WH-CH700 ANC/bluetooth over-ears for which, by the way, we have here a text and pictures unboxing post

Wedn: Sony WH-1000X M3 ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears for $190

Good during Wednesday June 30 in 2021, the headliner deal of the day at the Best Buy website is the new condition closed-back over-ear Sony wH-1000X Mark III headphone going for $190 with free US shipping. This is the previous generation model.

Plenty has been written about it and it has been compared with various other competing products in the popular and populous name-brand ANC/bluetooth over-ears category…

Bose 700 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $299

This is part of the Prime Day festivities but anyone can buy it for $299 in either color option. It is the new condition Bose 700 ANC/BT Over-Ears of the closed-back kind of course. Up to five per customer. As of the time of writing it averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 17,000+ customer ratings.

The next set of offers is of the Prime Day festivities and it is restricted to Prime members, it is this BOSE audio sale that includes the new condition closed-back SoundLink bluetooth over-ears going for $129 in two color options… This sale also includes the Resolve line of portable bluetooth speakers going for $130 and $180 each…

Prime Day 2021: big Jabra headphone sale

If you are fond of the Jabra headphones brand, there is a big (two pages of listings) sale during the Prime Day 2021 festivities. The headphones are too many for me to list here individually, here are some of them:

+ Elite Active 75t truly-wireless from $100 to $120
+ Elite Active 85t for $170
+ Elite Active 65t from $50 to $60

+ Elite 45H (45 hours promised runtime) bluetooth on-ears for $55 in various color options

+ Elite 85H (H = hours) ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $158 in various color options

+ some on-ear headsets with microphone as well

Wedn: JBL (14 options), Sennheiser HD 2.30 for $25, Etc

Sennheiser is back at the NewEGG daily deals for Wednesday June 16 in 2021 with another recurring offering, their wired closed-back on-ear HD 2.30 going for $25 with free US shipping. That’s right, just $25!

The Woot dailies have lots of headphone action as follows:

+ under “Electronics” there’s a big JBL sale, eight options, most of them of the LIVE and CLUB over-ear ki
nd along with three truly wireless…

+ under “Clearance” there’s a gaming headset sale, with eight options as well, six of them being JBL

BUT We ARE NOT DONE YET with the daily deals, there’s two options at the Best Buy deals du jour as follows:

+ TCL bluetooth earphones for $10 on Clearance

+ Steelseries Arctis 3 wired gaming headset for $55

Shure SRH 1840 Open Over-Ears for $400

Good until Tuesday 6/15/21 at 8am eastern, the Musician’s Friend deal of the day is the new condition wired open-back over-ear Shure SRH-1840 headphones going for $400 with free US shipping…

But that’s not all. There’s another name brand headphone at the daily deals, it is the headliner at Monday 6/14/21 the Best Buy website, the new condition closed-back Sennheiser Momentum ANC/bluetooth over-ears going for $330…

Wedn: JVC U-L83R neckband bluetooth/ANC earphones for $24

Meh is back in HeadphoneLandia with their Wednesday daily deal, good until 11:59pm ET of 6/9/21, the new condition JVC U-L83R neckband bluetooth/ANC earphones going for $24. Shipping is extra unless you are a paying Meh member.

Tuesday: Beyerdynamic Lagoon Traveler ANC/bluetooth closed over-ears for $184

Back to the Newegg deals du jour we go where until Tuesday June 8 in 2021 until 11:59pm pacific time we can get the new condition Beyerdynamic Lagoon Traveler ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ears for $184 with free US shipping. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual. Up to three per customer…

The headliner of the Best Buy daily deals is the new condition Beats Solo PRO ANC/bluetooth on-ears for $200. You also get a free 4-month Apple Music trial.

And at Amazon they have a KLIM sale which includes their “Fusion Earbuds” [that’s their name, they are not earbuds – they are in-ears] going for $14…

Speaking of Apple, to go with the all the announcements at WWDC 2021, Apple Music is rolling out lossless streaming audio and Dolby Atmos spacial audio too. More via The Verge and your other favorite tech and audio websites…

Monday: Bose QC35 II ANC/BT Over-Ears for $249

Monday is here with another name-brand headphone at the NewEgg daily deals but this time it is neither Beyerdynamic nor Sennheiser. It is Bose!

It is the new condition QuietComfort 35 Mark II, an ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ear going for $249 with free US shipping, with up to five per customer at the sale price. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg proper (not marketplace sellers).

Offer ends at 11:59pm pacific time on Monday 6/7/21 or earlier if sold out…

Wedn: Sony WH-1000XM3 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $200

IF it’s the previous generation Sony WH-1000XM3 the one you want, it is among the 5/12/21 NewEgg daily deals offered in new condition for $200 with free US shipping. This is sold and shipped by marketplace seller RedTagCamera so it is likely an imported/grey-market item.

The year is 2021 and despite all the numerous advances in online shopping, somehow retailers haven’t yet figured out a way to easily and visibly denote items with USA warranty and those without…

Sunday: refurb Sony WH-1000XM3 ANC/BT Over-Ears w/1yr warranty for $200

One of the Sunday May 2 (Star Wars Day is coming!) in 2021 NewEgg daily deals is the factory reconditioned Sony WH-1000XM3 ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ears going for $200 with a 1-year Sony warranty. Up to five per customer.

The new condition M4 goes for $277 at the moment in Sony-initiated sale at various authorized dealers such as Adorama (with FREE Morphie 20,800 mAh power bank and a microfiber cleaning cloth) or Amazon or B&H Photo

As to why one would get the M3 when the M4 is so close in price, there are always reasons, I’m sure you can find forums and blogs and videos discussing the two…

Monday: Bose QC35 II, Surface V1, Corsair, AUsounds

Monday April 26 in 2021 brings us headphone offers at the daily deals of three different retailers:

+ at the NewEgg dailies they have Bose QuietComfort 35 II ANC/bluetooth over-ears going for $249 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, up to three per customer at the sale price
+ this appears to have been price-matched by Amazon and by B&H Photo

+ also at NewEgg, the Corsair HS60 PRO SURROUND 3.5mm/ USB Connector Circumaural Gaming Headset, going for $49 after using the $20 off limited time promo code shown over there

+ at Woot’s dailies, under “Computers”, they have the new condition Microsoft Surface V1 (model MIC-MXZ-00001) headphone going for $96 in the gray color scheme. One per customer. With a 1-year Microsoft warranty.
+ BUT WAIT, there’s LESS! For today only (4/26/21), you can get 15% off this price if you purchase it using the official Woot apps

+ last but not least, among the B&H Photo daily deals they have the Ausounds AU Stream truly-wireless going for around $30 after the in-cart coupon (automatic activation; no coupon code to type);

Mon: Cleer Flow ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $50

Good until Monday 4/19/21 at 11:59pm eastern time, B&H Photo is offering, as part of their deals of the day, the new condition Cleer Flow ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $50 with free US shipping. They are available in two color options…

As of the time of writing these average 4.5 out of 5 based on 30 customer reviews. These charge via micro-USB, and have bluetooth 4.2 and NFC.

Here’s a 1 minute video from the company showing them off:

Tue: Beyerdynamic Lagoon Travel ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears for $189

Into the Lagoon we go, good until Tuesday 4/13/21 at 11:59pm pacific time at the NewEgg daily deals is the new condition Beyerdynamic Lagoon Traveler ANC/bluetooth over-ears going for $189 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, with up to three per customer at the sale price. No promo code needed for this particular offer…

Tuesday: Beyerdynamic Lagoon, Etc

Not one but THREE headphones are participating in the Tuesday NewEgg daily deals good until 3/30/21 at 11:59pm pacific (or earlier if sold out):

+ Beyerdynamic Lagoon Travel ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $194 after promo code

+ Sennheiser HD 2.30i closed-back on-ears with iOS buttons for $25 with free shipping
+ you can use it on Android but some of the remote control button functionality may not work or work as expected

+ Anker Soundcore Liberty True truly-wireless (TW) with promised 100-hour battery life (most of it is of course in the charging case, not the earphones) for $36 after promo code
+ I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets irritated when the truly-wireless run out of juice mid-stream, so there’s that 🙂
+ I’m thinking of getting one of the 100-hour-ish TW (not this one) and will be posting unboxing and review ~ in the nebulous near/distant future 🙂

+ 128GB Team Elite microSDXC for $13, or more savings with optional combined purchase discount

Monday: Beats Solo PRO ANC/BT On-Ears for $150

We start “Headphone Monday” for Monday March 15 in 2021 with the new condition Beats Solo PRO ANC/bluetooth closed on-ears for $150 with free shipping under the “Electronics” sub-Woot at the Woot daily deals… They are available in two color options, up to three per customer, with a 1-year Apple warranty…

On the other hand, if you prefer their “Matte Collection”, you can get them for $160 in new condition at the Best Buy daily deals

The ANC/bluetooth combo in on-ear headphones is more rare than the over-ears, but they do exist, Beats is not the only option out there 🙂

Sony WF-SP800N ANC/bluetooth TW for $134

It’s earphone time at the B&H daily deals, good until Saturday 3/6/21 at 11:59pm eastern time, you can get, in two color options, the new condition Sony WF-SP800N ANC/bluetooth truly-wireless going for $134 with free US shipping. This price is reached thanks to a coupon that gets applied automatically in the shopping cart when you add said earphones to the shopping cart…

It has plenty of buzzwords attached to it, IP55, Bluetooth low latency, touch controls, quick charge (10 minutes gets you 1 hour), USB-C charging, ambient sound mode, you can use one (not necessarily both), adaptive sound, “quick attention”, and of course a custom Sony app…

AKG N700NC M2 ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears for $95

Prime members are getting this offer as a member-exclusive at another Amazon property, at Amazon. It is the new condition AKG N700NC M2 ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears going for $95 with free shipping (since only Prime members can buy it). It comes with a 1-year AKG warranty. Up to three per customer… Offer ends in about a month (or earlier if sold out)…

Friday: Sennheiser HD 2.30 On-Ears for $25 w/FS [and more]

Sennheiser is back at the Newegg daily deals for Friday 2/26/21 at 11:59pm pacific time with the new condition HD 2.30G closed-back on-ears going for $25 with free US shipping…

Also there they have the refurbished Jabra Elite Active 65t truly-wireless going for $39 with free US shipping…

Also coming back to the Newegg daily deals but with a slightly lower price is the refurbished Sony CH-700N ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ears. It is currently on-offer for $44 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by marketplace seller “VIP Outlet”… We have a text and pictures unboxing of this right here…

UPDATE: good until Saturday at 8am eastern time (or earlier if sold out) with the new condition closed-back over-ear Tascam TH-200X is on sale for $30 with free US shipping as the current Musician’s Friend daily deal

Monday: Cleer Flow ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears for $50 w/FS

Monday February 22 in 2021 is here, and one of the options in the B&H Photo daily deals is a headphone! It is the new condition closed-back over-ear Cleer Flow ANC/Bluetooth headphones for $50 with free US shipping. It is available in two color options.

It comes with a carrying case, audio cable, extra rings. Note that this is microUSB charging, not USB-C. It runs Bluetooth 4.2 and has NFC. Over there, as of the time of writing, it is averaging 4.5 out of 5 based on seven customer reviews.

I recently picked up a variant of this (the “DJ”) but have yet to open it… The clearance price was low enough to be lower than the price of the included accessories alone (case, cables, etc)…