Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7 Closed Over-Ears (two colors) for $149 [ANC for $199]

The sale is back on! Audio Technica’s entry in the stylish closed-back over-ears, the wired ATH-MSR7 are on sale, in both colors (black or gunmetal-grey/brown) for $149 with free shipping by various at Amazon and Dell Home (handy if you have promotional Dell e-certificate to spend since they only last 90 days).

The sale also dropped the price of the ANC model, the ATH-MSR7NC to $199 by various at Amazon and aSavings on eBay and BuyDig on eBay. The ANC model is only available in one color scheme.

November 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Sony MDR-1000X Closed BT/ANC Over-Ears for $228

We have a new lower price discount cycle for the new condition Sony MDR-1000X closed-back over-ear bluetooth with noise-cancelling headphones, they are now down to $228 with free shipping in either color scheme at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three per color per customer. Various marketplace sellers also offer them for the same price in case you need more.

You can also find them at these price on eBay, where the World Wide Stereo eBay store has them for the same price.

The main reason why they are on the discounting path is because they are no longer the “latest model”. That title belongs to the $350 Sony WH-1000X M2. Sony rebooting the naming scheme partly because they expanded the “1000X” line-up with earphones as well.

November 16, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Audio Technica ATH-ANC9 with $25 Gift Card for $113

This was going for $129 two weeks ago, but as of this recheck, the new condition Audio Technica ATH-ANC9 closed-back over-ear noise-cancelling headphones are going for $113 with free shipping AND they get a $25 BuyDig gift certificate at BuyDig.com until 12/1/17 or earlier if sold out.

November 16, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Sennheiser PXC 550 BT/ANC Over-Ears for $300

This is like a yo-yo, the new condition Sennheiser PXC 550 BT/ANC over-ears are on sale again for $300 with free shipping at B&H Photo and Amazon by Amazon actual (limit 3). As usual, the sale will likely continue go for a few hours/days [unpredictable] and then go back up.

November 12, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Monoprice Sonic Solace ANC/BT Over-Ears for $50 + S&H

The 11.11 party is mostly over, so back to US-Landia offers. The Monoprice website is offering the new condition Monoprice Sonic Solace ANC/BT Over-Ears for $50 plus shipping in the brown/tan color scheme only.

Because they are on sale, they are not eligible for 15% off coupon code ACORN (for Sunday 11/12/17). However, it doesn’t hurt to try the coupons, because sometimes some of the sale items are also eligible for coupons. This is not the majority of the cases, but it happens enough times to be worth the chance.

PS: as of the time of writing their website appears to be loading slower than their usual slow. Mayhaps a Sunday morning hangover after their servers were partying last night 😉

November 12, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Sony MDR-XB950 B1 (bluetooth) for $98, N1 (BT + ANC) for $123

This sale is over as of a 11/16/17 AM re-checking…

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November 10, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Bose QC25 Closed Over-Ears ANC headphones for $179

With the release of the Bose Quiet Comfort (QC for short) 35 II at $350, the older non-bluetooth QC 25 is now two generations behind, which means, sale time! The new condition Bose QC25 is on sale for $179 with free shipping in iOS or Android at Amazon by Amazon actual (limit 3 per customer) and at B&H Photo where you earn 5% promotional rewards (about $9 to be spent in the future over there).

These are ANC headphones without bluetooth. Their ANC circuit is powered by a AAA battery, not a built-in rechargeable like the QC 35 models, so if you have philosophical preference on battery options, this is a decision point 🙂

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Monday: Beats Studio Wireless (BT) ANC Over-Ears for $160

This offer expired…

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November 5, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Open-Box AKG N90Q LE ANC headphones for $759 [or less]

The eBay listing for this is over…

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November 5, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

[DEAD] Sunday: refurbished Sony MDR XB-950-N1 Closed ANC/BT Over-Ears for $90

This daily deal expired…

Good until Sunday at 11:59pm ET, the Secondipity NewEgg store is offering the closed-back over-ear refurbished Sony MDR-XB-950-N1 headphones for $90 with free shipping. This ships directly from Secondipity and has a 30-day warranty.

The N1 model has both Active Noise Cancelling (thus the “N” in the N1) and bluetooth. The other model is the B1, B for Bluetooth but no ANC.

November 4, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Audio Technica ATH-ANC9 with $25 Gift Card for $129

The new condition Audio Technica ATH-ANC9 closed-back over-ear noise-cancelling headphones are going for $129 with free shipping AND they get a $25 BuyDig gift certificate at BuyDig.com until 12/1/17 or earlier if sold out.

November 3, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Thursday: Treblab RF100 Magnetic BT/ANC Earphones for $34 after coupon

This coupon expired…

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November 1, 2017 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: , , , ,

[DEAD] Monoprice Sonic Solace ANC/BT for $50 w/free S&H

This ebay sale ended…

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November 1, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] JBL Everest Elite 300 NXTGen ANC/Bluetooth On-Ears for $105

These expired too…

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October 29, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Sennheiser PXC 550 ANC/BT for $294

As of 11/2/17 recheck, the price is back to $400…

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October 28, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Used Creative Aurvana Gold BT/ANC for $53

As of 11/18/17 re-check, the used options are sold out…

If you do not object to Bluetooth 3.0, the Creative Aurvana Gold headphones are available in “Used – Like New” condition for $53~ with free shipping at Amazon Warehouse Deals.

These support Bluetooth 3.0, with apt-X and AAC, with NFC support (NFC is used for touch-pairing as opposed to over the air dog-fights), touch controls, 3.5mm audio playback, and such. They average 3.4 out of 5 based on 54 customer reviews and they have 18 answered questions.

October 25, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Now shipping: Beats Studio 3 ANC/BT Over-Ears with the Apple W1 chip for $350

The latest model in the Beats Studio line of over-ear headphones is the third generation, and the black color scheme of this new model is now in-stock and ready to ship for $350 at Amazon by Amazon actual. The red and blue are in “temporarily out of stock” status, while the white color scheme is not currently available for ordering.

This has been added to our recently re-launched New Headphones Tracker.

Apple is, as expected, “recapturing” the magical $350 price point that is fought in the trenches of shopping centers online and at brick and mortar. Or for almost half the price you can get the new condition second generation.

The claim to fame of the third generation model is that it is using Apple’s W1 chip which layers on top of class 1 bluetooth, offering additional Apple-y benefits to the headphone. The W1 chip is already available in other Beats headphones (Solo 3, AirPods).

October 25, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Refurbished Parrot Zik 2 BT/ANC for $100

This sale ended…

Also at Tech Rabbit, in the white or black color schemes, you can get the refurbished Parrot Zik 2 headphones with bluetooth, ANC, NFC, touch controls, custom app, and other techie features. They support AAC streaming but not apt-X.

October 25, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Wednesday: Beats Studio 2 Wireless Over-Ears for $180

This sale ended…

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October 24, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Tuesday: Monoprice Active Noise Cancelling Over/On-Ear Headphones (PID 12231) for $36 w/free S&H

These coupon offers expired for real this time…

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October 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] COWIN E7 ANC/Bluetooth Over-Ears for $39

These daily deals expired…

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October 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Sat: JBL Everest Elite 300 NXTGen ANC/BT On-Ears for $110

This daily deal expired…

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October 20, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Friday: Sennheiser PXC 550 for $300

These daily deals expired…

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October 19, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Amazon price-matches the Sennheiser PXC550 for $300

As of 10/23/17 AM, the price returned to $400. Party over!

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October 19, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Sony MDR-1000X ANC/BT Over-Ears for $248

This sale ended…

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October 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Bose QC 25 ANC Over-Ears for $170, refurb QC20 earphones for $200 [Apple buttons]

This sale ended…

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October 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Parrot ZIK 3 Bluetooth ANC headphones for $150 after coupon

Good until 10/31/17, coupon code USMUSICZIK100 cuts another $100 off the current price of the new condition Parrot Zik 3 bluetooth with ANC techie-friendly headphones at the official Parrot USA store, making it $150 after coupon with free shipping.

As of the time of writing, the price is $250 before you enter the coupon in the shopping cart. Entering the coupon drops it to $150. You don’t have to login or create an account to test the coupon. Simply add the Zik 3 headphones to the shopping cart, proceed to checkout, and enter the coupon code. The price will drop to $150. Here’s a screenshot:

One of the $100 off is the coupon. The other $100 off is an instant savings discount on the website. As you can see, they are stackable!

They are available in eight (!) different color schemes at the official Parrot USA store. This is their latest model, with Bluetooth, ANC, touch controls on the earcup, custom Zik app, USB Audio (while charging), optional wireless charger, 3.5mm playback, replaceable batteries (and compatible with the Zik 2).

They have an impressive feature set, but they also have their issues though, so be sure to read up on reviews and such if you are not familiar with them. Keep in mind though, most people were reviewing them as $250 and $350 headphones, not as $150 headphones.

I haven’t seen or touched a Parrot Zik headphone, so I know nothing Jon Snow 🙂

October 11, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

TaoTronics Bluetooth earphones for $20

We have a value bluetooth earphone price war of sorts! Mayhaps jealous of the $20 Vava Moov daily deal, Taotronics has dropped the price of their new condition TaoTronics Bluetooth earphones to $20 in the black color scheme. These too support apt-X and have their own “CVC 6.0” noise cancellation.

They average 4.3 out of 5 based on nearly 650 customer reviews and have nearly 50 questions answered. The noise cancelling mayhaps explains the thicker body, because ANC hardware does not happen in a vacuum [puns intended?]

Free 2-day shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order. If you are close to $25 and you need a boost, here are a couple of ideas:

+ 10ft AmazonBasics HDMI Extension Cable (male/female) for $2~ (limit 3 per customer)

+ Pack of 4 Melitta Pour-Over Cone with Ceramic Cup for $5.69

October 11, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

Refurbished Sony MDR-XB950 B1 for $70 or N1 Over-Ears for $90

Secondipity speciaizes in all things refurbished and they have a couple more Sony over-ear headphones offered in manufacturer refurbished with a 90-day warranty on eBay as follows:

+ refurbished XB950 B1 closed-back over-ear bluetooth for $70

+ refurbished XB950 N1 closed-back over-ear bluetooth AND active noise cancelling (thus the N in the name) for $90

+ limit five of each per customer.

Meanwhile continuing is their offer of the manufacturer refurbished MDR-1000X closed over-ear bluetooth and ANC for $180. With the new second generation now shipping for $350, if you are going to get the previous generation, might as well go refurbished and save money.

October 5, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

In-Stock and with a small discount: Bose Quiet Comfort QC35 II for $339 in black or silver

More new headphones are now shipping, we are after all in that stage of the season, after we got a boatload of new products during the IFA 2017 announcement season. Speaking of announcements, Google will offciially reveal their Pixels 2 on Wednesday 10/4/17. Hanging in the balance is the fate of the headphone jack for Pixel phones. But let’s not panic too quickly. Apple and Google and HTC have been trying to kill microSD memory cards for many years and they have failed 🙂

Anyway, back to the topic at hand! The brand new Bose Quiet Comfort QC 35 II (second generation) closed-back over-ear headphones with bluetooth and active noise cancelling are in-stock and ready to ship for a small discount, going for $339~ with free shipping by authorized dealer Huppin’s with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get it for free in about two days. Both colors are on sale.

If they run out or if you have gift cards or promotional rewards, they are also in-stock at their regular price of $349 at Adorama in the black color scheme or the silver color scheme which is also in-stock at B&H Photo.

PS: the “truly wireless” Bose SoundSport Free Wireless earphones were announced at the same time as the QC 35 II but it looks like it’s gonna be a few more weeks before they come out, Amazon’s estimate is late November 2017. But keep in mind estimates can change in either direction as time goes by.

October 3, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Refurbished Sony MDR-1000X Bluetooth/ANC for $180

Trending among the latest eBay Daily Deals, Secondipity is offering the closed-back over-ear Sony MDR-1000X bluetooth with ANC headphones in manufacturer refurbished condition for $180 with free shipping in black or beige, with a limit of up to five pairs per customer. They come with a 90-day warranty. They support apt-X and Sony’s own LDAC.

In new condition, these go for $250 at authorized dealers, so that’s a $70 question difference between new and manufacturer refurbished.

But that’s not all, the second generation, with a slightly different name, the awkwardly-named “WH-1000X M2” are in-stock and shipping for their starting price of $350.

So if you are going to get the previous generation model, you might as well pay half the price of the “latest generation”!

September 28, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Pre-order new BOSE QC35 II Over-Ears and SoundSports Free Truly Wireless Earphones

BOSE has revealed two new headphones the last few days, and they are now available for pre-ordering at authorized dealer B&H Photo.

The second generation QuietComfort QC35 II bluetooth and ANC closed-back over-ears are available in two color schemes with a pre-order price of $349 and a mid-October 2017 shipment estimate.

“Truly wireless” earphones are all the rage these days, and Bose has jumped on this hype train with the new Bose SoundSport Free Wireless In-Ears (bluetooth) in two color schemes, the conventional black and the navy-citron, for $249 each. There is no release estimate for this model.

UPDATE: pre-orders for the Truly Wireless Bose model are also accepted at Amazon.com with an October 22nd release estimate.

September 27, 2017 Filed Under: headphones, in-ears Tagged With: , , , ,

[DEAD] AKG K495NC Closed ANC On-Ears for $80

This sale ended…

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September 26, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sony MDR-1000X ANC/BT Over-Ears drop to $248

As if it often the case, the release of the latest generation WH-1000X M2 [now in-stock] is helping push down the prices of the previous generation model.

As of the time of writing, both the black and white/beige/silver color schemes of the new condition Sony MDR-1000X bluetooth noise-cancelling closed over-ears are down to $248 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three units per color per customer.

Together these two color schemes average 4.1 out of 5 based on 500+ customer reviews and have over 360 answered questions. There’s plenty written about them there, and all over the interwebs as these are gunning for the popular all-features-in-one (ANC, Bluetooth, name-brand recognition) over-ears category.

September 25, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

In-Stock Now: Sony WH-1000X M2 ANC/BT Over-Ears for $350

The new Sony WH-1000X M2 closed-back over-ear bluetooth with active noise cancellation headphones were announced at IFA 2017 time and now they have began shipping! The black color scheme is in-stock and ready to ship for its starting price of $350 at Amazon by Amazon actual. The white/beige color scheme is estimated to be in-stock later this week.

These support both apt-X HD and Sony’s own LDAC technology. Sony worked with The Google to cook some LDAC into the Oreo recipe, but unlike iOS and Windows, the latest Android OS takes years before it propagates to the majority of users. SAD!

September 25, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , , ,