Hifiman HE-X4 Planar Open Over-Ears for $99

Massdrop is having its own “Prime Day” and as part of their festivities they are offering the new condition open-back over-ear Drop Hifiman HE-X4 planar-magnetic headphones for $99.

NOTE that this is an old-school Massdrop offer in that it will take a while to ship. The shipping estimate is the end of September 2022, that’s 2.5 months from the time of writing of this post 🙂

Shipping is FREE for orders of $100+, so you may want to add some accessory or eartips or such to get to the free shipping…

July 11, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Monoprice M1060 Open Over-Ear Planars for $230

A Dads-n-Grads sale at the Monoprice website also includes various audio-related products. Not just the obligatory electric guitars (because Grads and Dads), but there’s also a wired over-ear open-back planar magnetic headphone!

During the sale, the new condition Monoprice M1060 goes for $230 with free standard US shipping. Also available is store pickup for those in SoCAL.

Also part of the sale is the Liquid Spark by Cavalli headphone amp for $100…

PS: I do not know when this sale ends, but given the name of the sale, you can triangulate a general time frame 🙂

June 7, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Monday: refurbished Philips Open-Backs: SHP-9500 for $45, X2-HR for $80, X3 for $105

If you are a fan of refurbished headphones and you want to try out some of the much-discussed wired Philips open-back over-ears, you have until Monday at 6/6/22 at 11:59pm central, or earlier if sold out, to grab them as part of this Woot Philips Audio sale:

+ refurbished SHP-9500 for $45

+ refurbished X2-HR for $80

+ refurbished X3 for $105

+ with a 1-year Philips warranty!

+ up to three per model per customer

WE HAVE HERE, a text and pictures unboxing from five years ago (!!! how time files) of the SHP-9500S. You can’t go wrong with this one for $45!

June 6, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Sat: Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO (250 ohm) for $104 AC

And they are baaaaack! Beyer Dees at the Newegg dailies, this running until 6/4/22 at 11:59pm pacific time, the new condition wired open-back over-ear DT 990 PRO (250 ohm) going for $104 after using limited time promo code SSBT427 over there. Sold and shipped by NewEgg. Crypto accepted!

As you can see, the new coupon price for these DT 770/880/990 has dropped to $104, in a time where everything else is going up. Shhhhhh, don’t tell them they forgot to increase prices 😉

June 4, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Open-box Sennheiser HD 650 for $249 + S&H

If you are a fan of open-box headphones, Sennheiser’s good old wired open-back over-ear HD 650 is offered in open-box condition for $249 plus shipping (starts around $10) at ADorama’s website. Per the listing this only ships to US addresses…

Needless to say, plenty has been written about the HD 600, 650, 6XX, the 5-series, and the competitors from other manufacturers, so the search-engine is your friend if interested in various trade-offs and comparisons.

June 1, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

FOCAL Elex Open Over-Ears for $599 [Massdrop X]

For a limited time, Massdrop is offering the new condition Massdrop X FOCAL Elex wired open-back over-ear dynamic driver headphones for $599 with free US shipping and a 2-year manufacturer warranty.

These are an “in-stock drop”, so they will ship in about two business days after purchase. Not like the other legendarily long Massdrop shipment waits 🙂

Per the listing over there, nearly 5000 units have been sold so far from Massdrop…

May 26, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Hifiman HE-560 V4 Premium open-back over-ear planars for $299

We are posting like the good old days, its our fifth post in a row today, and as fate would have it, it’s another Hifiman sale, the HE-560 V4 Premium (Adorama exclusive) for $300 at Adorama directly or you can buy it by Adorama thru Amazon for the same price…

I’m not familiar with the latest happenings in the world of Hifiman, so do check with your favorite forums, websites and video-sites for details and recommendations.

One name that keeps popping up that happens to be at the same price of $299 is the Sundara open-back over-ear planars (eg Amazon)…

PS: global correction, just in case, if you see “oven back” on this blog, it’s just a typo for “open back” 🙂

PS2: yes, I am working on a new website, “Cooking for Audiophiles” and that’s where the term “oven back” comes from 😉 #FakeNews

May 1, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Philips Open-Back Over-Ears: SHP-9500 for $60, SHP-9600 for $73

On the other hand, if you are looking for double-figures open-back over-ear headphones, two of the Philips models are currently on sale at Amazon. The SHP-9500 goes for $60, while the SHP-9600 goes for $73~…

These are sold by marketplace seller “Phototech” with the orders fulfilled by Amazon…

We have at this blog, from five years ago (!), a text and pictures unboxing of the SHP-9500S model. Sadly I didn’t keep these. I should have kept them! SAD!

May 1, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Hifiman HE-400SE Planar Over-Ears for $109

Various well-known audio sellers at the Amazon website (including the official Hifiman Amazon store) are offering the new condition Hifiman HE-400SE planar-magnetic open-back over-ears for $109 with free US shipping. This is not a daily deal, so expiration date is unknown (to me)…

Check with your favorite audio websites, blogs, youtubes and forums for details and recommendations as there are many and more Hifiman options out there these days…

May 1, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Hifiman HE-4XX Planar Open Over-Ears for $149

If you want to give planar a try, for a limited time, as Audiophile Week sales are ending, Massdrop is offering their own co-collab, the wired open-back over-ear Hifiman HE-4XX planar magnetics for $149 with free US shipping and a 1-year manufacturer warranty.

Better yet, this will ship in late April, it is an “in-stock drop”, not a “patience is a virtue” drop 🙂

For more offerings, check their 10-Year Anniversary sale…

April 25, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Hifiman HE-X4 Planar Open-Back for $99

We have a “delayed gratification” deal alert! The complaint has always been that the options in under $100 open-back over-ear headphones are very few, and few-to-non-existent in planar magnetics.

Well, Massdrop x Hifiman are changing this right now. As part of their 10-year anniversary sale, for a limited time (ends by 4/25/22), they are offering the new condition wired open-back over-ear Hifiman HE-X4 planar-magnetics for $99. As of the time of writing, over 2500 units have been sold per the Massdrop website.

The “delayed gratification” part? Per the listing, this will ship in mid-June 2022. This being late April 2022, that’s almost two months from now. In a world of instant gratification, that’s a near eternity!

But if you can wait…

PS: there’s no mention of warranty in the listing. They accept returns within 30 days of delivery in new/unused condition.

April 20, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop 10-Year April Anniversale (17 options)

Party on Wayne! It is April 20! And what a coincidence, Massdrop is having their 10-Year April Anniversale featuring 17 Massdrop-X co-branded headphones, three of which are IEMs and four are gaming headsets.

Of the audiophile over-ears, they have Dan Clark Aeons, Sennheiser HD-XXX options, Hifiman planars, and one each from Focal, BeyerDee and Senor Speakers (aka Mr Speakers)…

The IEMs are Noble, Grell and JVC…

This is a limited time offer…

PS: “anniversale” is a shortcut for “Anniversary Sale” 🙂

April 19, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

Thursday: DT 990 PRO (250) for $119 AC, Sony WH-1000X-M4 for $260

Thursday has two over-ear headphones at the NewEgg daily deals:

+ Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO (250 ohm) for $119 after using promo code 93XSP26
+ sold and shipped by NewEgg actual

+ Sony WH-1000X M4 ANC/BT closed-back for $260, sold and shipped by marketplace seller “Red Tag Camera”

March 3, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Saturday: JBL Club and Quantum [also DT 990 Premium (250 ohm) for $140]

But that’s not all for Saturday 2/5/22! There are two headphone-related daily deals at the Woot website:

+ Beyerdynamic DT 990 PREMIUM (250 ohm) open-back wired over-ears for $140 under “Clearance” (formerly “Sellout”)

+ a feast of JBL headphones under “Electronics”, prices $32 to $150
+ nine options, eight of which are over-ears of the CLUB and QUANTUM type
+ the ninth is a truly wirelessof the fitness kind

February 5, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Friday: Beyerdynamic Amiron Home for $309

If you think Beyer is Dynamic, good until Friday 1/28/22 at 11:59pm pacific, NewEGG actual is offering the new condition wired open-back over-ear Amiron Home headphones for $309 with free US shipping. Up to three pairs per customer at the sale price. No promo code needed in this case.

This is part of the “Tesla” line…

January 28, 2022 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

EU: Philips X2 Open Over-Ears for 98 euro

Good for the next two days (or so), Amazon Germany itself is offering the new condition wired open-back over-ear Philips X2 headphones for 98 euro, with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price. This model is sandwiched between the X1 and X3, offering trade-offs of price and value and such…

This is decidedly more expensive at Amazon USA where it goes for $150…

December 12, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Friday: BeyerD DT 1990 PRO Open Over-Ears for $439AC

Back at the Newegg dailies, running until 12/3/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, you can have the new condition wired open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO (Tesla) for $439 after the limited time $160 off coupon code 93XSD86 over there…

Meanwhile the teasers for the Saturday deals include the 1More truly-wireless. The sale price will go live over there on Saturday, there’s no teaser on the sale price…

December 3, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

EU: Monoprice M1070 Planar Over-Ears for 240AC euro

If you are a fan of the Monoprice Monolith planar-magnetic headphones and you are in the European Union, you are in luck, because at Amazon Germany, the Monoprice GmbH online shop is offering a 30% off clip-on coupon (in Amazon-speaker they are called “vouchers”) on the new condition Monolith M1070 open over-ears.

As of the time of writing, the current price is 360 euro. Minus 30%, it is just over 240 euro, about 1/3rd of, a very generous coupon. It averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 50 global ratings.

December 2, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Wedn: BeyerD DT 990 PRO (250) for $129AC

Back with open-back at the NewEGG dailies, running until December 1st in 2021 at 11:59pm pacific time is a $20 off coupon code that brings down the price of the new condition wired open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO (250 ohm) to $129 after coupon…

On the neckband front, they offer the Soundcore Life bluetooth/ANC critter for $26 with free US shipping…

For older DAPs/PADs, there’s a 32GB Team microSD card for $5 with free US shipping… It’s not that hard/expensive to ship a memory card after all 🙂

December 1, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

In-Stock Now: The New Sennheiser HD 400 PRO Open-Back Studio headphones

Sennheiser can’t quit the “400” number it seems 🙂 They have announced and it is already released, in-stock and ready to ship at Adorama for $250 is their new open-back (yes, OPEN BACK) studio headphone, the “HD 400 PRO”!

It comes with two cables (one straight, one coiled) and the usual 2-year Sennheiser warranty. No bags or carrying case in the official kit…

PS: not to be confused with the existing closed-back HD 400S over-ear headphones…

November 30, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Philips X3 Open Over-Ears for $199

As we previously mentioned, Amazon Germany “wins” the Philips X2 sale price, but for the newer Philips X3, Amazon USA wins as they are offering it for $199 with free US shipping, up to five pairs per customer. This is sold and shipped by Amazon actual. The Amazon Chermany price is 219 euro. As most of you know, a euro is usually 1.1x of a dollar.

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

$180 your Sennheiser choice: HD 6XX or HD 560S

It is good to have options! As part of the Black Friday festivities, Massdrop is having a sale on a couple of wired open-back over-ear options for $180 each!

One option is their “own” Sennheiser HD 6XX and the other option is the generally available Sennheiser HD 560S…

Or you can buy them both and spend in the rest of 2022 writing comparison posts on reddit and headfi and Zeosfi and such 😉

The HD 560S goes for $180 elsewhere as well, BUT if your Massdrop order total is $250+, you can earn a $20 promotional bonus as part of their Black Friday bonus promotion…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Koss KPH-30i On-Ears down to $20 (four color options including Clear)

Just $20 can get you some pretty good headphone audio of the open-back on-ear kind! As part of the Black Friday festivities, four color of the Koss KPH-30i on-ears are down to $20, sold by Koss with the orders fulfilled by Amazon. Yes, that includes the Clear color option! You can buy as many as you like!

As of the time of writing these average 4.5 out of 5 based on 2250+ global ratings!

I have one of these but have yet to prepare the unboxing post and eventual review (because everything is delayed LOL)…

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

EU: Sennheiser HD 599 Open Over-Ears for 91 euro

For those in the EU, and those who can favorably shop from the EU, for a limited time, as part of the Black Friday festivities, Amazon Germany is offering the new condition wired open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 599 headphones for 91 euro with free shipping in Germany and friends. Otherwise you pay flat shipping plus the weight of the shipped product…

This is the black SE variant, not the ivory color scheme…

November 24, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Sennheiser HD 8XX Open Over-Ears down to $949

As part of the Black Friday festivities, Massdrop is giving a healthy discount to their Sennheiser co-flagship. That’s right, for a limited time, $949 gets you the new condition wired open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 8XX headphones. This is based on the “HD 800 S” and made in Germany as well.

Massdrop offers 30 day returns (from the day of delivery) for both US and international shoppers. It comes with a 2-year warranty. It is estimated to ship on December 1st (in 2021)…

November 23, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Shure SRH-1840 open over-ears for $300 (prev gen)

For a limited time, Musician’s Friend is offering the new condition wired open-back over-ear Shure SRH 1840 headphones (the previous generation) for $300 with free US shipping as their deal of the day…

November 10, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Tuesday: Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO (Tesla) Open Over-Ears for $349 AC

Beyer is making a …dynamic return to the NewEGG daily deals running until Tuesday 9/21/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, you can get the new condition wired open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO (Tesla) for $349 after a $150 off limited time promo code shown over there… This is sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, not iffy marketplace sellers…

But that’s not all. The teaser for the Wednesday dailies shows that the DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) closed over-ears will be one of the dailies. The sale price will be revealed when it goes live over there…

Back to the Tuesday dailies, there’s two more items of potential related interest on offer:

+ AUKEY EP-T21S Move Compact II truly-wireless for $21

+ Klipsch Reference Theater Pack 5.1 Channel Surround Sound System for $289

September 21, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

EU: Philips X2HR Open Over-Ears for 100 euro

For those shopping in the unUnited States of Europe, aka The European Onion, aka the European Union, Amazon Germany is having a limited time sale on the new condition open-back over-ear Philips X2HR/00 offered for 100 euro with free shipping in Germany and such…

At the same price, a dueling banjos sale, is the new condition Sennheiser HD 599 open-back over-ears…

September 12, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Used Hifiman HE-400SE Open Planars for $131

Organic and manufacturer hype trains come and go in the world of audiophoolia, sometimes you get bang for the buck, sometimes you are just getting something to keep up with the Zeoses 😉

If you are planar-curious, but don’t want to drop big money, the new Hifiman HE 400 SE seems to be generating its own hype wave. Its new condition price at various sellers is $150 but if you are fond of paying even less, or helping “cycle” used headphones in the market, as of the time of writing, used prices start at $131 (“Used – Good” condition) at the Amazon website. Look for the USED options on the right-hand side of the desktop website…

If you have trouble locating the USED segment in Amazon’s ever-so-expanding product pages, this particular link automatically opens up popup-style the USED listing…

I haven’t yet jumped on this bandwagon but the price is definitely right on these. Stay tuned because I already have a backlog of headphonalia for blog-reviewing 🙂

PS: if you prefer new condition, you can get it for $150 at Amazon (links above) and at NewEgg (from the Hifiman NewEgg store)

September 11, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Thur: Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO Over-Ears for $459AC

Back to back Beyerdynamics at the NewEgg daily deals, this time around running until 8/26/21 at 11:59pm pacific time, you can get the new condition wired open-back over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO for $459 after using the limited time promo code 93XRV27 shown over there… Up to three per customer… Sold and shipped by NewEgg actual, not iffy marketplace sellers…

August 26, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: BeyerD DT 1990 PRO for $459AC

Beyer-D is back at the Newegg deals du jour, this offer good until 7/21/21 at 11:59pm pacific [or before that IF it sells out]. It is the new condition open-back wired over-ear Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO Tesla headphone going for $459 after the $140 off promo code shown over there…

July 21, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Sennheiser HD 599 SE Open Over-Ears for $99

We continue looking at Prime Day festivities with a wired open-back over-ear headphone going for $99, the new condition Sennheiser HD 599 SE with up to three per customer.

Also on sale is one of their RF wireless models, the RF 120 Mark II overons [not sure if it’s decidedly over-ears or on-ears] going for $70.

And completing the trio is the wired CX 89S in-ears with a 1-button remote going for $20. This one has a stubby head, it’s kinda the opposite of the Etymotics 🙂

Even though these are part of the Prime Day deals, Amazon does not currently have a Prime-only restriction on them, meaning anyone can buy them.

June 21, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

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…

June 14, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Koss KPH30i On-Ears for $20 [ends soon]

As of the time of writing, there are less than 24 hours remaining for this decidedly bang for the buck headphone at Massdrop, it is the new condition lightweight open-back Koss KPH30i on-ears going for $20 (from a regular price of $30). It is available in three different color schemes. It comes with the usual Koss limited lifetime warranty.

Orders are estimated to ship in late May 2021, and will get shipped by Massdrop itself.

You can buy as many as you want! Never too early to buy Christmas presents for December 2021 🙂

May 2, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Focal Clear down to $990

Focal has by now accumulated a number of audiophile-tier headphones, and one of their first is currently on sale, the new condition wired open-back over-ear Focal Clear is on sale for a limited time for $990 at headphones.com…

Headphones.com also has a parallel and very informative YouTube channel.

And if you happen to be reading this right when I post this, they have a live drawing for their Audeze LCD-X1 (2021) Giveway planned for 4/30/21 at 10pm eastern time…

They even have a 13-minute video explaining their reviewing process, YouTube-embedded below:

April 29, 2021 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,