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If you prefer buying open-box headphones because they have the benefit of the manufacturer warranty, as of the time of writing, Adorama is having 241 headphone options in their open-box category including models from Sennheiser, Focal, Hifiman, Westone, and such.
Among others, the closed-back open-box Focal Elegia goes for $282.
You can use the various filtering options over there, by manufacturer, by sub-type, by price-range, and such, to filter them further…
If you want to get your hands head on some of the audiophile-discussed-and-debated headphones but don’t want to pay full price, the Headphones.com online shoppe is currently running an open box sale featuring models from Focal, Hifiman, Audeze, Meze, Moondrop, Hennheiser (typo intended?), and more.
There’s two pages of offerings, too many to list here individually.
Headphones.com is the online shop that is running/sponsoring the popular among enthusiasts “The Headphone Show” YouTube channel, where, ICYMI, they just posted a video with Dr Sean Olive of House Harman and Crinacle, YouTube-embedded below:
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.
Good until Tuesday 1/18/2022 at 10am eastern, Adorama is offering their version of the “Sony MDR V6/7506 competitor”, their new condition H&A Versa Professional Field and Studio Monitor Headphones are on sale for $85 with free US shipping…
OR you can get them in USED open-box condition for $59…
Monoprice is running a refurbished & open-box sale with a variety of products on their website including headphones. The link above points to the headphone-related products. If other product categories interest you, you can use the options on the left side of the page over there.
Of headphone interest, a number of the over-ear headphones are available (planar and dynamic) starting at $99. Also part of the sale are their planar earphones (M300) going for $79, the giant Monolith tube head-amp for $299, the Monolith Cavalli Liquid Spark head-amp for $80, etc.
AS usual with Monoprice, price-check both the new condition and the refurb/open-box products as the sale prices may not be in-sync (eg you may be better off getting the new condition).
These inspected and tested refurbs and open-box products get a 90-day warranty along with 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so you are not left twisting in the wind in case of a lemon or a non-agreeable product.
If you want to give the new-ish Sennheiser HD 300 closed-back over-ears a try without paying the $50 new condition price, Blinq through Amazon Warehouse Deals has them in “Used – Like New” open-box condition going for $30~ with free US shipping. This ships directly from Blinq and it is not Prime eligible. So no fast shipping for Prime members but on the other hand, everyone gets free shipping (not just Primes)…
These are part of Sennheiser’s newer “streamline the model numbers” line of headphones because let’s face it all those 4.20 and 429 S numbers got the average consumer very mixed up.
I haven’t seen or touched the HD 300 but judging from the pictures, their earpads look very similar to the earpads of the older Sennheiser HD 4.20S which we had a text and pictures unboxing of. The earpads were the best feature of that headphone. So comfy. Just put those on after one of those vice-grip headphones and enjoy the lack of brain crunch 🙂
Same headphone but on the other side of Le Pond, you can get the open-box “used – like new” Shure SRH-940 headphones for $149 with free shipping from marketplace seller “Fique” (95%, 752 ratings) through Amazon Warehouse Deals. Since it is not a Prime shipment, this is a higher risk purchase… Note that the customer-reviews are complaining that it breaks easily, so keep that in mind…
If all the various Sennheiser HD 6* and 7* open-back headphones it is the “HD 660S” the one you want, and you don’t mind used/open-box options, this fairly new headphone is now available in “Used – Like New” (open box condition) for $347~ with free shipping by marketplace seller [and Sennheiser refurbished seller] Blinq thru Warehouse Deals. This ships directly from Blinq and everyone gets free shipping. The new condition price is currently $500.
The biggest competitor of course to the aforementioned lines is mayhaps the HD 6XX going for $200 at Massdrop, assuming don’t have to pay crazy customs and shipping fees.
Another refill of the longer running Woot Plus headphone sale includes the open-box Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H6 with DJ Khaled (obviously DJ) headphones going for $115 with free shipping for Prime members (or $5 flat for non-members) and with a 30-day Woot warranty. These are wired closed-back headphones, no bluetooth here…
It is not eligible for the Friday/Sat coupons but it is on sale on its own, you can get the Open-Box Monoprice M1060C closed-back over-ear planar-magnetic headphones for $269 with free standard US shipping. The new condition price is $330, so that’s $61 of savings by going open-box.
If you want a relatively lightweight pair of closed-back over-ear headphones whose #1 feature is comfy thick earpads, the Sennheiser HD 4.20S (don’t smoke them!) are available in “Used – Like New” (open-box condition) for $32~ by Blinq through Amazon Warehouse Deals. Free shipping for all but they are not Prime eligible.
Blinq has 14 units available as of the time of writing. As we mentioned yesterday, Blinq is “blessed” by Sennheisser to sell their open-box headphones.
We have a text and pictures unboxing of these right here…
If you are interested in the current-generation of Sennheiser HD 5** headphones, and don’t want to pay new condition prices, Blinq is offering the closed-back over-ear HD 569 for $73~ with free shipping through Amazon Warehouse Deals. They are not Prime eligible.
Blinq sales of open-box Sennheiser headphones are “blessed” by Sennheiser – if you go to the Sennheiser website and click on the “Outlet” link, it will take you to the Blinq website showing their nearly 300 (!) Sennheiser products.
On the other hand, if you prefer new condition, NewEgg is offering a $50 promotional e-gift card if you purchase these for $180…
As of a 4/17/18 AM re-check, this sold out at this price…
The open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 800 headphones are available in “Like New – Open Box” condition for $909 with free shipping at Blinq directly or through Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD). Both the Blinq website and AWD say there are two left. Since these ship directly from Blinq, we can assume that there is a total of two, not two at each place.
The open-back over-ear planar-magnetic Audeze EL-8 headphones are currently offered in open-box “Used – Like New” condition with full warranty per the individual listing of Gramophone (Maryland authorized dealer) through Amazon Warehouse Deals for $399 with free shipping. These ship directly from Gramophone and are not Prime eligible. Another seller has them for the same price (World Wide Stereo) but their listing does not promise a fully warranty.
As of a 4/3/18 AM re-check, the open-box option sold out again…
If you are curious about Sennheiser’s 3D earphones but don’t want to pay the $300 new condition price, Blinq has the Sennheiser AMBEO Smart Headset (iOS) in “Used – Like New” open-box condition offered for $239 [WAS $225] with free shipping through Amazon Warehouse Deals. Blinq’s sale of used/open-box products is endorsed by Sennheiser as we learned yesterday…
A limited time sale on select random products at Blinq includes the open-box like-new Beats Solo 3 bluetooth on-ear headphones for $138~ with free shipping and easy returns. The Solo 3s are in the “center square” of the promotion 🙂
Marketplace seller “Fique” (99%, 656 ratings, New Jersey) is offering the open-back over-ear FOCAL ELEAR in “Used – Like New” (open box return) condition for $589 with free shipping through Amazon Warehouse Deals. It ships directly from Fique and it is not Prim eligible. Per the shopping cart they have two units available. They have a gallery of six pictures of the unit offered.
Look who’s back! The open-back over-ear Philips X2HR/27 headphones are available in open-box condition for $182 with free shipping at Musician’s Friend. They are in-stock and ready to ship. They are marked as “Scratch & Dent” which includes 45-day no-hassle returns but no manufacturer warranty.
As of 4/1/18 recheck, this coupon expired: But if you prefer new condition, fear not! Coupon code MFX2HR drops the price of the new condition from $295 to $235 also at Musician’s Friend. This too is in-stock and ready to ship…
You can test the coupons without having to create an account. Simply add items of interest to the shopping cart, proceed to the shopping cart, and page down to locate the coupon code box and type it in there.
AS of a 3/19/18 PM recheck, this sold out again…
The open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 559 are currently available in “Used – Like New” condition for $61~ with free shipping by Blinq through Amazon Warehouse Deals (ships directly from Blinq, not Prime eligible) or from the Blinq website directly.
The Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC (bluetooth and ANC) over-ears are currently on sale in Open-Box New-Other condition for $105 with free shipping by Blinq through eBay with up to five pairs per customer at the sale price. Over 100 units have been sold so far from the eBay listing per the eBay stats over there.
Blinq is having a Featured Sale that includes some audio-related products running until Saturday at 11:59pm eastern. The coupon is applied automatically in the cart, but in case of technical issues, you can also find the coupon at the aforelinked page.
The coupon is a 25% off discount, and it drops the prices of the following items as follows:
+ open-box iPod Touch 6 (16GB, blue) for $120~
+ three left; this has a Lightning connector
+ open-box iPod Nano (16GB, 7th generation, blue) for $130~
+ factory refurbished Beats X bluetooth earphones for $46~ in black or blue
+ see them all at the Blinq Featured Sale
+ free shipping on all purchases regardless of price
+ 30-day money back guarantee on purchases
Because of the nature of Blinq (they pick up returns and overstocks and sell them to consumers) the risk of something having to be returned is higher than buying something brand new sealed in box, so the free shipping and 30-day returns go a long way towards mitigating the risk. Unless you hate returning things with a passion 🙂
Planar temptation! BuyDIG is now offering the open-box HIFIMAN HE400i Special Edition (the dark blue chrome color scheme) for $120 with free shipping and free returns. That’s right $120! This is an open-box closeout sale of the “while supplies last” kind. They are open-back over-ear planar-magnetic headphones. Certainly not a bad price! The biggest risk is Hifiman’s quality control with their headphones falling apart, so keep that in mind [check various audio forums for more on that front].
Under “Package Contents” it says this comes with a 1-year warranty. Further down the product listing there’s also an option for a Mack 3-year extended warranty for $20 more.
Speaking of BuyDIG, they are offering the new condition Teac TN-400S Belt-driven Turntable with S-Shaped Tonearm in the gloss black color scheme for $229 with free shipping until March 3rd. No coupon/rebate needed.
The last time we posted about the Blue Microphones ELLA planar-magnetic and powered headphones they were going for $590 in open-box condition, but now they have dripped further down, going for $550 with free shipping in open-box condition by authorized dealer OneCall directly or through Amazon Warehouse Deals. Per the listing, they come with a full warranty.
UPDATE: I totally forgot about this, Massdrop has an in-stock drop on the new condition Massdrop x Sennheiser PC37X Gaming Headset for $120 with free shipping and 2-year warranty. “In-stock drops” ship within a week of purchase, unlike the classic “drops” that can take months. An in-stock drop opens and closes every 24 hours. At the end of each 24 hour cycle, orders that were placed get processed and are shipped out in 2-3 business days. We track these in our Massdrop Tracker…
Good until the end of the month (2/28/18) an automatic in-cart coupon drops the price of the Like-New Open-Box Sennheiser PC 373D Gaming Headset from $151~ to $128~ with free shipping and free returns. The coupon code is FEBVIDEOGAMES15 but it gets added automatically when you add the item to your shopping cart – you shouldn’t have to enter it manually.
Blinq is back with another like-new open-box type of a promotion and as of the time of writing, their product page says they have only one unit available of the Noble Audio X Universal IEMs with a 2-pin to lightning connector, going for the very specific price of $196.49 with free shipping and free returns.
PS: if you are not familiar with Blinq, they explain how they get their inventory on their web pages over there. They sift through returned and overstock items from other retailers, and sell them on their own website at a discount. They also offer a 10% off coupon if it’s your first order (it’s mentioned prominently on their website).
An automatic 20% off discount that appears in the shopping cart (coupon FEBSILVER20 in case of cart issues) at BLINQ until 2/23/18 at 9am eastern drop the price of the following two matte silver Beats Solo 3 Wireless on-ear headphones (model MR3T2LL/A) as follows:
+ Factory Refurbished drops from $169 to $135
+ Open-Box Like New drops from $194 to $155
They offer free shipping and free returns.
Getting the Innerfidelity blessing is helping the Sennheiser HD 4.40 bluetooth over-ear headphones keep their prices at a profitable margin, but if you don’t want to wait for another sale (they were a $100 Amazon deal of the day in late November 2017), there is an alternative, you can get them in “Used – Like New” open-box condition by BLINQ through Amazon Warehouse Deals for $74~ with free shipping.
Speaking of the HD 4.* series and Blinq, they have the HD 4.20s closed-back over-ears wired in “Used – Like New” open-box condition for $41~ with free shipping through Amazon Warehouse Deals. We actually have a text and pictures unboxing of these. Their thick earpads are their #1 feature.
Both ship directly from Blinq and are not Prime eligible…
This is a while supplies last promotion. As of the time of writing, there are 14 units available of the open-box closeout Sony MDR100 H.Ear On-Ear with Bluetooth and NFC going for $115 with free shipping at BuyDIG
This was superseded by a better deal on 2/19/18…
The first of two Hifiman in-ear posts! The Hifiman RE-400i (with iOS mic/remote) is available in “Used – Like New” (Open Box) condition for the very specific price of $24.77 with free shipping, sold by authorized dealer Electronics Expo through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships directly from Electronics Expo, so everyone gets free shipping, however, it is not Prime eligible.
The Sennheiser HD25 Light on-ear closed-back DJ headphones go for $130 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you are comfortable with used, you can get them for $86.49 with free shipping in Open Box condition from BlinQ either thru Amazon or through the BlinQ eBay Store.
It’s back down to $450 again for the “Used – Very Good” open-box condition CHORD Electronics Mojo DAC/amp with those marble-style buttons, offered at this price by real-world A/V dealer “HiDef Lifestyle” through Amazon Warehouse Deals. It ships directly from HiDef and it is not Prime eligible.
These coupons expired…
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