Panasonic RP-HT21-M [mic/remote] Lightweight On-Ears for $8

An old has been resurrected because of the mic/button technology! And it’s currently on sale at Amazon. It is the mic/single-button version of the good old lightweight on-ear Panasonic RP-HT21, with an “M” appended to its name for the Mic/Remote, currently on sale for $8 at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to four per customer at the sale price.

According to Amazon’s product page, I bought the old non-mic/remote version of this about ten years ago. A blast from the past type of a featherweight headphone!

Tuesday: Panasonic Deep Bass, Sony Extra Bass, Klipsch TWS, Altec Whisper, Etc

Tuesday is a gift that keeps on giving! Woot is running a Tech Spring Cleaning sale until 11:59pm central time on February 22 in 2022 with 19 products including some audio-related gear:

  • Altec Lansing Whisper ANC/BT over-ears for $20
  • Sony MDR-XB-650-BT/B “Extra Bass” bluetooth on-ears for $60
  • Panasonic RB-M700B “Deep Bass” ANC/bluetooth over-ears for $60
  • Klipsch T5 (2nd gen) truly wireless for $90
  • JBL and Logitech bluetooth speakers
  • blues harmonica and Hofner Ignitior Pro Violin, folding pianos
  • H&K Spirit of Vintage 25W Nano Amp for $150

Wedn: Panasonic truly wireless for $50

Truly wireless action in the Wednesday 12/29/21 Woot deals du jour, it is the new condition Panasonic truly wireless (does not mention model name/number) going for $50 in three color options, with up to three pairs per customer. Free shipping for Prime members, otherwise you pay flat shipping. They come with a 1-year Panasonic warranty…

Monday: Panasonic TW, Anker, Sony M3

All of a sudden, the daily deals of various retailers decided to feature headphones! These offers below are for Monday August 30 in 2021:

At Woot, they have the new condition Panasonic RZ-S500W truly-wireless going for $38 with a 1-year Panasonic warranty. They must have a LOT of them because the limit is an unusually high 25 per customer. Which means after the daily deal is done, they will get recycled in the various other longer-running Woot Plus type of deals over there…

The leader of the pack at the Best Buy dailies is the new condition Sony WH-1000X M3 ANC/Bt over-ears going for $180…

Finally at Amazon, there’s a trio of Anker Soundcore Life closed-back over-ear wireless headphones going from $45 to $97~…

Meanwhile the teaser for Tuesday 8/31/21 at the NewEgg shellshockers show the return of Beyerdynamic’s over-ears, but also a 1More truly-wireless option. As usual, the prices will be revealed when the offers go live…

Sunday: Klipsch, Panasonic, Audio Technia M20X, Beyerdynamic DT 990 (600 ohm), Etc

Happy 4th of July with audio daily deals!

We start at the B&H Photo website where you can have a volume-buy promotion, you can get a 3-pack of Panasonic RP-TCM-115 shallow-insertion stubby earphones for $20 total (that’s under $7 per earphone)… They also offer a couple of Klipsch Cinema soundbar systems with an automatic in-cart coupon ($180 or $600)…

Meanwhile among the Sunday 7/4/21 Woot deals du jour is another incarnation of the Random Audio sale that includes 17 items, among them:

+ Beyerdynamic DT990 (600 ohm) open wired over-ears for $175 with 2-year BeyerD warranty

+ refurbished Klipsch T5 True Wireless Earbuds – McLaren Sport Edition (2nd Gen) for $140 with 90-day Klipsh warranty

+ Audio-Technica bundle for $90: the ATH-M20X wired closed over-ear headphones with the AT2005USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone
+ headphone has a 2-year warranty, microphone a 1-year warranty

Friday 8/21/20: Panasonic ANC Over-Ears and Truly Wireless (M&D, RHA, Philips), Etc

For Friday August 21 in 2020 Woot is having a Tech and Sundries sale that includes a handful of headphones. The sale ends at 11:59pm central or earlier if sold out:

+ Panasonic RP-HD805N ANC over-ears for $95, new condition but with a 90-day Woot warranty; a carrying case is included; the specs don’t mention it but the gallery pictures show that it is a wireless/bluetooth headphone; double-check before purchase to be sure!

+ RHA True Connect truly-wireless for $70

+ Master & Dynamic MW-07 truly wireless for $100

+ Philips Bass+ truly wireless for $45

+ Klipsch R6i in-ears for $60

+ a couple of other budget bluetooths ($20 truly, $13 sporty necklace-style)

Sunday: lots of headphones on sale at Amazon Germany

EU shoppers, get your wallets ready! Amazon Germany is having a headphone sale as part of their Sunday daily deals. A total of 22 options are participating, a mix of different types. I’m breaking them down by type:

+ Pioneer S9 bluetooth over-ears for 115 euro
+ Pioneer SE-S3-BT bluetooth on-ears for 44 in different colors
+ Pioneer foldable basic on-ears for 12 euro in different colors
+ Pioneer SE-M521 closed over-ears for 21 euro (with AKG-style headband)

+ Philips BH-305-BK/00 closed on-ears for 60 euro
+ Philips SH-402-BK/00 bluetooth over/on-ears for 40
+ Philips SHK-2000-PK/OO kids headphones with volume control for 14 euro

+ Philips truly wireless for 61 euro

+ Pioneer SE-CH9-T(K) wired in-ears for 70 euro
+ Panasonic RP-TCM-130-E wired in-ears for 10 euro in different colors
+ Pioneer basic wired in-ears for 12 euro in different colros

+ Libratone neckband-style bluetooth earphones for 119 euro

+ Philips UN-102-BK/00 bluetooth necklace-style earphones for 12 euro

+ Pioneer SE-E5T (23 euro) and SE-E7T (53 euro) bluetooth exercise necklace-style earphones

+ Pioneer splashproof wired exercise earphones with earhooks for 13 euro

The sale ends at 11:59pm Amazon Germany time which is six hours ahead of eastern (New York time) if my Time Lord Calculator is correct 😉

Panasonic RP-HTX80 Closed Over-Ears for $41 [limit 3]

If you are looking for name-brand retro-styled bluetooth over-ears headphone without breaking the bank, and the “matte black” color scheme is preferred or at least acceptable, you can get the new condition Panasonic RP-HXT80 headphones for $41~ by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price. This is not a lightning deal, so expiration time is unknown…

This is a closed-back over-ear model with bluetooth 4.1 but without NFC. The retro design may be a deal killer for some ~ if you don’t like that style of “outdoorsy” headband adjustments. It does not support apt-X or AAC so keep that in mind. No ANC and no 3.5mm input. They promise up to 24 hours battery life.

And as fate would have it, we have a text and pictures unboxing of this, posted around Christmas 2017.

OR if you are not afraid of The USED (no, not the band, I’m still afraid of their constant emo-whining), then you can peruse the various color schemes at Amazon Warehouse Deals to find the right color and condition combination where prices start at $30~. The link I posted here shows the lowest price per color. To see the detailed listings for each color, click (or open in new tab/window) the small blue link titled “See all offers for this product”…

Panasonic RP-HTX80B Closed Over-Ears for $44

If you are looking for retro-style but bluetooth headphone, the gray-black color scheme of the Panasonic RP-HTX80B closed-back over-ear headphones is now down to the very specific price of $43.89 by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you like and it is not a lightning deal, so prices are organically/dynamically adjusted by the Amazon Price Bots (TM). The new condition price is low enough it surpasses the used prices of other colors of the same model…

IF you are curious about this headphone, we have a text and pictures unboxing of the black color scheme.

Monday: Panasonic RP-HJE120 earphones for $6.50

There is some audio action in the Monday 12/10/18 Amazon Gold Box (USA) with the new condition Panasonic ErgoFit earphones, model RP-HJE120-K (K = black color scheme in Panasonic speak), going for $6.48. Up to three pairs per customer at the sale price. Free 2-day shipping for Prime members or as usual for non-Prime members… Also part of today’s gold box sales is a trio of music keyboards (Casio, Alesis, RockJam), and also the Sony XZ2 smartphone is bundled with the Sony EarDuo truly-wireless (with earhooks) earphones, together going for $700 with free shipping. The smartphone is available in two color options..

Panasonic RP-HT21 Lightweight On-Ears for $4.40 [limit 3]

If you are looking for a lightweight old-school design (think Sony Walkman cassette and CD player era) that is open-back, they are back on sale. The good old Panasonic RP-HT21 have stood the test of time and they are on sale again, in new condition, for $4.40 per pair, with a maximum of three per customer at the sale price by Amazon actual. They are however an Add-ON item, so you must place an order of $25+ in eligible/qualifying products, otherwise their shopping cart will simply refuse to let you buy them.

PS: they are on the same listing as a different model, so make sure you are looking at the correct customer reviews. I don’t know why Amazon or the manufacturers do this, it’s very annoying when you hav two different products on the same listing. It’s one thing to have different colors or at least different variants of the same product, but totally different products is, as Spock would say, iLLOGICAL!

Panasonic Drops 360 Luxe In-Ears (RP-HJX21M) for $30 w/FS

The Focus/aSavings group of companies strikes again with another offer. It is the new condition Panasonic Drops 360 Luxe In-Ears, model RP-HJX21M, (not to be confused with model RP-HJX20M; the “M” I’m assuming is for memorable model names; okay, it’s probably for Mic/remote) on sale for $30 with free shipping from their website directly and from their eBay store and also fulfilled by Amazon….

Panasonic Ergofit RP-HJE120B Bluetooth Earphones for $22 w/free S&H after coupon

The official Panasonic USA store has a sale + coupon combo that drops the price of the new condition Panasonic Ergofit RP-HJE120B wireless earphones to $22 with free shipping in all four color schemes when you enter coupon code SAVE over there. You don’t need an account to test the coupon. The price before the coupon is $30. Free shipping is a sitewide promotion for President’s Day.

Lightweight On-Ears: Koss KPH7V for $3.42, Panasonic RP-HT21 for $5.40

If you are looking for old school lightweight on-ear headphones, for kids or guests or other semi-disposable uses, a couple of different well-vetted models are on sale at Amazon as follows:

+ Koss KPH7V Violet color scheme for $3.42 (limit 3)

+ Panasonic RP-HT21 black/silver for $5.40 (limit 3)

Both of these are Add-On items, so your order total must be $25+ in products shipped or fulfilled by Amazon, otherwise their shopping cart won’t let you buy them. So you can instead “append them” to a larger Amazon order if you are not close to $25 right away.

[DEAD] MEE Audio M6 PRO Clear In-Ears for $25 + $5 flat S&H

Both are sold out as of a 2/18/18 recheck…

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Used Panasonic RP-HT21 lightweight on-ears for $4

If you are looking for old-school lightweight/featherweight on-ear headphones, the good old Panasonic RP-HT21 are available in “Used – Good” condition for $3.90 in two listings by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. Shhhh! They are not currently marked as Add-On items, so if you are a Prime member you can get them with free 2-day shipping. Otherwise it’s free shipping with the usual $25+ for non-members.

Used Panasonic RP-HT161 Closed Over-Ears for $8

On the budget side of things, the closed-back over-ear Panasonic RP-HT161 in the black color scheme is available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $8 sold by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual, with free 2-day shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order. This is on the same listing as a totally different Panasonic headphones, so pay attention to reviews and answered questions to make sure you are reading about this model, and not the other and more popular model (the good old RP-HT21)

[DEAD] Wedn: Monoprice 8323 for $18, Panasonic HJE-120 for $5, Etc

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Panasonic RP-HJE120B Bluetooth Earphones crash to $14

Panasonic gone wild! The price of the black color scheme of the Panasonic RP-HJE120B Bluetooth Earphones has crashed down to $13.64 at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer. This is only the black color scheme. This is not a lightning deal.

These average 3.2 out of 5 based on 130 customer reviews and have 19 answered questions, so check the reviews if you are not familiar with them as that review score is a sign of trade-offs…

Speaking of Panasonic, a trio of their previously mentioned doorbuster prices continue:

+ Panasonic RP-HT21 lightweight on-ears for $5~ after $0.25 clip-on coupon
+ not an Add-On item!

+ Panasonic RP-HJX5 Drops 360 In-Ears for $10 in blue
+ UPDATE: now the Metallic Silver color scheme is also down to $10

+ Panasonic RP-HT161 Closed Over-Ears for $10

Panasonic RP-HT21 lightweight on-ears for $5

But wait, there’s more! In addition to the previously mentioned Panasonic sales one of their classic headphones, their “Porta Pro” is on sale as well, the lightweight old-school tape-cassette era looking Panasonic RP-HT21 lightweight on-ears are on sale for $5.20 but they also have a $0.25 clip-on coupon on the page, dropping them to $4.95. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on nearly 4000 customer reviews and have 270+ answered questions.

Shhhh! Don’t tell Amazon but these are not an Add-ON item, so if you are a Prime member you can get one pair and get free 2-day shipping. If you select slow-shipping, you may earn a $1 digital credit (or other rewards the shopping cart decides to offer). Non-Prime members get the usual $25+ free shipping. Limit up to three per customer.

PS: I have one pair of these, they are not for big big heads, but they are not as small as they look either.

Panasonic HF100 On-Ears for $6.69 [limit 3]

Panasonic gone wild! Their new condition closed-back on-ear HF100 in the white color scheme are currently on sale for the very specific price of $6.69 at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer. Despite the low price, they are not Add-Ons 🙂 These are wired, no mic/remote.

If you prefer a mic/remote, the lowest price for that model, the HF100M, is $14.46 in the black color scheme… If you prefer the “Mic Step Up” model instead, the lowest price is the blue color scheme for $14.77. Limit three per color.

All these are organic sales, not lightning deals, so expiration time is unknown.

Speaking of Panasonic, some of their previously mentioned sales continue:

+ Panasonic RP-HJX5 Drops 360 In-Ears for $10

+ Panasonic RP-HT161 Closed Over-Ears for $10

+ Panasonic RP-HF400B bluetooth on-ears for $40 in black or white

Panasonic ErgoFit RP-HE120 earphones for $6

Back to the budget side of Panasonic, the new condition Panasonic ErgoFit RP-HE120 earphones are on sale for $6 in the silver color scheme with up to three per customer. They are not an Add-On item as of the time of writing, so if you are a Prime member you can get these with free 2-day shipping, or select no-rush shipping and scoop up a $1 digital credit (if offered). The other colors go for more.

If if gets closer to $5, the chances of it becoming an Add-On item increase. This is the no mic/remote version. These have found their way in many recommendation lists, and they have a whooping 51,983 customer reviews!

PS: speaking of Panasonic, their new condition Panasonic RP-HT161 Closed Over-Ears continue to be on sale for $10 per pair.

Panasonic RP-HT161 Closed Over-Ears for $10

UPDATE: this is temporarily out of stock but the $10 sale continues…

It’s doorbuster-a-sonic time! The new condition Panasonic RP-HT161 Closed Over-Ears are on sale for $10 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer at the sale price. Free shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order for non-members. This is not an Add-On item.

For some strange reason Amazon stuck it on the same listing as the good old RP-HT21 lightweight on-ears which have been around for a while and have thousands of reviews. They do are on a bit of a sale, $7.49 minus a $0.25 (!) clip-on coupon, making them $7.24 with free Prime shipping (not an Add-On either).

Panasonic RP-HF300 On-Ears for $11

On the budget side of things, two options of the many Panasonic RP-HF300 closed-back lightweight on-ears are on sale. The white with mic/remote goes for $10.94, while the white no mic/remote goes for $11.69. The other colors and mic combinations go for more.

All together, all colors and options, average 3.7 out of 5 based on 770+ customer reviews and they have 25 answered questions. Keep in mind the white color scheme will “absorb” stains more than the red or blue or black, which is factored in the price, but if you are planning to use it in a low-risk stain situation, then it’s your win 🙂

Panasonic RP-HJE120B bluetooth earphones for $29

If you like red earphones, you are in luck! The red color scheme of the new condition Panasonic RP-HJE120B bluetooth earphones are on sale for $29~ with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual, with up to three pairs per color per customer. The other three colors range from $33 to $40. They average 3.1 out of 5 based on 123 customer reviews.

PS: speaking of Panasonics, their RP-HJX5 Drops 360 In-Ears for $10 in the blue color scheme continue to be available fulfilled by Amazon (these are wired; not BT).

Panasonic RP-HJX5 Drops 360 In-Ears for $10

If you like blue/black color-scheme in-ears, the new condition Panasonic RP-HJX5 Drops 360 In-Ears are available for $10, sold by Focus Camera with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get free 2-day shipping. You can buy as many as you like. They average 3.8 out of 5 based on 72 customer reviews.

Panasonic RP-HJX5 Drops 360 In-Ears for $10

On the single figures in-ears front, the new condition Panasonic RP-HJX5 Drops 360 In-Ears are going for $9.99, sold by Focus Camera with the orders fulfilled by Amazon so they are Prime eligible. They average 3.9 out of 5 based on 70 customer reviews. Only the Metallic Blue color scheme (model RP-HJX5-A) is on sale. “A” in Panasonic speak is Blue as in Azure.

[DEAD] Sunday: Panasonic WINGS Wireless Bluetooth Sport Clip for $40 w/free S&H

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Panasonic RP-HJE120B bluetooth earphones for $33

On the budget bluetooth earphones front, the Panasonic RP-HJE120B, a follow-up on their best selling budget RP-HJE earphones, with bluetooth now, is on sale for $33.31 with free shipping in the red color scheme at amazon.com. Two of the other colors go for around $35, while the white is at $39.

All together they average 3.4 out of 5 based on 98 customer reviews with 13 answered questions. This is not a lightning deal but an organic sale or price-match.

Volume Buy: 5-Pack of Panasonic RP-HT227 for $55

If you want to get headphones for kids and grand kids of all ages that frequently break or lose their headphones and don’t want to have to buy them one by one as each kids breaks or loses theirs, there is a volume buy 5-pack of Panasonic RP-HT227 lightweight on-ear headphones, going for $55 and Prime eligible, sold by Focus Camera with the order fulfilled by Amazon. Limit two 5-packs per customer.

BUT if you need more, they also have 10-packs of these for $110, the same average price of $11 per headphone. Also Prime eligible.

The headphones average 4 out of 5 based on 580 customer reviews and they have 30+ answered questions.

[DEAD] Panasonic Wings RP-BTS50-K Bluetooth Sports Clips for $60

This daily deal expired…

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[DEAD] Panasonic RP-HF300M On-Ears for $8 [ends 3:30pm ET] {and more in progress}

These lightning offerings expired… For more sales, check our Prime Day Mega Post

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Panasonic RP-HJX5 Drops 360 In-Ears for $10

A mini doorbuster at Amazon, sold by Amazon actual, it is the new condition Panasonic RP-HJX5 Drops 360 In-Ears going for $10 with free shipping for Prime members or with a $35+ order. You can buy as many as you like. They are not a lightning deal. Only the blue color scheme (metallic blue) is on sale like this. The other two colors go for 2X to 3X in price.

All together they average 4 out of 5 based on 60+ customer reviews.

Panasonic RP-HJE120B bluetooth earphones for $30

Trying to piggy-back on the popularity of the frequently recommended single-figures RP-HJE120 earphones, Panasonic has released a new version with a starting price of $40, but as of the time of writing, the new condition bluetooth version in the blue color scheme, model RP-HJE120B-A, is on sale for $30 at Amazon by Amazon actual. This is not a lightning deal but an “organic” sale.

PS: in Panasonic-speak model naming, “A” = blue, probably Azure, and “B” = bluetooth.

Panasonic RP-BTD5-K Bluetooth On-Ears for $72

It looks like a marketplace sellers has “tricked” Amazon’s price-bots to automatically price-match its price on this headphone, new condition Panasonic RP-BTD5-K Bluetooth On-Ears going for $72 with free shipping by Amazon actual. It averages 3.7 out of 5 based on 52 customer reviews and they have 24 answered questions. The support NFC and fold flat.

PS: if you are not familiar with Bluetooth-ese, NFC is used only for connecting/pairing bluetooth headphones to sources. NFC is not used for the air flow of music.