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The Massdrop action continues with the new condition Massdrop X Hifiman Edition< XX/a> planar magnetic headphones offered for a limited time for $500 with free US shipping and a 1-year manufacturer warranty with this being an “X” product…
For more action, check the other Massdrop Cyber Week offers…
Fostex the People! The Massdrop offer on the new condition Fostex Dekoni Blue planar magnetics for $180 with free US shipping is nearing the end of this cycle at Massdrop. This is yet another variant of the good old Fostex T50RP Mark III, a fookin’ legend in Flea Bottom at HeadFi’s Landing 😉 The package includes an extra set of earpads, so you get one set of hybrids and one set of velour.
The orders will ship in mid-September 2019 from the vendor. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.
As a refresher, the Fostex T50RP-III and subsequently this variant are semi-open headphones…
The Monoprice Overstock sale has some potentially interesting offerings for headphone fans as well. A total of seven options show when you filter for headphones including:
+ Memory Foam Protein Leather earpads for $10
+ MP20 in-ears for $12
+ M600 open-back dynamic over-ears for $60
+ M1060 planar open over-ears for $250
+ monster-sized Monolith Tube amplifier for $280
+ Electrostatic headphone with dedicated amplifier for $350
+ the M300 planar earphones go for $100 [corrected typo] which was their previous price
+ find them all in the Headphones Clearance page…
All the items mentioned above come with free US standard shipping during this promotion. No coupon is needed. When the free shipping offer ends, it will simply stop being mentioned at the individual Monoprice product pages.
It’s a sale and a coupon promotion! For a limited time, coupon code 17M1060 drops the price of the new condition open-back over-ear Monolith M1060 planar magnetic headphones from $243 to $220 at the Monoprice website. The coupon expires on 7/21/19. Limit two redemptions per customer during this promotion… The headphones average 4.5 out of 5 based on 200+ customer reviews over there…
We haven’t turned into a Hifiman blog 🙂 It’s just that when you start price-checking one store or manufacturer, other models tend to come up, and if there are notable price differences and/or offers, then the posts keep on coming…
In this case, the new condition open-back over-ear planar-magnetic Hifiman Ananda headphones are available in new condition for $849 and in “Used – Like New” for $799 by marketplace seller “Hifi Heaven” through Amazon Warehouse Deals.
This ships directly from Hifi Heaven and it is free shipping but not Prime eligible. Hifi Heaven is a B&M A/V store in Wisconsin (think Green Bay Packers) and authorized Hifiman dealers
Amazon Warehouse Deals dive time now, where we find the Hifiman Amazon store offering the “Used – Like New” Hifiman HE-560 planar-magnetic open over-ear headphones for $319 with free shipping. This ships directly from Hifiman’s store and it is not Prime eligible. Per the info in the listing over there, this is the “2.5mm plug version”…
Here’s a written-on screenshot of the aforementioned offering:
ALTERNATELY, there are plenty of used listings of these at Adorama…
NOTE: if you are not familiar with the Hifiman Reliability Saga, be sure to check the various audio forums and blogs as they appear to have higher than average breakage rate, so keep that in mind if making a purchase…
If you are not afraid of the Hifiman built quality [check blogs and forums for details] their Sundara planar-magnetic open-back over-ear are currently on sale as follows:
+ 314~ euro at Amazon Germany (limit one per customer, fulfilled by Amazon, sold by marketplace seller “Projekt Akustik”)
+ $350 by various at amazon.com (the USA original Amazon)
As far as trans-atlantic purchases are concerned, do make sure you factor in shipping and customs and waiting and such…
Planar continues to be all the rage these days and if you are on the planar steam train and patience is one of your virtues, Massdrop is launching a new headphone (an “In the Works” product) and accepting pre-orders for $180, it is the Fostex T-XO II planar magnetic headphones. The $180 price is good until July 18 in 2019. After that, the price will climb to $220 which is its “regular” price.
One thing of note with this headphone is that it is tuneable in two different ways: it includes two sets of damping foam and two sets of earpads, so you have four theoretical combinations to experiment with. Make sure you have a notebook standing by 🙂
That part about patience being a virtue? I was not joking! The shipping estimate for this is March 2020, that’s EIGHT months from the blog-posting date 🙂
For a limited time only, the Monoprice website is having a Monolith Audio sale featuring a variety of their latest products including:
+ Monolith Electrostatic system: headphone with its side-kick amplifier for $630
+ M1060 open-back planars for $270, M1060C closed for $300
+ M565 open-back planars for $180
+ M300 planar earphones (it’s very hard to call them in-ears) for $100
+ open-back over-ear non-planar M600 for $70+
+ various amps, also Turntable for $200, and of course various cables
Planar time! If you are tempted by the Hifiman HE-4XX planar magnetic headphones, Massdrop is currently accepting pre-orders for $180 with free US shipping. Over 12,000 units have been sold so far during their Massdrop run per their stats over there.
NOTE that these are pre-orders ~ the shipment estimate for this set is mid-July 2019, so patience is a planar virtue 🙂
Since they are a co-operation between the two companies, they come with a 1-year manufacturer warranty, which, given some recent Hifiman reliability history, it is a big plus…
Monoprice is having another quarterly sale (yes, the first calendar quarter of 2019 is about to end) and as part of said sale you can get the new condition M300 Planar Earphones for $100 with free standard US shipping. Limit up to twenty per customer at the sale price…
Planet Planar continues to expand with newer options, one of which is now fully unlocked at the members-only BUT free-to-join Massdrop webite. It is the new condition Dekoni Blue (by Fostex) semi-open over-ear planar-magnetic headphones, based on the good old Fostex T50RP Mark III.
The price is $190; orders will ship in late March 2019 from the vendor. There’s no mention of warranty in the listing. The drop runs for the next four days and change [from blog-posting date that is]…
Monoprice is taking audio more seriously these days [compared to their early days of 8323 and seashell earphone glory], and they have launched another 2-day Audio sale that includes a handful of Monolith products including some of their planar magnetic headphones: M1060 for $230, M1060C for $250, a quarter of amplifier, the Monolith Turntable for $200, various ANC/BT headphones on sale, along with a handful of earphones and such… In parallel, they also have a Home Theater sale
Monoprice is offering nearly 500 items in their Cyber Week deals and one of those is the new condition closed-back over-ear planar-magnetic Monolith M1060C headphones for $250 with free standard US shipping. Limit up to twenty pairs per customer at the sale price.
One more Monoprice offering as they are being quite aggressive with their BF 2018 offerings. It’s planar time! The new condition open-back over-ear M1060 planar-magnetics are on sale for a limited time for $200 with free US shipping. This is one of their doorbuster deals…
It’s doorbuster time at Adorama! For a limited time, they are offering the planar magnetic open-back over-ear Hifiman HE-560 V2 headphones for $250 with free shipping… Note that these are the V2, not the first generation… Or you can go used for $166 in “Fair” condition…
This is an old fashioned sale, no coupon code or minimum purchase required to get these deals at Monoprice:
+ closed-back over-ear M1060C planar-magnetic headphones for $250 with free standard US shipping
+ UPDATE: offer ends 11/6/18
+ Monoprice 25 Watt Stereo Hybrid Tube Amplifier with Bluetooth for $100 with free US shipping
+ Monoprice Deep Blue 10 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker for $20 with free US S&H
+ Monoprice 4-Channel Speaker Selector for $15 plus shipping
UPDATE
I forgot to mention these in the original post, more action:
+ Monoprice Neckband Wireless Bluetooth Earphones with Retractable Earbuds for $35 with free US shipping
+ Brushed Aluminum Desk Headphone Stand for the very specific price of $9.74 plus shipping; up to 20 per customer at the sale price; no volume discount because they are already on sale;
UPDATE: the shipping estimate has been revealed, it is the end of May 2019, that’s almost seven months from now, so patience is a virtue even for the patient ^_^
Massdrop strikes again! The date of interest this time is Thursday November 1st at 9am eastern! At that very point in time, after the Halloween festivities are over, they will launch a brand new custom co-brand headphone, the Hifiman Edition XX, an open-back planar-magnetic over-ear headphone. The verbiage at Massdrop says that at 20 ohm, an amplifier is not required, it can be driven from a laptop or portable media player. But what about the Sandisk Clip Plus? 🙂
The price is revealed in the listing, it will be $600 with free US shipping and subsidized international shipping. It will come with a 1-year manufacturer warranty which makes sense since it is a Hifiman x Massdrop co-operation.
The big unknown that will be revealed tomorrow is the shipping estimate. This is a new product, so I’m guessing don’t expect it to arrive in 2018 🙂
Hifiman trade-offs return. The company has an above average issue with physical problems of their headphones, so if you are not already aware of that, be sure to read up on it before making a decision on this offering…
For a limited time, Adorama is offering the new condition Hifiman HE-560 V3 planar-magnetic open headphones for the special price of $299 with free shipping. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout. They come with a 1-year limited warranty…
It is not hard to lose track of the various Audeze headphones as they have similar names and variations on a theme. One of their latest models is the LCD2 Closed-Back planar over-ears and as of the time of writing, five units of these are in-stock and shipping for their starting price of $899 by World Wide Stereo (WWS), through Amazon. Prime members get them with Prime-like delivery speed even though they ship directly from WWS.
Good news Monolith headphone fans! The brand new coupon code MAY29 gets you 20% off many things at the Monoprice website and this time around the coupon works on their latest Monolith planar-magnetic headphones:
+ M565 open-back drops to $136
+ M565C closed-back drops to $184
+ M1060 open-back drops to $216
+ M1060C closed-back drops to $267
+ SonicSolance ANC/BT drops to $43~
+ the four Monoliths mentioned above get free standard US shipping
+ find them all at the the Monoprice sale page or use their universal search box to locate products of interest
The M300 planar earphones drop from $150 to $120 but that’s not their lowest price. Sometimes they go on sale for $130, so when they are on sale, and eligible for the 20% off coupon, they drop to $104~. So if you don’t need them right away, wait for the next time the sale-and-coupon stars align 🙂 The open-box version is down to $100 but they are not coupon-eligible.
The open-box M560 is eligible for the coupon but it is out of stock so it cannot be ordered. This is for reference in case it comes in-stock later today or in future coupons that work in this fashion.
The coupon expires on Tuesday 5/29/18 at 11:59pm pacific time. No minimum purchase amount is required for the use of this coupon…
Surprise! Tuesday-only coupon MAY22 is 20% off purchases without minimum, and it also works on the new condition Monoprice M1060C Closed-Back Planars, dropping them from $330 to $264 with free standard US shipping! Offer good until Tuesday night or earlier if sold out!
Also eligible for the coupon is the new condition Monoprice M1060 Open-Back Planars dropping from $300 to $240!
The same coupon drops the M300 earphone planars from $150 to $120. This is not as good as previous deals though, because sometimes the M300 drops to $130 as a sale (before the coupon is factored in).
This coupon expired..
Good news audio-friendos! The Monoprice.com weekend coupon SUNNY20 (20% off orders of $150+) works on the new condition M300 planar-magnetic earphones dropping them from $130 to $104 with free standard US shipping. The coupon expires Saturday night! The open-box version ($100) is not eligible for the coupon.
Monoprice has its own Rakuten store and they carry Monolith products as well. Good until 11:59pm pacific on Tuesday, coupon code SAVE15 gets you 15% off the new condition Monoprice M565, dropping it from $180~ to $153~. You may also want to try the coupon on other Monoprice/Monolith related products. And price-check any of them whose price-ranges you are not familiar with…
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.
Is it Audeze Week? In addition to the previously mentioned Audeze B-stock offers at Adorama, we now have another Audeze offer, this one is new condition at Touch of Modern good until 4/24/18 at 12pm pacific. It is the iSine 10 planar-magnetic earphones (with a Lightning and Standard cables included) going for $299 with free shipping [SURPRISE ~ but it is a fairly small package, so free shipping is more affordable]. It comes with a 3-year warranty, with all sales final, and shipping in 2-3 weeks.
Welcome to the Audeze B-Stock party at Adorama! For a limited time, they are offering a number of Audeze headphones in B-stock condition at sale prices! We start this party with the refurbished Audeze EL-8 Open Back Planar Magnetic (with the standard cable) going for $229 with free shipping and a 1-year Audeze warranty! This is the only one of this round of offers that is a refurbished B-stock.
Planar-magnetic earphones remain fairly rare, while the over-ear kind is propagating through the market. So, to the earphones front, the Audeze iSine 20 planar earphones with the standard 3.5mm cable (no Lightning Cipher cable) is available in B-Stock condition for $300 with free shipping and 3-year warranty at Adorama.com for a limited time only.
The B-Stock action continues at Adorama.com with the Audeze LCD-2 Shedua Wood Edition planar-magnetic open-back over-ear headphones offered for a limited time for $529 with free shipping and with full Audeze warranty. This model comes with the Audeze “Professional Travel Case”.
Flagship b-stock action now of the earphone kind! Adorama is offering the Audeze LCD-i4 Planar Earphones (both 3.5mm and lightning cables; EFPIGS version) for $1499 with free shipping. All these are limited time offers!
More Audeze-Adorama action of the B-Stock kind, it is the closed-back AUDEZE SINE On-Ears offered for $180 with free shipping in B-stock with full Audeze warranty at Adorama!
All your Audeze dreams have come true IF you were looking to get the Audeze EL-8 closed-back over-ear planar magnetics for $250 with free shipping in B-Stock condition with an Audeze warranty. Not an April Fool’s Day! That’s the sale running at the moment at Adorama.com, an authorized Audeze dealer! This is the black/silver color scheme, no wood.
The new condition Hifiman HE-560 Planar Magnetic open-back over-ear headphones are on sale again for $350 with free shipping at Adorama for a limited time. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout…
Note however that Hifiman has above average quality control issues with some of their headphones, so if you are not familiar, check the various audio/headphone forums. In other words, you are more likely to have to return or deal with manufacturer warranty. If that’s something you hate with a passion, you may want to resist the sale temptation…
If the quality control issues don’t scare you away, good until 4/16/18, coupon code 50OFF gets you the new condition HIFIMAN HE400i Special Edition (Dark Blue Chrome) planar-magnetic over-ear headphones for $179 with free shipping at BuyDIG which offers free 45-day returns which is a plus if you experience quality-control issues within that period, but if anything happens after that, you’d have to take it with the manufacturer warranty.
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.
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