Sunday: Sony WH-1000X, Plantronics BackBeat, Bose ANC, Yamaha x Klipsch System Bundle, Etc

A couple of round-up sales among the Sunday 8/22/21 Woot daily deals include headphones. Offer runs until 11:59pm central or earlier if sold out!

The Erratic Audio sale [PRO marketing tip: don’t name a sale with a word that shared a root with “error” LOL] includes:

  • grade A refurbished Sony WH-1000X M4 ANC/BT over-ears for $180 with a 1-year 3rd-party (not Sony) warranty
  • new condition previous generation WH-1000X M3 for $200 with 1-year Sony warranty
  • grade A refurbished Sony WH-XB900N (XB = Extra Bass) ANC/BT over-ears for $100 with a 1-year 3rd-party (not Sony) warranty
  • Plantronics BackBeat Fit 6100 bluetooth over-ears for $65 with 1-year Plantronics warranty
  • Plantronics BackBeat Fit 350 earhook bluetooth earphones for $22 with 1-year warranty
  • grade A refurbished Sony WF-1000X M3 ANC/BT Alexa truly-wireless for $70 with a 1-year 3rd-party (not Sony) warranty
  • bluetooth speakers of different kinds from JBL and Sony

Then we have the Tech Favorite sale which includes the new condition BOSE QC35 II ANC/BT over-ears for $195 with a 1-year Bose warranty…

Then there’s this crazy bundle:
+ Yamaha TSR-700 7.1 Channel AV Receiver with 8K HDMI and MsicCast
+ Klipsch Reference 5.1 Channel Surround Sound System Bundle
+ together for $660
+ Klipsch items with 5-year warranty, Yamaha with 1-year

Thursday: Sennheiser M2IEi In-Ears for $36 w/FS

Sennheiser is back in the Newegg deals of the day and this offer is good until Thursday 3/4/21 at 11:59pm pacific time. It is the new condition Sennheiser Momentum M2IEi in-ears going for $36 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by NewEgg actual. Up to ten per customer at the sale price. No promo code needed…

Meanwhile at the Thursday Best Buy dailies they have the new condition Plantronics BackBeat FIT 505 closed-back on-ear bluetooth headphones for $50…

And we close Thursday at the Woot dailies where under “Computers” they offer the new condition Microsoft Surface headphones in the gray color scheme with a 1-year Microsoft warranty for $111. Up to ten per customer at the sale price…

Sunday Part II: JBL 500BT, Jabra, Sony XB, Etc

February 2021 is saying goodbye with even more headphone deals of the day. These are good until 11:59pm of each retailer’s local time…

We start with a couple of offers at the NewEgg daily deals as follows:

+ Jabra Elite 25 neckband bluetooth earphones for $25

+ refurbished Sony “Extra Bass” XB-650-BT (bluetooth closed-back) for $45

Then we head on over to the Woot website where we find the reconditioned JBL LIVE 500BT bluetooth closed over-ears for $40 with a 1-year JBL warranty…

Last but not least we head on over to the Best Buy dailies where we find the new condition Plantronics BackBeat Fit 350 necklace-style bluetooth earphones for $40…

Friday: Plantronics Backbeat 500 bluetooth on-ears for $22 w/FS

Friday too brings us headphone daily deals at the NewEgg website including:

+ Plantronics Backbeat 500 Closed On-Ear Bluetooths for $22 with free shipping

+ MSI Immerse GH30 V2 Circumaural Headset with further savings after the promo code shown over there

+ refurbished Sony HTS200F 2.1 Channel Sound Bar with Built-in Subwoofer and Bluetooth for $60

Starts Thursday 5:24pm ET: Plantronics BackBeat GO 810 ANC/BT Over-Ear Sale

Per the teasers in the Amazon USA Gold Box, starting at 5:24pm ET they are scheduled to have a lightning deal on the new condition Plantronics BackBeat GO 810 ANC/bluetooth closed-back over-ears. Three color options are available with the prices (BEFORE the sale) ranging from $50 to $67). The Gold Box teasers point to the “navy blue” color scheme whose price (BEFORE the sale) is $50. It is not known ahead of time which color(s) will go on sale…

As of the time of writing these average 4.1 out of 5 based 374 ratings, with 10% of them being 1-stars. They have 35 answered questions.

They have a custom app (BackBeats), memory foam earpads, and promise 20+ hours of battery life in either ANC or bluetooth mode.

As you can see, all those $50ish best-selling ANC/bluetooth over-ear combo headphones at Amazon have been putting lots of price-pressure on the name-brand/recognizable manufacturers to compete on price or else be left out of a big chunk of the market.

Because not all people can afford the $300ish of Beats/Bose/etc. And even those who do, if you are buying these for a kid/teen who breaks/loses their headphones all the time, you’d rather lose $50 per pop than $300 🙂

Even Sony has “parked” their current-generation WH-CH710N ANC/BT over-ears at $88…

Sunday: Plantronics BackBeat FIT 6100 bluetooth over-ears for $70

One of the deals of the day at the Best Buy website is the new condition closed-back over-ear Plantronics BackBeat FIT 6100 bluetooth headphones for $70 with free US shipping and/or free store pickup…

Meanwhile at the Amazon Germany gold box there’s the new condition Jabra Elite 65t truly-wireless earphones for 90 euro…

And some action at the NewEgg dailies as follows:

+ Anker SoundCore Spirit X bluetooth sport earphones for $14 with promo code 93XPK79

+ Voxoa VXH330 square-pad bluetooth closed-back for $30

+ JBL LIVE500 bluetooth over-ears for $60 after promo code 93XPK74

Thur (EU): Nuraphone, Plantronics, Libratone, Etc

Among the Thursday Countdown to Black Friday deals at the Amazon Germany there is a sale of 17 Audio products that includes a handful of headphones as follows:

+ Plantronics Backbeat GO 810 bluetooth over-ears for 99 euro

+ Libratone Q BT/ANC on-ears for 102+ euro

+ Nuraphone BT/ANC/etc for 319 euro

+ various Hama, Thorens, and DOSS audio products

Plantronics Backbeat Sense for $55 [bluetooth]

The “bluetooth on-ear” market is getting more and more price-competitive, so down it goes the new condition Plantronics Backbeat Sense Wireless (bluetooth) with mic, in the white color scheme (it’s not white, it’s a white-brown-etc blend), selling at the moment for $55 by a marketplace seller with the order fulfilled by Amazon where it averages 3.6 out of 5 based on 32 customer reviews; a sign of trade-offs, so read up on it if you are not already familiar with it….

[DEAD] Tue Daily Deals: Plantronics RIG 600 Wired Atmos for $50

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Used Plantronics Backbeat Sense Bluetooth On-Ears for $48

The new condition Plantronics Backbeat Sense Bluetooth On-Ears are now just under $70 at Amazon, but if you want to save even more, the white-brown color-scheme is available in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections; damaged original packaging) for $48~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual

[DEAD] Friday: Plantronics Headphone & Headset sale (13 options)

This Friday deal of the day expired…

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Plantronics Spare Eartips for Backbeat 903 and 906 for $3

If you are looking for spare eartips for the Plantronics Backbeat 903 and 906, the official Plantronics replacement set (four eartips total) are on sale for the very specific price of $2.67 at Amazon by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you like but they are an ADD-ON item, so you must place a $25+ order, otherwise the shopping cart won’t let you buy them. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on 50+ customer reviews and have 3 answered questions.

[DEAD] Used Plantronics BackBeat Sense Bluetooth On-Ears for $40

As of 1/16/18 recheck, the “fulfilled by Amazon” options are sold out…

This is fulfilled by Amazon which reduces the risk, but it’s sold by an unknown marketplace seller, so there is higher risk than average. It is the white-brown color scheme of the Plantronics Backbeat Sense bluetooth on-ears, offered in “Used – Like New” condition for $40 with free shipping by marketplace seller “Bodyline” with the order fulfilled by Amazon, offered at Amazon Warehouse Deals.

If you are risk averse, or you hate the idea of having to return an item, you may want to avoid this listing!

[DEAD] Refurbished Plantronics Backbeat Go2 bluetooth earphones for $13 w/free S&H

These are sold out and the eBay listing closed as of a 12/6/17 AM recheck…

And now some eBay action, the seller refurbished Plantronics Backbeat Go2 bluetooth earphones are on sale for $13 with free shipping by eBAY seller “Guarantee Cellular”, shipping from New Jersey. You can buy as many as you like. This is the white color scheme. Over 2650 units have been sold so far from this listing.

Refurbished with 1-yr seller warranty and free S&H: Sol Tracks HD On-Ears for $18, Samsung Level U PRO $20, BackBeat Go $10, Etc

On the budget side of things, and with free shipping regardless of order total, Techrabbit is running a 20 items for under $20 sale that includes the following headphones:

+ refurbished Samsung Level U PRO neckband bluetooth earphones for $20

+ refurbished Plantronics BackBeat Go bluetooth earphones for $10

+ refurbished JBL YurBuds Focus 400 earphones for $5

+ refurbished Sol Republic Tracks HD On-Ears for $18

+ they come with a 1-year warranty from Techrabbit

Plantronics Backbeat Sense Bluetooth On-Ears for $80

You won’t get coffee by boiling this, but you can use it to listen to music 😉 It’s the Espresso color scheme of the Plantronics Backbeat Sense Bluetooth On-Ears, on sale for $80 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual. It looks like this is a price-match of marketplace sellers. It averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 70+ customer reviews. It is Bluetooth 4.0 but no apt-x.

Refurbished Plantronics BackBeat Go Bluetooth earphones for $10 with free shipping

Tech Rabbit doorbuster action now, they are offering the refurbished Plantronics BackBeat Go Bluetooth earphones for $10 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty as well. This is model PLA-BACKBEATGO-BK-B1-LP. Only the black color scheme is on sale for a limited time.

This is part of their just launched $10 sale. Everything at Tech Rabbit comes with free shipping and handling regardless of how low the price may be.

[DEAD] Refurbished Plantronics BackBeat GO 2 Wireless for $17 + S&H

This deal of the day expired…

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Used Plantronics BackBeat 500 Bluetooth On-Ears for $51

The Plantronics BackBeat 500 colorful closed-back bluetooth on-ears got a high profile review last week by Innerfidelity as a $79 new condition headphone. If you are curious but don’t want to pay new condition price, the highlight/grey colorful color scheme is available in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections) for $51~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals.

At Amazon, these average 4 out of 5 based on 48 customer reviews. As to Innerfidelity’s findings, check our their video and/or written review to see what they thought. TV shows and movies are not the only things with spoiler policies 🙂

[DEAD] Plantronics RIG Flex 3.5mm Gaming Headset for $13 after coupon

This coupon offer expired…

It’s a promo code doorbuster at NewEgg for those subscribing to their email newsletter. You can use promo code EMCRJBK34 to get the new condition Plantronics RIG Flex 3.5mm Gaming Headset with Boom Mic (Xbox One & PlayStation) for $10 plus $3 flat shipping. The price before the promo code is entered is $30. This is available in two color schemes. Coupon expires Sunday night (or earlier if sold out).

Plantronics BackBeat GO 3 bluetooth earphones for $60 [Costco Members Only]

If you are a Costco member, you can get the new condition Plantronics BackBeat GO 3 bluetooth earphones for $60 with free shipping at the Costco website. This promotion is restricted to members-only, so you cannot buy it with a 5% surcharge if you are not a member. Offer ends 8/27/17.

If you are not a Costco member, there is a Groupon offer that gets you a $20 Costco gift card and a $25/$200+ coupon if you sign up for a 1-year $60 Costco membership (their standard annual membership fee).

The lowest non-Costco price is $70 by Plantronics fulfilled by Amazon (Prime eligible).

Plantronics BackBeat PRO 2 BT/ANC Over-Ears for $180

The ANC + Bluetooth combination is more and more competitive these days and one of the options out there is the new condition Plantronics BackBeat PRO 2 going for $180 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual where it averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 100+ customer reviews.

[DEAD] Saturday: Plantronics RIG 505 for $35; RIG 515HD for $45

This daily deal EXPIRED…

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Back In-Stock: Plantronics BackBeat PRO 2 SE

I just checked-upon some of the upcoming and out-of-stock headphones in our newly-updated Headphone Tracker, now with CES 2017 headphones added, and it looks like we have one model that is back in-stock, it is the Plantronics BackBeat PRO 2 SE (SE = Special Edition) going for $250 with free shipping. This is competing in the “BT + ANC Over-Ear” segment that has been received renewed focus from many manufacturers.

Still Good: 1More Triple Driver In-Ears for $60 or $63 (Costco)

The new condition 1More Triple Driver In-Ears continue to be on sale for $60 for members (or $63 for non-members) at the Costco website. Free shipping. Limit five units per customer. Non-members can buy them but pay the usual 5% surcharge (= $63). The manufacturer discount that brings the price down to $60 expires 1/22/17.

Meanwhile for members-only, Costco is offering the Plantronics BackBeat Fit behind-neck exercise earphones for a discount. I am not a member, so I don’t know the actual price. Usually the price is hidden for members-only when it’s below MAP.

Despite the popularity of headphones, it is fascinating that Costco’s website only carries 12 models. It’s the Costco Way!

In-Stock Now: Plantronics Backbeat PRO 2 Special Edition

The Bluetooth + ANC over-ears segment is heating up with more options, and one of those options is now shipping, it is the Plantronics Backbeat PRO 2 Special Edition going for $250 by Amazon actual.

Plantronics BackBeat PRO drops to $130 [limit 3]

The new condition Plantronics BackBeat PRO (bluetooth, active noise cancelling) is now down to $130 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three per customer. This is not a lightning deal, so expiration date is unknown. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on over 1160 customer reviews and have over 320 peer-answered questions. This is powered by a built-in battery, rechargeable via USB.

[DEAD] Monday: Plantronics Sense On-Ears for $80, Sense SE for $100, PRO Over-Ears for $110, Etc

Cyber Monday is over, and all these offers expired with it…

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[DEAD] Sunday: Plantronics RIG Flex Gaming Headset (brown box) for $20 w/free S&H

This daily deal expired…

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Now shipping: Plantronics BackBeat PRO 2 Special Edition (BT, ANC) for $226

We have another new headphone now in-stock and shipping, the Plantronics BackBeat PRO 2 Special Edition, Wireless (bluetooth) with Active Noise Cancellation, is now in-stock and ready to ship for $226 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual… For other new headphones, check the Tracker perma-post

Now shipping: Plantronics Backbeat 100 Bluetooth Earbuds for $80

I just updated the Headphone Tracker and we have a new headphone arrival, the Plantronics Backbeat 100 bluetooth earphones are now in-stock and ready to ship for $80 at Amazon by Amazon actual. They are so new, they have zero customer reviews yet.

[DEAD] Refurbished Plantronics BackBeat Go 2 Wireless (BT) for $29.70

This offer ended, it looks like it sold out before the 6-hours were up…

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Refurb. Plantronics BackBeat GO 2 bluetooth earphones for $28

The Plantronics BackBeat GO 2 bluetooth earphones are on sale for $28 with free shipping in either black or white as Seller-Refurbished by Tech Rabbit on eBay. You can buy as many as you like. However, there is no mention of a warranty in the eBay listing, so assume it gets none.

On the other hand, for the same price, you can get them as certified refurbished by Tech Union fulfilled by Amazon. Amazon’s listing specifies certified refurbished as having a 90-day warranty as a minimum. The refurbishing can be done either by a manufacturer or a 3rd-party refurbisher, so it looks like this is an Amazon term; not to be confused with manufacturer-refurbished. Of course some manufacturers outsource their own refurbishing to 3rd-parties, so without the listing providing detailed details, assume it’s the 3rd-party doing the refurbishing. Free shipping for Prime or with a $49+ order.

[DEAD] Starts Fri 3pm ET: refurbished Plantronics BackBeat Go 2 BT Earbuds

This lightning deal expired…

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[DEAD] Ends Tue 4pm ET: Plantronics BackBeat PRO+ Bluetooth ANC Sale for $239

This 4-hour lightning deal expired…

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