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This daily deal expired but offers are often recurring at A4C…
Good until 11:59pm ET today (Friday 8/11/17), you can get four different colors of the Powerbeats 3 bluetooth earphones for $90 with free shipping at All 4 Cellular (A4C). They come with a 90-day warranty covered by A4C
And now something for the gamers. The certified refurbished Turtle Beach Elite 800 Premium Wireless Surround Sound Noise Cancellation Gaming Headset for the PlayStation (PS4 Pro/PS4/PS3) in the black color scheme is on sale for $150 with free shipping, with a limit of up to three headsets per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual, one of the rare occasions where Amazon actual is selling certified refurbished products.
This recurring offer is expired as of 8/16/17 re-checking…
The official Harman Audio online store also has some weekly sales at their refurbished store, headlined by the closed-back over-ear AKG K545 headphones going for $100 with free shipping. Next to them you’ll find the J55* on-ears for $17 with free shipping.
PS: if you are not familiar with the price range of AKG and JBL products, be sure to look them up, because there is a big gap between the regular prices and sale prices.
The Sony PHA1A portable DAC/amp in the silver color scheme is currently available in Refurbished condition, in brown box packaging, with a 90-day warranty and a 30-day money-back guarantee by Secondipity through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships directly from Secondipity but if you are a Prime member, you get Prime-like shipping speed (may depend on how close you are shipping-wise to the Secondipity facilities).
On the budget side of things, the manufacturer refurbished JBL E30 closed-back folding on-ears are on sale for $20 with free shipping in three different color schemes by the official JBL store through the NewEgg website. The offer ends Saturday night.
These Tuesday offers expired…
Between smartphones and a resurgent media player market, there are plenty of choices to play music with a portable device. But if you happen to be looking for a good old Microsoft Zune HD, it is available in certified refurbished condition for $70 by a marketplace seller with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so it is Prime eligible.
The Bose Soundlink II Around Ear bluetooth headphones go for $229 in new condition (along with $11.45 in promotional rewards) at Adorama, but if you want to pay less yet still get the same warranty as a new condition product…
… then to the Bose eBay store we fly where they are offering these in factory renewed condition for $160 with free shipping.
The Sony MDR-1000X headphones (ANC and BT) go for $350 in new condition at authorized Sony dealers, but if you want to save a significant amount while still get some warranty, you can get them in certified refurbished condition with a 90-day warranty from Secondipity through Amazon for $230 with free shipping in your choice of Beige MDR-1000X or Black MDR-1000X. The black is fulfilled by Amazon, so it is Prime eligible, but has a limit of up to five units per customer.
Speaking of Sony, in addition to the previously mentioned Sony sales, their XB10 Portable Wireless Speaker with Bluetooth (2017 model) are on sale for $38 each, in three different color schemes.
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Temptation time! The Denon AH-D7200 rolled out a few weeks ago in the US market for $1000, but if you want don’t want to pay full price, there is now an alternative. You can get it dealer-recertified for $749 with free shipping from well-known and reputable A/V dealer OneCall.com (fixed link), which is the online persona of B&M A/V retailer Huppin’s.
Or if you have Amazon gift cards to spend, they are also selling it at the same price thru Amazon. It comes with a 1-year warranty from OneCall as it is a dealer recertified model. If you are a Prime member, you receive Prime-like speed, but it ships directly from OneCall in Eastern Washington, not far from NCAA Basketball Championship finalist Gonzaga, which for the first time in many NCAA tournaments was not GoneZaga 🙂
PS: speaking of Denon, their DP-300F Fully Automatic Analog Turntable is on sale for $199 with a limit of up to three units per customer.
If you missed out the earlier $300 Rakuten sale on the Bose QC35 Quiet Comfort headphones (with Bluetooth and ANC), and don’t want to wait for the return of the sale, fear not. The official BOSE eBay store is offering them in factory renewed condition with the same warranty as the new condition model for $260 in black or silver color scheme with a limit of up to five per customer. The regular new condition price for these is $350.
BOSE is no longer the only game in town when it comes to ANC. It now has actual contenders in the new Sony MDR-1000X and others. More and more audio and electronics manufacturers are congregating on the $300-ish over-ears with ANC and bluetooth segment. A popular and profitable combo it seems.
PS: last week’s “This Week in Headphoolia” [previous editions] roundup should be posted by tonight. I will post a separate alert when it’s ready. I had assembled all the links by Sunday, but ran out of time to actually write the post. Then Prime Day hit and here we are 🙂
The official Harman Audio online store has a refurbished headphone sale headlined by the Harman CL On-Ears (rectangular earcups) offered for $40 with free ground shipping for all orders. Meanwhile the NC (active noise cancelling) version of it goes for $90. The sale ends 7/9/17 (or earlier if any sell out). Limit five units per customer.
PS: the Harman website prices are on the crazy side if they are not on sale 🙂
The official Best Buy eBay store is offering the Geek Squad refurbished PowerBeats 3 bluetooth earphones for $85 in the black color scheme and $90 in the other three color schemes. Free shipping. Limit three per color per customer during the sale. The new condition ones are NOT on sale. They come with a 90-day Geek Squad warranty.
This daily deal expired but if you missed it, fear not ~ it is a recurring offer at Woot…
Good until 1am ET on Thursday, you can get the factory reconditioned Bragi Truly Wireless bluetooth earphones for $99 plus $5 flat shipping as the current Woot Daily Deal. Limit up to three units per customer. They come with a 90-day warranty from BRAGI.
This offer is back, ends around 6/26/17…
One of the longer running deals at Woot are the factory reconditioned Sony MDR-ZX600 closed-back on-ears offered for $40 in three different color schemes. Limit up to three per customer. Shipping is $5 flat regardless of how many things you buy from them during a particular calendar day in the Central time zone.
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Friday is over and so is this daily deal…
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If you are comfortable with manufacturer refurbished headphones, either color scheme of the Sony MDR-1000X ANC and Bluetooth over-ears are available for $260 with free shipping by Secondipity thru eBay. They come with a 90-day warranty by LSI, a PDF file [direct link to PDF] of which is included in the eBay product description.
The price was $250 when I posted this, but shortly after went up to $260, which matches the Secondipity thru Amazon (not Prime eligible) price.
This may be of interest equal parts headphone, equal parts accessory hoarding (assuming all the accessories shown in the eBay listing are included). It is the manufacturer refurbished closed-back on-ear Logitech UE4000 headphones for $18 with free shipping by eBay seller “stem_tech” (99.3%, ships from Florida). Limit five per buyer.
This has a very closed back sound, a small room type of feel to the music. If all the accessories shown in the description are included, this is a good value, you get a detachable Apple MFi cable (which you can use on any other headphone as well), a headphone sharing splitter, and a zippered travel case.
This daily deal ended, but if you missed it, fear not ~ it is returning every few days…
This daily deal expired, but it is a recurring offer, so if you missed it, fear not, it will return in the future…
If you want to satisfy your Parrot Zik curiosity without breaking the bank, coupon code SALE3 (ends Saturday night) can get you the refurbished first generation Parrot Zik Bluetooth and ANC Over/On-Ears for $72 with free shipping and free returns. The price before the coupon is $80. Two different colors are available. Optionally you can get a 2-year replacement plan for +$25 (I don’t know if the coupon discounts the replacement plan).
These have a lot of techie features, including touch controls, head detection, NFC, custom app (although after the Bose situation it may not sound as appealing), along with Bluetooth and ANC.
On the other hand, if you prefer the newer MDR-1000X headphones over the MDR 100 sale, and if you are willing to go certified refurbished, you can get the MDR-1000X in certified refurbished condition by Secondipity thru Amazon in the black color scheme (Prime eligible) and the silver/white/cream color scheme (not Prime eligible).
The current new condition price for the MDR-1000X is $400 but sometimes they go on sale for $350. However, as of the time of writing, for $400 you can get them bundled with a case and stand (Slappa Hardbody PRO case, and wooden omega (the letter) shaped stand). It ships directly from Beach Camera but Prime members get Prime-like speed for free.
This is a heavily contested price and feature set, with competitors such as the Bose QC35, Beats Studio, Sennheiser PXC and Momentum, B&O, B&W, vying for the $300 to $400 bluetooth with ANC segment.
On the budget side of things, the official Jabra eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Jabra Rox Bluetooth earbuds for $24 with free shipping and a six month warranty from Jabra. Limit up to five units per customer.
This offer expired…
This daily deal expired…
A more advanced variation of the Sony “mouse ears” digital audio players, the Sony NW-A26HN is available in manufacturer refurbished condition in the 32GB denomination (WITH a microSD card slot on the side) and with a 90-day warranty by Secondipity through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This link shows the lowest price per color. To see details for each individual color, expand them using the “See all offers for this product” next to each color’s name.
These have “HiRes” marketing/branding, and play FLAC, WAV, ALAC along with the more common file names. They stream via bluetooth, and promise up to 50 hours of battery life. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on 30 customer reviews.
On the Klipsch earphones front, a couple of models are discounted in certified refurbished condition by Beach Camera thru Amazon (Prime eligible). They are on the same listing, the R6 goes for $20, while the R6i goes for $25. The “i” is for Apple remote/mic. Free shipping for Prime members or with a $35+ order.
On the other hand, if you are fond of new condition, the R6i is offered for $59 with free shipping at NewEgg Business using the $20 off coupon code BTHYJKA1 by the end of day on 4/30/17.
The first generation of the Parrot Zik Wireless headphones (bluetooth and ANC) are available in refurbished condition for $80 with free shipping and free returns at Groupon Goods with a 90-day warranty. It is available in Black or Black Gold. This ships in two days (after purchase) and should be delivered within seven business days. Groupon’s shipping speed is the anti-Prime, so if you need it quickly, there’s no way to expedite it at Gropuon.
As of a 4/19/17 re-check, this is sold out as refurbished at this price.
The open-back over-ear Philips SHP9500 (the older model, without the “S” at the end of the name) is currently available in refurbished condition for $40 by a marketplace seller with the offer fulfilled by Amazon (so Prime eligible) through Amazon Warehouse Deals. There are no details on who did the refurbishing, so assume it is a seller refurbished. It is a smaller seller, under 500 ratings with 100%, so it’s a higher risk but the orders are fulfilled by Amazon, which is more helpful (than direct shipment from the marketplace seller) in case of problems.
PS: the latest model is the SHP9500S, with a final “S” in the name, an unboxing of which, in text and pictures only can be found here.
They look a bit like a prop from a futuristic movie recorded in the past, but they actually play music, they are the manufacturer refurbished Klipsch X12 Bluetooth Neckband earphones offered for $139 with free shipping by BuyDig’s eBay store. Limit five units per customer during this promotion. They are balanced armature and support AAC and aptX.
PS: keep in mind, when it comes to bluetooth, the protocol between your music source and your headphones is the highest common denominator between the two. Your phone may support apt-X HD and LDAC and Bluetooth 5.0 and Unicorn MQA Quad-HD DSD but if your headphone only supports Bluetooth 2.1, that’s what you will connect with.
This daily deal expired…
I did another online shopping immersion and earmarked various items for further checking and posting. They will trickle here throughout the day as I find time to do so. We begin with…
The portable Sony PHA-1A DAC/amp is available in manufacturer-refurbished condition, in a brown box with a 30-day warranty for $150 with free shipping by Secondipity through Amazon Warehouse Deals. Per the shopping cart, they have one left:
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