Massdrop updates: 10% Rewards on select Audiophile products [also: raises free US shipping threshold to $125+]

We have a couple of updates from the world of Massdrop!

First up, for a limited time, select Audiophile products earn 10% back in Massdrop Rewards/Points instead of their usual amount. You will see this on this individual product page of a participating products, it shows how many rewards you earn with it.

If you are not familiar with their rewards program, your purchases earn anywhere from 1% to 5% [Keyboard Club members] in rewards depending on the product type. Massdrop’s own “Studio” products earn 3%, while most others earn 1%. Exceptions and limited time promotions (like the one mentioned in the paragraph above apply).

You also earn 100 points for every product review you submit. You get 100 when you submit your own picture(s) on a product page. The 100 points is per product page, not per individual picture. Otherwise their product listings would become a stock photo website 😉

What you get for the rewards? Every 500 points get you $5 to spend at Massdrop as a discount.

The second item in this update is that free standard US shipping is now $125+, up from $100+. Another sign of the times and the rising costs and things like that.

PS: since I mentioned it above, what is the Drop Keyboard Club (DKC)? It’s a paid annual membership discount program for keyboard lunatics fanatics. You pay $49 per year for the first two years (use coupon code JOINTHECLUB), and then it rises to $69 per year. This gets you monthly discounts (between $30 to $100) to spend on “mech keys gear”. They have a few other benefits as well.

So it looks like Keyboards have defeated Headphones at Massdrop, otherwise they’d have a “Drop Headphones Club” instead of a keyboards club 😉

[DEAD] Used Senal SMH-1000 Closed Over-Ears for $42

As of a 6/30/19 re-check, this used options sold out…

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[DEAD] 15% Rakuten Rewards until Wednesday PM

This offer is over…
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[DEAD] 24% back in MF rewards on Fender In-Ears

This offer expired…

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15% back on 29 Sennheiser headphones (with Prime Store Card)

IF you are a Prime member, and have the Amazon Prime Store card (this is a store credit card that can only be used at Amazon, not to be confused with the Chase VISA Amazon credit card), good until June 18 in 2017, you can get 15% back as a statement credit on your Prime Store card (instead of the usual 5%) when you purchase select Dads and Grads gifts.

On the same page, there’s also a 15% back promotion on “Musical Instruments” that ends 5/31/17. The Sennheiser headphones are filed under “Dads and Grads” so they are good until June 18.

Among the eligible items shown in the promotion are 29 Sennheiser headphones. They are prominently featured over there under “Featured Brands”. Here’s what to look for over there:

There are 29 eligible models include a mix of product categories, including the new HD1 line (replacement of the Momentum line), the HD800 S flagship and HDVD 800 DAC/amp, the IE 800 earphones, some of the new HD 5*9 models, some of the RS-series wireless (not bluetooth) headphone systems (along with additional headsets), and some of their PXC models.

The prices of the headphones can change, what the promotion offers is 15% back as a statement credit on whatever you pay for them. If you select a special financing promotion, you may not be able for the statement credit. The shopping cart will give you options if available. The bottom of the promotional page has the terms and conditions and restrictions.

Pay $48 for Sony MDR-ZX110 ANC, Get $50 to spend in the future

If you are a Dell power user, this is a little bit of a money maker deal. The Sony MDR-ZX110-ANC (closed with active noise cancelling) are on sale for $48 at the Dell website. During this promotion (it is mentioned prominently on the page over there while it is running), you will receive a $25 Dell promotional eGift card by mail, and IF you are a member of the Dell Advantage Loyalty Rewards (free to join), you will also receive a $25 reward there. So you pay $48 + taxes (if applicable) and you get $50 to spend in future purchases at Dell 🙂

If you are not familiar with how these $25 promotional offers work, check the terms and conditions of these offers over there!

Musician’s Friend Backstage Pass: 16% to 24% Rewards on select Headphones

If you are a member of the free Musician’s Friend Backstage Pass rewards program, or don’t mind signing up for it, for the month of May 2017, they have a promotion that can get you 16% or even 24% back in Backstage Rewards with the purchase of 1400+ eligible products from their website.

Of headphone interest, there are 27 headphones in the PRO audio category and another 13 of them under Consumer Electronics.

As usual with Musician’s Friend, price-check any product you are not familiar with price-wise, since their prices can be all over the place, from very competitive to MSRP.

Among the eligible items listed above:
+ various AudioFLY earphones
+ various Floyd Rose Over/On-ears
+ various CAD and Marantz and Beyerdynamic studio headphones

Each item that is eligible for this promotion mentions it on its individual product page, below the green “Add to Cart” button (when viewing on a desktop browser).

Musician’s Friend has new 8% Rewards Program

Musician’s Friend (MF) has a new rewards program called The Backstage Pass offering you 8% rewards on every $1 spent. The rewards can be redeem into promotional MF gift certificates that you can use in future purchases.

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V-Moda Crossfade LP for $100 [updated]

The black (phantom-chrome) color-scheme of the closed over-ear V-Moda Crossfade LP headphones is on sale for $100 with free shipping by Focus Camera on Rakuten.

The 1-day rewards promotion expired: But that’s not all. Enter coupon code 20BACK and you will earn 20% in Rakuten Rewards. You still pay $100. The Rewards can be used in future Rakuten purchases. The 20BACK coupon expires on 3/9/16 at 3am ET.

Best Buy Rewards: Earn 3X Points on Sony Hi-Res Audio

If you are a Best Buy Rewards member, check your emails to see if you have been offered a new bonus points promotion. It gets you 3X points on Sony HiRes Audio products. The promotion looks something like this in your email (screenshot below):

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There are eight eligible products: a couple of Walkman Hi-Res audio players, a couple of portable DAC/amps, a monster audio amplifier, and three headphones.

This promotion runs between 2/28/16 and 4/2/16. There’s no coupon for it, so it should happen automatically if you purchase an eligible product.