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A new wave of offers is up at members-only Massdrop, with 5-7 days left (as of blog-posting date) for them. Two of the three are fully-unlocked as of the time of writing:
* Beyerdynamic DT990 Premium (250 Ohm) as low as $230~ shipped
* SoundMAGIC PL21 IEMs for $18~ shipped (fully unlocked)
* Sennheiser VMX 200-II USB Bluetooth Headset for $50 shipped (fully unlocked)
This offer expired…
Every Sunday, Fry’s reveals their weekly promo code deals, which run from Sunday AM until Saturday PM, following the “Weekly Ad” cycle of most retailers. To use these promo codes, you must needs be subscribed to their email newsletters, because the promo codes included there are unique for each subscriber. With that intro out of the way, these are the offers for the week of 9.27 thru 10.3 in 2015:
* Sennheiser HD 518 open-back over-ears for $60
* JVC HANC80 (active noise cancelling) for $30
* Neil Young’s Pono DAP for $300
* Audio-Technica Turntable (AT-LP60-USB) for $87
The closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 205 II (self-described DJ-style) headphones are now on sale for $30 per pair at Frys Electronics with a limit of one per customer. These do not need a coupon. The sale price is straight up $30. Free shipping with an order of $35+ or free store pickup where available. Currently back-ordered but you can still order it if you like the price. Shipping estimate is October 7~. Offer ends 9/26/15.
If you are interested in the Sennheiser HD 419 from an authorized dealer, you can get them in new condition for $30 with free shipping by Sonic Electronix on eBay.
The Sennheiser HD 518 get offered for $60 through the Fry’s promo codes every few days, but if you prefer to pay even less, and you are comfortable with refurbished, you can get them in that condition for $40 plus $5.50 flat shipping by Adgtron thru Amazon Warehouse Deals.
This is a screenshot of their listing, with the interesting parts “highlighted”:
Correction: corrected total price in blog-post title, $45.50, not $55.50 🙂
If you are fond of blue headphones and the portable Sennheiser Amperiors, you can get them in that color scheme in refurbished condition for $90 with free shipping (ships from Kentucky – Calipari not included!) by Sonic Electronix via Amazon and directly from Sonic Electronix.
NOTE #1: their blue bundle with the free Slappa SL-HP-07 case is out of stock (but orderable) because they ran out of Slappa bags.
NOTE #2: if you prefer the silver color instead, it is offered in refurbished condition for $100 by Sonic Electronix and by Sonic via NewEgg and Sonic via Amazon… Sonic also has the bundle with the Slappa but it too is out of stock, just like the blue…
This is a bit of an unusual deal in that headphones from a different manufacturer are included for free with the purchase of a headphone from another, but regardless, if you can use them, why not? Let’s start from the beginning…
NewEgg has a new 48 hour sale for their e-mail newsletter subscribers. Some offers require promo codes, such as the one we are about to mention:
Promo code EMCAXNK22 gets you the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro studio headphones (closed-back, over-ear) for $85 with free shipping, and with that, you will also automatically receive for FREE the JBL J22A In-Ears. The promo code brings the price down from $100 to $85.
The “A” in the JBL J22A name stands for Android (button/mic), not MFI.This can be confused because Apple and Android start with an “A” and in the internet era almost everything [exaggeration] has an “i” in its name, not just MFi products (made for iPads/iPhones/iPods).
These offers end 11:59pm pacific time on 9/22/2015 or earlier if they sell out.
This 1-day sale ended but the HD 518 is a recurring offer at the Fry’s promo code offers…
The closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 429 S (with non-removable cable with remote/mic) are currently on sale in new condition for $35 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer at NewEgg’s eBay store.
The “HD 429 S” should not be confused with the “HD 429” which does not have a mic/remote. Dear Manufacturers, please stop using “s” at the end of a model’s name. Its more common use is plural which creates more confusion in an already confused world 🙂
The offers continue to roll at members-only Massdrop. Added today, with seven days left (from blog-posting date) the semi-open AKG M220 semi-open over-ears are fully unlocked for $70 with free shipping. Their weight (240g) is an homage to the K240 🙂
Also added with this wave, but not reached their lowest possible price yet are:
* Sennheiser HD7 DJ headphones could go as low as $180~ shipped (they need one more to unlock!)
* Havi B3 Pro IEMs as low as $50 shipped
These daily offers are now over…
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The closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 419 headphone is currently on sale for $30 with free shipping by Sonic Electronix via Amazon (ships from Sonic), where it averages 4.2 out of 5 based on 420+ customer reviews (ha!) and has 50 questions answered by viewers like you. Single-side non-detachable cable and as with all the models in the HD-4xx series, they have 32 ohm impedance.
The promo code deals at Fry’s Electronics for 9/1/15 include an offer for the Sennheiser RS 175 wireless headphone (online or brick and mortar stores) for $180 after you enter your unique personalized coupon code found in their e-mail newsletters. This offer is limit one per customer…
It hasn’t been price-matched at amazon.com where it goes for $280 with an average of 4.7 out of 5 based on 90+ customer reviews and has 50+ questions answered if you are curious about it. This is RF wireless, not bluetooth. You get one pair of headphones and the charging station which is also a transmitter and a headphone stand. You can connect up to two pairs of headphones to this transmitter (only one is included in this box).
Don’t let the price of $750 for the new condition Sennheiser HD 700 at Sonic Electronix scare you. Just add it to the shopping cart, and enter coupon code HD700_SHH in the coupon box, and magically the price drops to $430! Sonic is an authorized Sennheiser dealer. I do not know when the coupon code expires… This is how it looks like after you enter the coupon:
A parallel bundle to the previously mentioned one, Adorama is offering until 9/8/15 the Sennheiser HD 600 headphones bundled with the 76-key Yamaha YPG-235 music keyboard for $400 with free expedited shipping. No coupons/rebates, just add to cart and proceed. The keyboard goes for $250 on its own.
Music keyboards don’t have to always get bundled with crappy headphones. Why not give the keyboards some audiophile love? Adorama is bundling the Sennheiser HD 650 headphones with the Yamaha YPG235 76-Key Keyboard, together for $500 with free expedited shipping (which is nice because the keyboards come in large boxes – unlike headphones). The keyboard goes for $250 on its own. Offer ends by 9/8/15.
If you are interested in the first generation over-ear Sennheiser Momentums in the brown color scheme, there are various options at Amazon Warehouse Deals. In the refurbished condition, seller Adgtron (96%, 5078 ratings) offers them for $95 shipped (no original box) or $103 (with original box). Their description says “AUTHORIZED SENNHEISER DEALER WITH WARRANTY.”.
The same seller also offers them in “Used – Like New” condition with the prices a few dollars higher. These ship directly from Adgtron, so they are not eligible for free 2-day Prime shipping.
The new condition in-ear versions of the Sennheiser Momentum line-ups are currently on sale for $90 per pair. The sale price is good for the second generation aka M2 and also the first generation. Note that there are iOS and Android versions (the cable/mic/remote) in different colors, so do pay attention as you are sifting through the options.
For today (Monday Aug-24-2015), using the personal coupons from the Frys e-mails (a free mailing list you can sign up for), you can get the closed-back over-ear JVC HAR-X300 for $10 with a limit of one per customer (online or B&M stores). With same terms, you can get the Sennheiser RS 120 wireless RF (non-Kleer) system (transmitter/base and one pair of headphones) for $70 which appears to have been price-matched by Amazon.com actual (limit 5) where it averages 4.1 out of 5 based on over 8700 customer reviews.
Deals website Tanga.com is offering the new condition with 30 day warranty (that’s what the “Details” tab on their site says) Sennheiser PX 95 On-Ear lightweight headphones for $30 with free shipping. I guess it’s $1 per warranty day? 🙂 Limit ten per customer.
The Fry’s weekly ad promotions for the week of August 23-29 (2015) using custom promotional codes found in each individual’s email (if you are subscribed to their emailing list) include the open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 518 for $60 (it may get price-matched at amazon.com eventually), and an nebulous sale on Bose (no specific models or prices are mentioned). The offers are good in-store and also online.
The over-ear open-back Sennheiser HD 700 are on a discounting phase again, they currently go for $506.50 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual.
And now we have a triple bundle! For $600 with free shipping, you get the Sennheiser HD 650 headphones, the Fiio E17 Alpen 2 USB DAC-Amp, AND the Apogee Electronics MiC 96k Pro USB Microphone for iPad/iPhone at Adorama. Just add to cart, no coupons/rebates needed. Offer ends by 8/31/15.
The closed-back Sennheiser HD 202 II dj-styled headphones are currently on sale for $15 with free shipping at NewEgg.com when you enter email newsletter promo code EMCAWKW44 over there. Offer ends 8/24/15. You must be part of their emailing list for the coupon to work.
At the moment the price of the second generation Sennheiser Momentum Over Ears is holding (or being held via MAP manipulation) at $350, but if you want to save some, you can get some of the OS and color combinations in refurbished condition for $230 plus $5 by Adgtron (96%, 5000+ ratings, ships from Florida) through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This link shows the lowest price per option. For more details, click on the color scheme and OS thumbnails over there.
A couple of the colors of the first generation Sennheiser Momentum On-Ears are currently offered in refurbished condition by seller Adgtron (96%, 5000+ ratings, ships from Florida) through Amazon Warehouse Deals for $40 plus $5~ flat shipping. The link shows the lowest refurbished price per color. To see more options for a particular color, click on its thumbnail over there.
Adgtron also lists some of them as “Used – Like New” with the price $2 higher for those.
As far as new condition, the lowest price is $77 from Amazon actual in the red color scheme. Melisandre not included 🙂
They are back on sale again, the open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 558 headphones (the middle of their current three model HD-5xx line-up) is on sale again for $100 at Amazon.com actual (limit five) and at Fry’s brick and mortar stores with the email promo code (limit one). The Fry’s offer ends Saturday night 8/22/15, so if this is a price-match, the Amazon price may remain likewise, but I am only guessing.
This round of daily deals expired…
Musician’s Friend has a limited time headphones sale with 24 items participating. Among the offers:
This sold out as of 8/15/15… Actually in this case, I am the guilty one – I scooped up the last one for review and comparison purposes…
Another Sennheiser active noise cancelling headphone, but this one on the other end of the size spectrum, it is a lightweight collapsible model, the PXC 250 II goes for $100 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of five per customer. This averages 3.9 out of 5 with 169 customer reviews. The usual ANC caveats apply in terms of usage and expectations.
Adorama is offering a bundle of threes. For $400, you get the new condition Sennheiser HD600 along with the Fiio E17 USB DAC/amp and the Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone. No coupons, no rebates, just add bundle to cart and checkout. Offer ends by 8/30/15.
In parallel, they have the same offer but with the HD650 instead for $500.
If you don’t need the AT mic, you can always gift it or sell it or trade it…
If you are fond of Sennheiser’s approach to active noise cancellation, the PXC 450 ANC over-ears are currently on sale in new condition for $227~ with free shipping with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon itself. They average 3.8 out of 5 based on 460+ customer reviews and has nearly 50 questions peer-answered by viewers like you.
The closed-back Sennheiser HD 419 over-ear headphones are currently on sale in new condition for $30 at Groupon Goods. Free shipping over there (just like Amazon and Best Buy) with a $34.99 or higher purchase. You can reach the amount with multiple items (also multiple different items as well) as long as they all ship from Groupon warehouses and not directly from vendors.
Amazon has not fully price-matched them, their price is $33 with a limit of five.
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