If you like the basic Sony closed-back on-ears, or at least like their price-range, and also want the 1-button remote/mic, the blue color scheme of the Sony MDR-ZX300AP headphones, in new condition but in bulk packaging and with a 90 day warranty is on sale for $18 with free shipping to US addresses at online discounter Tanga.com. Limit ten per customer. This is already heavily discounted, no other coupons/discounts can be applied to this.
Buy Sony MDR-ZX110NC On-Ears for $48, Get $25 Dell Promo Gift Card
If you need active noise cancellation on a budget and you are a frequent Dell shopper, for a limited time, when you add the Sony MDR-ZX110NC On-Ear Headphones to your shopping cart, a $25 promotional Dell Gift Card is also added there automatically. This offer is good until 1/18/16. The $25 promo gift card will be emailed to you 10-20 days after your headphone order ships and it must be used within 90 days. It is a promotional gift card, not a “normal” gift card.
You know this offer is good when you see it in the shopping cart like this (screenshot below):
NOTE: the “NC” model is without a mic/remote. The “NA” model is with mic/remote. Together, they average 3.8 out of 5 based on 245 customer reviews at amazon.com based on 50 questions answered.
Buy Sony MDR-1A for $300, Get $100 Promotional Gift Card
There is a limited time offer at the Dell website. This appears after you add the headphone to the shopping cart. So when you add the Sony MDR-1A closed-back over-ears to the shopping cart, and click through to the proceed to checkout page (you don’t need to login or sign-up to see this offer), the shopping cart shows a promotion that gets you a $100 promotional Dell Gift Card if you complete the purchase.
It is important to note that the promotional gift card expires in 90 days and will be sent to you 10-20 days after your order ships. So you might as well plan your next purchase at Dell before you pull the trigger on this one.
Sony MDR-ZX300AP On-Ears for $18 w/free S&H
The new condition closed-back on-ear Sony MDR-ZX300AP headphones are currently on sale for $18 with free shipping, in new condition but bulk packaging with a 90 day warranty at discount seller Tanga.com. Limit ten per customer. No other coupons can be used on this because of the low price. Only the black-blue color scheme is available. As the “AP” in their model name suggests, these are Android (eg 1-button remote) headphones.
[DEAD] Thursday: Sony MDR-10R-NC-IP ANC for $160
This particular offer expired but these Sonys are recurring…
[DEAD] Sony MDR-XB950BT/B for $105 (ends Thur 1am ET)
This Woot daily deal ended but their offers tend to keep returning every few days (one way or another) until their stock is completely depleted…
Sony MDR-ZX300AP On-Ears for $18 w/free s&h
On the budget front, especially for Android phone users, the blue-black color scheme of the Sony MDR-ZX300AP on-ear closed-back headphones is on sale for $18 with free shipping for all at deal website Tanga.com with a limit of ten per customer. According to the details tab, these are new condition with a 90 day warranty. These have a 1-button remote/mic, so there’s no volume control on the cable. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on 37 customer reviews at amazon.com.
Sony XB950BT/B Extra Bass Bluetooth for $98
Bass heads who need Bluetooth? The Sony MDR-XB-950BT/B Extra Bass Bluetooth headphones are currently on sale for $98 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three per customer… If you prefer a blue or red color-scheme, they are on sale for $100 at Best Buy where those two colors are exclusive there…
Sony MDR ZX330BT Bluetooth + $50 eGift Card for $98
If you are a regular Dell shopper (or don’t object to shopping there again), they have a pretty good deal on the Sony MDR ZX330BT Bluetooth & NFC Headphones. You pay $98 with free shipping, and receive the headphones (new condition) along with a $50 Dell promotional eGift Card. The eGift Card expires 90 days after it is sent (unless prohibited by law in your State/region). You see the eGift Card after you add the headphones in your shopping cart. Offer ends 10/12/2015 7am central or earlier if sold out.
Refurbished Sony MDR-ZX330BT On-Ears (Bluetooth, NFC) for $40 w/free s&h
The Sony MDR-ZX330BT (BT = Bluetooth, with NFC) on-ear headphones, in the black color scheme, are available in refurbished condition, on sale for $40 with free shipping by Secondipity thru NewEgg. NFC can be a life saver if you are mixing and matching multiple sources and multiple headphones, as it can stave off race conditions as different devices trying to grab the bluetooth headphones that just got turned on.
Offer ends 10/7/15 or earlier if sold out. No coupon code needed.
[DEAD] Starts Monday at 9:50am ET: Sony MDR-V6 Sale
This 4-hour offer ended. The sale price this time was $60…
[DEAD] Sony MDR-ZX770-BT/B Bluetooth Over-Ears for $85
This particular offer ended but these headphones have been making the daily deals rounds across the interwebs…
[DEAD] Certified Refurbished Sony MDR-ZX770BN/B
This lightning offer ended…
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Open-box Sony MDR-Z7 w/full warranty for $589
If you are interested in the Sony MDR-Z7 and you are trying to triangulate between new condition ($700) or used, there is a middle ground option that gets you the full warranty, an open-box in original packaging from authorized dealer OneCall through their eBay store for $589 with free shipping. As of the time of writing, they have three available.
[DEAD] Mon Ends 4pm ET: refurb Sony MDR-ZX770BN for $100
This limited time lightning-deal ended…
[DEAD] Thursday w/Fry’s promo code: Sony MDR-XB450 for $30
These daily offers are now over…
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[DEAD] Sony ZX770 Bluetooth Headphones for $95 [ANC for $135]
This daily offer ended…
Massdrop unlocked: JayBird BlueBuds X Sport for $121 [plus more new offers]
Added to the members-only Massdrop and already reaching the lowest price possible during this offer (aka fully unlocked) are the JayBird BlueBuds X Sport bluetooth in-ears going for $116 plus $5~ flat shipping. Also added, but not fully unlocked as of the time of writing, with 6-8 days left, are the following products:
* Musiland Monitor 02US Dragon DAC/Amp could go as low as $109~ shipped
* Colorfly C4 DAP could go as low as $508~ shipped
* Sony PHA-3 Portable DAC/Amp could go as low as $708~ shipped
Massdrop: Sony Z7, BeyerD DT990-600 Premium, Sieveking
The action continues at members-only Massdrop with three items added. As of the time of writing they are not fully unlocked but they have seven days to do so (from blog-posting date). They are:
* Sony MDR-Z7 over-ears as low as $510 shipped
* Beyerdynamic DT990 Premium (600 ohm) as low as $228 shipped
* Sieveking Omega Headphone Stand as low as $140 shipped
Used Sony PHA1A portable DAC/amp for $229
The portable Sony PHA1A DAC/amp goes for $300 in new condition at authorized Sony retailers, but if you are comfortable with used, you can get it in “Used – Like New” condition for $229 with free shipping by authorized Sony dealer OneCall thru Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD). AWD’s own price is $235~ in “Used – Very Good” condition.
Aug 30 – Sept 5: 20% off various brands at Staples stores
Staples stores have only a small part of a headphone company’s line-up, and obviously they tend to focus on the consumer end of the market. With that in mind, according to their weekly circular ad, for the week of August 30 until the end of day on Saturday September 5 (in 2015), they will be having a 20% off sale on headphones from Sony, Audio Technica earbuds, Yurbuds, Pilot, select Skullcandies, and iFrogz. The sale prices will be factored in, no coupon needed.
Sony MDR XB950BT Headphones with $75 promotial Dell eGift Card for $150
Bluetooth and Bass? The Dell Home store is offering the Sony MDR XB950BT headphones for $150 with a bonus $75 Dell promotional electronic gift card (to be sent to you via email up to three weeks after shipment). No coupon is needed for this offer which expires 8/27/2015 at 7am central. The $75 eGift card must be spent at Dell within a specific time period, it is a promotional gift card, not a “normal” gift card.
There are many reviews at Amazon but it shares the same listing with two other (different) models. It has more than 2/3rds of those reviews, which you can see by using this filtered list. However, the filtered list does not show the star average, and your humble correspondent can’t just calculate the average of 264 reviews on a dime 🙂
Massdrop Unlocked: ZY Cable for Sennheiser HD-5xx for $25 shipped [also: xDuoo, Sony DAP]
Fully unlocked with seven days to go (as of blog-posting date) on members-only Massdrop are the ZY Cables for the Sennheiser HD598 and 595 and 558 and 518 headphones, going for roughly $25 shipped.
Also added there, but not fully unlocked as of writing time are the xDuoo TA-01 DAC/Amp (RCA, USB inputs) that could go as low as $135 shipped, and the Sony NWZ-A17 Walkman digital audio player that could go as low as $260 shipped.
[SOLD OUT] Monday: Sony MDR-V6 Closed-Back Headphones for $55
This sold out before the 24 hour deal period expired. If you missed it, fear not however, because it has been featured before as a gold box daily deal, so it may return in the future (this is only a guestimate, I don’t know if or when)…
The Amazon main deal of the day for Monday 8/17/15 are the new condition Sony MDR V6 closed-back over-ears offered for $55 with free shipping. The offer ends by 3am eastern on Tuesday or earlier if they sell out..
These average 4.6 out of 5 based on 2100+ customer reviews. These are straight up headphones (no mic/remote), with coiled non-detachable single-side cable.
Used 64GB Sony Walkman NWZA17SLV DAP for $240
The 64GB Sony Walkman NWZA17SLV digital audio player is currently available in “Used – Like New” condition (store return) by OneCall thru Amazon Warehouse Deals for $240. It ships direclty from OneCall (WA). The new condition price at authorized dealers is $300.
OneCall is an authorized Sony dealer and the online “persona” of the Huppin’s brick and mortar stores from the great State of Gonzaga (formerly known as the State of Washington).
Sony MDR-7506 Closed Studio Over Ears for $80
One of the frequently recommended sub-$100 closed-back headphones are the Sony V6 and 7506 “cousins”. The MDR-7506, in new condition, is currently on sale for $80 at Amazon.com by Amazon. This is not the lowest price ever, but if you happen to want/need one right now, it’s not a bad price… On the other hand, its “cousin” the MDR-V6 had a spell of being offered in Amazon Lightning Deals that went as low as $50 (or $45 or something like that).
The 7506 averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 2300+ customer reviews, while the V6 averages the same rounded rating with 2100+ customer reviews. There are plenty of forum posts on the differences and similarities between the two.
Massdrop Unlocked: Sony 10R for $98, UE CIEMs for $700
Two new offers launched and are already fully unlocked at Massdrop as of the time of writing (with seven days left in each). First up, the closed-back Sony MDR-10R headphones go for $98~ shipped, with choice of white or black at checkout. Next up, the Ultimate Ears Custom IEMs are going for $700 with free shipping. You have to send your audiologist impressions to UE’s Irvine (Southern California) labs. Shipping estimate per the listing is late September (2015), so not if you have deadlines or special occasions.
Also listed, but not fully unlocked is the DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp that could go as low as $235 shipped. This too has seven days left (days count from blog-posting date, not the date you may be reading this in the future).
[DEAD] Wednesday Limited Time Offers: Sony V55, Yuin PK3, etc
These daily limited time offers ended…
[DEAD] Monday Lightning Deals: Sony, Yurbuds, 50 Cent, Ausdom, Bluetooth, etc
These limited time offers expired…
[DEAD] Ends Wedn 1am ET: Sony UDA1 USB DAC for PC Audio for $205
This offer ended but typically items keep returning one way or another to Woot until they are completely sold out. However, I have no clue if/when this may return there…
Used Sony PHA1A Portable DAC-amp for $229
The Sony PHA1A Portable DAC-amp goes for $300 at authorized dealers, but if you want to save some but still get it from authorized dealers, it is available in “Used – Like New” condition for $228~ by OneCall thru Amazon with two units left as of the time of writing. Original box with everything included says their listing.
July 26 – Aug 1: 25% off Sony at Staples
For the shopping week of July 26 – Aug 1 in 2015, at Staples stores, they will have a 25% off sale on Sony headphones (clearance models excluded). Staples only carry the basic Sony models, so don’t expect to find the V6 or 7506 there. They typically carry the likes of the ZX-1xx and ZX-3xx and NCx series. No coupon needed. Availability will likely vary from store to store.
Sony MDR-7520 studio for $355
The Sony MDR-7520 closed-back over-ear headphones are currently going for around $355 by Adorama on Amazon and by Guitar Center. They average 4.4 out of 5 based on 40 customer reviews at the former.
Massdrop: Sony Z7, PHA-3, TTpod T2, etc
A new quartet of offers were added today at members-only Massdrop. As of the time of writing, none of them are fully unlocked, but they have seven days to go, plenty of time for the deals to pickup momentum and reach their lowest price possible (= fully unlocked in their lingo). They are:
- Sony MDR-Z7 headphones as low as $510 shipped
- Sony PHA-3 Portable DAC/Amplifier Combo as low as $708 shipped
- Blue Ever Blue 328R earbuds as low as $20 shipped (actual earbuds)
- TTPOD T2 IEMs as low as $83 shipped (they go for $90 at amazon)
Massdrop: Shure SE215 for $86 shipped
If you don’t mind waiting (estimated ship date is mid-July), the Shure SE 215 in-ears, in the black color scheme, are fully unlocked for $80 plus $6~ flat shipping. These, and the other offers mentioned in this post end in about 6-7 days from blog-posting date (not from the date you are reading this). The rest are not fully unlocked as of the time of writing:
- Sony MDR-XB920/B as low as $128 shipped
- Shure SRH440 as low as $84 shipped
- SMSL VMV VA-2 High-Low amp for $98~ shipped
- QLS QA360 DAP for $470 shipped
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