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Are you looking for a studio headphone that does not pretend to be something else and is very happy to be “just” a studio headphone? YES, headphones have thoughts and emotions and feelings too!
Good until Wednesday 2/7/24 at 11:59pm ET B&H Photo is offering, as one of their deals du jour, the new condition Senal SMH-1000 Mark II studio headphones for $60. The standard package includes two cables (coiled, straight), a storage box, a carrying bag, a 1/4″ adapter and a 2-year warranty!
Budget semi-open studio headphones that are kinda of an homage to old school AKG? That’s the Samson SR-850-B, “B” stands for the blue color scheme (still mostly black), and it is on sale for $25 as one of the daily deals at B&H Photo good until 2/1/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out.
Given the price it is not a surprise you only get a 1/4″ adapter in the box, but you also get a 2-year warranty!
And as fate would have it, almost seven years ago we posted a text and pictures unboxing of this model, but in the black color scheme.
For a limited time only, B&H Photo is offering the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 280 PRO studio headphone for $79 with a bonus $10 B&H Photo email gift card! Yes, this good old headphone refuses to go away 🙂
IF you add to have this to your collection [or replace worn out copies], as a benchmark of sorts, good for the next three days or so, you can have the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Sony MDR-7506 studio headphones for $70 at Woot. These are new condition, up to ten pairs per customer, with a 90-day Sony warranty. A drawstring pouch is included. These come with a hardwired coiled cable. No mic/remote, but a 1/4″ adapter is included.
These are part of a Woot Plus headphone sale good until 11/4/23 at 12am central time. It includes the Philips L3 for $100, B&O Play, Lenovo Yoga, Philips H9505 ANC, a Skullcandy ANC, and a couple of more items.
Every few months, B&H Photo creates a special 72-hour sales party they call the MEGA Deal Zone. This features almost all of the daily deals of the last few months. All of them available for purchase at the same time. There are nearly 1500 options and you can buy as many as you like!
In the Headphones section they include, among others:
+ Senal studio headphones, $45 for the SMH-1000, $50 for the SMH-1200
+ these are homages to the good old Sony MDR-7506/V6 type of headphones
+ Polsen HPC-A30 Mark II studio headphones for $15
+ Shokz swim-type bone conductions
+ various AU-sounds truly wireless
+ sale ends Thursday 6/23/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out
PS: unrelated to the above, but I didn’t want to create a separate blog-post for this, one of the Tuesday 6/20/23 Kindle ebook daily deals is the ebook “Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius” by Harry Freedman for $2. This averages 4.7 out of 5 on 161 customer ratings as of the time of writing. It is 258 pages, October 2021, from Bloomsbury Continuum.
Good for Saturday June 3 in 2023, Adorama is offering, as one of their deals of the day, the new condition semi-open over-ear AKG K240 Mark II headphone for $60. There’s plenty written about these and the Mark I in the audiophile-phool forums, including endless Austria debates. I’ll leave all that fun to you 🙂
The Adorama daily deal for Saturday May 6 in 2023 is the new condition wired closed-back over-ear AKG K92 headphone, designated of the studio kind, going for $30. It only comes with one accessory, a 1/4″ screw-on adapter. It has a 2-year AKG warranty.
Reminder that AKG is part of Harman, which in itself is part of Samsung 🙂
If you are looking to get the AKG K371 headphones or want a “podcaster kit”, for Saturday April 22 in 2023, one of the Adorama deals of the day is an AKG Podcast Kit for $99 that includes:
For a limited time, the Adorama daily deal is the new condition semi-open over-ear AKG K240 Mark II studio headphones for $60. That’s the Mark II model. Check your favorite forums for Austria and China and other assortedly related discussions on this 🙂
Good until Friday 12/30/22 at 8am ET or earlier if sold out, the Musician’s Friend daily deal is a recurring offer on their website, the new condition closed-back wired over-ear Tascam TH-300X studio headphones going for $29.
They also go by other names ~ in case the design looks familiar. I believe I had a CAD variant of these once upon a time, but I recall little and less about them.
Good until Sunday December 11 in 2022 at 11:59pm eastern time, you can get the new condition wired Senal SMH-1200 closed-back over-ear studio headphones for $50, in your choice of three color schemes.
They come with two cables, a carry pouch, and a 3-year warranty.
Monday November 21 in 2022 has an audio theme at the B&H Photo daily deals, with a trio of them:
+ Shure SRH-840 closed-back over-ears in new packaging for $70
+ Klipsch KD-400 2-Way Active Wireless Bookshelf Speakers for $149
+ Bose Soundbar 700 for $549 after coupon cart
If you are looking for a Sony MDR-V6/7506 type of a studio headphone, good until Thursday October 27 at 10am eastern in 2022, as one of their deals du jour, Adorama of New York is offering their new condition house-brand H&A Versa Professional Field and Studio Monitors for $40. They come with two cables (one coiled), and a 1/4″ adapter. They fold inwards.
Here’s a 93-second video promo for them from Adorama TV:
For Tuesday October 4 in 2022, the Meh daily deal is a sale on the new condition AUKEY EP-N12 ANC/BT over-ear closed-back headphones for $24 plus shipping, or $39 if you buy two pairs. Shipping is free if you are paying member of the Meh website (sort of like their version of Prime).
For the same day, B&H Photo is offering for a limited time their new condition closed-back over-ear Senal SHX-800 Professional Monitor Headphones for $40. They come with 2-year warranty, two cables (one coiled), a carrying bag, and a storage box too!
It’s raining headphones daily deals! Now it’s the turn of the Musician’s Friend, their offer is a recurring one, it is the closed-back wired over-ear Tascam TH-300X studio headphones going for $40 with free US shipping. Offer ends by Monday 9/19/22 at 8am eastern time…
Good until Friday September 16 in 2022 at 10am eastern time [or before that if sold out], Adorama of House New York is offering the wire new condition closed-back over-ear H&A Versa ProfessionalStudio Headphones for $60. This is their house competitor to the good old Sony MDR-V6 / MDR-7506 type of headphone.
They come with two cables (coiled, straight) and a 1/4″ adapter along with a 1-year warranty.
For a limited time, up until 8/29/22 at 10pm ET, B&H Photo has an Audio Technica bundle for $79 after in-cart coupon that includes:
+ ATH-M20X closed over-ear headphones
+ AT2005USB Microphone
+ boom and USB cable
It’s AKG time at the current round of Adorama daily deals running up until Sunday 8/28/22 at 10am ET:
+ AKG K612 PRO for $110
+ AKG K240 mk II for $69
+ AKG Podcaster Essential kit that includes the Lyra USB microphone and K371 headphones for $189
+ AKG P420 microphone for $130
+ interesting model number 😉
Good until 8/17/22 at 11:59pm eastern time, or earlier if sold out, B&H Photo is offering the new condition wired semi-open over-ear Samson SR850B studio headphones in the blue (actually black-n-blue) color scheme. Up to six per customer at the sale price.
Optionally there’s a couple of combined purchase discounts if you buy together (in the same shopping cart) as B&H’s house brand headphone stands (“Auray”). Look for these offers in the “Build Bundle” option over there.
The only included accessory is a 1/4″ adapter. The cable is not user-removable. Check your favorite headphoolia forums and blogs and youtubez for potential hacks.
As fate would have it, we have here, from five years ago (how time flies!!!), a text and pictures unboxing of the original black color scheme. I do not know if there any other differences between the colors or through the years…
One of the formerly “$100 List” recommended headphones is making a comeback in the recommendations. As late as yesterday Crinacle mentioned it in his first-ever (?) YouTube Q&A live stream. Maybe it’s the new packaging that caused the comeback? 🙂
Regardless, good until 8/15/22 at 11:59pm ET, B&H Photo is offering, as one of their deals of the day, the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Shure SRH-840 studio headphones for $79 with free US shipping. This is the “new packaging”.
The package is quite nice for the price:
+ extra Shure earpads
+ 2-year warranty
+ Shure carrying pouch (which I love)
+ detachable cable
+ threaded 1/4″ adapter
If you are looking for a Sony V6 / MDR-7506 type of a headphone, good until 8/3/22 at 10am eastern (or earlier if sold out), Adorama is offering, as one of their deals of the day, their house-brand version, the new condition wired closed-back H&A Versa Professional Field and Studio Monitor Headphones for $40 with free US shipping.
As of the time of writing, they average 4.9 out of 5 based on 8 customer reviews. They come with two cables (coiled, straight) and a 1/4″ adapter. With a 1-year warranty. They even have the PDF of the manual linked-to over there, at the product page…
Not one but two! The current Musician’s Friend daily deal running until Friday 6/17/22 at 8am eastern time is a 2-pack of closed-back over-ear Tascam TH-200X studio headphones going for $40 with free US shipping.
I think I had one of the CAD variants of one of these variants but I’m not 100% sure. From what I recall, they are as they look [now that’s a very descriptive summary LOL]
TWO headphones are in the B&H Photo deals du jour that run through 6/15/22 at 11:59pm ET:
+ Polsen HPC-A30-MK2 Closed-Back Studio Monitor Headphones for $15
+ only accessory is a 1/4″ adapter
+ 10-foot cable
+ earcups swivel and rotate 90 degrees
+ average 4.4 out of 5 based on 32 customer reviews over there
+ JBL Tour Pro+ Noise-Canceling True Wireless for $90
Once upon a time a darling in various price-tiered recommendation lists, Shure headphones have fallen off the hype train. But if you are interested in them, good until 6/6/22 at 11:59pm eastern, B&H Photo is offering as one of their daily deals the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Shure SRH-840 studio headphones for $99. Ships to USA only per the listing. It comes standard with extra earpads and extra cable, along with the obligatory 1/4″ adapter and the lovely Shure carrying pouch (model HPAC1, $5 stand-alone). I don’t remember if I wrote a blog post about it, but I love this drawstring pouch (if you don’t object to the Shure logo).
PS: per the listing, this is “the new packaging” edition ~ whatever that means 🙂
Good until Monday 7/9/22 at 8am eastern time (or earlier if sold out), the Musician’s Friend daily deal is a recurring studio headphone, the closed-back over-ear Tascam TH-300X going for $40 with free US shipping.
During the NAB 2022 trade show festivities, B&H Photo is having a value-bundle for those looking for three studio headphones for one better price! It is a 3-pack of the wired closed-back over-ear collapsing SMH-1000 Mark II headphones going for $200 with free US shipping. This comes out to $66.67~ per headphone.
Each headphone comes with its own standard accessories, which include a storage case, a carry case, two cables, a 1/4″ adapter and a 2-year warranty.
If you want to see more pictures of the headphone and accessories, click on the single headphone link at the aforelinked page. There you will see pictures of the storage case and the carry case and the cables.
So with this offer you end up with three headphones, three storage cases, three carry cases, three coiled cables, three straight cables and three 1/4″ adapters.
A little bit of a recurring offer, this time around running until 4/4/22 at 11:59pm ET, B&H Photo is offering their variant of the Sony V6/7506 “homage” type headphones, the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Senal SHM-1000 studio headphones for $45 with free US shipping.
They come with a straight and a coiled cable and a 3-year warranty…
Headphones are back at the Musician’s Friend daily deal running until 4/4/22 at 8am eastern or earlier if it sells out…
It is the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Marantz MPH-4 going for $40 with free US shipping.
Good until Sunday 3/27/22 at 11:59pm ET, B&H Photo is offering this Shure P58-CN-240-MVI Shure Digital Recording Bundle for $99 [was $109 in February when this bundle was a daily deal] that includes:
+ Shure SRH-240A closed over-ear headphones (old packaging)
+ Shure MOTIV MVI Single-Channel USB Audio Interface (Old Packaging, Silver)
+ Shure PGA58-XLR Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone with XLR-to-XLR Cable
UPDATE!
Meanwhile the Musician’s Friend daily deal running until Monday 3/28/22 at 8am eastern (or earlier if sold out) is the new condition JBL 305P MKII Super White 5″ Powered Studio Monitor for $89 (single, not a pair)…
Headphones make a return at the Musician’s Friend daily deal. Running until Sunday 3/13/22 at 8am eastern time, you can have a 2-pack of wired closed-back over-ear Tascam TH-200X headphones for $40 with free US shipping. That’s $20 per headphone 🙂
If you are looking for Sony MDR-7506/MDR-V6 alternatives, running until 3/2/22 at 11:59pm ET, B&H Photo is offering the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Senal SMH-1200 headphones for $60 with free US shipping…
The bundle comes with two cables, a pouch, a 1/4″ adapter and a 3-year warranty. As of the time of writing, these average 4.1 out of 5 based on 110 customer reviews…
Surprise-surprise, there’s a Sony headhone in the Newegg daily deals running until 12/17/22 at 11:59pm pacific time, it is the new condition good old wired closed-back over-ear Sony MDR-7506 studio headphone going for $88 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by marketplace seller “6ave” through the NewEgg website…
Good until Tuesday 1/18/2022 at 10am eastern, Adorama is offering their version of the “Sony MDR V6/7506 competitor”, their new condition H&A Versa Professional Field and Studio Monitor Headphones are on sale for $85 with free US shipping…
OR you can get them in USED open-box condition for $59…
Why not buy pairs of headphones in …pairs? Running until Tuesday at 8am ET, the Musician’s Friend deal of the day is two pairs of Tascam TH-200X closed-back over-ear studio headphones going for $40 with free US shipping. That’s $20 per pair of headphones!
Meanwhile under the “Clearance” section of the Monday 1/10/22 Woot daily deals there’s the Skullcandy Crusher bluetooth over-ears offered for $85 plus shipping (or free S&H for Prime members)…
The current Musician’s Friend daily deals is the new condition wired closed-back over-ear Tascam TH-300X studio headphones going for $40 with free US shipping… This is a bit of a recurring offer in their daily deals…
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