[DEAD] Sony MDR-7506 studio headphones for $70

As of 6/18/15 recheck, the price jumped to $100… The twin of the good old MDR-V6 (red line), the MDR-7506 (blue line) is one of the featured deals on eBay, they are available in new condition for $70 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer from eBay seller TopElectronicDeals (99.4%).

Sennheiser HD 380 Pro for $99 (limit 3)

Back on sale again, the new condition closed-back over-ear studio Sennheiser HD 380 Pro are on sale for $99 with free shipping, with a limit of three per customer at Amazon.com by Amazon actual. This is not a lightning deal. These average 4.4 out of 5 based on nearly 600 customer reviews and they have over 100 questions peer-answered.

[DEAD] Tascam TH-200X Studio Headphones for $30 w/free S&H

This daily deal expired but the Tascams are recurring at MF… The Musician’s Friend Deal of the Day ending by 8am ET on Tuesday are the new condition TASCAM TH-200X Studio Headphones offered for $30 with free shipping.

[DEAD] Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBL for $155

This daily deal expired… The Woot Electronics Deal of the Day good until 1am ET on Tuesday is a sale on the new condition Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBL closed-back studio-headphones offered for $150 plus $5 flat shipping. Limit three per customer during this promotion.

Yahama HPH-MT120BL Studio headphones for $100

From the flying under the radar’s radar headphones, the Yahama HPH-MT120BL Studio headphones are currently on sale for $100 with free shipping by Adorama at amazon.com. Only this color scheme is currently on sale. They have two customer reviews, both of which are complaining about issues.

Sennheiser HD6 MIX headphones for $150

The Sennheiser HD6 MIX headphones are currently on sale for $150 at zZounds.com with two left as of the time of writing. They are also on sale for the same price, but they are estimated to ship in mid June at Musician’s Friend and they are at the unpredictable “temporarily out of stock” at Amazon.

If you don’t need new condition, they go for $95 shipped by Adgtron thru Amazon Warehouse Deals in either refurbished condition or Used – Like New condition.

Part of the same litter, the HD7 DJ go for $190 in new condition at Amazon and $125 in refurbished by Adgtron.

Last of the trio, the HD8 DJ goes for $250 in new condition at Amazon and zZounds.com and go for $165 refurbished by Adgtron.

[DEAD] Tascam TH-300X Studio Headphones for $40

This deal du jour ended… The current Musician’s Friend Deal of the Day are the new new condition Tascam TH-300X Studio headphones offered for $40 with free shipping. Offer ends by 8am ET on Thursday 5/21/15.

Used Sennheiser HD280 for $51 [updated]

The closed-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 280 studio headphones are currently available in “Used – Like New” condition for $46 plus $5.50 flat shipping by Adgtron thru Amazon. These ship from Adgtron so they are not eligible for Prime free 2-day shipping benefits. The new condition price is around $83 at the moment. The refurbished option sold out.

Audio Technica ATH-M70x with Presonus Ceres C4.5BT for $300

If you are not dissuaded from the Audio Technica ATH-M70x by the reviews and forum debates, there is a nice bundle for them at Adorama, they are offering the headphones plus PreSonus speakers (PreSonus Ceres C4.5BT Two-Way 4.5″ Powered Studio Speaker with Bluetooth), together for $300 with free shipping. Just add it to the shopping cart and proceed. No coupons, no rebates needed. Offer ends 5/30/15 or earlier if they happen to sell out.

[DEAD] Senal SMH-500 Studio headphones for $30 (limit 20)

This offer expired…
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Tascam TH02-B Closed Back for $18

The Tascam TH02-B closed-back headphones are back in black, in-stock for around $18 at Amazon.com by Amazon actual. You can buy as many as you like. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on 300+ customer reviews. They have 32 ohm impedance, fold inwards, and include 1/4″ adapter.

Used Shure SRH 840 for $139

The closed-back over-ear Shure SRH 840 headphones are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $139~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They average 4.5 out of 5 based on 180+ customer reviews.

Samson SR850 Studio for $40

The Samson SR850 studio headphones (related to the Superluxes) are currently on sale for $40 with free shipping per pair, with no purchase quantity limits, at Amazon.com by Amazon actual. They average 4.4 out of 5 based on 110+ customer reviews and have 14 questions answered by other shoppers over there… Price updated 5/3/15…

[DEAD] Keeps Dropping: Used Soundmagic HP150 for $101 (was $124)

As of 4/29/15 at 9:50pm ET, the used options sold out at Amazon Warehouse Deals
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Free Fiio E6 and Zalman Mic1 with ATH-M40x for $100

The Audio ATH-M40x with the Fiio E6 head-amp and the Zalman Zm-Mic1 mic is bundled together for$100 with free shipping by Firemall fulfilled by Amazon, so it is eligible for free 2-day Prime shipping (for members).

The price of the M50xBL bundle jumped up to $200 as of 4/27/15… The Audio Technica ATH-M50xBL is offered in a bundle with the tiny Fiio E6 head-amp and the Zalman Zm-Mic1 mic for $160 with free shipping, by Firemall fulfilled by Amazon, so it is eligible for free 2-day Prime shipping (for members). The other colors of the M50x are similarly bundled, but they go for $10 to $30 more.

[DEAD] Tascam TH-200X studio headphones for $30 w/free S&H

This daily deal expired but the Tascam are occasionally featured at MF’s deal of the day…
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[DEAD] Tascam TH-300X Studio for $40

This daily deal expired again… This offer is back for 5/20/15… The current Musician’s Friend Deal of the Day are the new Tascam TH-300X studio headphones offered for $40 with free shipping. You can buy as many as you like at this price. Offer ends by 8am ET on Thursday 5/21/15 or earlier if they sell out. Not much is known about these, so if you like to be among the first to try or review or compare new headphones, this might be of interest

Refurbished Shure SRH 4400 for $74

The closed-back over-ear Shure SRH 4400 are currently offered in seller-refurbished condition, an unused display unit with retail box per the description, for $74 with free shipping by AudioTopia thru Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships from Amazon, so you get free 2-day Prime shipping if a member. These average 4.3 out of 5 with nearly 350 customer reviews.

Used Audio Technica ATH-M40x for $82~

As of the time of writing, the Audio Technica ATH-M40x closed-back over-ear studio-headphones are currently available in “Used – Good” condition for $82.40 at Amazon Warehouse Deals.

The above if you want a low price. In terms of bang for the buck, there is a variety of new condition M40x bundles that go for $100 to $110 that include extra items like a Fiio E6 portable amp or a Creative Labs Blaster portable amp or a carrying case.

Massdrop adds DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp

Another desktop amp is offered at members-only Massdrop, the DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp could go as low as $235 shipped, with six days left (from blog-posting date) on this offer.

Meanwhile two popular closed-back over-ear entry-audiophile headphones continue to be unlocked (lowest price possible), the Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro for $165 shipped (ends in two days from blog-posting date), and the AKG K553 studio for $140 shipped, with the possibility of the price dropping to $120 shipped if over 1000 units are committed through this offer (800 commits as of the time of writing, so it’s getting close).

[DEAD] Thur: Sol Republic Master Tracks Over-Ears for $100

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[DEAD] Used NVX Audio XPT100 studio for $69

As of a 3/24/15 recheck, these sold out at $69… The NVX Audio XPT100 studio headphones are finding themselves in some recommendation lists at the $100 closed-back neutral-ish category, and if you prefer buying used, they are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $69 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. Their regular new condition price is $100. They average 4.6 out of 5 based on 54 customer reviews.

[DEAD] CAD MH310 studio headphones for $30 w/free S&H

This daily deal expired… One of their recurring deals are back, the CAD MH310 studio headphones are the Musician’s Friend deal of the day offered for $30 with free shipping. Offer ends by 8am ET on Friday or earlier if sold out.

[DEAD] Used Audio-Technica ATH-M30x for $39

This didn’t last long. As of a 12:12pm ET re-check, it got sold out (no, I did not buy it!)… If you want another way to get notified of new deals, you can also subscribe to our full-text RSS feed.

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Sennheiser HD 380 Pro flatten to $100

No pun intended, but the price of the Sennheiser HD 380 Pro studio headphones has flattened to $100 with free shipping at Amazon.com by Amazon actual. IF you are trying to get the lowest price possible, these are occasionally featured as lightning deals for less, but the timing of the lightning deals is typically unpredictable.

Audio Technica ATH-M40x + Creative E1 portable head-amp for $110 total

This is an “if the stars align” type of a deal, if you happen to want both the new Audio Technica ATH-M40x closed-back headphones and the Creative Labs E1 portable headphone amp, they are bundled together for $110 with free shipping by Amazon actual (not by marketplace sellers). Who knew, Amazon is now making its own headphone + amp match-making schemes 🙂

The bundle has only one customer review but it is a detailed one. The headphones on their own average 4.7 out of 5 based on 243 customer reviews, while the E1 portable amp averages 3.7 out of 5 based on 66 customer reviews and has 26 questions answered.

Senal SMH-1000 Studio with free pouch for $70 [buy 3 sets for $180]

New York’s B&H Photo has a new sale on Senal Studio headphones. The more famous SMH-1000 with a free Senal storage pouch are offered for $70 with free shipping. If you need more, in multiples of three sets, page further down over there for a 3-pack for $180 (= $60 per set). The 3-pack also receives a free pouch per headphone. The freebies are included automatically, you don’t have to lift a finger 🙂

The less famous and lower priced SHM-500 are offered for $39 with free shipping. Or you can buy a 4-pack for $129 (= $32.50~ per headphone). No free pouches for the 500s.

Used or Refurbished Shure SRH 440 for $75 [updated]

The Shure SRH 440 closed-back over-ears go for $100 in new condition, and stay there, partly because they have been in recommendation lists for a while now. On the used front, as of the time of writing, you can get them for $75 (was $71.50) in “Used – Like New” condition from Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There they are also offered as seller refurbished from Audiotopia for $75 with the order fulfilled by Amazon. These have a 4.3 out of 5 based on 341 customer reviews… Price updated 3/1/15.

Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro (250 ohm) for $180 after $30 MIR [limit 2]

Warm up your AMPs and DACs, there’s a 250 ohm headphone offer in this post. Adorama is offering the Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro (250 ohm) for $180 after a $30 mail-in rebate (MIR). This mail-in rebate offer expires 3/5/15 (direct link to the rebate instructions). The Adorama website has a limit of two per shopping cart. The mail-in rebate form says limit three. The rebate form is specifically for purchases made at Adorama.

NOTE: Adorama is testing a website redesign with some visitors, and the redesign doesn’t mention the mail-in rebate until after you add the item to the shopping cart. The price you see is $180 after the $30 mail-in rebate, not before the MIR.

PS: the DT880 are semi-open. A simple rule of thumb to remember the open-ness of the BeyerD Trilogy is that the higher the number, the more open they get. The DT770 are closed, the DT880 are semi-open, the DT990 are open.

M-Audio Studiophile Q40 for $80 (marketplace sellers)

The closed-back M-Audio Studiophile Q40 are available in new condition for $80 with free shipping (fulfilled by Amazon) by marketplace sellers (not Amazon actual) at Amazon.com. As usual when purchasing from marketplace sellers over there, be sure to research them and decide whether to buy or not based on your comfort level. Different shoppers have different risk tolerance levels, so it is up to you to decide. The headphones average 3.9 out of 5 based on 41 customer reviews.

Guitar Center coupon: 10% off $99+ (or 12% off $199+)

Guitar Center has a coupon until 2/28/15, you can get 10% off a purchase of $99+ or 12% off a purchase of $199+ when you use coupon code SPRINGSAVE over there. Over 4600 items are eligible for this promotion. To get to the eligible headphones, select “Pro Audio” and then “Headphones” from the top left selector at the Guitar Center promotion page. Among the participating headphones are Beyerdynamic DTs, Westones, Ultrasones, Fostex, Technics, Sony 75xx, and more.

[DEAD] Audio Technica ATH-M50x for $130 (ends by Thur 3am ET)

This daily deal expired, but it they may be offered again in the future (only guessing based on patterns, I have no way of knowing for sure)…
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[DEAD] Shure SRH 440 with Fiio E6 amp for $105

As of a 3/30/15 recheck, this bundle is not available for purchase…

The Shure SRH 440 closed-back over-ear headphones are among the models you may find in $100 recommendation lists. As such, they have a fairly stable new condition price of $100. But if you happen to also want to get the Fiio E6 portable headphone-amp, they are bundled together for $105 with free shipping by seller “K&M Camera” with the order fulfilled by Amazon.com. This bundle has no customer reviews, but the headphones on their own average 4.3 out of 5 based on 338 customer reviews.

Yamaha HPH-MT220 Studio for $150

The Yamaha HPH-MT220 Studio headphones are on sale again, going for $150 with free shipping at amazon.com by amazon actual with a limit of three pairs per customer during this sale. They are over-ear, closed-back, with 40mm drivers, and average 5 out of 5 but with only ten customer reviews so far.

Audio-Technica ATH-M40x with Fiio E6 and Zalman mic for $100

The Audio Technica ATH-M40x headphones are bundled with a Fiio E6 portable headphone amp and a Zalman mic for $100 with free shipping. This is the same price the headphones on their own go for. This is offered by Firemall LLC fulfilled by Amazon.com. This bundle averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 25 customer reviews. The headphones on their own have 200+ customer reviews with a 4.7 out of 5 average and if you are curious about them, they have 91 questions answered by internet viewers like you.