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As of 11/4/15 PM re-checking, this sold out and there are no used units available…
The FiiO E12A Mont Blanc IEM Special Edition Portable Headphone Amp are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for around $127, in damaged original packaging, with minor cosmetic imperfection on the item (item = the amp), by Amazon Warehouse Deals. Per the shopping cart, there’s only one unit left.
The closed-back Audio-Technica ATH-WS99, part of their unapologetically Bassy line-up are currently on sale for $100 with free shipping at NewEgg Flash, their attempt at a Groupon-like service. Limit 30 per customer.
Or if you are comfortable with used, they are available in “Used – Good” condition for $70 by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
It’s already in-stock in new condition but if you prefer the lower price of used equipment, the Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO 250 Studio is available in “Used – Like New” condition (original damaged packaging) for $524 by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
Adding to the shopping cart shows that there’s only one unit available in used condition:
The Definitive Technology Symphony 1 Executive headphones, with Bluetooth and Active Noise Cancellation go for $400 in new condition, but if you want to save some, you can get them in Open Box condition (“Used – Like New”) starting at $275 at Amazon Warehouse Deals. Marketplace seller “HiDef Lifestyle” offers them for that price, while OneCall (Huppin’s) offers them for $290. Amazon’s own lowest used price is $313. The headphones average 4.2 out of 5 based on 22 customer reviews.
The closed-back over-ear Shure SRH-840 are currently available in “Used – Good” condition for $130~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
The closed-back over-ear Shure SRH940 headphones are currently available in “Used – Good” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
The new condition Astell & Kern AK T5p headphones go for $1400 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you are comfortable going used, you can get them in “Used – Good” condition for $1054~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
As of 10/11/15 PM re-check, this sold out at this used price… “S” in this case is not plural, but it is part of the model name. The recently released HIFIMAN HE400S over-ear planar-magnetic are available in “Used – Very Good” condition (original damaged packaging) for $240 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. There is only one used listing at the moment (this one).
The JayBird BlueBuds X Sport Bluetooth earbuds, in the “Storm White” color scheme, are currently on sale, in new condition, for $90 with free shipping, with a limit of 30 per customer, at Amazon by Amazon actual. The other two color schemes go for $130+.
UPDATE: if you are interested in the second genaration (the X2) but don’t want to pay new condition price, they are currently available in “Used – Good” condition for $125~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
As of late 10/5/15 re-checking, the last used model at $98~ got scooped up and it is no longer available… Not that DACs are indestructible but they are certainly less fragile than the typical headphones, so some may feel more comfortable buying them used. If so, the Cambridge Audio DACMagic XS is currently available in “Used – Good” condition for $98~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
The HRT MicroStreamer portable DAC goes for $170 in new condition, but if you want to save, you can get it in “Used – Like New” condition for $130 by Genco Deals (100%, 23K+ ratings) through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This is fulfilled by Amazon, so you get free 2-day shipping if you are a Prime member. The listing from Genco says this comes with all accessories, it is tested and repackaged, but the box will show wear and may be “distressed”. Any psychologists on Headfi offering stress therapy for distressed boxes? Perhaps a $500 cable can help it cheer up? 😉
The Audioengine D1 24-bit DAC is currently available in “Used – Good” condition for $131 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. Or if you page down further down over there, you will find an Open Box “Used – Like New” offer for $139 by Gramophone with full warranty (authorized dealers, ships from Maryland).
The Shure SRH 440 closed-back over-ears were on many “$100 headphone recommendation lists” before the explosion of new manufacturers and models and options. As such, they don’t have modern luxuries (mic/remote), they are after all studio headphones. You can get them in “Used – Very Good” condition for $82~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. There are lower prices by recently launched marketplace sellers (starting at $62 shipped), which is typically a high/higher risk purchase. So it’s up to you to decide where to draw the line in terms of risk.
On the used front, the Direct Sound EX29 over-ears with their rectangular earcups are available in “Used – Good” condition for $79~ or “Used – Very Good” for $84~ or “Used – Like New” for $89~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. There are multiple listings there, so there’s a chance price pressure may bring prices further down in the future. They average 3.8 out of 5 based on 110+ customer reviews.
The closed-back over-the-ear Shure SRH-1540 headphones are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $389~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. Their new condition price at authorized dealers is $500.
But that’s not all. There are six listings of this, so there is the possibility of demand putting pressure on supply and causing the used prices to drop further. But this is only in theory, there’s no guarantee this will happen. I will be monitoring the prices…
The second generation is now fully unlocked (= lowest price during this promotion) at members-only Massdrop for $310 plus $8~ flat shipping. Shipping estimate is mid-October 2015.
If you can’t wait, you can get it in “Used – Like New” condition for $300~ by All About Office through Amazon Warehouse Deals. It ships from “All About Office” (99%, 8856 transactions/12 months), so it is not eligible for Prime shipping.
If you are comfortable with used headphones, there is a trio of listings for the black JBL J88a (A for Android) over-ears at Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) ranging from $39~ to $41 depending on condition (Very Good, Like New). The lowest priced item is from a marketplace seller, the other two by AWD actual. All three ship from Amazon warehouses. The headphones average 4.3 out of 5 based on 12 customer reviews.
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The M-Audio portable Bass Traveler amp/DAC little thing (think Fiio E6 competitor) is currently available in “Used – Good” condition for $21~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The new condition price is $29. Its defining characteristic is that it has two headphone-outputs instead of one.
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 🙂
The Koss R80 go for $30+ in new condition, but if you like to hear their dairy air for less, you can get them in “Used – Good” condition for $16, or in “Used – Very Good” condition for $17~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. These average 4.2 out of 5 based on 800+ customer reviews. These are closed-back around-ears with a coiled cable.
The Denon Music Maniac AH-C250 are currently available at Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) in two non-new options. You can get them in “Used – Like New” condition for $100 plus $5 flat shipping by Electronics Expo thru AWD (they ship from Expo, so no Prime shipping). Or you can get them in refurbished condition (most likely seller-refurbished since it doesn’t specify) for $103 by Ocean Reef thru AWD. The earphones average 3.3 out of 5 based on 17 customer reviews.
As of a 9/23/15 re-checking of stock, this is sold out as used…
If you are curious about the new M-Audio Super DAC but don’t want to pay full price, you can get it in “Used – Good condition” for $109~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. There’s only one used listing (this one) so far.
The Koss SP540 full size headphones have a $150 regular price, but you can get them almost in half if you go used, there’s one “Used – Very Good” listing offering them for $79~ [was $85~] by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They average 4.6 out of 5 based on 56 customer reviews… Price updated here 9/22/15…
If you are Denon-curious, the Denon AH-C50MABK In-Ears are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for around $10 [sold out] and, “Used – Like New” for $10~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. A Prime membership gets you free 2-day shipping.
They only have five reviews, ironically the most critical review says: “These sound no better than $15 discount store earphones”.
As of 9/26/15 re-checking, these sold out at the sub-$500 prices…
The Denon D7100 Music Maniac headphone is currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition (damaged original packaging with minor cosmetic imperfection on the item) for $429` (was $451~, was $468~, $493~) with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals… Price updated here 9/23/15…
The second generation Fiio X3 DAP (digital audio player) is currently available inand for $170 in “Used – Very Good” condition by All About Office there (ships from there, not Amazon) through Amazon Warehouse Deals.
UPDATE (9/20/15): the “Used – Good” condition for $160 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual sold out.
There’s a lot of action among the AKG K5** line-up. If you are set on the K551, you can get it in “Used – Good” condition for $92 [was $97~] or “Used – Very Good” for $98 [was $104~] by Amazon Warehouse Deals… Price Updated here 9/20/15…
There’s only one “Good” condition listing, but there are many “Very Good”, so there’s a possibility of further discounting, especially if the “Good” get sold, so the “bottom” can fall out of the “Very Good” condition. Of course these are not stocks, so their prices don’t really follow those patterns most of the times. Long story short, I can’t really tell for sure 🙂
As of 9/15/15 PM re-checking, this got scooped up, and they have no more used options available (as of the time of this update)…
If you can’t wait for future discounts, you can save $50 by getting the second generation Fiio X5 digital audio player in “Used – Like New” condition for $300 by seller “All About Office” (99%) through Amazon Warehouse Deals. It averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 31 customer reviews with 3-stars being the lowest rating so far.
UPDATE 9/15/15: Now there is only one used listing left, the price increased to $394…
I believe I used up my quota of Shure/Sure jokes for 2015, but this post is no joke! The open-back over-ear Shure SRH 1840 is available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $376~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
As of the time of writing, there are two listings with slightly different descriptions:
The HiFiMAN HE-400i planar magnetic headphones are available in Used condition (100 hours burn-in) with full warranty for $370 with free shipping from authorized Hifiman dealer RazorDog Audio on eBay. Only one unit is available with 3 eBay users watching it according to the stats over there.
The latest model in this line is the HE-400S which is in-stock for $300 from various authorized dealers.
Speaking of Hifiman, the old HE-400 dropped a bit more in used condition, you can now get them in “Used – Very Good” for $199~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The new condition price is $250.
The Philips Fidelio M2L/27 Lightning Cable headphones are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for around $157~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. There are multiple used listings of this too, so the chances of further future discounts are higher than average (but again, not guaranteed). These average 4.4 out of 5 based on 17 customer reviews. They have a built-in DAC/amp.
The Philips NC1/27 active noise cancelling headphones are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $148~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. There are many many listings for this, so the chances of price pressure causing further discounts are high (but not guaranteed). They average 4.4 out of 5 based on 22 customer reviews.
The Behringer HPS5000 closed-back studio-ish headphones currently go for about half the new condition price in used condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals. There are two listings, a “Used – Good” for $15~ and a “Used – Very Good” for $16~. They average 3.5 out of 5 based on 30+ customer reviews.
The Denon AH-D340, part of their Music Maniac line, are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for around $96 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They have three listings at this price, all marked as original damaged packaging with cosmetic imperfections on the item. Since there are three listings, there is the possibility of price pressure triggering further future discounts.
Check the various sellers there, as other marketplace sellers (who are not Amazon Warehouse Deals) offer it. If buying from those sellers, make sure you research them, especially if you are not familiar with them!
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