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On the portable on-ears front, the Beyerdynamic T51i Tesla headphones with a 3-button remote/mic (as the lowercase “i” indicates) are available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $187 (was $207~) at Amazon Warehouse Deals. There are multiple listings of this, so there is the possibility of price pressure dropping the used prices down.
Price Updated Here 6/13/15.
As of 6/18/15 recheck, these sold out in Used condition…
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As of a 6/13/15 update, the $641 option sold-out. The lowest used price is $760 via AudioCritic… The $641 price by AWD actual The Reference Class AKG K3003i In-Ears are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for around $641 by Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) actual. When you add it to the shopping cart, it says there’s only one left.
The Onkyo ES FC300 Closed-Back On-Ears are currently available in “Used – Good” condition for around $63 by Amazon Warehouse Deals, while the “Used – Very Good” goes for $67. These currently go for $150 in new condition at the reliable retailers.
NOTE: Onkyo has a rather confusing model naming scheme. The On-Ears are the ES-FC300, not to be confused with the IE-FC300 which are in-ears.
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We have a trio of used sub-$26 headphones now, starting with the Philips SHE5105BK/28 CitiScape Downtown Headphones in the grey-white color scheme going for $16.67 in the “Used – Good” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They average 4 out of 5 based on 150+ customer reviews.
If you are looking for headphones to experiment on or use for low-end comparison, the blue Philips SHL3000BL on-ears are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $5.41 or “Used – Like New” for $5.75 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. There are multiple listings so there is a possibility for the price to drop even further.
The AKG K618DJ DJ-styled headphones, in the black color scheme, is available in “Used – Very Good” condition for around $25 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. These are closed-back on-ears, bass-tuned for bassy modern music but some customer reviews note that they are physically fragile.
The white color scheme of the Onkyo IE-FC300 in-ears is currently available in “Used – Like New” condition for $40 with free shipping by Acoustic Sound Design (100%, 4255 ratings) through Amazon. They ship from the seller, so they are not eligible for Prime benefits.
The closed-back over-ear AKG K550 headphones are currently going for $156 in new condition by authorized dealers at Amazon.com (Amazon actual, Huppin’s). In used condition, they go for around $118 as “Used – Very Good” by Amazon Warehouse Deals, where they have multiple listings which may (or may not) put price pressure. These average 4.2 out of 5 based on 138 customer reviews.
The closed-back on-ear Sennheiser HD 219 headphones are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for just under $16 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The “Used – Like New” goes for $16. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on 80 customer reviews.
If you are looking for a reasonably priced pair of over-ear bluetooth headphones and you are comfortable with used condition models, the JLab Omni have dropped further down, currently going for $36 with free shipping in “Used – Very Good” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The “Used – Like New” condition (on page #2 of the listings over there) goes for $38. Since they still have many used options, the price may be pushed further down. They average 4.1 out of 5 based on 120+ customer reviews.
If you like headphones in the white color scheme, you can get the Bowers & Wilkins P3 Headphones in “Used – Very Good” condition for $68~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They currently have three listings at this price.
Note also that the P3s are occasionally featured as lightning deals (in new or refurbished condition) at the Amazon Gold Box.
The on-ear Sennheiser HD 219 S headphones are currently available in refurbished condition for $19 plus $5 flat shipping by Adgtron at Amazon Warehouse Deals. They ship from Adgtron, so they are not eligible for free 2-day Prime shipping. The headphones average 4 out of 5 based on 36 customer reviews. That “S” in the model name means it is designed for smartphone/tablet use.
The Avantree bluetooth headphones with 3.5mm input as well are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for around $21 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. There are multiple listings so it may put some price pressure on these listings. They average 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 270+ customer reviews.
The FiiO E18 KUNLUN USB DAC/amp for smartphones with USB OTG support is currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $127~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
If you are looking for red headphones with active noise cancelling (ANC) in the red-black color-scheme, the red AlienVibes EP02 are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $50 (was $56) with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals. If red is not your thing, they go for $74 in similar condition in the black color scheme. They average 3.6 out of 5 based on 63 customer reviews.
The second generation Fiio X5 is coming, but if you are cool with the first generation and buying open-box, you can get it for $280 with free shipping by Amazon marketplace seller “All About Office” (99%, 8110 ratings). This ships from them, so it’s not eligible for Prime benefits. The description says “open box! return Authorized dealer”.
The open-back over-ear deputy-flagship Sennheiser HD 700 are currently available in “Used – Very Good condition” (original damaged packaging) for $435 by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
The Philips SHB7000WT/28 bluetooth headphones, in the white-blue color schemes, is available in “Used – Very Good” condition in three different listings for around $28 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They average 4 out of 5 based on 440 customer reviews.
LG too is making headphones, and their Gruve Bluetooth on-ears go for $66 in new condition, but if you are cool with used, you can get them in “Used – Like New” condition (damaged original packaging) for $44.50 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They average 4.3 out of 5 based on 30 customer reviews. They fold.
The MEElectronics Air Fi Runaway Bluetooth, in the black/grey color scheme, are available in “Used – very Good” condition for just under $25 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The other color schemes go for more. To see all used options for each particular color, click on the color of that particular thumbnail over there. These average 4.2 out of 5 based on 1750+ customer reviews.
The black MEElectronics Sport-Fi M6 earbuds are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for under $7 by Amazon Warehouse Deals and in “Used – Like New” condition for $7~ with the description:
Some of the other colors are available in “Used – Like New” condition starting at $8.
As of 6/18/15 this is no longer available at this price…
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The open-back over-ear Shure SRH 1440 (their first adventure in open-back) are currently available in “Used – Like New” condition for $210 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They average 4.8 out of 5 based on 23 customer reviews with only 5-star and 4-star reviews. The blurb for this listing says damaged original packaging.
UPDATE 6/2/15: the “Used – Very Good” sold out, but it looks like the “Used – Like New” got discounted a bit since earlier…
The new condition price of the new second generation over-ear Sennheiser Momentum is $350 but if you don’t want to wait for future sales and you are comfortable with used headphones, both the iOS version (in black) and the Android version (in brown) are available in “Used – Good” condition for $262.50~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. Only one listing is there for each option, so they may not last long (this is only a guesstimate).
It previously climbed up to $50 but it’s back down again, as of the time of writing, there are multiple listings of the JLab Omni over-ear bluetooth headphones going for $40 (was $42.50~) in “Used – Very Good” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The “Used – Like New” price (second page of results of there) is $45~. Given all these listings, it is possible that the price may drop if they don’t get purchased at a rate that the pricing-computer considers acceptable. These average 4.1 out of 5 based on 120+ customer reviews. The usual Bluetooth caveats apply…
The Sony PHA-3 Headphone Amp is currently available in “Used – Good” condition for $656, and “Used – Very Good” for $678 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. As usual with used items, both supplies and prices can change more often than usual, so there’s a YMMV component (no pun intended) depending on when you read this.
The closed-back over-ear NAD VISO HP50 are currently offered for $224~ in “Used – Good” condition (damaged packaging, cosmetic imperfections) by Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD). If you don’t like cosmetic imperfections, there’s a “Used – Very Good” (damaged packaging) option further down for $239~. This for the black color scheme. There’s also an open-box option for the red for $250 by Gramophone via AWD.
As of a 5/29/15 re-check, they got scooped up at $87… The desktop FiiO E09K is currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition for around $87 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The listing says minor cosmetic imperfections and damaged original packaging. This averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 95 customer reviews.
As of the time of writing, Amazon Warehouse Deals has the Ultrasone Performance 880 S-Logic Plus headphones in Used – Very Good condition for $231 (was $243) with free shipping. The new condition price is twice that… Price updated here 5/27/15 at 2:32am ET…
The new condition Audio-Technica ATH-R70x open-back headphones (an open-back parallel to their closed-back M70x) goes for $350 in new condition but you can get it for $288 in “Used – Very Good” by Amazon Warehouse Deals. Do check reviews if you are not familiar with these, as the AT *70x launches are being met with resistance. Which perhaps goes to show that almost every successful headphone line has a ceiling.
The new condition Sony MDR-1A closed-back over-ears go for $300 at authorized Sony resellers, but if you are comfortable with used gear, you can get the silver color scheme in “Used – Good” condition (original damaged packaging) for $205 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. There are two listings at this price, a price decrease may be possible if the stars align (but there’s no guarantee).
We have a wild dynamic range today, from $5 earbuds to electrostatics, and now back to the used bargain end of the spectrum, the Brooklyn Headphone Company BK9 Studio in the black color scheme is available in “Used – Very Good” condition (damaged packaging) for around $19 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The other colors go for more. A Prime membership gets them to you for free in 2-ish days.
The Teac HA-501-B Dual Monaural Headphone Amplifier is currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition in original but damaged packaging according to the listing by Amazon Warehouse Deals for $430 (was $447~) with free shipping. The refurbished price is $600 and the new condition price is $850… Price updated here 5/26/15…
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