Sennheiser RS 165 Wireless (RF) for $155

A few months ago, Sennheiser remodeled their RF wireless non-bluetooth line-up, and among them, the RS 165 is one of the new entries, currently on sale for $155 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. This is the spiritual successor to the RS 160.

It is closed back over-ear, and comes with a transmitter-base and a headphone. It is powered by two AAA batteries, so if you have your own kit of chargers and rechargeables, you don’t have to worry about running out of juice in the middle of a game or movie. Just change the batteries (as long as you have pre-charged ones ready to go).

These average 4.2 out of 5 based on 110+ customer reviews, and they have about half of that number in answered questions, so if you are curious about them, your question may have already been resolved in a satisfactory fashion by the wisdom of the internet hive 🙂

Used Sony MDR-RF985-RK RF Wireless for $30

If you are looking for RF Wireless headphones for practical/utilitarian purposes (eg TV watching, podcasts, audiobooks, while doing chores, etc), the Sony MDR-RF985-RK RF Wireless headphones are available in “Used – Like New” condition for around $30 at Amazon Warehouse Deals, by a couple of marketplace sellers with the order fulfilled (shipped) by Amazon, not the sellers. Free shipping if you are a Prime member. The sellers have only double figure ratings, but the order is fulfilled by Amazon, so you have some extra protection there.

These headphones have been around for a while and aveage 4.1/5 based on over 3100 customer reviews. They operate at 900Mhz FM (not Kleer technology). They are a two-parter, the headphones and a transmitter base which is also a charger. It looks like this has a built-in rechargeable Lithium Ion battery, so this is a plus or minus depending on whether you prefer this or AA/AAA power.

If you prefer AAA power instead, the Sennheiser RS 120 continue to go for $30 in “Used – Like New” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals. Their two major knocks is that they lose connection to the transmitter if it is quiet and the AC cable situation is poorly designed.

[DEAD] Refurbished Sony MDR-RF985-RK RF Wireless for $45

This is an older post, there is a better used offer on the main listing.

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Sennheiser RS 175 RF Wireless for $239

The latest generation of the Sennheiser RF-wireless RS-series headphones (the ones whose model names ends with xx5) appears to not be using Kleer technology, mayhaps they developed something better in-house or they didn’t want to pay the licensing fees. Regardless, one of those new models, the RS 175 is on sale for $239 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual.

This is a closed back over ear model and comes with one pair of headphones and one transmitter/base which also serves as a headphone stand. You can pair a second headphone to the base (you have to buy the 2nd pair on your own). This averages 4.5 out of 5 with 300 customer reviews and has nearly 150 questions answered, so that’s a lot of info available about it.

Used Sennheiser RS120 Wireless for $29

The RF wireless open-back Sennheiser RS 120 headphones are available in “Used – Very Good” condition for around $29 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual, so you get free 2-day shipping if you are a Prime member.

There are two potential deal killers for these headphones according to the reviews, they lose their connection to the transmitter base if there is short silence (so you get annoying noise), and the mechanics of the AC input are not good.

Used Sennheiser RS 120 RF Wireless for $35

If you are looking for a better than entry-level RF-wireless pair of headphones and you are comfortable with used, as of the time of writing, there is one listing of the Sennheiser RS 120 in “Used – Good” condition for $35~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) by AWD actual, so it is eligible for free 2-day Prime shipping. These headphones have been around for a while, they average 4.1 out of 5 based on over 10,000 customer reviews.

This is RF wireless, not bluetooth. They are not using the Kleer protocol. That’s higher up the RS1x0 line-up. The latest generation of the RS series does not appear to be using Kleer technology (perhaps licensing fees and such).

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[DEAD] Insignia NS-WHP314 Over-Ear RF Wireless for $40 w/free S&H

This limited time offer expired…

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Thursday Fry’s Promo codes at B&M: Sennheiser RS 120 for $58

If you have a Fry’s Electronics brick and mortar stores near you, and if you are subscribed to their email newsletters (free to join along), their promo codes (which are unique to each email subscriber) for Thursday 11/12/15 include the new condition Sennheiser RS 120 wireless (RF technology) headphones for $58, with a limit of one per customer. No rainchecks.

The RS 120 includes one pair of headphones and one transmitter/charging base. You can optionally add additional headphones to it (you have to buy those).

Being a B&M-only offer, it’s unlikely they will be price-matched by Amazon where they go for $70 in new condition or $59 refurbished and average 4.1 out of 5 based on over 9000 customer reviews. If curious, your questions may have been answered multiple times already, they have 1000+ of them answered (!).

[DEAD] Fri: Sennheiser RS120 for $58 (w/Fry’s promo codes)

This daily deal expired…

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Refurbished open-back Sennheiser RS 185 RF Wireless for $147

The open-back over-ear Sennheiser RS 185 RF Wireless headphone (headphones and base/transmitter) are currently available in refurbished condition for $140 plus $7 shipping by Adgtron through Amazon Warehouse Deals. These ship from Adgtron, so they are not eligible for Prime shipping.

[DEAD] Thursday w/Fry’s promo code: Sony MDR-XB450 for $30

These daily offers are now over…
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[DEAD] Ends Wedn 4pm ET: SYNC by 50 Cent Wireless Over-Ears (Kleer) for $96

This lightning deal expired…

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Tue (Frys): Sennheiser RS 175 Wireless for $180 w/promo code

The promo code deals at Fry’s Electronics for 9/1/15 include an offer for the Sennheiser RS 175 wireless headphone (online or brick and mortar stores) for $180 after you enter your unique personalized coupon code found in their e-mail newsletters. This offer is limit one per customer…

It hasn’t been price-matched at amazon.com where it goes for $280 with an average of 4.7 out of 5 based on 90+ customer reviews and has 50+ questions answered if you are curious about it. This is RF wireless, not bluetooth. You get one pair of headphones and the charging station which is also a transmitter and a headphone stand. You can connect up to two pairs of headphones to this transmitter (only one is included in this box).

Monday: Frys with coupons: JVC HAR-X300 for $10 [also Sennheiser RS120 for $70]

For today (Monday Aug-24-2015), using the personal coupons from the Frys e-mails (a free mailing list you can sign up for), you can get the closed-back over-ear JVC HAR-X300 for $10 with a limit of one per customer (online or B&M stores). With same terms, you can get the Sennheiser RS 120 wireless RF (non-Kleer) system (transmitter/base and one pair of headphones) for $70 which appears to have been price-matched by Amazon.com actual (limit 5) where it averages 4.1 out of 5 based on over 8700 customer reviews.

[DEAD] TDK WR700 RF Wireless (Kleer) headphones for $45

This daily deal expired…

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Used Sennheiser RS 195 RF Wireless for $316 [updated]

The Sennheiser RS 195 RF Wireless headphone system (one pair of headphones, one transmitter base) goes for $450 in new condition at authorized dealers but if you want to save some, you can get it in “Used – Good” condition for $316 (was $337) by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They also have a couple of listings in “Used – Very Good” condition for $360.

[DEAD] Monday Lightning Deals: Sony, Yurbuds, 50 Cent, Ausdom, Bluetooth, etc

These limited time offers expired…

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Sennheiser RS120 Wireless (RF) for $70

The RF wireless (not Kleer) Sennheiser RS120 headphones (one pair of headphones plus charging/transmitter dock) are on sale again for $70 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. These average 4.1 out of 5 with over 8500 customer reviews.

New Sennheiser RS headphones drop $50

The brand new RS (wireless) Sennheiser line-up is having a line-up wide $50 off discount as we get very close to the point of no return for Father’s Day gift purchases. The RS 165 goes for $200, the RS 175 goes for $250, while the open-back RS 185 go for $350, and finally the closed-back RS 195 go for $400. These are early adopter prices, as it is often the case with Sennheiser.

The new models create some potential opportunities to find the previous generation models (RS 120, 160, 170, 180) at discounted prices, but that’s no guarantee given the price gaps at the moment.

With Coupon: refurb Senn RS120 for $40 w/free S&H (and various budget items)

Tanga has a limited time coupon offer, coupon Music20 gets you 20% off these headphones and speakers. Of potential interest, the refurbished Sennheiser RS 120 wireless (non-Kleer, non-Bluetooth) headphones and charging stand go for $40 with free shipping after coupon. Furthermore, a Monoprice over-ear set (not the 8323), with detachable cables (three cables included) goes for $22~ plus shipping after coupon. Others include the Scosche Realm on-ears for $16.40 with free shipping, and a handful of other earbuds and basic on-ears. Some have free shipping, but not all. Free shipping items are clearly marked with a cyan “Free Shipping” tag on the pictures over there. The coupon offer ends 5/20/15 at 3am ET.

Tue: Beats Studio 2.0 Wireless Over-Ears for $305

The latest Electronics Woot daily deal, ending by 1am eastern on Wednesday 5/6/15, is a sale on the Beats Studio 2.0 Wireless Over-Ears for $300 plus $5 flat shipping. Limit three pairs per customer. Seven different colors are available to pick from. These have active noise cancelling.

Used Sennheiser RS 170 Wireless (kleer) for $104

Sennheiser has a new generation of RS-series headphones, but if you cool with the previous generation and used condition, the RS 170 (one pair of headphones plus transmitter stand/base) are available in “Used – Very Good” condition (damaged packaging) for $104~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. These are RF Wireless (not bluetooth) and use Kleer technology.

Used RCA WHP141B 900MHZ (RF Wireless) for $18~

If you are looking for a utilitarian RF-wireless pair of headphones, the RCA WHP141B (900MHZ) are available in “Used – Like New” condition for under $18 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They average 3.5 out of 5 based on 1700+ customer reviews.

Used Sennheiser HDR 120 for $36

The Sennheiser HDR 120 headphones (the headphones part of the RS120 wireless system which can support up to four HDR 120s) are available in “Used – Acceptable” condition for around $36 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. As usual with used items, both prices and supplies change often.

Used Sennheiser RS 195 RF for $352

If you are curious about the new RF-wireless Sennheiser headphones but don’t want to pay full price, the RF 195 is available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $352 by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The new condition goes for $450 at authorized dealers. These are closed back, over-ears, with manual controls (balance, volume). The RS models include both a pair of headphones and a transmitter base.

Used Sennheiser HDR 175 headphone for $130

The HDR 175 headphones, that are the headphone part of the brand new Sennheiser RS 175 headphone system are currently available in “Used – Like New” condition (original damaged packaging) for $130 with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals. They go for $170 in new condition at authorized dealers. This of interest if you need additional headsets for the RS 175 system that goes for $280 in new condition.

If you are not familiar with the Sennheiser wireless headphone naming scheme, the RS models are headphones + transmitter base. The HDR are the headphones only, no transmitter base. The new RS175 averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 15 customer reviews and has the same number of questions answered. Both reviews and answers are searchable separately, you just have to page down on the various sub-pages to look for their dedicated search boxes.

Massdrop: Shure SE535s, SoundMagic WP10, PortaPros

A new round of offers is up at Massdrop, including the Shure SE535 IEMs with the lowest price being $380 shipped if this offer becomes fully unlocked (five days left as of blog-posting date). For wireless non-bluetooth over-ear fans, the SoundMAGIC WP10 Wireless could go as low as $200 shipped. Last but not least, the Koss Portapro Headphones have the lowest price possible being $33 shipped. However, if you don’t need these right away, every few weeks, they go on sale for $25 at Amazon. As of the time of writing, none of these three are fully unlocked. They expire in 5-7 days from today (today being the blog-posting date, not the date you are reading this).

Used Sennheiser RS 195 RF for $365

The new condition price of the recently released Sennheiser RS 195 RF wireless headphones is $450 at authorized dealers, but if you want to save some and not wait for future discounts, they are currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition (damaged packaging, missing battery) for $365~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. Keep in mind, the battery is missing from this particular offer. These are closed-back, over-ears, with a charging dock which also serves as a stand.

[DEAD] Ends Mon 4pm ET: Sync by 50-Cent Wireless (Kleer) for $100 or Wired for $70

These two offers expired but the 50 Cent headphones are recurring lightning deals. But I obviously don’t know exactly when they will be offered again…
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Used RCA WHP141B (900MHz) wireless for $16.50

Amazon Warehouse Deals is building up inventory on the used RCA WHP-141-B RF Wireless headphones. There are multiple used listings, with the prices ranging from $16.50 to $19.25 depending on condition. With multiple listings, the chances of prices dropping further down are higher (unless of course they are getting bought up at a satisfactory rate (to the computer that decides the prices)).

These are perhaps best suited for utilitarian listening, not for dedicated music appreciation type of listing. They average 3.5 out of 5 based on nearly 1700 customer reviews.

10% off select items with coupon (refurb RS 120 for $45 w/free S&H)

Tanga is offering 10% off select audio items when you use coupon code ROCKIN10 at checkout. The headliner is the refurbished Sennheiser RS 120 offered for $50 with free shipping. With the coupon, it drops to $45. This is RF wireless, but does not use Kleer technology (Kleer starts with the RS 160 model). A few other fashioable low-priced brands are included in the sale (Scosche on-ears, iFrogz, Subjekt, etc). There is a countdown clock on the deal expiration (around 3/15/15).

Used Sentry HW701 RF Wireless headphones for $3~

The SENTRY HW701 Wireless headphones look like yet another rebranding of those “As Seen On TV” basic RF wireless headphones with a transmitter base that takes two AAs and the headphones taking two AAAs. These are best for utilitarian usage, and not for music listening (unless you just want “background noise”). Regardless, the price is very right in this case, you can get them in “Used – Very Good” condition for $3.16 at Amazon Warehouse Deals.

The usual free shipping terms apply, if you are a Prime member, you can get them in two days for free! Non-Prime members need to place an order of $35+ in qualifying items for free shipping – as usual.

Used RCA WHP141B Wireless (RF, 900 MHz) for $19

A quick trip at Amazon Warehouse Deals has a few more offers, starting with the RF Wireless (900 MHz) RCA WHP141B headphones going for $19 in “Used – Acceptable” condition at Amazon Warehouse Deals. These have been around for a while and have amassed over 1600 customer reviews with a 3.5 out of 5. They have issues and trade-offs, so be sure to consider them before buying. One of the reasons why the Sennheiser RF/Kleer headphones cost a lot more.

Tanga headphone sale: Noontec Zoros, refurb RS 120, etc

Discount website Tanga has a big headphone sale featuring over 100 items. Most of them are consumer-tier models. Some come with free shipping. Of potential interest, the new condition Noontec Zoro HD on-ears go for $48 with free shipping (blue or silver), while the older Zoro non-HD on-ears go for $40. Their over-ear ANC Hammo goes for $69.

Also part of the sale are the refurbished Sennheiser RS 120 wireless for $50 with free shipping (includes headphones and charging dock). The sale ends early AM on 2/16/15 (except for any items that sell out earlier).

[DEAD] Used wireless Merkury Innovations for $3.29

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