In-Stock Now: Grado GH2 Heritage Series for $650

Grado time! The new Grado GH2 Heritage Series limited-edition headphones are in-stock for $650 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. B&H Photo is not only authorized, but they are physically close to the Grado location. #NewYork 🙂

[DEAD] Symphonized MTRX 2.0 Wood In-Ears for $17

This lightning deal expired… Good until Saturday at 12:25am ET, three different color schemes of the new condition Symphonized MTRX 2.0 wood in-ears are a lightning deal for $17 each at Amazon by Amazon actual. Limit one of each per customer. This looks like a new model, it only has two customer reviews.

WoodLab Royal Glam Headphone Stand for $59 [MD]

Wood everywhere at Massdrop! Now it’s the WoodLab Royal Glam Headphone Stand that’s gotten fully unlocked going for $50 plus $9~ flat shipping. Three different options are available at checkout, all the same price. This offer however is for the patience, the shipping estimate is mid-May 2017. That’s almost 2.5 months from blog-posting date!

Fostex TH-900 Mark II for $950

Fostex the people! Okay, I need to retire this joke 🙂 The Fostex TH-900 Mark II headphones are back on sale again at authorized dealer Adorama.com for $950 with free shipping. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout. These are dynamic 1.5 Tesla closed-back over-ear headphones.

Thinksound TS02 wood in-ears for $60 [limit 3]

In a rather ironic twist (although probably explained by price-matching of other retailers), the silver-cherry color-scheme of the new condition Thinksound TS02 wood in-ears is on sale for $60.40 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three per customer. A marketplace sellers has it for about $1 less.

The ironic twist is that the black-chocolate color scheme was a lightning deal for $70+ earlier today. So the price-match of another retailer (I am speculating) defeated the lightning deal price of a different color 🙂

[DEAD] Thinksound On2 Wood On-Ears for $152 [ends Sun 1:24am ET]

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Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 Purpleheart for $450

They are back on again, this offer running for the next seven days from today (or when the 300 available units get spoken for; whichever happens first). The Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 Purpleheart biodynamic headphones are unlocked for $450 with free shipping. They come with a 2-year warranty and will ship at the very end of February 2017.

Running in parallel are the Earsonics SM64 double-flange in-ears, going for $280 plus $7~ flat shipping. There is very limited supply (only 35 units). They come with a 2-year warranty and will ship from Massdrop facilities in late March 2017.

Last but not least (at least in terms of comfort) among today’s unlocked drops, the ZMF Ear Pads go for $50 plus $3 flat shipping. These are the Ori. For +$10, you can upgrade to the Eikons. They ship late March 2017 as well.

Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 Ebony for $500

Knock, on wood! (to test the headphone’s wooden acoustics and isolation) 😉 Massdrop is back on again with another exclusive, their “x Fostex TH-X00 Ebony” headphones are unleashed for $500 with free shipping. The offer runs for the next eight days and estimate to ship in late February 2017. They come with a 2-year warranty. Only 120 units are available as part of this run, with about 1/6th of them already spoken for as of the blog-posting date. These are (bio)dynamic headphones.

E-MU Walnut Over-Ears for $99 (ships from USA; two left)

More wood headphone action, there are two units of the E-MU walnut lightweight over-ears available for $99 from a US based seller, with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so if you are a Prime member, you get them in two days. These appear to be based on the well-received Creative Aurvana LIVE!, plus a wooden tax 🙂

Thinksound Wood IEMs Grab Bag for $36 [MD]

If you are a fan of the randomness of grab bags, Massdrop is running another one for the next eight days. You pay $33 plus $3~ shipping, and for that, you will randomly receive one out of five Thinksound wood IEMs, among the ts01, ts02, ms02, and rain3 models. Limit up to two per customer. Some of them may be in bulk packaging. They also feature up to four “grand prizes”. They are estimated to ship at the end of this month.

PS: I did a mini Amazon immersion earlier today. Expect those posts to come out in the next few hours as I go through all the headphones I marked for checking/posting.

[DEAD] Thinksound On2 Wood On-ears for $142

This lightning deal expired… Good until Sunday at 1:44am ET, you can get the new condition thinksound On2 wood on-ears for $142~ with free shipping. The price before the sale was $200. This is sold and shipped by Amazon actual, another one of their Saturday lightning deals.

[DEAD] Symphonized ALN 2.0 Wood In-Ears for $15

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Audeze LCD-2 (Shedua) and iFi micro iDSD for $995

It’s bundle time again, the Audeze LCD-2 planar magnetics (Shedua wood) is bundled with the iFi micro iDSD Black label edition, together going for $995 with free shipping for  a limited time at authorized dealers Adorama.com. This is a limited time offer. No coupon/rebate needed.

Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 Headphones for $400

The Wooden Headphones Club meets again at Massdrop where they are offering their own “x Fostex TH-X00 Headphones” for $400 with free shipping. The offer runs for the next seven days and will ship late January 2017, which is fairly fast for MD standards. They ship from Massdrop, so from the looks of it, they may already have these in their warehouse/facilities (my speculation; I have no clue).

PS: these are dynamic driver headphones, planar is not everything despite their increasing popularity 🙂

Rosewill RHTS-11002 In-Ears for $9 w/free S&H

Single-figures action now, the new condition Rosewill RHTS-11002 earphones are on sale for $9 with free shipping at NewEgg by NewEgg actual with a limit of up to 20 units per customer. Sale ends Monday night. They average 4 out of 5 based on 162 customer eggs (okay, reviews).

Used Thinksound ON2 Wood On-Ears for $93

The closed-back wood on-ear Thinksound ON2 is currently available in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections; damaged original packaging) for $93 by Amazon Warehouse Deals and for $99~ in “Used – Very Good” condition by AWD as well.

E-MU Teak Headphones w/ Removable Cable for $520 [MD]

Knock, on wood (and your spouse-CFO’s door) to get authorization for this Massdrop offer, it is the E-MU Teak Headphones with Removable Cable going for $500 plus $20 flat shipping. You can select teak or rosewood at checkout, or go ebony for $20 more. Only 100 units are available for this promotion which runs for the next seven days (or earlier if sold out, it’s already 74% claimed as of the time of writing). It will ship early March 2017, so patience is a virtue 🙂

[DEAD] IEM Sale: Thinksound Rain2 Wood for $63; Brainwavz Jive for $12

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[DEAD] AUDEZE LCD-XC Limited Edition (Bocote Wood) for $1299

This promotion ended… While pinging late last year’s offers, another one of them has resurfaced, it is the closed-back over-ear AUDEZE LCD-XC Limited Edition (Bocote Wood) are on sale for $1299 with free shipping at authorized dealer Adorama.com. This is SKU AU1002100 and comes with a 3-year Audeze warranty.

Thinksound ON2 On-Ears for $138

If you can wait until mid-January for shipment, Massdrop is offering the new condition closed-back wood on-ear Thinksound ON2 for $130 plus $8~ flat shipping. The offer runs for the next five days (until the end of this calendar year). They have detachable cable (two are included), 50 ohm impedance, and come with a 2-year warranty from the manufacturer (Thinksound).

[DEAD] Symphonized MTRX Wood In-Ears for $20

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Heads Up: Tuesday 9am ET: Massdrop x E-MU Purpleheart for $75

Set your alarm clocks for Tuesday 9am ET if you are interested in the Massdrop x E-MU Purpleheart wood headphones. They will be unleashed on the members-only service there with a price of $75 with free shipping. They will have 3000 units available for this particular drop.

IMPORTANT: these will ship mid-April 2017. I repeat, middle of April in 2017. Think Tax Deadline day. So perhaps look at this as more of a Kickstarter/IndieGoGo than a purchase 🙂

Thinksound IEM grab bag at Massdrop

Massdrop is back with another grab bag promotion, this time featuring Thinksound wood IEMs. You pay $33 plus $3~ flat shipping, and for that, about half of the people will receive the Rain3 IEMs, and the rest will be split between three different models. Check their website for the exact percentages. Each person can buy up to two “grab bags”, with a total of 500 units available for this particular promotion. As usual, they have Prizes if certain quantities are purchases (three ON1 wood on-ears, one AKG K7xx over-ears). Shipment is estimated to be the end of the year, so you will receive them in 2017.

Thinksound ts02 In-Ears for $57 to $60 [limit 3]

The black-chocolate color-scheme of the thinksound ts02 wood in-ears is currently on sale for $59.51 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of up to three per customer… Meanwhile the Silver/Cherry in-ears go for $57 with a limit of three as well…

If you prefer them with a mic/remote, the silver/cherry color go for $60.54, also limit three per customer.

These are part of a Thinksound sale at Amazon that includes the ON2 Wood On-Ears for $165 (also limit three).

Thinksound rain3 Wood In-ears for $72 [limit 3]

The new condition thinksound rain3 Wood In-ears are currently on sale for $72 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three units per customer.

Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 for $400

It’s back on again. Fostex the people! The Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 is ready to go for $400 with free shipping. It is running for the next eight days (until around 12/14~ or so; they don’t provide an expiration time, only “8d left” so you can’t pinpoint it to a specific time). About 1300 units are available and this will ship fairly quickly by MD standards, mid-December 2016. It will likely arrive before Christmas – knock on wood (pun intended).

Rosewill Wood Earphones for $9 w/free S&H

In parallel to the previously mentioned on-ear sale, also good until Monday 12/5/16, NewEgg is offering the new condition Rosewill Wood Earphones, model RHTS-11002, for $9 with free shipping. Again, this is smooth sailing, no rebates, no promo codes, no jumping through hoops, just add to cart and proceed.

Rosewill Wood On-Ears for $10 (RWH-002) or $20 (RWH-001) w/free S&H

Good until Monday 12/5/16, at NewEgg, without any rebates or coupons or promo codes or any other hoops, you just add to cart, you can get a couple of their Rosewill wood on-ear headphones with free shipping as follows: the RWH-002 goes for $10, while the RWH-001 goes for $20.

PS: there’s only so many ways you can design portable budget on-ear headphones, but by looking at the pictures, they may share a common OEM root with the AmazonBasics On-Ears. Note that this is only speculation based on looking at the online pictures. I do not have them here side by side, so YMMV!

Thinksound ON1 Wood On-Ears for $160 [limit 5]

The closed-back wood on-ears Thinksound On1 are currently on sale, in new condition, for $160 with free shipping, at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of five units per customer. They average 4.3 out of 5 based on 56 customer reviews over there. These are intermittently offered on Massdrop if you don’t need them right away and are willing to wait for Massdrop anti-Prime shipping speeds.

WoodLab Royal Glam Headphone Stand for $59 [MD]

On the wooden crafted headphone stands front, Massdrop has also fully unlocked the WoodLab Royal Glam Headphone Stand for $50 plus $9~ flat shipping. You have a choice of three options at checkout. There are eight days left in this and are estimated to ship mid-January 2017, so they will definitely not be on time for Holiday gift giving.

Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 Purpleheart for $450

I thought I could stop saying it but I can’t help it. Fostex the People! The Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 Purpleheart is back on at Massdrop going for $450 with free shipping, with three days left in the offer (from Cyber Monday). 450 units are available, so it looks like they won’t sell out barring any surges. This is expected to ship quickly, early-to-mid December 2016, and it will ship from Massdrop. This is a dynamic headphone.

Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 for $400

I may have exceeded my lifetime quota of “Fostex the people” jokes, but the Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 is back on again at Massdrop going for $400 with free shipping with three days left in the offer (from Black Friday) with a reasonable early December 2016 shipment estimate. A total of 450 units are available, so theoretically it could sell out earlier.

[DEAD] Thinksound ON2 Wood On-Ears for $144 [ends 8:15pm ET]

This lightning deal ended… The “star” of the previously mentioned Thinksound sales is the new condition closed-back wood on-ear Thinksound ON2 going for $144 with free shipping until 8:15pm ET. It is the natural black wood/color scheme.

[DEAD] Friday: Thinksound Sale: four in-ears, one on-ear

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[DEAD] Monday: Rosewill RWH-001 Wood On-Ears for $15 after $15 MIR w/free S&H

This promotion expired… If you do not object to mail-in rebates (prepaid gift cards, not checks), one of the Monday deals of the day at the Newegg website is the new condition Rosewill Prelude RWH-001 Wooden On-Ear headphone offered for $15 with free shipping after a $15 mail-in rebate prepaid gift card. The rebate promotion is good for Monday 11/14/16 only. Per the PDF details over there, the rebate is limit two per household (one rebate per envelope submission). NewEgg allows you to buy up to three per customer, but only two of them are eligible for the $15 MIR.