Good Deals on amazon.com (part3)

Discussion in 'Coupons, Discounts & Sales' started by lv70smusic, Mar 14, 2014.

  1. imarcq

    imarcq Men are from Mars, I'm from Bromley...

    Location:
    Sydney, Australia
    I was thinking of getting a pair of SoundMagic Earbuds which are getting rave reviews from What HiFi budget earbud award. No idea what to expect, but its not a fortune to find out. I have a feeling that the SoundMagics will be better?

    http://www.whathifi.com/review/soundmagic-e10

    http://www.amazon.com/SoundMAGIC-No...82_a2_2_p?ie=UTF8&refRID=1BRTQYRX2VVNDX748SP6
     
    Last edited: May 9, 2014
  2. kwadguy

    kwadguy Senior Member

    Location:
    Cambridge, MA
    The JBuds are not very good, and are marketed at inflated list prices with regular sales at 60-80% off list.

    If you want very good sounding budget priced earphones, the Ultimate Ears 500vm for $20 shipped is a way way way better sounding choice (and includes an in-line microphone):

    http://www.adorama.com/LOG500VM.html

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  3. imarcq

    imarcq Men are from Mars, I'm from Bromley...

    Location:
    Sydney, Australia
    Thanks. I read through some of the reviews and gave the JBuds a miss and ordered some SoundMagics to try instead. But I'll definitely have a look at the Ultimate Ears too, as you can never have enough earbuds for $20 - and I need some with a mic, for my phone, and I also like flat cords too :) I'd have to seek out another supplier who charges less than $59 shipping to Oz though ;) Probably Amazon or eBay will have these too?
     
    Last edited: May 9, 2014
  4. Maurice

    Maurice Senior Member

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    North Yarmouth, ME
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  5. passion4music

    passion4music Forum Resident

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    Los Angeles
    Thanks OP..... recieved it today.
     
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  6. kwadguy

    kwadguy Senior Member

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    Cambridge, MA
  7. fluffskul

    fluffskul Would rather be at a concert

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    albany, ny
  8. KeithH

    KeithH Success With Honor...then and now

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    Keep checking. I bought it from amazon.com for $60 just before Christmas.
     
  9. masterbucket

    masterbucket Senior Member

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    Georgia US
    hendrix once again back in stock.
    4 left.
     
  10. Myke

    Myke Trying Not To Spook The Horse

  11. Clanceman

    Clanceman Forum Resident

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  12. KeithH

    KeithH Success With Honor...then and now

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  13. imarcq

    imarcq Men are from Mars, I'm from Bromley...

    Location:
    Sydney, Australia
    There's a lot of dead bodies to fit in!
     
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  14. KeithH

    KeithH Success With Honor...then and now

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    That must be it. :D
     
  15. jwstl

    jwstl Forum Resident

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    St. Louis
  16. kwadguy

    kwadguy Senior Member

    Location:
    Cambridge, MA
    West Side Story 50th Anniversary Edition Blu Ray deluxe box (2BluRay discs, 1 DVD, 1CD, book, cards, etc. ): $15 shipped from Amazon.

    (Be sure to look through sellers list to pick Amazon; they are temporarily out of stock, so some third party seller will be listed on the top level purchase page).

    http://www.amazon.com/West-Side-Story-Anniversary-Edition/dp/B005BDZQKU/

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  17. howlinrock

    howlinrock Forum Resident In Memoriam

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    SF Bay Area
    thanks on WSS ...:)
     
  18. kwadguy

    kwadguy Senior Member

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    Cambridge, MA
    CloverMedia, a third party seller, just dropped their price to $11.50 shipped...
     
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  19. KeithH

    KeithH Success With Honor...then and now

    Location:
    Beaver Stadium
    Thanks for the tip. I've never ordered from CloverMedia before, but I couldn't pass up this set at that price.
     
  20. Myke

    Myke Trying Not To Spook The Horse

    Too bad I'm not into Broadway musicals I guess.
     
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  21. sparkydog

    sparkydog Forum Resident

    Location:
    Kentucky
    :D I am! Ordered.
     
  22. lv70smusic

    lv70smusic Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    San Francisco, CA
    Lightning Deal right now is Sennheiser's 598 for $150. All claimed right now but waitlist is still available, and after sitting on the waitlist for only a couple of minutes I was offered the deal. I don't really need another pair of headphones, but I guess I'm sort of a headphone/IEM junky and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to compare the 598s to my current favorites, the Sennheiser 580s that I've owned for about a decade.
     
  23. Gabe Walters

    Gabe Walters Forum Resident

    Do you know if the 598 uses the same driver as the earlier 595, or have they updated it somehow?
     
  24. lv70smusic

    lv70smusic Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    San Francisco, CA
    I honestly know very little about the 598 or the 595. I know that I generally like Sennheiser's headphones, though, and given that Amazon has good customer service I figure that I can return the 598s if I really don't like them. I simply did about 10 minutes of "homework" on line before deciding to complete the purchase; enough people on head-fi.org seemed pleased with the 598s to make me feel like the purchase was working making.
     
  25. Gabe Walters

    Gabe Walters Forum Resident

    Oh yeah, I think it's a good deal on that model, and you should be quite happy with it.

    I have the discontinued 555, which used the same driver as the 595. Just wondering if the 598 offers any improvement to the sound, or if it's just a redesign of the case.
     

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