2 sweet deals on premium headphones: Sony and Sennheiser for less
One from Sony, one from Sennheiser, both Cheapskate exclusives!
This may be the "bass" headphone deal you see all week. See what I did there?
As a general rule, I'll sacrifice a bit of audio fidelity in exchange for a great deal on headphones. But not everybody feels the same way. Audiophiles will always pay a premium for the likes of Beats, Bose , Sony and Sennheiser , because they want a premium sound experience. I get it.
For those folks, then, I have two pretty sweet deals. First up: The Sony MDR-XB950B1 extra-bass over-the-ear wireless headphones in blue for $93.99 with promo code CHPSKTXB. Same product at Best Buy: $179.99.
If you like bass -- really, really like bass -- these are the 'phones for you. They're snazzy looking, they run for up to 18 hours on a charge and they thump like few other models. CNET hasn't reviewed them, but some 1,700 Best Buy customers rated them 4.6 stars out of 5.
Corded headphones. How quaint!
Next up: The Sennheiser PXC 480 active noise-cancelling headphones for $229.95 shipped with promo code CHEAPSKATE. Price pretty much everywhere else: $299.95.
First things first: Although these can fold for easier transport and have an inline microphone for phone calls, they're not wireless. That's how they're able to last a whopping 50 hours on a charge. The battery is used only for the noise-cancelling circuitry.
The cord is removable, however, meaning you can also use the 'phones for non-music purposes, like when you just want to block out office noise and whatnot.
I haven't found many reviews, but the overall consensus here and there seems to be around four stars. If you don't care about wireless but do want a super-luxe headphone at a solid discount, check it out.
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