Sennheiser IE400 Pro Wired Dynamic Driver In-Ear Monitoring Headphones (Smoky Black) $329 Delivered @ Store DJ

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thebadmachine on 01/11/2020 - 13:59 storedj.com.au (243 clicks)
Last edited 01/11/2020 - 15:03

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Original Spend $300, Get $50 off Sitewide in Stock Items Only (Free Shipping) @ Store DJ deal

Prices for IE400 Pro recently dropped from $549 to $379 at most AU stores.
Get an extra $50 off the reduced price.

Notes: Many agree IE400 Pro is better than IE500 Pro. Yes I double checked IE400 Pro comes with cable in the box. Sennheiser uses proprietary connectors so you can only buy cables from Sennheiser.

Features

Newly developed dynamic 7mm wideband transducer for punchy, high-resolution monitoring sound
Noticeable punch with transparent mid-range reproduction and clear high frequencies
TrueResponse driver system reduces acoustic stress factors through homogeneous and distortion-free reproduction
High level of wearing comfort and good fit thanks to ergonomic compact housing
Excellent shielding through optimized earpiece shape and flexible silicone and foam tips
Cable concept fit for the stage with innovative duct (patent application in progress)

Specifications

Impedance
16 Ohms
Frequency response
6 - 19,000 Hz
Sound pressure level (SPL)
123 dB (1kHz / 1 Vrms)
THD, total harmonic distortion
< 0.08 %
Cable length
1.3m
Transducer principle
Dynamic
Weight
18 g
Attenuation
up to 26 dB

What's in the Box

1x IE 400 PRO
3x Silicone adapters (S, M, L)
3x Foam adapters (S, M, L)
1x Transport case
1x Cleaning Tool
1x 6.3 mm jack-adapter

Electrical & Electronics Earphones Headphones In-Ear Monitors Sennheiser Sennheiser IE400 Pro Speakers Studio Equipment Studio Monitor

1 Nov 2020

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jasswolf on 01/11/2020 - 16:52

+1

Apologies to badmachine for doing this every time, but obligatory 'Moondrop Starfield or Etymotic ER2XR' comment for those who are interested in music-listening IEMs versus some form of monitoring. Of those, I'd recommend the Starfield.

The ER2XR is perpetually $160 on Amazon AU (Amazon US store) but it needs new tips, while the Starfield will be $145-150 on AliE, then subject to coupons and cashbacks that should take it down to $120-$130ish. The Starfield is improved by wider tips with a larger bore (search flipped KZ tips for a cheap option).

The Starfield is also should be on sale for $150 during at least once in November on Amazon AU.

A third option would be one of the Samsung Galaxy or Galaxy+ buds, with them presenting similar to the above IEMs on the 'soft' EQ setting.

The quality available to you with these three choices is what people paid $1000s for only a few years back, and is vastly superior to Shure and Sennheiser IEMs under $1000, let alone $500 (though the Shure have their place as vocal monitoring options on stage due to their fitment).
- thebadmachine on 01/11/2020 - 17:27
  
  +1
  
  I think your information is good reading.
  You are always welcome to leave a comment.
- thebadmachine on 10/11/2020 - 16:40
  
  Hi again. I am thinking of doing some cheap ($50-$100) 11/11 shopping for the first time on Aliexpress.
  I am planning to sign up via referral, and then use some discount codes & pay by PayPal.
  Do you have any tips? Browser vs App?
  I was thinking of browser for Cashrewards, but it will only work if coupons are listed it says.
  
  thebadmachine on 10/11/2020 - 16:40 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
  - jasswolf on 10/11/2020 - 16:49
    
    App used to be lower, but I think they're the same presently, but app would be the safer choice in that respect. Browse on a PC, wish list, and then move onto there.
    
    I would be on the look out for increased cashbacks from both Cash Rewards and Shopback, as well as additional fixed cashbacks ($2-$5 usually). Be careful that sometimes they may request you to use the browser setup for this cashbacks, and to pay careful attention to exclusions.
    
    With respect to coupons, there are three kinds: site, seller and select coupons. The seller and select coupons you'll get basically automatically on the page, subject to maybe clicking a claim button, though double check the seller's store page to see if they're offering anything special on top of that.
    
    Site coupons are thrown at you in the app and in certain areas you might get thrown a pop up (sometimes on the side as a small icon, with a timer) to access more (this is true for select coupons as well), as well as via codes which can be entered at checkout.
    
    For site coupons, I would be targeting anything that comes in at or above 12% off the minimum spend requirement, and try to barely exceed that for your order basket. I wouldn't expect more than $7-$15 for a coupon in the range you're specifying.
    
    To make best use of minimum coupon triggers, don't be afraid to make multiple separate orders, subject to whatever the cashback maximum is (usually $50). Again, the cashback maximum may refer to all orders for the bonus period, or just per order, so check T&Cs on the cashback promotion to ensure you're acorss that.
    
    One final thing to keep in mind, but I suspect this is less of an issue these days: the search engine may not display all options for an item, so if someone is telling you of a better price and you can't search for it, ask for a link just to be sure.
    
    If you're after product recommendations, let me know!
    - thebadmachine on 10/11/2020 - 17:38
      
      More tricky than I thought, but usually is for the best discounts I guess.
      
      Browse on a PC, wish list, and then move onto there.
      
      Ok thanks.
      
      With respect to coupons, there are three kinds: site, seller and select coupons.
      
      So since they are separate kinds, I assuming they will stack? (1 of each kind).
      
      the search engine may not display all options for an item
      
      Yes I noticed this, it is pretty bad sometimes. Sometimes I can find what I am looking for, sometimes it shows up completely different products from what I am searching (even though I know the product exists because I found it before).
      - jasswolf on 10/11/2020 - 17:51
        
        @thebadmachine:
        
        So since they are separate kinds, I assuming they will stack? (1 of each kind).
        
        Yes, and there are even set discounts per increment, but as to how set discounts and seller discounts stack is entirely up to them. The best discounts possible will be assigned at checkout, so the game for you is simply to acquire as many relevant coupons as possible while you're browsing.
        
        thebadmachine on 10/11/2020 - 18:32
        
        @jasswolf: Ok thanks a lot. I am buying like 1 item each from different stores, so probably the only discount I will use is the new user $3 off $4 one.
        
        Last questions:
        
        with any coupon, will I need to add it before adding the item to the shopping cart?
        Or will I need to just write down every coupon I come across, and I can add / try to add them at the very end (checkout stage).
        
        On every item I see, there is a “US$3 new user coupon ($4 spend)”, does this apply to every single item if I am a new user?
        Or can I use the $4 off $5 spend coupon from here instead for every single item?
        Or are the SINGLES DAY coupons in the deal I linked “site” coupons (so I should just use the $7 off $50, or $10 off $90).
        
        jasswolf on 10/11/2020 - 18:36
        
        @thebadmachine:
        
        No, most seller coupons will automatically apply unless otherwise prompted, and you want see anything for very small increments most of the time. Select coupons are quite nebulous, and you can just click them where ever you see them, then hope for the best. Site coupons are applied at checkout.
        
        It's a one time code for you as a new user. Other than that, you're not going to find any significant site coupons that will be active until 11.11.
        
        For a very small basket of goods, today's Cashrewards $5 cashback deal may be advantageous if you're buying a set of items that's $15 or less, but that's for today only. Would pair well with your new user coupon.
        
        thebadmachine on 10/11/2020 - 18:47
        
        @jasswolf: Ok got it. So the New user / SINGLES DAY coupons are once off use only @ checkout coupons. (Best to use the one you qualify for with biggest discount) ($7 off $50 etc)
        
        Makes sense now the New user coupon is only worth it for spending like $5 total.
        
        And the “Select” coupons will randomly pop-up.
        
        today's Cashrewards $5 cashback deal may be advantageous
        
        Yes saw that. The listed 11/11 discounts are very small for the expensive items I am looking at. (less than $1) so actually may be better.. but cashback may be declined if I use multiple coupons…
        
        Going to do a quick calculation now on what grand total may be.
        
        jasswolf on 10/11/2020 - 19:16
        
        @thebadmachine: For the bigger items, you're still better off waiting due to the larger site coupons, but items with limited 11.11 discounts might be worth waiting for lower key months, where price drops are lower, but coupons are more generous (USD $15 off $45, as an example).
        
        thebadmachine on 10/11/2020 - 19:18
        
        @jasswolf:
        
        might be worth waiting for lower key months, where price drops are lower, but coupons are more generous
        
        Ok thanks. Yes also saw that in a IEM YouTube video, they said 11/11 prices can be still higher than previous lowest price (using the Ali version of camelcamelcamel).
        
        thebadmachine on 11/11/2020 - 19:07
        
        @jasswolf: Hi wondering if you can help here.
        I got a “select coupon” worth AU$27 (it says “Balance $27.XX”) so I waited until now when it went live.
        But clicking it just takes me to the main page, and when I select all the items in my cart I only get a $6.90 discount.
        I thought $27 discount can apply to all items which accept “select coupon”.
        
        Thanks.
        
        Edit: I get it now, every time I “add” a select coupon the value just goes up. It is just counting the coupons. So confusing.. means I was probably better off getting that bonus $5 cashback yesterday. I thought I won $27 credit towards all “select” items.
        
        jasswolf on 11/11/2020 - 19:30
        
        @thebadmachine: No, each 'select' coupon has its own conditions, and it's honestly not worth trying to match them up to anything most of the time, just add them to your account and you'll see things appear on product pages.
        
        thebadmachine on 11/11/2020 - 19:35
        
        @jasswolf: Ok thanks. I am going to pay now, should I pay in usd or aud?
        
        jasswolf on 11/11/2020 - 19:36
        
        @thebadmachine: Generally their exchange rates are better than what you'd wind up with in fees on your card, but if you have a credit card that has zero exchange fees, then USD or CNY.
        
        thebadmachine on 11/11/2020 - 21:19
        
        +1
        
        @jasswolf: It was the first time trying so it took more than an hour to complete but its done. Stack Cashrewards & coupons.
        
        First attempt: applied single coupon for grand total, and I was using Firefox and Paypal popup failed to load properly so payment failed.
        Then tried with Chrome, only to be told the coupon was expired (one use only).
        Ok recalculate, split order into two (click through cashback each time), use 2 of the auto-apply coupons (which ended up being bigger discount than the other single coupon).
        Success.
        Funny if I had been successful the first try (1 coupon 1 transaction) I would have saved less (I remember 1st try was AU$74 total, 2nd time was AU$70 total).
        Now to see if 5% cashback tracks properly for both, I guess I am ok with it either way.
        
        Felt like chaos.
        Worked out in the end though.
        Thanks for all your help.
        
        jasswolf on 11/11/2020 - 21:50
        
        @thebadmachine: Nice one… that looks in the ballpark of a T2 Plus purchase? Whatever the case, enjoy!
        
        thebadmachine on 11/11/2020 - 21:57
        
        +1
        
        @jasswolf: Yeah expecting it all to take around 2 months to arrive.
        Most of it is “Standard Ali shipping”, and one item is “epacket” which I heard is faster to AU.
        
        thebadmachine on 13/11/2020 - 17:08
        
        +1
        
        @jasswolf: I discovered the extra $4 saving came from using PayPal ($2.XX per transaction). It only applies the discount after you click “PayPal” as payment option.
        Cashback tracked for everything, all up around $3, hopefully it is all approved.
        
        thebadmachine on 01/12/2020 - 17:02
        
        @jasswolf: So looking at my 4 items, 2 are updating ok on their way out of country.
        But 2 are still stuck on “accepted by line-haul” for 2+ weeks.
        I read on reddit that “line-haul” is no mans land.
        (i.e. it is stuck somewhere waiting to be put through the system)
        One of slow items is from a seller with 99+ feedback that has been around for years so I am fine with it.
        I had hopes shipping would be quicker (since borders open etc) but seems like it will be as slow as for everyone else.
        
        Funny thing is had a family member buy something (some online shop), tracking showed shipped from China, arrived in 3-4 days what (airline I guess).
        I guess Ali is really shaving off expenses with shipping.
        Maybe just slowly filling ship containers until they are full, then sending them by boat (even though 2 of the Ali tracking says “accepted by airline” who knows).
        (e.g. 2 of the items were put in a “nearly full” ship container, and the other 2 went in container they just started filling)
        Estimate delivery arrival was Dec 8 BTW.
        
        jasswolf on 01/12/2020 - 17:32
        
        @thebadmachine: Rare for small items to go via boat. It's either stuck in a sack that's waiting to go out the door, or it's already out the door and it's in transit where you will see limited or no updates.
        
        thebadmachine on 01/12/2020 - 17:55
        
        @jasswolf:
        
        Rare for small items to go via boat.
        
        Ok thanks.
        I remember seeing an online video showing the “parcel sorting” going on inside warehouse @ wish. It was basically like a mountain of packages (indoors) and workers sorting them from the bottom.
        Thought maybe with the amount of orders they get Ali could be similar. (Ali is bigger than Amazon I think)
        Maybe that’s the delay.
        
        or it's already out the door and it's in transit where you will see limited or no updates.
        
        Yes could be. I do remember reading comments either on ozb or reddit, where they said package arrived (took 2 months) but when they checked tracking afterwards it was still stuck on “line-haul”.
        
        thebadmachine on 03/12/2020 - 19:35
        
        @jasswolf: 1 item arrived today. Definitely ordered on 11/11 so that’s pretty good delivery time (3 weeks) maybe things are speeding up.
        (It was one of regularly updated items, but now all items are updating).
        
        From memory this item was epacket on the product page, but checked again every item is “Ali standard shipping”.
        When I go to tracking / order details as well they are all “Ali standard”.
        Bit confusing but oh well, very impressed it arrived quickly.
        (similar speed to some Amazon US orders)
        
        thebadmachine on 10/11/2020 - 19:16
        
        @jasswolf: Gosh the site is going crazy, I was refreshing between two identical products (different sellers) and the prices changed (went down) like multiple times on each page as I refreshed the page (seem to be competing).
        Then another identical item suddenly the 11/11 price suddenly got added (previously only standard price displayed).

This was posted 3 years 5 months 27 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.