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expiredsikwit posted Jul 27, 2024 9:05 PM

Onyx Studio 7 Portable Stereo Bluetooth Speaker (Black)

$80

$480

83% off
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Harman Kardon has Onyx Studio 7 Portable Stereo Bluetooth Speaker (Black) on sale for $79.99 (price in cart). Shipping is free.

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Thanks to community member sikwit for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Up to 8 hours of battery life
  • Output Power: 50W
  • Bluetooth 4.2
  • Wireless Dual Sound (wirelessly connect two Onyx Studio 7 speakers)

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    • Rating of 4.4 from over 400 reviews
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Harman Kardon has Onyx Studio 7 Portable Stereo Bluetooth Speaker (Black) on sale for $79.99 (price in cart). Shipping is free.

Note, must add to cart for the sale price.

Thanks to community member sikwit for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Up to 8 hours of battery life
  • Output Power: 50W
  • Bluetooth 4.2
  • Wireless Dual Sound (wirelessly connect two Onyx Studio 7 speakers)

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.4 from over 400 reviews
  • About this store:
    • Details of Harman Kardon's return policy (here)

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Written by sikwit

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Jul 28, 2024 5:01 AM
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minidragonJul 28, 2024 5:01 AM
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Is there something else better for the same price? (Or something to watch for when on sale?)
Jul 28, 2024 5:11 AM
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minidragonJul 28, 2024 5:11 AM
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What brand did you go with?
Jul 28, 2024 6:22 AM
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dewjustinJul 28, 2024 6:22 AM
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Bought one for $80, happy with it for $80 but it isn't worth any more than $80. Sounds like an $80 speaker, I feel real bad if even one person on the planet paid $479
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Jul 28, 2024 6:40 AM
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W0rmyJul 28, 2024 6:40 AM
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Quote from minidragon :
Is there something else better for the same price? (Or something to watch for when on sale?)
This is a decent (although expected) price for this speaker. Ultimate ears speakers are probably the best option in every price category as far as best performing speakers. Just depends on which model UE you are looking for based on size and price
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Jul 28, 2024 8:35 AM
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lg_20Jul 28, 2024 8:35 AM
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Waiting for Harman Kardon Go + Play 3 to go on sale.
Jul 28, 2024 12:03 PM
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IamcuriasJul 28, 2024 12:03 PM
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Quote from MICKEY_DOO_HA :
$479 regular price?
Does anyone believe that?
Has anyone ever actually paid that?
Barring any kind of major breakthrough in sound technology that this speaker can claim is all its own, $80 is about all anyone should expect to pay for it. HK should be ashamed of themselves for trying to trick people by listing some fictitious BS list price.
Look at B&We price on the Zeppelin
Jul 28, 2024 12:38 PM
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Keats852Jul 28, 2024 12:38 PM
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Quote from dewjustin :
Bought one for $80, happy with it for $80 but it isn't worth any more than $80. Sounds like an $80 speaker, I feel real bad if even one person on the planet paid $479
I bought one a few weeks ago when it was $80. It's a $80 BT speaker, no more, no less. I wouldn't buy it again, not even for $70. It's ridiculously heavy in the bass department, and when you turn off the bass it has like no bass at all. It also drops connection all the time.

Its retail price is a joke. HK should be ashamed of themselves.
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Jul 28, 2024 1:52 PM
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bklyn_goldieJul 28, 2024 1:52 PM
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Note from a lifelong marketer specializing in consumer products innovation and brand management, to the HK marketing team. Ridiculously unrealistic inflated MSRPs with no differentiating technology or product, and then constant massive "markdowns" is how you turn a reputable quality brand into a joke that nobody trusts.
Jul 28, 2024 2:12 PM
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YouranticJul 28, 2024 2:12 PM
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I am guessing the MSRP on the Onyx Studio 8 is just as inflated right? Recently got one for free from an ATT deal from January (almost 7 months later they finally delivered it lol)

Trying to see how much to sell it for realistically lol
Jul 28, 2024 2:46 PM
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AJAXCHICAGOJul 28, 2024 2:46 PM
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Quote from lg_20 :
Waiting for Harman Kardon Go + Play 3 to go on sale.
Same, I got one last time and no complaints besides at full volume it only lasts about 4 hours. The sound quality is great. The bass this thing puts out for being so small a speaker is also great.
Jul 28, 2024 2:51 PM
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Maaaark914Jul 28, 2024 2:51 PM
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Quote from AJAXCHICAGO :
Same, I got one last time and no complaints besides at full volume it only lasts about 4 hours. The sound quality is great. The bass this thing puts out for being so small a speaker is also great.
Turning vol. Down a notch gets almost
6 1/2 hrs
Jul 28, 2024 3:02 PM
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GeoffreyK24Jul 28, 2024 3:02 PM
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Quote from Rookies1000 :
I bought the HK Onyx 4 in 2020 for $99. It worked good but then 3 years after it just stopped charging. Just died all of the sudden. Got a new charger and it wasn't the charger either. Contacted the company but got zero help. So it went into the trash. The MSRP is trash. It's always been around $100 for the last 6-7 years. I wouldn't buy this brand again.
Honestly, not to be too harsh here or anything, but that was on you.

I've owned dozens and dozens of HK Onyx Studio speakers. They are pretty simple to open up and replace the battery on for $15-$20. This is widely known and has been for years. They are notorious for being some of the best, most popular Bluetooth speakers on the market (some iterations better than others). There are a plethora of online forums or how-to videos around that show you exactly how to take the front of the speaker off and change out the battery for the Studio 4 (one of the most popular versions of the series).

In all of my dozens of times I've done this with cheaply purchased secondhand units, I've only ever come across one unit that has an issue that I could not solve with a new battery. That unit would power up, connect, play for about 10 seconds and turn itself off every time.

Occasionally, battery powered Bluetooth speakers simply get 'stuck' and fail to respond to any power cycling attempts. Opening up the unit, unplugging the battery from the main board and plugging it back in will force a manual restart of the unit that can help resolve the issue. However, due to the nature of these speakers being more of a premium indoor-use item that only push the full 60W of power they are capable of when they are plugged in (they aren't as loud due to pulling less on battery power), many people tend to make the mistake of leaving their speakers plugged in all the time. This actually kills the battery over time since it is in a constant state of being fully charged (not good for lithium ion batteries). Counter to that, some people may forget to charge their speakers and leave them on empty for long periods of time (also not good for lithium ion batteries). Sometimes, lithium ion batteries just go bad.

The popularity of these speakers coupled with the nature of how many people end up using them has created a battery-issue that has many options available for rectification of these developments. Many of the battery kits available on Amazon even come with the screwdriver you need to open the front of the speaker and access the battery.

It's a shame that you threw it away but, honestly, if you had dug into the problem online a little, you probably would have been able to salvage the speaker and still be enjoying it today.
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Jul 28, 2024 3:39 PM
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EdwardK1919Jul 28, 2024 3:39 PM
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$80 is about right.
But I missed my chance to buy this for $250.
Only 1 day!!!
I feel cheated.
Why can't I pay $479.95 ever??

Slickdeals is getting Sh!ttificated.
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Jul 28, 2024 5:24 PM
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dfwguy08Jul 28, 2024 5:24 PM
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Sold out.

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Jul 28, 2024 7:43 PM
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Coconutz0311Jul 28, 2024 7:43 PM
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Wrong post.
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