Archives for June 17, 2015

Now shipping: SanDisk SDMX26-008G-G46 Clip Jam for $39

Sandisk is back with another colorful variation of their popular Clip* mp3 player line-up. The new model is the SanDisk SDMX26-008G-G46, with a street name of “Clip Jam”, available in black and four colorful colors, currently going for around $40 (varies slightly by color) at amazon.com. It has 8GB on-board plus the good old microSD slot that makes the Clips such a good value. Promises up to 18 hours of battery life and comes with a two year warranty. There’s no mention of FLAC in the list of supported formats (but supports mp3, aac, wma, wav, and Audible).

Used Ultrasone Edition 10 Limited for $2007

The Ultrasone Edition 10 Limited open-back headphones with their S-Logic Plus are currently available in “Used – Like New” condition for $2000 plus $7 flat shipping by AudioCritic thru Amazon. The description for this particular listings states: “Mint condition. Comes with wood headphone stand and case. Original packaging. The serial number is 149x (only 2010 units produced). Ship same business day with tracking info and delivery confirmation.”

FiiO HS3B Protective (for X3 DAP) for $5

The official FiiO HS3B Protective case for the X3 DAP is currently on sale for $5 at amazon.com by a couple of sellers. It is however part of the Add On program, so you must place an order of $25 or more, otherwise their shopping cart will not allow you to purchase it (strange indeed, but that’s how they set it up).

New at Massdrop (not unlocked): SE535, TH900, Walkman A17, etc

A new burst of offers is up at Massdrop today, but as of the time of writing, none of them have reached their lowest possible offer price (in their lingo, “fully unlocked”). These however have about 6-7 days to go from blog-posting date, so they have plenty of chances to get fully unlocked. They are (with shipping added to the price total, but not sales tax because I am not a tax calculation super-computer):

  • Shure SE535 IEMs as low as $380
  • Fostex TH-900 for $1116 (can’t get free shipping on a $1100 headphone? Come on!)
  • Sony PHA-3 Portable for $708
  • DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp for $235
  • Sony NWZ-A17 Walkman DAP for $260
  • Matrix X-SPDIF (USB to SPDIF converter) for $168

HOT DEAL: Samson SR850 Over-Ears for $25 w/free S&H

This offer is celebrating Adorama’s Street Fair Week. It will likely end by Saturday 6/20/15 since the Street Fair started on Sunday…

Adorama is celebrating their New York Street Fair and as part of the sale festivities, they are offering the new condition Samsung SR850 studio headphones for $25 with free shipping, with a limit of two per customer. This is a very good deal, it is half the price of one at Amazon, where these average 4.4 out of 5 based on 129 customer reviews. The Adorama sale is a limited time offer.

These have 50mm drivers with 32 ohm impedance, self-adjusting headband (don’t let the AKG lawyers see it!), open-ish design and such. No mic/remote, single entry cable.

[DEAD] Starts Thur 3pm ET: Pioneer STEEZ 808 SE-MJ751I Sale

This lightning deal expired…
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