Archives for August 20, 2015

Now shipping from USA: Superlux HD 685 for $80

If you are a fan of the Superlux line of bang for the buck headphones and want to be among the first to try out the new Superlux HD 685, it is now in-stock and ready to ship to your ears for $80 by Kellards thru Amazon.com. This ships from Amazon, so you get free 2-day shipping if you are a Prime member. The listing over there that has it for $78 ships from the UK, so keep that in mind.

These are closed-back headphones, with 40mm drivers, but without the “homage” to AKG in terms of style 🙂

Used Schiit Bifrost Uber (USB 2nd Gen Input) DAC for $478

The Schiit Audio Bifrost Uber DAC (USB 2nd generation input) is currently available in “Used – Very Good” condition (damaged original packaging) for around $478 with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals. In new condition, this goes for $520 + shipping (at least $15 for the slowest shipping method) directly from Schiit.

Sony MDR XB950BT Headphones with $75 promotial Dell eGift Card for $150

Bluetooth and Bass? The Dell Home store is offering the Sony MDR XB950BT headphones for $150 with a bonus $75 Dell promotional electronic gift card (to be sent to you via email up to three weeks after shipment). No coupon is needed for this offer which expires 8/27/2015 at 7am central. The $75 eGift card must be spent at Dell within a specific time period, it is a promotional gift card, not a “normal” gift card.

There are many reviews at Amazon but it shares the same listing with two other (different) models. It has more than 2/3rds of those reviews, which you can see by using this filtered list. However, the filtered list does not show the star average, and your humble correspondent can’t just calculate the average of 264 reviews on a dime 🙂

Astell & Kern AK Jr DAP bundled with select Westone In-Ears with combined purchase discount

If you are interested in the AStell & Kern AK Jr 64GB Digital Audio Player, and also interested in getting a pair of Westone earphones, Adorama has created a number of bundles that offered combined purchase savings versus buying these separately. The offers expire on 8/28/15. They are:

Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro (250 ohm) Semi-Open for $150 after $25 MIR

The over-ear semi-open Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro headphones of the 250 ohmage are currently offered for $150 after a $25 mail-in rebate at Adorama. Offer ends by 8/27/15. Per the rebate details, this is limit one per household during this promotional period.

Massdrop Unlocked: ZY Cable for Sennheiser HD-5xx for $25 shipped [also: xDuoo, Sony DAP]

Fully unlocked with seven days to go (as of blog-posting date) on members-only Massdrop are the ZY Cables for the Sennheiser HD598 and 595 and 558 and 518 headphones, going for roughly $25 shipped.

Also added there, but not fully unlocked as of writing time are the xDuoo TA-01 DAC/Amp (RCA, USB inputs) that could go as low as $135 shipped, and the Sony NWZ-A17 Walkman digital audio player that could go as low as $260 shipped.

[DEAD] Thursday at Fry’s (with promo codes): AKG K512 MKII for $25, AT ATH-ANC33iS for $40

These dailies expired…

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