Archives for September 11, 2016

Repurposing Office Supplies As Earphone Cases Part II: $1 Office Depot/Max Clearance Sale

We previously mentioned the thrifty-ghetto way of using back-to-school doorbusters as temporary or permanent cases for earphones. We now have another set of clearance office supplies for repurposing for this task.

The Office Depot and Office Max stores are having a Back to School Clearance sale, and among the items that are put on clearnace ($1 each) are a handful of their boxed supplies. All of which could make good repurposed cases for earphones, either as they are or if you add padding inside.

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September 11, 2016 Filed Under: accessories

Fostex T50RP MK3 Semi-Open for $131

The Fostex RP Mark III $50 mail-in rebate (see AMR promotions page) expired on 7/31/16. If you don’t want to wait for any future mail-in rebates, the headphone is discounted on its own (but a higher price than if you had purchased it using the $50 MIR earlier), going for $131~ at Amazon.com, sold at this price by both Amazon actual and marketplace sellers “AudioDeluxe” (Prime eligible) and “Music 123” (not Prime eligible).

Check the various forums and websites for more on these and modding ideas/etc.

PS: AMR (American Music And Sound) is a distributor of many brands, including Fostex, Kurzweil, Focusrite, Allen & Heath, Alpine, etc.

September 11, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Massdrop Unlocked Trio: XDuoo X3 DAP for $98 and more

A trio of new offers are currently fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop, with all three offers having about seven days to go from today. They are:

  • XDuoo X3 DAP for $94 plus $4 shipping
  • FX Audio DAC-X6 DAC/amp for $62 + $8 S&H
  • SMSL Ivy Micro-USB DAC/Amp for Android for $20 + $3 S&H (this is tiny)

Shipping estimate is early-to-mid October 2016, a slightly different date for each one of the above items.

NOTE: The SMSL Android model requires a micro-USB port (we have to say that now that USB-C is becoming more common) and the phone must have the necessary support for audio to flow through the micro USB port).

September 11, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs, digital audio players Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Refurbished OPPO HA-2 Portable DAC/Amp for $245

As of 9/12/16 recheck, these sold out in refurbished condition…

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September 11, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: , ,