Archives for October 19, 2016

New Headphone Tracker (frequently updated post)

This is the Headphone Tracker. We use it to track new headphone releases and hard to find products (eg, ones that go in and out of stock every few days/weeks). Actual release dates are hard to come by most of the time. I am trying to keep this at a manageable size, both in terms of you being able to read it and me being able to update it frequently 🙂 If you have any ideas or suggestions or feedback please leave a comment or use the contact form or ask on our brand new Twitter account.

LATEST UPDATE on 2/4/17 – added some of the most interesting of the headphones announced at CES 2017. Many of them don’t even have pre-orders at the moment…

PS: if you want to check for the latest arrivals one by one, check the New Arrivals posts category.

Headphone Tracker: NEW or HARD to FIND
Type In-Stock Pre-Order Unavailable
OVER-EARS
Over $300
Blue Ella
Focal Elear
Blue Sadie AT ATH-DSR9BT
AT ATH-DSR7BT
AT ATH-SR9
Blue Satellite
Hifiman Edition 6
Monster Elements
Sennheiser HD1*
Sony MDR-Z1R
OVER-EARS
$200 to $300
Monolith M560 Klipsch Heritage
Sony XB950 N1
Sony XB950 B1
Monolith M1060 (Feb 24)
OVER-EARS
Under $200
Sony XB550AP
Sennheiser HD 4.50 BT NC
Sennheiser HD 4.40 BT
ON-EARS Sennheiser HD1*
AT ATH-AR3BT
AKG N60 BT
Monster Elements
IN-EARS Jaybird X3
AU iSine 10
AU iSine 20
Apple Earpods
AU iSine 10 (L)
AU iSine 10 VR
AU iSine 20 (L)
AT ATH-CKR100iS
AT ATH-LS400i
AT ATH-LS300iS
Hifiman RE-2000
Hifiman RE-800
1More Quad
Beyerd Xelento Remote
Ultimate Ears UE 18+ PRO
Sennheiser HD1 BT
Monster Barflinks
Beats X
RHA CL1
RHA CL750
DAC, AMP, DAP, PAD Fiio X5 III
Shure Lightning
Hifiman EF1000
Chord Hugo 2
Chord Poly
Walkman NW-WM1Z
Walkman NW-A30
Sony TA-ZH1ES
RHA Dacamp L1
GAMING BeyerD CUSTOM
BeyerD MMX30 II
Logitech G553

In-Stock Now: Monoprice Monolith Amplifiers (Monolith Planar Headphones not yet)

Monoprice launched a new line of Monolith branded audio products, and the first wave is now in-stock and shipping, four of their Monolith Amplifiers with prices ranging from $1000 to $1500. These are general purpose amplifiers, not dedicated headphone amplifiers… The two new Monolith Planar headphones are still not available for pre-order (priced at $200 and $300 each).

Massdrop x HiFiMAN RE-00 for $35 w/free S&H [MD]

The Hifiman – Massdrop party comes in pairs, also fully unlocked, but with seven days to go (from blog-posting date) are the RE-00 In-Ears going for $35 with free shipping. They will ship from Massdrop directly, with an early November estimate.

Massdrop x HiFiMAN HE-350 for $100 [MD]

It’s back on again! And it’s still $100. The Massdrop x HiFiMAN HE-350 headphones are fully unlocked over there, going for $100 with free shipping, with an early November 2016 shipment estimate. Shipments will arrive from Massdrop. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. There are eight days left in this offer (from blog-posting date here). The HE-350 is based on the HE-300 and it’s another one of Massdrop’s growing list of exclusive and custom headphones.