Archives for May 6, 2017

Used Sony PHA1A portable DAC/amp for $174

The Sony PHA1A portable headphone DAC/amp goes for $300 in new condition at authorized Sony dealers, but if you want to save a sizeable chunk of that price, you can get it in “Used – Very Good” condition for $174~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) actual. They also have “Used – Like New” condition options for $185~.

Since there is a total of nine listings at the moment from AWD actual (not marketplace sellers), there are good chances price pressure may build up and cause the prices to drop further down. So if you don’t like the current price, you may want to pay attention to it if interested.

May 6, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Sony MDR-10R Closed Over-Ears for $85

IF you are trying to find the closed-back Sony MDR-10R in new condition with a 1-year warranty from Sony, they are currently on offer for $85 with free shipping and free returns at Groupon Goods. Especially if you have Groupon gift cards or store credit or coupons (their website will prompt you of offers and new customer coupons through banners and such).

May 6, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Hifiman HE-560 planars (store display unit) for $624

RazorDog Audio is offering a store display unit of the Hifiman HE 560 planar magnetic headphones for $624 with free shipping through their eBay store. This was a store display, not a store demo. Their eBay listing describes it as:

“Taken out of the box for store displays. Always kept inside glass display, never used. Comes in original package. Has no marks or dings.”

May 6, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

AKG K553 PRO for $110 [MD]

It’s back on again, the closed-back over-ear AKG K553 PRO studio headphones are fully unlocked at Massdrop for $110 with free shipping. This is the recurring Massdrop price and they have plenty of these to go around since they have new drops all the time. This one in particular is running for the next seven days and will ship mid-to-late May 2017. As usual, it is an “all sales final” promotion.

PS: there is some intra-AKG competition to this, every few weeks the official Harman Audio store has the AKG K550 II on sale for $90. The K550 IIs are not on sale as of the time of writing.

May 6, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] KRK KNS8400 Studio Headphones for $69

As of 5/9/17 AM re-check, this sale ended and Amazon actual is not offering it. This means likely that they temporarily yanked it. They usually do this at the end of sales. Not sure why they can’t just change the price, but it happens often enough…

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May 6, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Open-box Chord Mojo DAC/amp for $449

The Mojo hype train is still strong. As of a 5/9/17 AM re-check, this used option got scooped up…

The Chord Mojo goes for $500 at the moment in new condition, but if you want to save some, you can get it in “Used – Like New” Open-Box condition from authorized dealer Gramophone (Maryland) through Amazon Warehouse Daels for $449 with free shipping (not Prime eligible). Their particular listing says this comes with a full warranty.

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