Archives for December 28, 2017

Optoma NuForce uDAC5 for $180

The new condition Optoma NuForce uDAC5 goes for $199, but if you purchase it from the official NuForce Amazon store, the price will automatically drop by 10% in the shopping cart, making it a $180~ with free shipping. The shipment is fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get the usual free two days. Only the option sold by the NuForce Amazon store gets the automatic in-cart 10% off.

This too has a USB audio input and RCA and digital coaxial outputs. It supports up to DSD 256 and averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 7 customer reviews and has five answered questions. It is USB powered, there is no separate power input.

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Optoma NuForce uDAC3 for $90

The new condition Optoma NuForce uDAC3 USB DAC/amp goes for $99 with free shipping, but if you purchase it from the official NuForce Amazon store, the price will automatically drop by 10% in the shopping cart, making it a $90~ with free shipping. The shipment is fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get the usual free two days. Only the option sold by the NuForce Amazon store gets the automatic in-cart 10% off.

This has a USB audio input, and two audio output, RCA and digital coaxial output on the back. The headphone input and volume dial are on the front. It averages 3.6 out of 5 based on 82 customer reviews and has 34 peer-asnwered qeustions.

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Optoma NuForce HEM2 In-Ears for $135

NuForce too jumped on the bandwagon of opening their own “fulfilled by Amazon” store, and among the items they carry is the new condition Optoma NuForce HEM2 In-Ears that have an automatic 10% off in-cart discount, dropping the price from $149 to $134 with free shipping (fulfilled by Amazon). The NuForce Amazon store must be the seller, otherwise the 10% off discount won’t appear.

Or if you prefer to pay even less, you can get it for $101 with free shipping in open-box used like-new condition by BlinQ thru Amazon. This ships directly from BlinQ and it is not Prime eligible.

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Phones as DAPs: refurb HTC M8 for $75

If you are looking for a Phone as a DAP, the good old HTC M8, a Verizon unlocked phone, in the red color scheme (which makes it loom more DAP-ish than phone-ish) is on sale for $75 with free shipping in seller refurbished condition by eBay seller “Guarantee Cellular” with a 60-day seller warranty. The other colors are sold out.

Android phones, even older ones, are typically better suited at dealing with music and streaming apps than Android DAPs since the DAP manufacturer have nowhere near the same level of Android experience as a phone manufacturer (other things equal).

The M8 has a microSD slot, it marks the re-embrace of the microSD card by HTC after the M7. HTC was also among the first to abandon the headphone jack, so they may be among the first to do the mea culpa 🙂

The M8, M9 and M10 all have a headphone jack. The HTC U11 abandoned it.

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Refurbished JBL Synchros S500 Powered Over-Ears for $65 with free 2-day Air shipping

The current featured refurbished headphone deal at the refurbished Harman Audio website is the recertified JBL powered Synchros S500 closed-back over-ear headphones going for $65 with free 2-day Air shipping and warranty. They are available in two color schemes. They are powered by two AAA batteries, so a plus for fans of using rechargeables (as opposed to built-in batteries).

Speaking of JBL, the new condition JBL LSR308 8″ Two-Way Powered Studio Monitor is on sale for $129 with free shipping at B&H Photo and Amazon actual (limit three per customer).

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1More Dual Driver In-Ears for $35 to $37 w/free S&H

This offer is open to everyone, not just Costco members! It’s another 1More sale, this time it is the new condition 1More Dual-Driver in-ears in the white or black color scheme going for $35 with free shipping thanks to a $15 off instant savings promotion that expires 1/22/18. Non-members can buy them too with a 5% surcharge, making them $37~ with free shipping instead.

Speaking of Costco, they have the Airpods for $140 that go in and out of stock and because these are so popular, they are restricted to Costco members only. To add to the confusion, Costco yanks the product page from their website when it is out of stock, so this is a YMMV depending on when you check.

They also have a members-only sale on the Jaybird Freedom Wireless for $50 with free shipping in gold or black color schemes.

The members-only offers can only be purchased by actual paying Costco members.

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Now shipping: Tascam TH-03 for $25 w/free S&H

The Tascam TH-02 found themselves in some budget headphone recommendation lists and as it happens most of the time, a new model has arrived, it is the Tascam TH-03 (first time I’ve heard about it) and it is now in-stock and shipping for $25 with free shipping by Focus Camera directly or fulfilled by Amazon (Prime eligible), sold by aSavings, which is an online persona for Focus Camera.

It is marketed as a studio headphone, and indeed there are no consumer-y frills and accessories. You just get the 1/4″ adaptor. No mic/remote. Screenshot from Amazon listing below:

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Open-Box Chord Mojo for $450 [three left]

As of the time of writing there are three units left of the Chord Mojo marble-y button DAC/amp in “Used – Very Good” Open Box condition for $450 with free shipping by HiDef Lifestyle through Amazon Warehouse Deals. It ships directly from HiDef, and it is not Prime eligible. The new condition price of these is $529.

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Used 1More Piston Fit In-Ear for $11.51+ (Prime eligible)

If you don’t want to wait for these to arrive slowly from China, and don’t want to pay $20 for them in new condition and Prime eligible, there is an alternative, used! At Amazon Warehouse Deals used prices start at $11.51 for the “Rose Gold” color, and $12 for the “Space Gray”. The link above shows the lowest price per color. For the individual listings, click on the “See all offers for this product” next to each color.

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