Archives for July 8, 2019

Now Shipping: Massdrop Objective 2 Headphone Amp (Desktop Edition) for $95 w/FUSS [MD]

Hide your e-wallets, although, considering the price-ranges of audiophile gear, this won’t do as much damage as some other CLEAR options that can put the FOCAL point of money drain on your ELEG(I)ANT wallet, probably purchased from Massdrop too 😉

With that obligatory throw-all-the-tomatatoes-at-me joke out of the way, we have good news if you are a fan of the Objective 2 headphone amp. The desktop edition of the Massdrop edition is now shipping (actually shipping) at the Massdrop website for $95 with free US shipping.

The shipping estimate as of the time of writing is July 10 in 2019, a miracle by Massdrop standards 🙂 This has become an “In-Stock Drop” that’s why it ships so fast ~ one business day after the close of the calendar day of your purchase. Your card will be charged two hours after ordering, so you have that regretsy window 🙂

During the checkout process you have two decisions to make. One is utilitarian, 110V or 220V adapter to be included. The other is more philosophical: standard gain or medium gain. Or you can get both and resolve the never-ending internal and external debates 😉

In addition to the free US shipping, they have two expedited shipping options, a +$5 and a +$15 which promises a 2-business day arrival. I wonder if it’s only a matter of time before Massdrop offers some kind of a Prime-like membership plan that includes faster shipping? [this is only a crackpot theory, I have no inside or outside knowledge]

PS: I’m planning to set out some time so I can update the two Massdrop “Tracking” perma-posts I used to keep updated 🙂 Stay tuned on that ~ no promises 🙂

July 8, 2019 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: , ,

Used (Open Box) Focal Spark in-ears for $25

This is not one of the FOCAL headphones that are generating a lot of forum/audiophile buzz, but they are FOCAL branded nonetheless, the Spark wired in-ears, they are currently available in “Used – Like New” Open-Box condition for $25 in the black and silver color schemes by authorized dealer Gramophone (a B&M A/V dealer in Maryland [Gary Williams NOT included]) through Amazon Warehouse Deals… They are fulfilled by Amazon, so they are Prime eligible)…

July 8, 2019 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Used Hifiman RE-400a In-Ears for $22

If you want to try out the Hifiman RE-400 series of earphones but don’t want to pay new condition money or risk too much because of Hifiman’s quality control issues, then one option is the Way of the Used because Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) has the RE-400a in-ears (the “a” for Android buttons) going for $22~ in “Used – Very Good” condition. These are sold by AWD actual, not iffy used marketplace sellers…

July 8, 2019 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

EU: AKG K612 Open Over-Ears for 99 euro

The benefits of being physically closer to Austria mayhaps translate to lower prices as well. The new condition open-back over-ear AKG K612 headphones are currently on sale for 99 euro with free shipping within Germany by Amazon Germany, where however they are not greeted like the Vienna Orchestra ~ they are averaging 3.2 out of 5 based on 39 customer reviews and they have 11 answered questions.

So be sure to read up on them before purchase if you are not already familiar with them and the alternatives out there…

July 8, 2019 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Monoprice Earpads (Velour or Pleather) for $13 w/FUSS

One thing that deserves a special mention from our previously mentioned Monoprice headphone-related sale are the new condition Monoprice earpads available for $13 with free standard US shipping in your choice of Protein Leather or Velour.

They both do well in the total of 15 customer reviews between them. You can buy upto twenty pairs per customer at the sale price. Free US standard shipping whether you buy one pair or ten.

The product description over there has a list of compatible headphones and for those and others not mentioned, don’t forget to check the customer reviews and the answered questions as well. The list includes many well-known headphones such as the Audio Technica M50X family (M40X, M30X, M50), their AD700X/900X open-backs, the AKG K551 and K553, Shure 840 and 440, Sony V6, MDR-1A, Fostex T50RP, Braiwavz HM5, Monoprice 8323, etc…

July 8, 2019 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

Monoprice headphone sale continues: planars, dynamic, Monolith, DAC/amps, Etc

The Monoprice headphone sale now has some teeth as they are not just offering their budget earphones but also a lot of their Monolith headphones and amps/DACs. A total of 39 items are participating including:

+ Electrostatic headphone with dedicated amplifier for $567

+ M1060 open planars for $243
+ M1060C closed planars for $270
+ M565C closed planars for $180

+ M300 earphones for $100

+ M600 open dynamic for $70
+ M650 open dynamic for $120

+ Big Tube amp for $340, portable DAC/amp with THX and AAA for $280, desktop balanced amp for $480, Liquid Spark Cavalli for $100

+ various budget over-ear, on-ear and in-ear

+ most (but not all) offered items come with free standard US shipping

July 8, 2019 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

EU: Beyerdynamic DTX-910 Semi-Open Over-Ears for 30 euro

Name-brand open and semi-open headphones are hard to find under 50, leave it to Beyerdynamic where their new condition over-ear DTX-910 is going for 33 euro with free shipping in Germany by Amazn Germany actual… It averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 88 customer reviews and it has 20 answered questions…

July 8, 2019 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: