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This lightning deal expired, but fear not! The option without the 3-year warranty has now been scheduled to be a Tuesday Lightning Deal.
Another one of the busy Monday Lighting Deals has gone live, good until 7:35pm ET is the new condition Apogee GROOVE+ AA3 Portable USB DAC & Headphone Amplifier with 3 Year Assure Premium Service Plan offered for $150 with free shipping. The price before the sale was $295 last night.
V-Moda tried to be more creative with their portable speaker, they combined it with a VAMP headphone amp, their new V-MODA REMIX goes for $300 in new condition, but if you are comfortable with used products, you can get the black color scheme of that in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, damaged original packaging) for $223~ or in “Used – Very Good” condition (likewise) for $238~ at Amazon Warehouse Deals. Together they average 4.6 out of 5 based on 21 customer reviews.
The iFi portable headphone DAC/amps go on cyclical sales, and it’s a sale cycle again, the iFi micro iDSD Black Label Edition is on sale for $380 with free shipping at Adorama.com for a limited time only (ends by 7/15/17).
There are many used listings for the Sony PHA-1 Headphone Amplifier at Amazon Warehouse Deals, so this is a listing to keep an eye out for further future discounting if supply gets under price pressure. As of the time of writing, they have multiple “Used – Very Good” listings for $162, and “Used – Like New” for $172. They average 4.2 out of 5 based on 30 customer reviews.
The SONY PHA-2 Headphone Amplifier is available in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperfection, damaged original packaging) for $289~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. Per the shopping cart, there is only one unit available. They average 3.8 out of 5 based on 10 customer reviews.
The Fiio A3 portable headphone amp is currently available in Open Box condition (Used – Like New, full warranty) for $49 with free shipping by Maryland’s Gramohpone through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships directly from Graomphone and is not Prime eligible. A few other options are available in similar prices depending on the color.
This daily deal expired…
Nothing like a deadline to get you to get things done 🙂 I just posted a Text and Pictures Unboxing Post (no audio, no annoying video, no animations) of the Monoprice 11567 desktop headphone amp. I had purchased this (with my own money) during a previous sale at Monoprice.
The coupon expired: The deadline being that you can get it for $64 plus shipping at the Monoprice website using coupon code BIG20 until 3am eastern on Tuesday (I think that’s when the Monoprice daily coupons expire since Monoprice is on the pacific time zone ~ but I haven’t tested the exact coupon expiration time).
Opinions and reviews on how this performs will come in future posts! I am trying to get optimized so I can post a LOT more content ~ instead of one thing every other month 🙂
As of 6/23/17 re-check, this is sold out and cannot be ordered at the moment…
This coupon offer expired…
If you already have the Astell&Kern AK380 Media Player or if you are planning to buy it, you can get the A&K PAF11 Headphone Amplifier in “Used – Excellent Plus” condition for $514 plus shipping ($10+) at Adorama.com. This is only the headphone amplifier module. The digital audio player is NOT included (it costs a LOT more).
The above link has spaces in it. In case your browser’s can find it, here’s the Search Results link. Supplies are limited, so when they run out, you won’t see it in the search results or the product page.
The last time we posted about this in late May 2017 it was going for $239 but as of this recheck, the red color scheme of the TEAC HA-P90SD DAP and amp is currently available in “Used – Acceptable” condition for $195~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) actual.
The Schiit Audio Asgard 2 available in “Used – Good” condition (no further details provided) dropped in price since the last time we posted about it. It went for $236.57 but it is now $226.49 by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual, and Prime eligible for members.
Shipping math considerations versus buying it from the Schiit website covered in the previous post.
As of 6/16/17 it is back on sale again for $72…
This is of interest if you also need the Audio Interface functionality. If not, you are better off getting a dedicated headphone DAC/amp. It is the second generation of the Focusrite Scarlett Solo (two input, two output) on sale for a limited time for $72 with free shipping at authorized dealer Adorama.com.
This lightning deal expired…
Friday is over and so is this coupon promotion…
This coupon expired…
Another offering has gone fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop, it is the new condition Aune X7S Balanced Headphone Amp going for $200 with free shipping. The offer runs for the next four days and it is estimated to ship early July 2017. As usual, all sales are final.
In new condition, the Schiit Audio Asgard 2 Headphone Amplifier goes for $249 plus mandatory shipping at the Schiit website or for $279 with free shipping (including 2-day Prime for members) at Amazon.
With these prices in mind, the Asgard 2 is available in “Used – Good” condition (no further details provided) for $236.57 with free 2-day Prime shipping (for members) by Amazon Warehouse Deals.
The price difference is close until you factor in shipping. For an East Coast zipcode, Schiit’s shipping fees are $16.49 for FedEx Ground, $30 for USPS Priority, $36 for FedEx 2-day. Because Schiit is in Southern California, West Coast shipping is less, for example, $14 USPS, $20 FedEx 2-Day.
Likewise, their PYST RCA cable goes for $20 + shipping on the Schiit website, versus $24 with free 2-day Prime shipping fulfilled by Amazon. Again, the shipping fee and delivery speed is the decider here.
Speaking of Schiit, the ebook co-authored by the two company co-founders remains on sale for $3.82 in Kindle e-book format. This 383-pager is the story of the company, most of which you can also find in parts in the Head-Fi forums ~ which are certainly not as readable or mobile as a Kindle ebook 🙂
More Massdrop action, running for the next seven days, you can get the new condition NuForce uDAC-3 DAC/Amp for $70 with free shipping and handling. This will ship late June 2017, and as usual, all sales are final.
The small USB DAC/amps continue to be popular, and one of those critters is now fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop, it is the new condition Zorloo ZuperDAC going for $55 with free shipping. Their offer runs for the next seven days and will ship late June 2017. As usual, all sales are final, so if you don’t like it, you have to sell it, can’t return it.
This coupon expired but it returns almost on a weekly basis, so if you missed it, just wait for a few more days 🙂
This sale ended but many of the NewEgg FLASH sales are recurring…
If you are comfortable with “ships from Asia” purchases, Shenzhen Audio is offering the new condition Bravo Audio V3 Tube Headphone Amplifier EH6922 for $76 with free shipping through NewEGG FLASH. The promotion continues until Monday night.
More Monoprice action, this too is part of their Audio sale, it is the new condition Monoprice Stereo Tube Headphone Amp (with 24-bit/96kHz USB DAC, Bluetooth, and Preamp Out), model 16154, going for $80 with free standard US shipping, which is a treat since they don’t often offer free shipping.
UPDATE: speaking of Monoprice amplifiers, their Tube Amp with Bluetooth 15-watt Compact Stereo Hybrid, PID 16152, is on sale for $50 with free standard US shipping. This is NOT a headphone amp.
This coupon expired, but most of the time the Monoprice coupons work on the M560 + Tube-Amp bundle. However, they rarely work on the M1060 and M560 on their own…
This recurring offer has returned. It’s bundle time again, the Audeze LCD-2 planar magnetics (Shedua wood) is bundled with the iFi micro iDSD Black label edition, together going for $995 with free shipping for a limited time at authorized dealers Adorama.com. This is a limited time offer. No coupon/rebate needed. The last time we posted this was about two months ago.
As of 5/31/17 recheck, these used options sold out…
These are eligible for the previously mentioned Monoprice coupon at the Monoprice website but they don’t get free shipping, so they end up costing more than if you buy them from Amazon, where the Monoprice store offers them with free shipping. Go figure 🙂
There are two models, both sold by Monoprice with free shipping but not Prime eligible. It is the Monoprice 611502 Mini Headphone Amplifier for Guitar going for $11, while the Monoprice 611500 Mini Headphone Amplifier for Guitar going for $12. Between them they have almost 100 customer reviews.
This particular coupon expired, but the “20% off $300+” coupons are offered almost weekly at Monoprice. The only question is whether some of their hot headphones (Monoliths, Triple driver) will be coupon-eligible or not each time…
Sunday is over, and so is its coupon…
Flagship time! The Sennheiser HDVD 800 DAC/amp is currently available in “Used – Demo” condition for $1374 plus shipping at Adorama.com, an authorized dealer. Because the url has spaces in it, if your browser can’t resolve it, use the search box over there to look for it.
The original post mentioned this: “Used – Good” condition for $1501~ with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The listing describes this particular option as having minor cosmetic imperfections and damaged original packaging. This option is from Amazon’s own used sales (AWD). The other used option that goes for more ships from Japan.
Given that most people don’t buy a $1500 DAC/amp every day, if this is something you are interested in, you may also pay attention to the price over the next few days to see if it drops further down. There’s only one unit, so you are playing a game of “used chicken”, but if you don’t need it yesterday, you have the flexibility of waiting.
As of 5/24/17 recheck, this is no longer available…
UPDATE 5/20/17 AM: this is going in the wrong direction, it went up $9 since the original post last night.
If you prefer to buy Schiit Audio products from Amazon instead of directly from Schiit Audio, especially if you are a Prime member (since you get free 2-day shipping), you can get the Magni 2 Uber Headphone Amplifier in “Used – Very Good” condition (small scratches, damaged original packaging) for $152~ [WAS $143~] with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD) actual. Only one of the listings is from AWD actual, so it may be gone by the time you read this.
The new condition price of this at Amazon is $179 while it is $149 plus mandatory shipping at the Schiit website. To get Prime-like shipping you may have to upgrade to more expensive shipping (varies by location/zipcode).
Speaking of which, the ebook written by the company’s two co-founder about the company’s history is on sale for $3.82 in the Kindle format (over 380 pages). It averages 4.8 out of 5 based on 23 customer reviews.
This Friday coupon is over, but Monoprice has recurring coupons, so they’ll return. The main question is which headphones will be eligible for which coupons, which we can only find out when the coupons are live so we can “test” them live…
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This had been offered for a similar price shipping from Asia through NewEgg Flash, but now it’s back to Massdrop, where the DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp has returned again, fully unlocked, going for $200 plus shipping. The offer runs for the next seven days and it is expected to ship mid-to-late June 2017. As usual, all sales are final.
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