Another fully unlocked item at members-only but free-to-join Massdrop, it is another in their growing list of co-branded products, it is the Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp going for $500 with free shipping. The offer ends at the end of the month with shipments happening in mid-July 2016. There is a limit of 250 units available as part of this offer.
AUDEZE SINE On-Ears and iFi Nano-iDSD DAC for $450
Here comes another bundle, a more conventional headphone plus DAC, it is the closed-back on-ear AUDEZE SINE planar magnetics bundled with the battery powered iFi Nano-iDSD PCM/DSD/DXD DAC, together for $450 with free shipping at Adorama.com until 6/15/16.
FiiO Kunlun E18 USB DAC/amp for $90
The FiiO Kunlun E18 USB DAC/amp is currently on sale for $90 with free shipping at B&H Photo and $91.50 by marketplace sellers thru amazon.com.
Sennheiser HD650 and iFi Nano-iDSD USB DAC for $500
We have a couple of bundles centered around the open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD650 headphones. First up, the 650s are bundled with the iFi Nano-iDSD USB DAC, together going for $500 with free shipping as a limited time offer at Adorama.com, an authorized dealer.
XDuoo XQ-10 Portable Amp for $27 shipped [MD]
A new offer is now fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop, the XDuoo XQ-10 Portable Amp (a Fiio E6 type of a competitor) is on sale for $23 plus $4 flat shipping. It is available in silver or black. Close-ups of the ports and buttons are shown there. Shipment estimate is reasonable, late June 2016.
Monoprice Desktop Headphone Amp (Product ID 11567) for $80 with Coupon and Filler Item
The Monoprice Desktop Headphone Amp, Product ID 11567, currently goes for $98.56. It is eligible for the $20 off $100+ coupon code MORE but to use the coupon, your order total must be $100+. To get there, simply add any other combination of items, eg cables, adapters, cases, etc. In this case, I am adding this 3.5mm mobile cable making the total over $101.
Once the total is over $100, then the price drops by $20. The coupon expires Sunday night (6/5/16).
PS: the coupon works on almost everything on their website. For smaller purchases, coupon SOME gets you $5 off a $25+ order. Most items are eligible, but not everything. You can see the Exclusion List by putting the coupon in your shopping cart and then clicking on the “Details” link of the coupon while still in the shopping cart.
Monoprice Stereo Hybrid Tube Amp with Bluetooth (PID 13194) for $130 with coupon
Good until the end of day on Sunday 6/5/16, coupon code MORE gets you $20 off an order of $100+ at the Monoprice website. The coupon includes the Monoprice Stereo Hybrid Tube Amp with Bluetooth, product ID 13194. This goes for $150. Enter the coupon in the shopping cart and it drops to $130.
AudioQuest Dragonfly 1.2 USB DAC for $80
The color-changing AudioQuest Dragonfly 1.2 USB DAC is on sale for $80 with free shipping or free store pickup (if applicable) at Best Buy’s website. Purchasing this also activates an offer for 22% off your first purchase at HD Tracks.
[DEAD] Roland UA USB PCM/DSD DAC and Headphone Amp for $70
This 48-hour offer sold out and then expired…
On the Way to Unlocking: Massdrop Objective Headphone Amplifiers for $78 to $103
As of the time of writing, this is not fully unlocked yet, it needs 33 more commitments in the next 20 days, so it is reasonable to assume this will unlock long before the deadline. It is the Massdrop Objective line of Headphone Amplifiers based on the NwAvGuy designs. There are three options when you checkout, the 1.0 version goes for $70, the 2.0 version (the one that headlines the listing page) for $80, and the Desktop version of the 2.0 for $95. Shipping is an additional flat $7.75.
IMPORTANT: the shipping estimate for these is mid-September 2016. That’s 3.5 months from posting date, so keep that in mind.
Beyerdynamic T5p (2nd Gen) and Fiio E12 amp and 64GB microSD for $999
Headphone bundles are expanding in creative ways these days, now with memory cards too 🙂 The second generation of the Beyerdynamic T5p Tesla headphones are bundled with the FiiO E12 Mont Blanc Portable Headphone Amplifier and a 64GB Lexar microSDXC memory card, all together going for $999 with free shipping by Beach Camera thru Amazon.
This ships from Beach Camera’s facilities, but thanks to a recent expansion of the Prime program, Prime members still get free 2-day shipping on this particular offer, even if it doesn’t ship from an Amazon facility. You can tell this by looking at the details in the product page, highlighted in the screenshot below:
PS: if you are puzzled as to where to put the memory card, well, it won’t go into the headphones and it won’t go into the Fiio amp, but it can go anywhere microSD* cards are accepted 🙂
PS2: if you are not interested in the Fiio amp, an alternative is to get the headphones only (no Fiio, no Lexar) in Open Box condition from authorized dealers with full warranty, currently going for $888 at Amazon Warehouse Deals from either OneCall (West Coast) or Electronics Expo (East Coast).
PS3: you only see the “Prime” logo/option if you are a Prime members logged on to a Prime account.
M-Audio MicroDAC (USB DAC) for $53
The M-Audio Micro DAC, which is a USB DAC, is on sale for $53 with free shipping, with a limit of three per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. It takes USB Audio and has two 1/8″ physical outputs, digital and headphone-out. Its list price was $99 from what I recall, but somehow the Amazon listing switched it to $53~.
PS: the Micro refers to its size, not Micro-USB input. It has standard USB input.
Syba SD-DAC63093 Portable Dual Output amp for $30
The Syba SD-DAC63093 portable dual output (two 3.5mm outputs) is currently on sale for $30 with a limit of five per customer at Aamzon by Amazon actual.
Note that physically this looks like the M-Audio Bass Traveler Portable amp which has a regular price of $29. I do not know if they have the same insides.
DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp for $223 (MD)
Another offer at members-only Massdrop is fully unlocked (lowest price possible under this particular offer). It is the DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp going for $220 plus $13~ flat shipping. Shipping estimate is late June 2016 (given some of the dates, I guess I have to included the year /S). This offer expires in about eight days from blog-posting date (they don’t have a specific time, so I don’t have an exact estimate).
[DEAD] Monoprice Desktop Headphone Amp (Product ID 11567) for $80 with Coupon and Filler Item
This coupon expired, but Monoprice has occasional $20/$100+ type of coupons, so there’s hope for the future 🙂
[DEAD] Monoprice Stereo Hybrid Tube Amp with Bluetooth (PID 13194) for $130 with coupon
This coupon expired… When a similar promotion returns, a new post will be posted with the details…
Fiio E6 tiny headphone amp settles at $23.60
Doing a little bit of a high and low, after an almost four figure item in the previous post, we now go to the other end of the price spectrum, the previous generation Fiio E6 portable little headphone amp has settled down to around $23.60 by various sellers with the orders fulfilled by Amazon. There is not a lot of room for big discounts on this one as it is. Its price drop is a result of the recently rebooted and renamed Fiio line-up with new entry-point Fiio A1 taking over the previous E6 price-point of $28.
The E6 averages 4 out of 5 based on 1300+ customer reviews and has over 250 questions answered by the internet hive wisdom over there. The one I bought three years ago (almost to the day) is still alive and kicking.
PS: it’s almost time I did another Amazon Warehouse Deals immersion. When that happens, you will notice it by the waves of used/refurbished posts (assuming of course I can find prices worth mentioning).
Sennheiser HD 650 and Fiio E18 Kunlun and BlueMic Ultimate USB Mic for $510
Last week’s Sennheiser HD650 triple bundle sold-out/disappeared quickly, but Adorama.com has another Sennheiser HD650 triple bundle. You pay $510 with free shipping, and for that you get three new condition products, the open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 650 headphones, the Fiio E18 Kunlun Android Phone USB DAC & AMP, and the Blue Microphones Ultimate USB Mic (Blackout Edition). Offer is good until 5/29/16 or earlier if it sells out.
Audeze LCD-X with Centrance HIFI-M8 XL4 DAC Amp for $1699
Back to the bundles, this time it is the Audeze LCD-X (aluminum, lambskin) planar magnetics bundled with the Centrance HIFI-M8 XL4 DAC Amp, together for $1699 with free shipping at Adorama.com. Offer ends on 5/29/16 or earlier if sold out. The headphones go for that price on their own, so it’s like getting the $700 Centrace DAC/amp for free.
Refurbished OPPO HA-2 Portable Amp & DAC for $245
The OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier & DAC is available in refurbished condition for $239 plus $6~ flat shipping by Oppo through Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD). This ships from Oppo, so it is not eligible for Prime shipping. Per the listing, the warranty is the same as the new condition units. Here’s the relevant part screenshoted (verb) from the AWD listing:
PS: the sellers names in the screenshot above are shown as logos. You may also see them as just text names. Amazon often experiments with things, so you may see one or the other. This likely depends on many factors, on the same computer, using different instances of the same browser, I get different views. Here’s the one with store names:
Used Monoprice Headphone DAC/Amp for $84
If you can’t wait for future Monoprice discounts or you prefer to get Amazon’s 2-day Prime shipping, the Monoprice Desktop Headphone DAC/Amp, model 111567, is available in “Used – Very Good” condition, in damaged original packaging for $84~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals. There’s only one used listing of this. This is more of a short term thing, if you don’t need it soon, you can always wait for future offers on the new condition model.
It has both USB input and RCA line input and has RCA line output as well, so it’s not just a computer DAC/amp.
Used Beyerdynamic A20 Headphone Amplifier for $383
A discount since the last time I checked up on this, at Amazon Warehouse Deals, the Beyerdynamic A20 Headphone Amplifier is in “Used – Very Good” condition for $383~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The amp itself averages 5 out of 5 based on 11 customer reviews.
Audeze EL8 Headphones and iFi Micro-iCAN for $799
Bundle up time once again, and yes, it’s another Audeze bundle. You get the closed back planar magnetic Audeze EL8 (elate, musical elevation, or so ~ I am guessing that’s what the name means) headphones bundled with the iFi Micro-iCAN Headphone Amplifier (Special Edition), together for $799 with free shipping at Adorama.com until 5/22/16.
[DEAD] Friday only: Monoprice Stereo Hybrid Tube Amp with Bluetooth for $130 w/coupon
This coupon expired, but more coupons will likely come out in the future…
The Monoprice Stereo Hybrid Tube Amp with Bluetooth (model 13194) remains in-stock at the Monoprice website and eligible for coupon 13FRI20 that gets you $20 off an order of $100+ site wide. This coupon brings is down from $150 to $130. The coupon expires at the end of day on Friday 5/13/16.
Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp for $500
Another exclusive product is available now and fully unlocked at the members-only site. It is the Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp edition going for $500 with free shipping. Keep in mind however this will ship in mid-June 2016, which is about a month away from blog-posting date.
Sennheiser HD600 and Fiio E12 and Samson MIC for $400
Another triple bundle temptation! This time you have to part with $400 out of your wallet, and that will get you three items in new condition: the open-back over-ear classic Sennheiser HD600 headphones, the Fiio E12 Mont Blanc portable headphone amplifier, and the Samson MTR101 1″ Diaphragm Condenser Microphone (with Shockmount and Pop Filter) from authorized dealer Adorama.com. Offer ends by 5/16/16.
If you are interested in the HD600, but have no interest in the Fiio E12 or the Microphone (or don’t want to sell/trade/gift them), there’s another bundle option running, this one at amazon.com, for the same price of $400, but instead of the Fiio and Samson, you get a $150 plastic Amazon Gift Card, which is almost as good as cash.
Apogee Groove USB DAC/amp for $210 after $25 MIR
The Apogee Groove portable USB DAC/amp is sometimes bundled with headphones, but if you don’t need any headphone bundles, there is a mail-in rebate promotion on buying it stand-alone at the moment at Adorama.com, you get it for $210 after a $25 mail-in rebate. You can get details on the rebate process in the PDF file. Promotion ends 5/16/16 or earlier if sold out.
This critter averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 43 customer reviews at amazon.com and has 16 questions peer-answered.
Audeze SINE On-Ears and Fiio E18 Kunlun DAC/amp for $450
If you are interested in the new Audeze SINE on-ear planar magnetic headphones, there is a bundle of them, along with the Fiio E18 Kunlun Android USB DAC and AMP offered for $450 with free shipping at Adorama.com until 5/15/16.
The Android part is because it can be used to grab audio out of your smartphone or tablet using a USB OTG connection. Your phone/tablet must also support USB Audio. But you can also connect it to a computer or any other device that can output audio via USB. But wait, there’s more, it also has a Line IN input for audio 🙂
Audeze LCD-3 and Centrance HIFI-M8 and Fiio X3 II for $1945
How about a triple bundle? That’s right, you get headphones and a DAC/amp and a DAP! For $1945 with free shipping at Adorama.com you get these three items:
- Audeze LCD-3 planar headphones
- Centrance HIFI-M8 XL4 DAC Amp
- Fiio X3 Second Generation Digital Audio Player
All of them are in new condition and authorized dealer. The sale ends 5/15/16 or earlier if they sell out (unlikely since this is a specialty bundle).
Audioquest Dragonfly v1.2 USB DAC/amp for $79
The Audioquest Dragonfly USB DAC/amp, Version 1.2, is now (apparently officially) discounted to $79 at a number of authorized dealers, including various recognizable sellers through Amazon.com (Huppin’s, Audio Advisor, Gramophone, OneCall, etc), and Kraft Audio on eBay among others… The Dragonfly averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 200+ customer reviews at Amazon…
SMSL Audio Sap-7 Portable headamp for $33
If you like nice buttons on your portable budget headphone amps, and not cryptic multi-function nano-buttons, currently in progress at Massdrop is the SMSL Audio SAP-7, available in three different colors for $30 plus $3 flat shipping. You can pick the color during the checkout process. Shipping estimate is early June 2016.
If you want it faster, one marketplace seller at Amazon, HJR Headphone Shop (ships from the state of Washington) offers it thru Amazon for $35 with free shipping. This ships directly from them, so no Prime shipping benefits.
Sennheiser HD650 and iFi Micro iCAN Special Edition headphone amp for $550
Bundle up time once again! The new condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 650 headphones are bundled with the iFi Micro iCAN Special Edition headphone amp, together going for $550 with free shipping, for a limited time only at Adorama.com. Offer ends by 5/11/16.
If you don’t want or need the amp but you are still interested in the HD 6xx headphones, there are some bundles of them with Amazon plastic gift cards at Amazon. Currently the one that is the best deal of that lot is the HD600 with a $150 gift card for $400, making the headphones a nice $250 for this all-time classic model.
[DEAD] Monday: FiiO Kunlun E18 Portable USB DAC/Amp for $75
Monday is over, and so it this deal…
Monoprice Stereo Hybrid Tube Amp with Bluetooth for $130 w/coupon
The Monoprice Stereo Hybrid Tube Amp with Bluetooth (model 13194) remains in-stock at the Monoprice website and eligible for coupon START20 that gets you $20 off an order of $100+ site wide. This coupon brings is down from $150 to $130. The coupon expires Wednesday 4/28/16 (updated yet again) at the end of day.
[DEAD] Starts Sunday 11am ET: OREI DA21X Digital to Analog Converter (PCM Output only)
This offer expired, but I recall seeing these OREI converter type things on previous lightning deals, so other things equal they should also be available in future (only a guess though, I have no way of knowing for certain)…
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