Sennheiser HD 650 + Apogee Groove USB DAC/amp for $500

If you happen to want both the new condition Sennheiser HD 650 open-back over-ear headphones AND the Apogee Groove USB DAC/amp, you can get them for $500 with free shipping at the official Sennheiser Store.

Now if you only want one of the two, the math gets more complicated. If you also factor in the Sennheiser HD 6XX, and you don’t have a fixed time frame for the purchase, then things can get more complicated.

Speaking of open-back Sennheiser, their new HD 599 open over-ears is down to $200 by Amazon actual and the official Sennheiser store. This if you want to buy it now. If you don’t have a fixed time frame, they will probably have sales in the next few weeks/months if history repeats itself.

November 17, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , , ,

RHA Dacamp L1 drops to $255

We have a discount! This is the first time I’ve seen it discounted, it is the new condition RHA Dacamp L1 dropping from $300 to $256~, sold and shipped by Amazon. Limit up to three units per customer at the sale price.

Meanwhile their RHA CL1 ceramic in-ears remain steady at around $210.

November 16, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

Beyerdynamic A20 headphone amp for $299 after coupon

Good until 11/30/17 (or earlier if sold out), coupon code c11710150792 gets you the new condition BeyerDynamic A20 Headphone Amplifier for $299 with free shipping and handling. The price before the coupon is $499, so this is a weighty coupon!

November 16, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Massdrop CTH + SDAC DAC/Amp for $320 [MD]

Running for the next two days, the new condition Massdrop CTH + SDAC DAC/Amp is fully unlocked at Massdrop for $320 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty. The estimate there says it will ship in late February 2018, so keep that in mind, that’s 3.5 months from blog-posting date! This is based on Cavalli Audio and Grace Design components as outlined at the page over there.

Note again that this will ship at the end of February 2018!

November 13, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

Topping NX1 head-amp for $30 w/free S&H from China

The silver color scheme of the TOPPING NX1s headphone amp is currently on sale for $30 with free slow shipping from China at GearBest as yet another one of the 11.11 sales. The black color scheme goes for $5 more which is very close to the amazon.com price.

November 11, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: , ,

Shanling H1 portable head-amp for $110 (ships from China)

Among the various Shanling options participating in the 11.11 festivities is the new condition Shanling H1 portable head-amp offered for $110~ with free shipping from China by the Bright Audio store through AliExpress.

There are also some 11.11 offers on their digital audio players including the M1, M2s, M3s, M5, and more.

November 11, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs, digital audio players Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Official Fiio Store 11.11 Specials at AliExpress: Fiio X DAP with IEMs or DAC/amp bundle

These Fiio 11.11 bundle sales expired…

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November 10, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs, digital audio players, in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Used Audioquest Dragonfly Black USB DAC/amp for $80

This sold out at this option…

A price-match has dripped down the price of the new condition Audioquest Dragonfly black USB DAC/amp to the very specific price of $94.50 at Amazon, but if you prefer an even lower price, marketplace seller Butterfly Photo is offering it in “Used – Like New” (open box condition) for $80 with free shipping. You can see both new and use options through Amazon Warehouse Deals [corrected link]. This averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 180+ customer reviews.

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Massdrop Objective 2 (O2) Headphone Amplifier for $95 + S&H [MD Daily Droppings]

This is a “daily dropping” at Massdrop. That’s not an official term though. Their term is “In-Stock Drops”. This is for products that they have available at their facilities and they can ship much faster than their usual drops.

I’m calling them “daily droppings” because each drop (offer) opens and closes on a 24 hour basis. So don’t worry about the countdown clock in cases like this, the drop will re-start after the current incarnation expires.

One of these is the new condition Massdrop Objective 2 (O2) Headphone Amplifier going for $95 plus shipping. They will ship two to three business days after the daily drop closes. Their 24-hour days are more like office-hour days than calendar-day days 🙂

ALL THE MASSDROP DAILY DROPPINGS

This is the list of all their In-Stock Drops. I still prefer to call them as “Daily Droppings”, it’s more memorable and more self-descriptive and funnier 🙂

The current rotation of “Daily Droppings” includes:

  • Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 for $400 or $500 (Ebony)
  • AKG M220 for $50 [or $45 with the Rakuten coupon)
  • CEntrance DACport Slim for $100
  • Massdrop x AKG K7XX (Black or Red Edition) for $200 each
  • Sennheiser PC37X Gaming Headset for $120
  • Massdrop MEE Audio Pinnacle PX in-ears for $114
November 7, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Little Dot MK II Tube Headphone Amp for $130 [MD]

If you want to get the new condition Little Dot MK II Tube Headphone Amp without the risk of buying from an unknown Chinese seller, Massdrop has an alternative for you! It is currently offered there, fully unlocked, for $130 with free shipping. They will ship from Massdrop in early December 2017.

In the shopping cart, you have options two additional tubes for an extra fee of course. The offer (“Drop” in MassDrop speak) ends in four days from blog-posting date.

PS: “fully unlocked” in MassDrop-speak means that’s the lowest price the item is offered as part of the current Massdrop promotion. It’s a different way of pricing things.

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

Refurbished Sony PHA-1A portable DAC/amp for $150 [or Make Offer on $210 Open-Box]

The Sony PHA-1A portable DAC/amp currently goes for $300 in new condition at authorized Sony USA dealers. But if you want to cut the price in half and still get a warranty, you can get it in refurbished condition for $150 with free shipping and a 90-day warranty by Secondipity through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships directly from Secondipity, no Prime shipping.

If you prefer a condition somewhere in-between new and refurbished, and you are mayhaps willing to digitally haggle using ebay’s “Best Offer” system, there is an open-box eBay listing on this by RazorDog Audio’s eBay store offering it for $209 with “Make Offer” enabled. Their listing says this is an open-box return with less than 5 hours usage and full warranty. Razor Dog is an authorized dealer.

“Make Offer” aka “Best Offer” is an official way created by eBay for sellers and buyers to haggle over a price using the eBay system. As long as the haggling happens within this system, it is 100% okay with eBay rules.

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

[DEAD] Used OPPO HA-2SE portable headphone DAC/amp for $277

This is no longer available used at this price…

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November 5, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Used Fiio Q1 USB DAC/amp for $48

This sold out at this lower used price…

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November 5, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Used FiiO A3 portable headphone amp for $47

The new condition FiiO A3 portable headphone amp goes for $60, but if you are comfortable with used, you can get it in “Used – Like New” condition (minor signs of use, all accessories, original packaging) for $47 [was $50] with free shipping by marketplace seller “The Camera Box” (99%, almost 12,000 ratings) through Amazon Warehouse Deals. This ships directly from “The Camera Box” and it is not Prime eligible.

As of the time of writing, the shopping cart says they have three units available at this condition/price combo. The A3 averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 420+ customer reviews.

The Amazon Best Seller Lists are only as good as the people or the AI bots who do the product categorizations, but among the amps shown in their Best Selling Headphone Amps list, they are #1 ahead of the Dragonfly Red, and the newly released $50 Fiio BTR01.

November 4, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Used Bravo Audio V2 Class A 12AU7 Tube Multi-Hybrid Headphone Amplifier for $48

As of 11/16/17 recheck, there are no used options available…

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November 4, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Schiit Audio Magni 2 headphone amp for $59

As of 12:50pm ET re-check, this sold out once again…

When you play the game of Schiit, you win or it goes out of stock! As of the time of writing, the new condition Schiit Audio Magni 2 headphone amp is in-stock for $59 with free shipping by Schiit Audio with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get free 2-day shipping.

It averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 92 customer reviews, and it has nearly as many questions answered.

November 4, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] BeyerDynamic A2 Headphone Amplifier for $800 after coupon

This coupon expired…

It’s coupon time! Coupon code c1178159624 drops the price of the new condition BeyerDynamic A2 Headphone Amplifier from $1300 to $800 with free shipping at BuyDig.com. Offer expires Monday night (11/6/17).

November 3, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Magni 2 Uber Headphone Amplifier for $79

Sold-out again as of a 11/3/17 at 12:53pm ET re-checking…

As of the time of writing, there is one unit of the Schiit Magni 2 Uber Headphone Amplifier for $79 with free shipping as usual at Amazon.

November 2, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] In-Stock Again: Schiit Magni 2 Uber for $79

As of 11/1/17 9pm ET recheck, this sold out again…

As of the time of writing, the Schiit Magni 2 Uber headphone amp is in-stock for $79 with free shipping, sold by the Schiit Audio Amazon store with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so free 2-day shipping for Prime members. Limit one per customer, or there’s only one unit left.

November 1, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] In-Stock: Schiit Magni 2 head amp for $59

This is sold out as of a 11/2/17 recheck…

The Uber is gone again, but the Schiit Audio Magni 2 headphone amplifier is back in-stock for $59 with free shipping, sold by Schiit Audio’s Amazon store, with free 2-day shipping for Prime members.

November 1, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] Schiit Magni 2 head amp for $59

This sold out once again…

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October 30, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] Sennheiser HDVA600 Headphone Amp for $620 after coupon

This coupon expired…

Good until 11/5/17 (or earlier if sold out), you can get the new condition Sennheiser HDVA600 Headphone Amplifier for $620 with free shipping at BuyDig.com using coupon code LISTENUP over there. The prices drops dramatically to $620 from $1499 thanks to the coupon code.

October 30, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Used Audioquest Dragonfly Black USB DAC/amp for $78

As of a 10/28/17 3:18pm ET recheck, the used option sold out…

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October 28, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Micca OriGen+ USB DAC/amp for $90 [New-Other]

The Micca OriGen+ USB DAC/amp goes for $100 in new condition in retail packaging. Without the retail packaging (in a brown/white box or bulk packaging) but new condition with all the original accessories you can get it for $90 with free shipping at Tech Rabbit. No coupon needed.

October 26, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] Used Pro-Ject Audiophile Head Box S for $91

This sold out at the used prices…

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October 26, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Open-Box HIFIMAN EF100 110V Headphone & Integrated Amplifier for $300

The HIFIMAN EF100 110V Headphone & Integrated Amplifier is available for $300 in two different situations as follows…

Then on eBay, the AudioLab Outlet store has one unit available in “New – Other” Store Demo condition for the same price with free shipping from PA.

This sold out: At Amazon Warehouse Deals, authorized dealer “Electronics EXPO” (EE) is offering it in “Used – Like New” Open-box condition for $300, sold by EE, with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get free 2-day shipping.

October 25, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: , , ,

Used Chord Mojo portable DAC/amp for $450+

There are a couple of “Used – Good” condition listings with scratches but all accessories included offered by a marketplace seller, with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, which reduces the risk versus something shipped directly from the marketplace seller.

There’s also a “Used – Acceptable” for $450 that is fulfilled by Amazon. In addition to the scratches, it is missing some of the original accessories. The prices of the used versus $new condition options are a close call depending on your used vs new philosophy.

The marble-y portable DAC/amp averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 81 customer reviews.

UPDATE: I replaced the link above with one that shows all the detailed used listings. For the new condition options, check the main product page.

October 23, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Used Fiio E10K USB DAC/amp for $65 [updated]

The FiiO E10K USB DAC/amp (without a docking station) goes for $76 in new condition, but if you are comfortable with used, you can get it in “Used – Very Good” condition (damaged original packaging) for $65~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. This is in the black color scheme.

UPDATE 10/23/17 aM: the price of these did not go up. The “Used – Good” for $61 sold out, so the next in line was the “Used – Very Good”…

Together the black and silver color schemes average 4.3 out of 5 based on 670+ customer reviews, and they have over 430 answered questions, so this is a known entity.

October 21, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Used Fiio K5 DAC/amp with built-in Dock for $81

Used prices of these went up since…

The new condition Fiio K5 DAC/amp with its built-in Dock goes for around $110 in new condition, but if you are comfortable with used, there is a “Used – Good” condition listing (without any further details) offered for $81~ by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The K5 averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 37 customer reviews and has 46 answered questions.

October 21, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Schiit Magni 2 Uber headphone amp for $79

UPDATE 10/27/17 party’s over for now, it is sold out and cannot be ordered… Check the Amazon listing for future updates…

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October 21, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] Schiit Magni 2 headphone amp back for $59

As of a 10/23/17 at 8:19am ET recheck, this is sold out again. You can check for future updates at amazon.com… Meanwhile the Magni 2 Uber remains in-stock…

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October 21, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] Xtrempro M1 Portable Headphone Amplifier for $38

This lightning deal of this presumably Chi-Fi portable head-amp expired…

Good until 8:55pm ET today, the new condition Xtrempro M1 Portable Headphone Amplifier is a lightning deal for $38~ with free shipping. This is the first time I’ve seen this brand, so I know nothing about it. It has just one one-liner review but has a picture gallery with multiple product views.

October 19, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

Now shipping: RHA Dacamp L1 for $300

We have a new arrival! The RHA Dacamp L1 is now in-stock and ready to ship for $300 with free shipping at amazon.com, offered at this price by Amazon actual (Prime eligible obviously) and by the RHA Amazon store (not Prime eligible). This has zero customer reviews at the moment. It comes with a 3-year warranty.

The three dials on the dark side of the moon are Gain, Bass and Treble and that whole section is removable with two simple screws:

October 18, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Back again: Schiit Magni 2 headamp for $59

UPDATE 10/19/17 at 5:25pm ET: as of this recheck, the Schiit Magni 2 headphone ampis sold out and can no longer be ordered… Meanwhile the Magni 2 Uber remains in-stock for $79…

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October 18, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

[DEAD] Used (but troubled) SMSL T2 2X6J9 Tube amp for $29

This sold out in this condition/price combo…

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October 18, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,