Phones as DAPs: LG V30 (USA warranty, Unlocked) for $675

From the “Phones as DAPs” department, the well-regarded LG V30 is now on sale for $675 with free shipping, factory unlocked, with USA warranty at B&H Photo, a very reputable online and B&M dealer.

Of audio interest, in addition to the well-regarded DAC/amp, this has 4GB of RAM, 64GB of on-board storage, a Snapdragon 835, a microSD slot, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, 802.11ac, water/dust-proof, headphone jack, USB-C charging/connector, and more. All these means it will be able to keep up with music streaming apps for many years to come, and it has the latest Bluetooth version and fast Wifi.

January 3, 2018 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: , ,

xDuoo Nano D3 DAP for $75 w/free S&H [MD]

More action on the Massdrop front, the xDuoo Nano D3 digital audio player is unlocked for $75 with free shipping for the next four days and change. This will ship in early February 2018, with all sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

This can play up to DSD 256, has a microSD slot (up to 256GB), a 2-inch IPS screen, 8GB on-board storage, and around 20 hours battery life.

December 31, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: ,

XDuoo X3 Digital Audio Player for $85 [MD]

Another offer is now unlocked at members-only but free-to-join Massdrop. It is the new condition XDuoo X3 Digital Audio Player going for $85 with free USA shipping. The offer runs for the next four days and change from blog-posting time.

Three color choices are available at checkout. It will ship in late January 2018 from Massdrop and all sales are final.

If you don’t want to wait for that long, $100 will get it you faster, there is a fulfilled by Amazon seller, so Prime members get it in around two days.

December 22, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: ,

Astell & Kern AK120 II DAP for $730

The new condition Astell & Kern AK120 II DAP (it’s a lot more than a DAP, but if something plays music, I file it under DAP) is currently on sale for $730 with free shipping at B&H Photo and also by a marketplace seller with the orders fulfilled by Amazon.

December 16, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Astell & Kern AK100 II DAP for $479

A trio of “fulfilled by Amazon” sellers are offering the new condition Astell&Kern AK100 II DAP for $479 with free shipping, including “ProStudio Sound & Music” which is currently the featured marketplace seller on this offer.

December 16, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Pay $249 for Hifiman HM700 DAP + RE-400 IEMs with Prime Credit Card, Get $50 Statement credit

There’s even a digital audio player (DAP) that’s participating in the Pay with Prime Credit Card promotion. If you are a Prime member paying for the order with one of the two official Prime credit card, you will receive 20% back as a statement credit. In this case, you pay $249 for the Hifiman HM700 DAP + RE-400 IEMs and after your monthly credit card statement closes, you will receive a $50~ statement credit. They have to be sold and shipped by Amazon proper.

This is a limited time offer, expiration date unknown. The offer is running while you see it mentioned on the individual product pages. If you don’t see it mentioned, it means it expired!!!

December 16, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players, in-ears Tagged With: ,

xDuoo Nano D3 Digital Audio Player for $75 to $80 w/FS

Another new offer has gone live (and fully unlocked) at Massdrop, it is the new condition xDuoo Nano D3 Digital Audio Player offered for $75 with free shipping in early January 2018. They will ship from Massdrop, and all sales are final.

Separately this is offered for $80 with free shipping by Penon Audio on eBAY, shipping from Hong Kong. Depending on where you are geographically, this may get to you a lot faster than Massdrop.

December 5, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: , , ,

Fiio X1 II DAP for $85

It’s Fiio time! The second generation Fiio X1 digital audio player is on sale for $85 with free shipping at Adorama and also at B&H Photo.

I haven’t seen or used the second generation model, but we have here a text and pictures unboxing of the first generation X1 DAP which has settled on to $80 after the second generation model was released.

November 27, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Cowon Plenue D 32GB DAP for $189

The black/gold color-scheme of the new condition Cowon Plenue D (32GB + microSD) digital audio player is on sale for $189 with free shipping by Jet Audio fulfilled by Amazon, and also by B&H Photo who has 140+ handpicked Black/Cyber doorbusters.

November 26, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

[DEAD] AGPTEK Bluetooth MP3 Player ROCKER V2 for $55

This Cyber Monday sale expired…

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November 26, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] AGPTEK A20BS 16GB MP3 Player for $28

This lightning deal expired…

Good until 1:05pm ET, it’s Chi-Fi DAP time, the new condition AGPTEK A20BS 16GB MP3 Player with FM Radio/Voice Recorder and microSD slot is a lightning deal for the very specific price of $27.91 with free shipping in your choice of black, blue or white color schemes. This averages 3.8 out of 5 based on 160+ customer reviews and has nearly 100 answered questions, so there’s definitely some interest in it! This too is part of a very busy Gold BOX.

November 26, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

8GB Sandisk Clip Jam for $25, Clip Sport for $30

Move over fancy DAPs! We are ready to kick out the jams now 😉 The new condition 8GB Sandisk Clip Sport is on sale, new condition, in many pastel-y colors, for $25 by Amazon actual. Limit up to three per color per customer.

If you are feeling more sporty, the 8GB Clip Sport is on sale for $30 with free shipping for all with the same limit of three per color per customer.

Also on sale is the Clip Sport Plus for $52 in new condition. All these sold by Amazon actual.

I am not familiar with the newer line-up of the Clips, but I have the older (classic) Clip and Clip Plus. They are all still working, and of all the clips of my three Clip+ models broke off cleanly (maybe because I never used the clips and they atrophied?) making them even smaller DAPs 🙂

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

TEAC HA-P90SD-R DAP, DAC/amp for $296

Another Prime-members only, the new condition TEAC HA-P90SD-R DAP, DAC/amp drops to $296 from $370 when you add it to the shopping cart thanks to 20% off automatic in-cart discount for Prime members. This has multiple audio inputs, and plays music from microSD as well, going up to DSD128. This is a red/black color scheme, with the Melisandre RED dominating.

November 23, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs, digital audio players Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] 8GB FecPecu DAP (with microSD) for $20

These limited time offers expired…

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November 21, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Refurbished 16GB iPod Nano (7th Gen) for $100

If you want to get a seventh generation iPad Nano without breaking the bank, eBay seller VIP Outlet (Arkansas) is offering the seller refurbished 16GB iPod Nano (7th Generation), model MKN02LL/A, for $100 with free shipping. It comes with a 90-day warranty from them, and a 30-day return policy. Limit up to five per customer.

Seller-refurbished is typically higher risk than manufacturer-refurbished which is typically factored in the prices.

The 7th generation Nano is the first to use the new Lightning connector. It also has a headphone jack, and supports bluetooth 4.0. For more on the Nanos, dig into Wikipedia.

November 17, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: , ,

HifiMan Mega Mini Media Player for $99 [three color options]

More action in the Hifiman eBay store, the more expensive Portable Music Players were too embarrassed of the lower price of this model to have it under their DAP category so instead they pushed it to the “Other” category. Yes, the Otherization of DAPs!

Okay, silliness aside, the new condition HifiMan Mega Mini Media Player is on sale for $99 with free shipping by the Hifiman official ebay store in your choice of silver or gold or gray color schemes.

This can take microSD cards (often called “TF” in Asian tech specs) up to 256GB, and can play up to DSD. They have a long product description over there on the eBay listing, including a Q&A that answers the question whether it “requires a break-in”. I’m afraid to say that the only way to properly break in audio equipment is to use $999 audio cables, play alternative whale songs and pink noise, while wearing the headphones upside down and singing opera. This is known!

November 15, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: ,

[DEAD Popwoods DAP for $35, Symphonized Wood IEMs for $15.50

These lightning deals expired…

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November 15, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

[DEAD] Hidizs AP60 (2nd Generation) DAP sale

This lightning deal expired…

If you are up early tomorrow, per the Gold Box lightning deals schedule at Amazon, they will have a lightning deal offer starting at 6:09am ET on the new condition Hidizs AP60 (2nd Generation) digital audio player. The price before the sale is $130.

They play DSD, support bluetooth with apt-X, microSD slot up to 256GB, etc. They are available in five color schemes and average 3.6 out of 5 based on 18 customer reviews.

November 12, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

[DEAD] HIFI WALKER H2 Lossless Bluetooth DAP for $108

This lighting deal expired…

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November 12, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

XDuuo DAP 11.11 sales (ship from China)

Xduoo too is participating in the Gearbest sales. Four of their DAPs are currently on sale with free shipping from China, including their X2 DAP for $34, their X3 DAP for $76, the X10 HD for $120, and the X10T for $204. They also have their XD-05 DAC/amp going for $150.

November 11, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players 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: , , ,

Refurbished 16GB iPod Touch (5th Generation) for $80

Good until 11/10/17 (or earlier if sold out), you can get the refurbished 16GB Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation for $80 with free shipping and a 90-day warranty by Altatec thru Rakuten after using coupon code ALT13 over there. This has a headphone jack and a lightning connector. The 4th generation iPod Touch was the last one with the 30-pin connector.

November 6, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Open-box Sony Walkman NW-ZX2 DAP for $929

The eBay listing for this is over…

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November 5, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] RUIZU X50 Bluetooth MP3 Player for $19

This lightning deal expired…

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November 1, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Used OPUS #1 MQA DAP for $195

The price went up as of 11/16/17 recheck…

If you are okay with used DAPs, the OPUS#1 MQA DAP is available in “Used – Acceptable” condition [no further details given] for $195~ [WAS 203~] with free shipping by Amazon Warehouse Deals. The “Used – Like New” goes for $251~. There are no other used conditions in-between these two prices. It averages 3.7 out of 5 based on 15 customer reviews. Price updated here 11/2/17…

October 31, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Sunday: Fiio X5 II DAP for $180

This daily deal expired…

Good until Sunday 11:59pm eastern time, you can get the new condition Fiio X5 II digital audio player in the black color scheme for $180 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo as one of their daily deals. Only this color is on sale.

October 6, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

[DEAD] Fiio X3 II Digital Audio Player for $135

This sale ended…

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October 5, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Sony NW-ZX100HNSM DAP for $499

We have a trio of back to back DAPs (digital audio players) on sale, courtesy of Amazon’s website recommendation algorithm surfacing them. We start with the new condition Sony NW-ZX100HNSM going for $499 with free shipping by Beach Camera with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so free 2-day shipping for Prime members. They average 4.4 out of 5 based on 25 customer reviews.

September 26, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Cowon Plenue D DAP for $189

Jet Audio is discounting the gold/black color-scheme of their Cowon Plenue D digital audio player to $189, with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so they are Prime eligible. The other color scheme is over $200. Together they average 4.1 out of 5 based on 100+ customer reviews and they have nearly as many answered questions.

They have a 32GB internal memory and a microSD slot as well. This runs their own DAP OS. No Android.

September 26, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Pionner XDP-100R DAP for $269

The new condition Pionner XDP-100R DAP in the silver color scheme is on sale by Electronics Expo (authorized dealer) across various internet sellers. It goes for $269 through Sears and for $270 Prime-eligible fulfilled by Amazon, and $279 through Walmart.

This has a 32GB internal storage along with two microSD card slots, and a 4.7-inch 720p touchscreen display. It runs Android (Google Play app access).

September 26, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

[DEAD] 16GB Bassplay P3000 High Resolution DAP for $50

This lightning deal expired…

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August 29, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Focal Elear + Astell & Kern AK 100 II for $1150

Hide your wallet or call your Spouse CFO to get pre-authorization for this! The Focal Elear headphones are now available as a bundle at Adorama! For $1150 with free shipping you can get the new condition Focal Elear with the Astell & Kern AK 100 II together!

The Elear go for $1000 on their own while the AK 100 II has a regular price of $900, but it is currently on sale for $539 at select dealers. This is a limited time offer!

So in other words, you can see this offer as buy the Focal Elear and add the AK 100 II for $150 more. You can always sell or trade or gift the Astell which is a DAP, DAC and amp.

Adorama is an authorized dealer of both. This is a limited time offer!

August 23, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players, headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Astell and Kern AK 100 II DAP and DAC/amp for $539

If you like the Astell and Kern AK 100 II DAP, DAC and amp combo, but you are not tempted by Focal Elear bundle, you have another option: the AK 100 II is on sale in new condition for $539 at B&H Photo and a couple of recognizable sellers at amazon.com.

August 23, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Sony NW-A35 Walkman DAP for $148

As part of the 2017 Sony audio line-up, the new condition Sony NW-A35 Walkman, in the 16GB storage option (fear not, it also takes microSD cards), is on sale for $148 in three color schemes by various sellers including Amazon actual at amazon.com. This supports DSD playback, along with Bluetooth including LDAC.

August 14, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: