Another offer running unlocked for the next two days and change (from blog-posting time) at Massdrop is the new condition Colorfly C10 Portable DAP going for $180 with free US shipping. It is only available in the blue color scheme. Orders will ship from Massdrop in early May with all sales final.
Colorfly C10 DAP for $180 w/free S&H [MD]
Some DAP (digital audio player) deep cuts (the music term, not a deep discount reference) action, running at members only but free to join Massdrop for the next four days and change is the new condition Colorfly C10 DAP for $180 with free US shipping. This is only available in the blue color scheme. It ships in late March from Massdrop with all sales final.
It has 32GB on-board storage plus a microSD slot. It is running on Linux, and it has a line-out jack, in addition to a 3.5mm headphone out. The DAC is a Cirrus CS4398.
I need to find my prehistoric 32MB (yes, megabyte) DAP and see how it does today. I believe it used AA or AAA, so it shouldn’t have built-in battery is dead issues 🙂
Colorfly C10 Portable DAP for $180 w/FS [MD]
Back to the DAPs we go with another offer getting unlocked at Massdrop, and running for the next three days and change (from blog-posting date), it is the new condition Colorfly C10 Portable DAP going for $180 with free US shipping. This is only available in the blue color scheme.
The player is running Linux, uses the Cirrus CS4398 DAC, and is CNC-machined aluminum and red sandalwood which makes it look nice (at least in the pictures; I haven’t seen it in person). It has 32GB memory on-board plus a micro SD slot. It will ship from Massdrop in late February 2018 with all sales final.
A warranty card is included in the package, but it does specify any further details on the warranty (or lack there of). Massdrop would improve their credibility if they deterministically mentioned the warranty status of each drop. Consumers build trust and become customers for life when a seller is more open and forthcoming.
Colorfly C3 Digital Audio Player for $48 [MD] or $50 [Prime]
On the budget digital audio players front, Massdrop has fully unlocked the Colorfly C3 Digital Audio Player for $45 plus $3~ flat shipping. The offer runs for the next seven days and will ship in early February 2017, from Massdrop. It has 8GB on-board plus memory card slot.
On the other hand, if you don’t want to wait that long, you can pay just $2~ more and get it in two days if you are a Prime member, ShenZhenAudio is offering it for $50 with free shipping with the orders fulfilled by Amazon.
Colorfly C3 DAP for $50 [MD]
The “DAP undercurrent resurgence” (sounds like a good name for an essay post!) is not just happening at the high-end. Even the sub-$50 market is getting fresh DAPs, perhaps in the mini void left after Sandisk lost interest in preserving the “magic” of the Clip+.
To cut a long story short, good for the next eight days is the Colorfly C3 digital audio player going for $47 plus $3~ flat shipping at members-only Massdrop. This plays up to FLAC and WAV and has 8GB on-board storage but fear not, it also takes microSD cards up to 64GB. With card prices continuing to drop, this is thrifty way to go.
No warranty information is mentioned in the listing. Shipping estimate is mid-November 2016.
Massdrop unlocked: JayBird BlueBuds X Sport for $121 [plus more new offers]
Added to the members-only Massdrop and already reaching the lowest price possible during this offer (aka fully unlocked) are the JayBird BlueBuds X Sport bluetooth in-ears going for $116 plus $5~ flat shipping. Also added, but not fully unlocked as of the time of writing, with 6-8 days left, are the following products:
* Musiland Monitor 02US Dragon DAC/Amp could go as low as $109~ shipped
* Colorfly C4 DAP could go as low as $508~ shipped
* Sony PHA-3 Portable DAC/Amp could go as low as $708~ shipped
Massdrop: B&W P7, DACmini, C3 DAP, T1-E, etc
Five more offers were added to members-only (but free for anyone to sign-up for) Massdrop. As of the time of writing, they have 6-7 days to go, and none of them is fully unlocked (= lowest price possible during this particular offering). They are:
- Bowers & Wilkins P7 Headphones as low as $350 shipped
- Soundmagic P30S Portable On-Ears as low as $42.55 shipped
- TTPOD T1-E IEMs (or dentist ornaments) as low as $30 shipped
- CEntrance DACmini CX Amp/DAC as low as $400 shipped
- Colorfly C3 DAP (TI PCM1770, microSD) as low as $82.55 shipped
Massdrop: BeyerD DT 990 (600), Colorfly C4, SMSL M8
More action at members-only Massdrop, the following offers are running with 6-7 days left as of blog-posting date, and none of them is fully unlocked. They are:
+ Beyerdynamic Manufaktur DT 990 (600 Ohm) as low as $280 shipped
+ Colorfly C4 portable DAP (and DAC and AMP) as low as $508 shipped
+ SMSL M8 desktop DAC as low as $180 shipped
Massdrop: DACmini CX fully unlocked for $400
A new round of offers is up at members-only Massdrop, the ones mentioned below end in 4-6 days from blog-posting date:
+ CEntrance DACmini CX Amp/DAC fully unlocked for $400
+ Fostex TE-05 in-ears as low as $125
+ Fostex TH500RP over-ears as low as $560
+ Colorfly C4 DAP + DAC + amp as low as $508
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