Unlocked at Massdrop: DX 120 iE, Titan 1 earphones

More offers are up and running at members-only Massdrop shopping site, with two of them being fully unlocked (translation: lowest price during this offer). The Dunu Titan 1 IEMs go for $98~ shipped, while the Beyerdynamic DX 120 iE go for $45 shipped. These end in about five days from today (today = blog-posting date, not the date you are reading this).

Also offered but not fully unlocked is the Fostex HP-A4 DAC/Headphone Amp with the lowest price possible being $308~.

Shipping Now: Fostex TH-500RP for $700 [updated]

As of 3/3/15, the Fostex TH-500RP planar magnetics are now in-stock and shipping for $700 with free shipping at Amazon.com by market place sellers. They have one customer review so far over there, but it is from an audiophile.

UPDATE (3/5/15): Amazon actual sold out (1-2 months estimate) but various marketplace sellers have them in-stock at the same price.

Guitar Center coupon: 10% off $99+ (or 12% off $199+)

Guitar Center has a coupon until 2/28/15, you can get 10% off a purchase of $99+ or 12% off a purchase of $199+ when you use coupon code SPRINGSAVE over there. Over 4600 items are eligible for this promotion. To get to the eligible headphones, select “Pro Audio” and then “Headphones” from the top left selector at the Guitar Center promotion page. Among the participating headphones are Beyerdynamic DTs, Westones, Ultrasones, Fostex, Technics, Sony 75xx, and more.

Massdrop: Fostex TH500RP as low as $610

More planar-magnetic action, the Fostex TH500RP are offered at Massdrop with the lowest price possible being $610 shipped. Offer expires in about six days from today. No purchases or commits yet.

Massdrop: Cypher Labs, Fostex HP-A8C

Two new additions to Massdrop, neither one fully unlocked as of the time of writing, but they have seven days to go (from posting date). They are on the audiophile price range:

+ Fostex HP-A8C 32-bit DAC Headphone Amp as low as $957
+ Cypher Labs C6iem as low as $403 (NOTE: these are not custom IEMs – the model name may hint of that because of the “C” and “iem” being so close, but they are not custom).

Fostex TH-900 for $1274 [updated]

If you are interested in the Fostex TH-900 audiophile headphones, in new condition, and you don’t mind waiting for 1.5 months, you can get them for $1275 at Musician’s Friend by using coupon code HOHOHO (coupon expires 12/18/14). The shipping estimate is January 22, 2015, so if you are not the patient type, it may be a painful wait.

The B-stock for $1150 sold out… Updated 12/12/14 at 10:45pm ET…
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Black Friday at Headroom: ATH-M50x for $150, Momentums, Fostex, etc

Headroom has launched their Black Friday offers on their website and they include the previously mentioned Momentums for $200 (over) and $100 (on-ears), along with the black Audio Technica ATH-M50x for $150, a couple of Sennheiser Kleer RS-series wireless headphones, V-Modas, and on the four figure front, the Fostex TH-900 for $1350, and the Sennheiser “End Game Combo” for $3000.