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: ,

Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee Headphones for $150 [shipping late June 2018)

UPDATE Friday 10:52pm ET: 569 units purchased…

UPDATE Friday 10:34am ET: 332 units purchased out of 5000 available. They ship late June 2018 (more specifically June 28). That’s six months from now. Patience is a must have prerequisite for this drop 🙂

Set your alarm clocks! Starting on Friday 12/22/17 at 9am eastern (6am pacific/Massdrop time) they will launch a brand new headphone sale, the new condition open-back Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee Headphones for $150 with free shipping for US addresses and $15 flat shipping for outside the US. Limit up to five pairs per customer.

A total of 5,000 units are available during this drop. The first 500 purchases are guaranteed to receive a serial number under 550. The actual shipment estimate will be revealed over there AFTER the drop goes live on Friday at 9am ET.

Some impressions and reviews of these are already posted online:

+ DIY Audio Heaven with lots and lots of measurements and opinions

+ first impressions at Earphiles

+ HeadFi TV review and forum measurements and discussion

December 21, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Various Dekoni Premium Ear Pads for Fostex for $35+ w/FS [MD]

And now it’s earpad time! Fully unlocked at Massdrop is a sale on various Dekoni Premium Ear Pads for Fostex with prices starting at $35 with free USA shipping. This is the platinum protein leather model. In the shopping cart, there are many other options that cost more, as high as $73 for the fenestrated sheepskin for the TH-X00. Also optional, you can add an attenuantion ring for +$8.

These will ship in mid-January 2018 from the vendor. All sales are final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. The offer runs for the next four days and change (from blog-posting date).

December 21, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , ,

AuGlamour RT-1 IEMs for $44 w/free S&H [MD]

Another offer has been unlocked at Massdrop, with two days and change left (from blog-posting date), it is the new condition AuGlamour RT-1 IEMs going for $44 with free shipping to USA addresses. In the shopping cart, you have an option to get model with a mic for $2 more (they have interchangeable cables). They are estimated to ship from Massdrop in late January 2018, and all sales are final.

December 21, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Starts Friday 9am ET: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee Headphones for $150

Massdrop back with another new product launch happening this Friday 12/22/17 at 9am eastern time! It is the brand new Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee Headphone that will be offered for $150 with free USA shipping.

A total of 5000 units will be available as part of this drop. The first 500 purchases will get a serial number under 550. They are described as a modern take on the spirit of the HD 580 with new 150 ohm drivers. A 2-year manufacturer warranty is included since these are a co-operation with Sennheiser.

The shipping estimate will be revealed when the offer goes live on Friday at 9am eastern.

It will be interesting to see whether, depending on the shipment estimate date, these may cannibalize some of the HD 6XX potential sales and current orders.

December 20, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Advanced Sound S2000 IEMs for $20 w/FS [MD]

Unlocked already, the new condition Advanced Sound S2000 IEMs are going for $20 with free shipping to US addresses at members-only Massdrop. The offer runs for the next five days and change (as of posting time). At checkout, you can select whether you want one with a 1-button remote/mic or no mic/remote at all ~ for the same price. They include a drawstring pouch and additional eartips. All sales final. They ship from the vendor in mid-January 2018. There’s no mention of warranty on the listing, but hey, it’s a $20 earphone 🙂

PS: all the Massdrop posts here have either [MD] or mention the word in the blog-post title, so if you are not interested in Massdrop, you can ignore those posts; or if you are interested, you can look forward to them 🙂

PS2: there are over a dozen headphonalia (headphones, amps, etc) that are currently offered as “normal” sales at Massdrop. They ship within a week after you purchase them. They call them the “in-stock drops” and we have a running summary of those in our Massdrop Tracker permanent post. Bookmark that if interested!

December 20, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Ostry KC09 IEMs for $70 + S&H [MD]

You don’t want to be Ostry-cized from the Ostry fan club for not having this. Sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun 🙂

Running for the next four days and change, Massdrop is offering the new condition Ostry KC09 IEMs for $70 plus shipping. All sales final. These will ship from Massdrop in late January 2018. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

December 18, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

LIVE: Massdrop’s FOCAL ELEX Open-Back Over-Ear for $800

UPDATE 12/19/17 at 4:30pm ET: 239 units sold…

UPDATE 12/18/17 at 10pm ET: 220 units sold, out of the 1000 available as of this re-check…

UPDATE: the offer is now LIVE! 161 units out of the 1000 got sold as of 10:48am ET. The shipment estimate is April 30, 2018…

Massdrop is now offering their Massdrop x Focal Elex Headphones for $800 with free shipping. One thousand units will be available and serialized. The first 500 buyers will get a serial number under 550. This is based on the Elear and to a lesser extend the Clear.

The offer went live on Monday 12/18/17 at 9am eastern time.

Since it is a Massdrop-FOCAL co-operation, it comes with a 2-year manufacturer warranty. They ship April 30 in 2018, so patience is a 4.5 month virtue in this case 🙂 We are buying before Christmas and getting them after Easter. It may feel like 33 years but it’s only 4.5 months!

December 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

NuForce uDAC-3 DAC/Amp Combo for $60 [MD]

The party never stops at the members-only Massdrop. This offer has three days and change left as of the time of writing and it is fully unlocked. It is the new condition NuForce uDAC-3 DAC/Amp Combo going for $60 with free shipping. This has a USB input, and RCA and Coaxial digital output. And headphone output of course 🙂

The offer ships in early January 2018 from Massdrop, with all sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

December 17, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

SMSL SAP-II Headphone Amp for $50 + S&H [MD]

On the budget side of headphone amps, the new condition SMSL SAP-II Headphone Amp is fully unlocked for $50 plus shipping at Massdrop. This is a proper headphone amp, no DAC. It has RCA and 3.5mm audio inputs, selectable with a flip switch on the front of the device.

It will ship in late January 2018 from Massdrop with all sales final. There is no mention of warranty on the product page. Three different color schemes are available to select during the checkout process. The offer runs for the next four days and change (as of the time of writing).

December 17, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With:

GermanMAESTRO GMP 8.35 Mobile (Closed Over-Ears) for $150 with free S&H [MD]

Another headphone offer has become “fully unlocked” (= lowest price under this offering) at the members-only but free-to-join shopping website that is Massdrop. It is the new condition GermanMAESTRO GMP 8.35 Mobile Headphones going for $150 with free shipping. These are rugged closed-back headphones with a detachable cable.

The offer runs for the next three days and change (from blog-posting date) and it is estimated to ship in mid-January from Massdrop, with all sales final. There is no mention of warranty on the product listing page.

PS: I’m guessing they are over-ears based on the pictures. The product listing does not say.

December 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

EARasers Musician’s Hi-Fi Earplugs for $32 w/FS [MD]

Back to Massdrop where another offer is fully unlocked. This small item is restricted to US addresses. It is the EARasers Musician’s Hi-Fi Earplugs offered for $32 with free shipping. You can select the size from four options at checkout. They will ship in mid-January 2018. All sales final. They are made in the USA. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. Pictures and measurements of the four sizes are shown over there. Offer ends in four days and change (from blog-posting date).

December 17, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Little Dot MK III Tube amp for $220 [MD]

This offer expired…

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

Save The Date: Massdrop’s FOCAL ELEX Over-Ears Go LIVE Monday 9am ET!

Get ready for a Monday 9am eastern Massdrop madness! Starting at that time will be the premiere drop of a brand new audiophile open-back headphone, the Massdrop x Focal Elex Headphones with a price of $800. One thousand units will be available and serialized. The first 500 buyers will get a serial number under 550. This is based on the Elear and to a lesser extend the Clear.

Since it is a Massdrop-FOCAL co-operation, it comes with a 2-year manufacturer warranty. The shipping details will be revealed over there when the offer goes live on Monday 12/18/17 at 9am eastern (6am pacific time).

Here’s a 4 minute Massdrop video touting their FOCAL partnership and such…

December 15, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

E-MU Headphones w/ Removable Cable for $500 to $520 [MD]

Yet another offer has blossomed into a fully unlocked flower at Massdrop [such flowery language today!], it is the new condition E-MU Teak Headphones w/ Removable Cable going for $500 with free shipping. You have a choice of Teak, Rosewood or Ebony which is $20 more. These will be shipped by the vendor in mid-February 2018, so patience is a two month virtue in this case. The offer runs for the next seven days and change (as of the time of writing). There is no mention of warranty on the listing.

Massdrop is also running a number of headphone offers that are shipping quickly (less than a week after ordering). You can find those in our Massdrop Tracker perma-post.

December 14, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Topping DX7 Balanced DAC/Amp for $320 [MD]

More action at Massdrop, the new condition Topping DX7 Balanced DAC/Amp is fully unlocked for $320 with free shipping with four days and change left in this offer. Orders will ship in mid-January by Massdrop. All sales are final. There is no mention of warranty on the listing.

December 14, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: , ,

TFZ IEMs at Massdrop: Series 2 for $35, 4 for $70, MyLove II for $55 [plus S&H]

With four days and change left (as of posting time), you can get three different new condition TFZ IEMs at Massdrop plus shipping. No free shipping on this offer. The prices are:

  • Series 2 models for $35 + S&H
  • MyLove II for $55 + S&H
  • Series 4 models for $70 + S&H

These will ship in mid-January 2018 by Massdrop with all sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the product listing.

December 14, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

SMSL M8A DAC for $180 w/FS [MD]

Another offer has been unlocked at the members-only shopping cart that is Massdrop, they are offering the new condition SMSL M8A DAC for $180 with free shipping, with a mid-January 2018 shipment estimate. Massdrop will do the shipping and all sales are final. No mention of warranty is mentioned.

December 12, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Zorloo ZuperDAC USB DAC/amp for $59 w/FS [MD]

A new offer has unlocked at the members-only Massdrop, running for the next four days and change (as of writing time), it is the new condition Zorloo ZuperDAC, a portable USB DAC/amp, going for $55 with free shipping. These will ship by Massdrop in early January 2018, and all sales are final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

December 12, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

ZMF Ear Pads for $50 to $75 w/free S&H [MD]

And now to matters of comfort! Running now at Massdrop, fully unlocked, are the new condition ZMF Ear Pads for Fostex, Audeze & More headphones offered for $50+ with free shipping. There are multiple options at checkout with prices ranging from $50 to $75 depending on which options you select.

These will ship by vendor in early February 2018 and all sales are final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. Check the product description and Massdrop discussion for a better feel of how they fit which headphones.

For all the Massdrop offers that are sold in a more conventional fashion, shipping within a week after ordering, check our Massdrop Tracker post.

December 11, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , ,

Kinera BD005 IEMs for $20 w/free S&H [MD]

It’s not just triple and four figure items at Massdrop. They also offer bang for the buck items, and not just the good old VE Monks 🙂 Running for the next four days and change (as of the time of writing) it is the new condition Kinera BD005 IEMs going for $20 with free shipping. There are three colors to pick from (blue, gray, red), you don’t have to get the R’hllor red that is shown in the product pictures 🙂

This will ship in early January 2018 by Massdrop, all sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

PS: for headphones at Massdrop that are available on a regular basis like a normal retail, check our frequently updated Massdrop Tracker. Bookmark that post if interested!

December 10, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

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

I fell behind on Massdrop updates, thus the avalanche of Massdrop posts. Good for the next one day and a few hours (as of the time of writing; unfortunately MD does not post a specific countdown until the clock is under 24 hours) is the new condition Little Dot MK II Tube Headphone Amp offered for $130 with free shipping. There are options for other tubes for additional cost.

These will be shipped by Massdrop in early January 2018 and all sales are final. There is no mention of warranty in the listings.

December 10, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Ending Soon: Cardas Premium Clear Light Headphone Cables for $135 w/free S&H [MD]

Trigger warning! This post talks about triple figure headphone cables. You have been warned! Do not read any further if triggered or offended by this topic 🙂

Running for the next three days (as of the time of writing) at the members-only Massdrop are the new condition Cardas Premium Clear Light Headphone Cables offered for $135 with free USA shipping. Different size options are available.

These will ship in mid-January 2018 and will include a certificate of authenticity. They will ship by the vendor and all sales are final.

The listing says the drop is limited to 250 units, and 223 purchased so far, so they will likely run out before the expiration date. I don’t know if they have flexibility to extend the limit or not.

December 10, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , ,

KOSS KDE 250 “Earphones” for $100 w/FS [MD]

This can give someone an existential crisis in trying to figure out how to properly categorize them 🙂 Regardless of the existential crisis, they are fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop, the new condition KOSS KDE 250 “earphones” for $100 with free USA shipping and an early January 2018 shipment estimate. This will ship from Massdrop, all sales final, and there is no mention of warranty on the listing. There are four days left in this promotion (as of the time of writing).

December 10, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

Massdrop x NuForce EDC In-Ears for $60

Another earphone has joined the “in-stock party” at Massdrop. It is the new condition Massdrop x NuForce EDC In-Ears going for $60 with free shipping. All sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

These ship a lot faster than typical MD offers. The drops run for 24 hours. After the 24 hours elapsed, all the orders placed during that particular 24 hour window get processed and ship in 2-3 business days after that.

More and more headphones are available in this fashion at Massdrop, including the Hifiman HE-4XX, Sennheiser HD-6XX, Objective 2, and more! You can see them in our Massdrop Tracker post.

December 7, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Braiwavz IEMs Grab Bag for $24 w/free S&H [MD]

If you like the level of unpredictability in “grab bags” and “loot boxes” and “mystery bags” and such, and you are interested in getting a Brainwavz earphone, Massdrop is back with a Brainwavz grab bag offer. It is currently fully unlocked and running for the next seven days or so (from blog-posting date).

You pay $24 with free shipping, and for that you are guaranteed to receive one earphone, selected randomly: either the Jive, or the S0, or the S3, or the B150, or the M100. About half of the people will get the S0.

You can buy up to four units. Every purchase is random, so you are not guaranteed to receive four different models. A total of 640 units are available for this offer. These will ship mid-January 2018, and all sales are final.

There are also four “prizes” if certain amounts of grab bags are sold. The prizes are the AKG K7XX and the Brainwavz B400 in-ears. These too are selected at random.

December 6, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Aune X7S Balanced Headphone Amp for $200 [MD]

And while we are talking Massdrop, also running for the next three days and change is another unlocked offer on a headphone amp, it is the new condition Aune X7S Balanced Headphone Amp going for $200 with free shipping. These will be shipped by the vendor in early January 2018, and all sales are final. There is no mention of warranty on the listing.

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

La Figaro 339 Tube Headphone Amplifier for $630 [MD]

With two days left (and change) as of the time of writing, Massdrop goes Opera! The new condition La Figaro 339 Tube Headphone Amplifier is fully unlocked for $630 with free shipping. This will ship by Massdrop in early January 2018 and all sales are final. There is no mention of warranty on the listing.

Meanwhile continuing to run on a daily basis, and arriving before Christmas 2017 are a number of In-stock deals at MAssdrop, including the Sennheiser HD6XX for $200, the Massdrop x HIFIMAN HE4XX planar-magnetics for $170, different variations of the Fostex TH-X00 and AKG K7XX, the Objective 2 head-amp and more.

December 5, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs 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: , , ,

Last Call: Sennheiser IE8i IEMs for $130 [MD]

As of 12/4/17 2pm ET, there is one day and a few hours left in this drop! 299 units have been purchased so far…

The Sennheisers at Massdrop are multiplying! Live now and fully unlocked is the new condition Sennheiser IE8i IEMs for $130 with free shipping and handling. This ships to USA and Canada only per the listing. Orders are shipped by Massdrop, all sales are final, and will ship at the end of December 2017 (after Christmas). There is no mention of warranty in the listing. They offer runs for the next five days.

PS: there are two more Sennheiser currently running at Massdrop as In-Stock Drops, the HD6XX for $200 and a gaming headset. The “in-stock drops” are more like conventional online orders, they ship 2-3 days after each 24-hour daily drop closes.

December 4, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

SMSL IDEA DAC/Amp for $70 [MD]

Another new offer has become fully unlocked today at members-only Massdrop. It is the new condition SMSL IDEA DAC/Amp going for $70 with free shipping. The offer runs for the next four days or so. It comes with three different types of USB cables and can support up to DSD 512. The shipping estimate is CES 2018 (early January 2018). They ship from Massdrop and all sales are final.

If you prefer much faster delivery and the option to return them if you don’t like them, two of the three color options (black or red) are available for $86 by ShenzhenAudio with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get them in two days or so. The gray color ships directly from Shenzhen and it’s not Prime eligible, so there is a Massdrop-level of wait there 🙂

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

Massdrop x HIFIMAN HE4XX planar-magnetics for $170

Look who’s back in the daily drops! The new condition Massdrop x HIFIMAN HE4XX planar-magnetics are on again as 24-hour “in-stock drops” for $170 with free shipping. The drop will open and close daily. Orders will be shipped in 2-3 business days after the drop closes. That’s blazing speed by Massdrop standards 🙂 They come with a 1-year manufacturer warranty (being a Hifiman-Massdrop co-development and all). All sales are final!

I added them to our Massdrop In-Stock Drops Tracker. I also re-arranged the order based on where the most activity is at.

November 30, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

TFZ Exclusive IEMs for $35 to $60

Also running for the next four days (from blog-posting date), the new condition TFZ Exclusive IEMs are on sale, fully unlocked at Massdrop in three options: the Exclusive 1 goes for $35, the Exclusive 2 for $50, and the Exclusive 3 for $60. These ship from Massdrop in late December 2017. All sales final. No mention of warranty in the listing.

November 29, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Aune T1 SE MK3 Headphone DAC/Amp for $180 [MD]

Running for the next four days (from blog-posting date), Massdrop is offering the new condition Aune T1 SE MK3 Headphone DAC/Amp for $180 with free shipping and a late December 2017 shipping estimate from Massdrop. Options of color (silver or black) and power (110V or 220V) are available during the checkout process. All sales final. No mention of warranty in the listing.

November 29, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Ink and Screened 18×24″ Headphone Patent for $16 w/free S&H [MD]

Massdrop is back with a new fully unlocked promotion on Ink and Screened 18×24 inch Patent Prints for $16 with free shipping each. One of them is the iconic headphone patent from 1981 from KOSS. The headphone is just one of the many options.

These will ship late December 2017, so probably don’t count them to arrive on time as a Christmas gift. All sales are final. The offer runs for the next four days (from blog-posting time).

November 25, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: ,