Sennheiser HD 700 Open Over-Ears for $400 [MD]

It’s the union of the two Sennheiser towers at Massdrop. They already have the HD 6XX going for $200, but what if you wanted the HD 700 instead? Unloved as they may be by the masses, the HD 700s too have their shy and quiet and introverted fan base 🙂

And they are now fully unlocked at Massdrop running for the next four days (from blog-posting date) for $400 with free shipping. They come with a 2-year manufacturer warranty (MD and Sennheiser are besties these days) and will ship in late December 2017. All sales are final!

Then there’s the all new HD 660S to consider, which is currently going for $500 as a brand new model with the built-in Sennheiser tax, along with the good old HD600 and HD650.

Decisions, decisions, five models are up in the air! Pull out the spreadsheets and the frequency graphs and the 400-post comparison threads 🙂

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

VE Monks Plus (Blue) Earbuds for $5 + S&H [MD]

It’s back on again! It’s hype train may not be as strong, because we are easily distracted by newer discoveries, but it still has a special place in audiophoolia, it’s the new condition VE Monks Plus Earbuds (actual earbuds, not in-ears) in the blue color scheme going for $5 plus shipping.

At checkout you have the option between a transparent blue or a midnight/black blue. You have other options at checkout as well. You can get one with a different mic/remote combinations for a few dollars more, or even go for a braided cable, or an accessory pack.

These will ship from Massdrop at around CES 2018 time (early January 2018). There’s no mention of warranty, but let’s get real, it’s a $5 thing 🙂

I don’t have this particular model, I previously bought the red ones and posted a text and pictures unboxing, including a picture of the envelope they ship in 🙂 We also have an (incomplete) review diary of these.

If you need actual earbuds, you can’t go wrong at this price! As long as you can wait for 1.5 months for them that is 🙂 I waited, I survived, and so can you 😉

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: ,

Massdrop x PS Audio Sprout II for $600 [ships May 2018]

This is a versatile device, not just a headphone amp but many more things, the new condition Massdrop x PS Audio Sprout II is running at Massdrop for the next six days for $600 with free shipping. Check the page over there and reviews if you are not familiar with it! You have a choice of silver or black during the checkout process.

There are so many connection options on the back! It’s a connector party. I don’t think they could physically add any more 🙂 It comes with a 1-year warranty from Massdrop.

NOTE however that this ships in late MAY 2018. I repeat, late May 2018! That is six months from now. I repeat this ships late May 2018! You’ll probably forget you bought it, it’s that long 🙂

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Advanced Sound 747 ANC In-Ears for $50 [MD]

Hopefully these don’t sound like airplane engines 🙂 The new condition Advanced Sound 747 in-ears with active noise cancelling are fully unlocked at members-only but free-to-join Massdrop.com for $50 with free shipping. The offer runs for the next four days or so from blog-posting date. They ship from Massdrop in mid-December 2017. There is no mention of warranty on the listing.

The active noise cancelling part is powered by a built-in battery, there is a block that comes with it, further down the cable, and further down the page over there to see it.

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Aune X1S 32bit/384kHz DSD128 Mini DAC for $180 [MD]

More new launches at Massdrop, this one is running for the next four days from blog-posting date, it is the new condition Aune X1S 32bit/384kHz DSD128 Mini DAC going for $180 with free shipping and a late December 2017 shipping estimate. It ships from Massdrop. There is no mention of warranty on the listing.

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Ends 9pm ET: NuForce uDAC-3 DAC/Amp Comb for $60

This is a flash sale, this is good until 9pm ET today, it is the new condition NuForce uDAC-3 DAC/Amp Combo going for $60 with free shipping at members-only but free-to-join Massdrop. It will ship mid-December 2017.

For all the previous Massdrop offers, including the return of the $200 Sennheiser HD6XX, check all our Massdrop posts here.

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

KOSS ESP950 Electrostatic Headphone System for $600 [MD]

Come on Barbie, Let’s Have an Electrostatic Party! Fully unlocked at Massdrop, and with only 45 units available (14 claimed as of the time of writing), you can get the new condition KOSS ESP950 Electrostatic Headphone System for $600 with free shipping. It is estimated to ship mid-December 2017 from the vendor with the usual Koss limited lifetime warranty.

This is not the only Koss-Massdrop partnership, they also offer the Massdrop x Koss Porta Pro X for $38 with free shipping as one of their “In-Stock Drops”. These are sold like a regular online purchase (the “drops” open/close every 24 hours and items purchased during a 24 hour window get shipped in a couple of business days after that). We are tracking the “in-stock drops” in our new Massdrop Tracker.

November 24, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Massdrop x Koss Porta Pro X for $38 w/free S&H

Massdrop too is participating in the Black Friday festivities. Earlier today they relaunched the Sennheiser HD6XX for $200 offer, which has over 840 units sold already.

And now they are back with another one of their exclusives, the new condition Massdrop x Koss Porta Pro X for $38 with free shipping. It comes with the usual Koss limited lifetime warranty.

In case you are not familiar with them, despite their portable looks, these are open-back!

These too are an “in-stock drop”, meaning the offer opens and closes daily, so don’t be alarmed by the countdown clock (unless it’s the actual end of the in-stock drop).

I added them to our new Massdrop In-Stock Drops Tracker.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sennheiser HD6XX back for $200 [MD]

Don’t stop believing! The new-condition open-back over-ear Sennheiser HD 6XX headphones are back on sale for $200 with free shipping at members-only but free to join Massdrop website! Shipping is +$15 for outside the USA. All units will be serialized. The drop has 10,000 units, and runs for the next eight days.

They are made in Ireland as a Massdrop-Sennheiser partnership and will ship late March 2018. I repeat, these will ship late March 2018. This is four months away! Patience is a virtue 🙂

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

MEE Audio Earphone Grab Bags for $14 w/free S&H [MD]

If you like the adventure of grab-bags, Massdrop is running another one, this time it is MEE Audio earphones. You pay $14 with free shipping, and you can buy one or two grab bags. These will ship in early January 2018, so patience is a virtue.

For the price of $14, you will randomly receive either the MEE Audio M6 (60%), or M6 bluetooth (25%), or the M6 PRO earphones (15%). As usual, Massdrop has prizes at numeric milestones, depending on how many get purchased.

The offer ends in seven days (from blog-posting date), or when 4000 units are purchased.

Speaking of Massdrop, they are also offering items on a recurring basis as well, you can find them on our MD In-Stock Tracker.

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

Thinksound ON2 Wood On-Ears for $130 [MD] or $140 [Prime]

It $10 less worth waiting for an extra month? That decision is yours to make! But let’s start from the beginning!

The new condition Thinksound ON2 Wood On-Ears are back on sale again for $130 with free shipping at members-only but free-to-join Massdrop for $130 with free shipping and a mid-December shipment estimate. These ship from the vendor and come with a 2-year warranty per the listing.

If you don’t want to wait for a month, and instead prefer to get them in a couple of days, they are on sale for $140 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual with up to three pairs per customer during the sale. There they average 4.6 out of 5 based on 24 customer reviews, and have a soccer team of answers 🙂

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

NuForce BE2 Bluetooth IEMs for $40 w/free S&H [MD]

Another offer has unlocked at members-only Massdrop, it is the new condition NuForce BE2 Bluetooth IEMs offered for $40 with free shipping. The offer runs for the next four days (from blog-posting date) and it is estimated to ship mid-December 2017. There are two color scheme options you can select from during the checkout process. These ship from Massdrop. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.

This is one of their latest Audio-related offers. Massdrop also has products that are sold in a more traditional fashion. We have rounded those up in the In-Stock Drops Tracker here.

PS: Massdrop blog-post titles here are marked with either an [MD] at the end of the title, or Massdrop is mentioned in the name, so you can quickly tell, so you can quickly figure it out. Because once you go Prime, waiting for six months for a Sennheiser HD 6XX gets you a LOT of points towards Sainthood 🙂

November 20, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears 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:

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: ,

TFZ King IEMs for $80 w/free S&H [MD]

With four days to go, Massdrop is offering the new condition TFZ King IEMs at the “fully unlocked price” of $80 with free shipping and handling. The King is available in blue or gray color schemes. No red for King Joffrey 🙂

This is limited to 200 units and will ship from Massdrop in early December 2017. Lots of pictures over there on what’s included. These too have detachable cables.

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears 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: ,

[DEAD] AKG M220 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $44 w/free S&H [updated]

The coupon offer expired…

Surprise-surprise, Massdrop has opened a store at the Rakuten market (formerly Buy.com), and they are offering the new condition Massdrop x AKG M220 Pro Headphones (semi-open over-ears) for $44 with free shipping after coupon code MASS6.

UPDATE: the coupon is good on Tuesday 11/7/17 as well.

Shipping is slow but only “3 to 10 business days”, so that’s faster than the typical Massdrop purchase 🙂

November 6, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

OSTRY KC06A In-Ears for $45 w/free S&H [MD]

This got fully unlocked today, and running for the next four days, it is the new condition OSTRY KC06A In-Ears going for $45 with free shipping through Massdrop. These will ship from Massdrop in the first week of December 2017.

The KC06A is a newer, more improved version of the KC06.

November 5, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Ultimate Ears UE900s IEMs for $179 [MD]

A new earphone is rolling out at Massdrop, it is the new condition Ultimate Ears UE900s IEM, fully unlocked at the price of $175 with free shipping. There is no mention of warranty in the listing, so I don’t know whether you get any or not. Assume not to be on the safe side. They will ship by the “vendor” around November 30 in 2017. There are five days to go (from blog-posting date) on this offering.

November 2, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] MEE Audio M6 PRO Blue IEMs for $40 w/free S&H

This offer ended…

Last Call! This Massdrop offer have only two days left, it is the new condition MEE Audio M6 PRO Blue IEMs going for $40 with free shipping. The blue housing is what makes this a Limited Edition.

The more common colors are the Smoke and Clear [which by the way goes for $41~ at amazon.com].

The Massdrop offering will ship mid-November 2017.

October 31, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] MEE Audio M6 Pro Limited-Edition Blue IEMs for $40 [MD]

This is an older post…

If you like the MEE Audio M6 PRO in-ears but you just would rather have them in the blue color scheme, the genie that Massdrop has granted your wish, it is offered there, fully unlocked, for the next five days, for $40 with free shipping. There is no mention of warranty in the listing which says these will be shipped by “the vendor”. Shipment estimate is mid-November 2017.

October 25, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

AKG K7XX Red Edition for $200 at Massdrop

The RED is here! No, not the Chevelle song but the red color scheme of the open-back over-ear AKG K7XX Massdrop Red Edition headphones. They are going for $200 with free shipping, and a 2-year warranty from AKG, since they are built are a co-project between AKG and Massdrop.

These will ship blazing fast by Massdrop standards, within two business days after purchase. The listing opens and closes daily, so it can work through the Massdrop system of “drops”.

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

Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX is back for $200 [ships XMas]

It is back on! The open-back over-ear Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX headphones are running again at the Massdrop website for $200 with free shipping. A total of 4500 units are available as part of this drop, which runs until October 23/24 in 2017. Under 1200 units have been sold as of the time of writing, so you have plenty of time to decide.

This makes the HD 600 vs HD 650 vs HD 6XX more complicated. It is made in Ireland and comes with a 2-year warranty, and surprise-surprise, this is shipping faster than the previous time. The shipping estimate for this is December 20, 2017, so it’s “just” two months and change. About half the wait time than before 🙂

October 13, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Massdrop Plus Universal IEMs for $300 [ship after Valentine’s]

If you want to plan ahead a post Valentine’s Day gift, you are in luck 🙂 The brand new Massdrop Plus Universal IEMs are on sale for $300 with free shipping. These are Massdrop-branded and tuned per the description, made in the USA. The shipping estimate however is the 21st of February in 2018. That’s over four months away, so patience is a virtue for the virtuous 🙂

They come with a 1-year warranty. All sales are final. This offer continues until the end of October 2017 or when 700 units are purchased (the maximum available under this offering). As usual, read enthusiastic reviews with flowery language in enthusiast forums with a grain of salt. Or read them in Debbie Downer’s voice to average out the hype 🙂

October 11, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

Starts Friday 9am ET: Massdrop x Noble Kaiser 10 Universal IEMs for $900

If you are a fan of both Noble Audio and Massdrop, save the date! Starting at 9am eastern on Friday 10/6/17, they will offer the new condition Massdrop x Noble Kaiser 10 Universal IEMs for $900 with free US shipping. For an extra $40 you can get a lightning cable or balanced cable. They come with a 1-year manufacturer warranty.

The shipment estimate will be revealed when the listing goes live on Friday. Screenshot of the important part:

October 3, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Brainwavz IEM Grab Bag for $26 [MD]

MassDrop, or as some like to call it, MadDrops, has a new IEM grab bag sale for Brainwavz IEMs. You pay $26 with free shipping, and for that you are guaranteed to randomly receive one IEM from six options. A bit different in this case is that the second highest sticker priced IEM is the one most people will receive, 38.5% will get the M100, 26% will get the lowest priced Jive, and everyone else will be split between the S0, S3, S5 and B150.

Limit four grab bags per customer. Note that if you buy four, you are not guaranteed to receive four different earphones. It’s all randomness. These will ship mid-November 2017, and the offer runs for the next three days.

October 3, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

OSTRY KC06A In-Ears for $45 w/free S&H [MD]

The new condition OSTRY KC06A in-ears are now fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop for $45 with free shipping with a late October 2017 shipment estimate. The KC06A model is a follow up to the original KC06. They come with a soft drawstring pouch, extra eartips, and related accessories.

If you prefer the original KC06, or want fast delivery, Shenzhen Audio is selling the OSTRY KC06 with a FREE set of FanMusic Ear Tips for $46 with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get them in about two days. To get the free Fanmusic eartips, add both earphones and eartips to the shopping cart. Shenzhen Audio fulfilled by Amazon MUST be the seller of both, otherwise the shopping cart won’t give them to you for free. There’s no coupon needed.

October 2, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Massdrop O2 + SDAC DAC/Amp for $150 [ships Jan 2018]

If you are a fan of Objective way of things, currently running fully unlocked (= lowest price of this offering in Massdrop price-speak) is the Massdrop O2 + SDAC DAC/Amp, going for $150 with free shipping to the USA market, with a 1-year warranty covered by Massdrop.

NOTE: this will ship at CES 2018 time. I repeat, this will ship early January 2018, so temper the excitement in the frigid lake of patience 😉

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

Sennheiser HD 579 for $100 [Massdrop]

There is no mention of warranty in the product listing, so keep that in mind. Assume there is none to be on the safe side!

Fully unlocked today and running for the next 12 days, the new condition Sennheiser HD 579 open-back over-ear headphones, part of the new HD 5** line launched at IFA 2016, are on sale at Massdrop for $100 with free shipping. The shipping estimate is late October 2017.

Again, note that there is no warranty mentioned in the listing!

September 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

CAUTION: Chord Mojo Portable DAC/Amp for $450 [MD]

CAUTION: Chord posted on their website that they do not consider the Mojos sold through Massdrop authorized purchases and will not honor warranties and such! [updated 9/23/17]

If you are a fan of the Way of the Massdrop, fully unlocked right now is the new condition Chord Mojo Portable DAC/Amp going for $450 with free shipping with a 1-year warranty covered by Massdrop and a mid-October 2017 shipping estimate. This adorable marble-y made in England device goes for $529 at most reputable retailers in new condition in the US market.

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

Fostex TH-X00 Trio for $400 to $500 at MD

Fostex the Massdrop people! These are biodynamic headphones, not everything Fostex makes is planar magnetic 🙂 Running right now is a trio of Fostex TH-X00 variants (sounds like smartphone-talk) going for $400 in Mahogany, $450 in Ebony, and $500 in Purpleheart. No Ivory 🙂

These are drops that run daily, because of the way the Massdrop website is structured ~ they don’t have a standard / normal listing like Amazon or BestBuy or Newegg and such. Instead they have listings that have to have a starting and ending date. So they keep opening and closing them, so orders can ship quickly.

Yes, these ship quickly by Massdrop standards!

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

Massdrop Objective 2 (O2) Headphone Amplifier for $80 or $95

It’s Objective time at Massdrop! They are offering the standard version of the Massdrop Objective 2 (O2) Headphone Amplifier for $80 with free shipping, and the Desktop version for $95. These will ship from Massdrop in late August 2017.

The Desktop version has RCA inputs (no RCA on the Standard edition), its power input is on the back (instead of the front), and it has a 1/4″ headphone output (instead of 1/8″).

August 9, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Heads Up (Thursday 9am ET): Koss Porta Pro X for $39 at Massdrop

Come listen to our dairy aire on Thursday 8/10/17 at 9am eastern 😉 Koss joins the Massdrop exclusives party on Thursday at 9am ET with the Koss Porta Pro X, based on the good old Koss Porta Pro. The price will be $39. Shipping information has not been revealed yet. Unlike the OG Porta Pros models, this one has a single but multi-functional button that is also a giant Massdrop logo 🙂

August 8, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Heads Up (8/3/17): Massdrop Hifiman HE4XX for $170

If you are a fan of the Massdrop way of shopping (exclusive products, sometimes bigger discounts, no returns, slow shipping), they are back with a new product on August 3rd at 9am eastern. It will be the new Massdrop co-branded Hifiman HE4XX planar magnetics with a sale price of $170, with a 1-year manufacturer warranty.

August 1, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Two Days Left: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX for $200

Two days and around 2,000 units are left in the latest Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX headphones drop with the new-old price of $200 with free shipping. On their return, they increased the price of $250, but the HD6XX were not greeted as a liberator at the price. Shortly after they dropped back to $200, and then the sales start flying again.

Keep in mind though, these will ship mid-December 2017. That’s almost half a year away. I repeat, this will ship mid-December 2017!

July 29, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,