DZAT DF-10 Wood IEMs for $23 shipped [MD]

Wood definitely has its fans with both earphones and headphones, which brings us to this newly unlocked offer at members-only Massdrop, it is the DZAT DF-10 Wood IEMs going for $16 plus $7 flat shipping. You have two wood choices at checkout (pictures of both are shown over there). The offer runs for the next seven days (from blog-posting date), and these will ship mid-October 2016.

One unusual accessory included (although perhaps not so considering the “writing” fandom at Massdrop) is that they come with a nature-themed notebook and pen as well, in addition to different eartip sizes and a pouch. You can always make the notebook and pen “on topic” by using them to record headphone-related notes or music-listening notes or headphone audition notes 🙂

PS: no musical pun intended on “notes” 🙂

September 10, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

AKG M220 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $58 [MD]

This is not a Massdrop exclusive, but they are getting early release supplies, and it is back there and fully unlocked, the semi-open over-ear studio AKG M220 going for $50 plus $8~ flat shipping. There are seven days left in the offer (from blog-posting date) and the orders will begin shipping in early October 2016.

September 9, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Nuforce NE IEMs for $44 [MD grab bag]

If you like the unpredictability of grab bags, a brand new one just went live at Massdrop. It features four different NuForce NE IEMs with varying degree of probability. You pay $40 plus $4 flat shipping and you will randomly receive one of those four. Limit two grab bags per customer with a total of 600 units available for this promotion which ends in about 8 days from blog-posting date. The shipment estimate is early October. There are also four “prizes” if certain quantities get purchased, the NuForce uDAC5 and the AKG K7xx headphones.

September 8, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

CEntrance DACport Slim (Massdrop Exclusive) for $100

Another Massdrop exclusive product is on sale and fully unlocked, the CEntrance DACport Slim DAC/amp (small USB to 3.5mm device), for $100 with free shipping. There are eight days left on the offer (as of blog-posting date), but note that the shipping estimate is late October 2016, so make sure you don’t need it immediately.

September 6, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

64 Audio U-Series IEMs Line-Up for $258 to $1008 [MD]

The unlocking party continues at the members-only start-up Mass-drop. The 64 Audio U Series IEMs line-up are fully unlocked with prices ranging from $250 to $1000 plus $8~ flat shipping. The offer lives for the next five days and the shipping estimate is late September 2016. A total of eight models are offered through this. You only see the entry-level model price (the U2) in the main listing, but during the checkout process you can select the other seven, going from U4 to U12. They come with a two year warranty.

PS: Bono not included with the U2 model 🙂

August 31, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Massdrop x AKG K7XX for $200 [MD]

Another day, another dropping has unlocked, it is open-back over-ear time with another exclusive, the “Massdrop x AKG K7XX” (that’s the official name) is going for $200 with free shipping. There are six days left in the offer, but note that the shipping estimate is early October 2016. Since this is co-developed with AKG, it is backed by a two year warranty from AKG itself.

PS: if you are not familiar with the AKG line-up, in general, the K7* are open-back, while the K5* are closed.

August 30, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

APPJ 1601A Wi-Fi Tube Amplifier for $184 [MD]

Another day another offer unlocking at Massdrop, this time it is a double stack, the APPJ 1601A Wi-Fi Tube Amplifier going for $175 plus $9~ flat shipping. The offer is good for the next seven days and will ship in late September 2016. This is a multi-feature device but NOTE this is NOT a dedicated headphone amp.

August 29, 2016 Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ,

Little Dot MK II Tube Headphone Amp for $129 [MD]

Another day, another unlocked offer at members-only Massdrop, this time it is the Little Dot MKII Tube Headphone Amp going for $120 plus $9~ flat shipping. Additional tube choices are available when during the checkout process over there. There are seven days (from blog-posting date) left in the offer and the shipping estimate is late September 2016. It comes with a 1-year warranty from Massdrop itself.

August 27, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

AKG K181 DJ UE On-Ears for $63 [MD]

This headphone is just one purchase short of fully unlocking and it should easily do so with 15 days left in the offer, it is the new condition AKG K181 DJ UE closed-back on-ears going for $55 plus $8~ flat shipping with a late September 2016 release estimate.

Speaking of AKG DJ headphones, the K167 TIESTO DJ, in new condition, goes for $55~ with free shipping with a limit of three units per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual.

And while we are talking Massdrop, another offer fully unlocked, it’s “just” cables, no, not the magical kind, but the utilitarian kind, the MEE Audio MMCX Cables going for $25 plus $3.50 flat shipping. Earphones NOT included. This offer has eight more days to go and ships in late September 2016.

Speaking of magical audio improvements, did you know that there’s now magical “file copying technology” that improves sound quality? Yes, the soul of the music is recaptured and reconstructed in the buffers in otherwise bit-by-bit identical music files. Because it’s the soul of the music! /sarcasm

August 26, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Brainwavz IEMs grab bag for $22 [MD]

If you like “predictable surprises”, a new grab bag offer is running now at members-only Massdrop. It’s a grab bag of Brainwavz IEMs. Four different models are participating. You will randomly receive one of them if you pay $20 plus $2 flat shipping. Limit up to two per customer. The offer is running for the next 8 days and is limited to 1200 units sold. There are four prizes (three AKG Massdrop-excilsive over-ears and Sennheiser HD800) if certain quantity levels (total number of purchases) are reached during the promotion.

August 25, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

TFZ Series 1S IEMs for $37 [MD]

The TFZ Series 1S IEMs are currently fully unlocked for $33 plus $4~ flat shipping at members-only Massdrop, with seven days left in the offer and with a late September shipping estimate. Four different colors are available… Alternately you can get them for $40 with free shipping with a September 6-20 delivery estimate by ShenzenAudio through amazon.com. It ships directly from ShenzhenAudio, so it’s not Prime eligible…

August 24, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

AKG K553 Closed Over-Ears for $120 [MD]

More droppings have dropped at the members-only online shipping club that is Massdrop, they are offering the new condition closed-back over-ear AKG K553 for $120 with free shipping with about seven days to go on this offer. It comes with a 2-year warranty from AKG and will ship in mid-September 2016. This is a pre-release exclusive of sorts for MD, as part of their growing relationship with Harman’s AKG.

August 23, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Beyerdynamic DX 120 iE for $35 [MD] or $39 Now

Another earphones is now fully unlocked at the members-only shopping club Massdrop, it is the new condition Beyerdynamic DX 120 iE going for $32 plus $3~ flat shipping with about six days left to go in the offer (from blog posting date), and a mid-September 2016 shipping estimate… If you can’t wait that long, a few marketplace sellers have them for around $39.XX with the orders fulfilled by Amazon (Prime eligible)…

August 22, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

LZ A3 Triple Hybrid IEM for $134 [MD]

With around six days to go (from today’s posting date), the LZ A3 Triple Hybrid IEMs are now fully unlocked for $130 plus $4~ flat shipping. Two color choices are available at checkout, and pictures of everything that’s included are in the listing. They get a 1-year warranty from Massdrop. Shipping estimate is mid-to-late September 2016, so as with most MD offers, patience is a virtue, it’s like the opposite of Google Express and Prime shipping 🙂

August 22, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp for $500 [MD]

Contrary to Dave Matthews, the Grace is not gone! It is back and fully unlocked at Massdrop, the Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp going for $500 with free shipping. This is running for the next eight days with a mid-September shipping estimate. If you are curious, they have included a 12-page user manual in PDF format.

August 18, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Two Days Left: Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 for $400 [MD]

Can you resist the temptation? Two days are left in this round of Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 at Massdrop, going for $400 with free shipping. This is expected to ship in early September 2016. A total of 750 units are available through this offer and there are nowhere near to selling out, so you can use the next two days to read reviews and forums and shift budgets and switch to a noodle diet 🙂 These are woody closed-back over-ear dynamic transducer creatures.

August 17, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

AKG M220 Semi-Open Studio for $58 New (MD) or $49 Used (Now)

Based on the good old AKG K240 semi-open over-ear studio-headphones, the new M220 are currently offered on Massdrop for $50 plus $8 flat shipping with a late September 2016 shipping estimate. The offer runs for the next seven days or so.

If you don’t want to wait that long, they are available in “Used – Like New” condition (store demo) for $49 by AudioWattStore with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so they are Prime eligible. The new condition price at Amazon is $79. They average 4.7 out of 5 based on 34 customer reviews.

August 16, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop x AKG K7XX Red Edition for $200 [MD]

It’s back again at Massdrop, the open-back over-ear AKG K7XX Red Edition going for its usual price of $200 with free shipping. It comes with a 2-year AKG warranty and the offer is limited to 1500 units. Offer ends in about eight days from today (today being posting-date, not reading-date).

August 15, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

FX Audio DAC-X6 DAC/amp for $70 [MD]

Another item is currently fully unlocked at the members-only Massdrop, it is the FX Audio DAC-X6 DAC/amp going for $62 plus $8 flat shipping. Offer is good for the next five days or so, and has a mid-September shipment estimate. This has multiple inputs (USB, Coaxial, Optical) and outputs RCA and 6.35mm headphone-out. Toggle switch flips between the three input options.

August 15, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Thinksound IEMs Grab Bag for $36 [MD]

It’s woodies grab bag time now at Massdrop. Another offer is fully unlocked, it’s a Thinksound in-ears grab bag, featuring six different models. You pay $33 plus $3~ flat shipping and you will randomly receive one of those six. Sneaked into this promotion are two brand new models, the “rain3” and the “ms02”, about 3% each. Limit two grab bags per customer, with a limit of 1800 units for the whole offering. A variety of over/on-ear headphones unlock as prizes depending on how many of these are purchased. The shipping estimate early September 2016.

August 14, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Little Dot I+ Headphone Amp for $99 [MD]

If you are eyeing the dots, and dotting the Is, the Little Dot I+ Headphone Amp is currently fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop for $90 plus $9~ flat shipping. Offer is good for the next seven days and will ship late September 2016. A couple of tube upgrade options are available at checkout for additional cost. This is a simple amp, RCA audio input and headphone out. No other input/output options.

August 14, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Chord Mojo Portable DAC/Amp for $563 [MD]

It is fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop and with eight days to go from today, the Chord Mojo Portable DAC/Amp is offered for $550 plus $13 flat shipping with a mid-September 2016 shipping estimate. These are made in England and have two 3.5mm headphone ports.

August 12, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Earsonics Earpad Plugs for $22 [MD]

On the hearing protection front, fully unlocked at Massdrop are the Earsonics Earpad Plugs going for $19 plus $3~ flat shipping. The offer is good for the next seven days. They come with a carrying pouch and a 1-year warranty from Massdrop (MD). They do not play music! Shipping estimate is early September but it may end earlier, there are only 100 units available for this offer.

Competing on price with these are the Etymotic Research ER20XS-SMF-P currently going for $20 at amazon.com in Standard or Large fit. But their universals go for $25. The usual free shipping terms apply (Prime or $49++).

August 9, 2016 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , , ,

Venture Electronics Monk Plus (Red) for $8 [MD]

For just $8 you can become a Monk without giving up secular life. An audio monk of sorts, the red color scheme of the Venture Electronics Monk Plus earbuds are fully unlocked at Massdrop for $5 plus $3 flat shipping with the offer ending in about two days from today. A maximum of 6500 units are available from this drop. The shipping estimate is a reasonably reasonable (by Massdrop standards) September 1st in 2016. All sales are final. Blue and red earbud covers are included. There’s also a link to a long interview with the VE CEO there.

PS: Massdrop is a members-only shopping club, it’s free to join but you have to be joined and logged in to see the offers. They are behind a login-wall because of MAP restrictions and such.

August 8, 2016 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: ,

First Harmonic IEB6 IEM for $28 [MD]

Another offer is now fully unlocked at Massdrop and with seven days to go, the First Harmonic IEB6 IEMs go for $25 plus $3~ flat shipping with a late August 2016 shipping estimate. They have a mic/remote, multiple eartip sizes, shirt clip, and branded drawstring pouch.

August 7, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

SMSL SD-793II DAC/Amp for $62 [MD] or $65 Now

SMSL is slowly expanding their line-up of DACs and amps, and one of them, the SD-793II DAC/Amp is currently unlocked at Massdrop for $57 plus $5 flat shipping with a late August shipping estimate.

If you don’t want to wait, a handful of possibly-price-matched marketplace sellers offer it for $65 with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so you get free shipping and if a Prime member, you can have it within a couple of business days (give or take depending on various known and unknown variables). This averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 112 customer reviews and has 80+ questions peer-answered.

This has optical or coaxial digital inputs, but no USB audio input. Check the customer pictures for a sideways picture of the back side (RCA out, Digital inputs).

August 6, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

SoundProfessionals Velour Earpads for M50X (and more) for $25 [MD]

If you like the SoundProfessionals velour pads for the Audio Technica M50X (and other MxxX models), they are now fully unlocked at Massdrop for $22 plus $3~ flat shipping. There are five colors to pick from during the checkout process. This listing is good for the next eight days from today (today being blog-posting date, not the day you are reading this).

While accessorizing at Massdrop, they have the Just Mobile HeadStand going for $30 plus $8~ flat shipping. This too has eight days to go with a late August shipping estimate. It looks nicer than a banana stand but all the money is in the banana stand 🙂

August 6, 2016 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , , ,

TFZ Series 3 IEMs for $53 [MD]

And another offer has been fully unlocked at the members-only Massdrop, it’s on the IEM front now, the TFZ Series 3 go for $45 plus $8~ flat shipping. The offer has seven days to go from today (today being blog-posting date), and the shipping estimate is early September 2016. Lots of pictures and close-ups of what’s included can be found there.

August 5, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp for $233 [MD]

Another offer has gone live at Massdrop, good for the next seven days is the DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp going for $210 plus $13~ flat shipping. You can select the power supply during the checkout process. The shipping estimate is early September 2016.

August 5, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Nuforce HEM IEMs Grab Bag for $178 [MD]

If you are a fan of grab bag deals, Massdrop has ushered in one that is not entry-level earbuds, but instead it is the NuForce HEM IEMs line-up. You pay $170 plus $8~ flat shipping, and for that you will randomly get one of these HEM2 or HEM4 or HEM6 or HEM8. The chances decrease as the model number (and list price) increase. This also has seven prizes that get unlocked with each purchase milestone. Offer ends in eight days, limit two per customer, and a total cap of 1000 units for this particular offering.

August 4, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

SMSL Ivy Micro-USB DAC/Amp for Android for $23 [MD]

With the continuing popularity of smartphones as primary DAPs for many, the portable DAC/amps continue to multiply like audio wabbits, including micro-USB models, such as the SMSL Ivy Micro-USB DAC/Amp for Android, currently fully unlocked at Massdrop for $20 plus $3~ flat shipping. The offer runs for the next seven days with a shipping estimate of early September 2016.

If you miss the drop or don’t want to buy from Massdrop, it goes for $29 with free shipping by Shenzhen Audio through amazon.com. It ships from Shenzhen, so it’s not eligible for Prime. However, judging by the shipping estimates, this looks like it may be shipping out of China, not the US.

August 3, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

TFZ Series 5 IEMs for $64 [MD]

More droppings are unlocked, the TFZ Series 5 IEMs are at the lowest price during this offer at Massdrop, they are going for $60 plus $4~ flat shipping. The offer ends in about six days from today and it is expected to ship late August 2016.

July 28, 2016 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Rooth Earplugs for $21 shipped [MD]

Another day, another offer went live at members-only Massdrop, it is the colorful Rooth Earplugs (they do not play music, it’s strictly hearing protection) for $18 plus $3~ flat shipping. The colors are actually different models with different noise filtering at 9, 15 and 21 dB depending on color. These are triple flanged and discrete (they don’t stick out of your ears, but have a little tab to pull them out) and come with a carrying case. Offer ends in about 8 days from today and ship in late August 2016.

July 27, 2016 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , ,

MEE Audio In-Ear Grab Bag for $9 shipped [MD]

In an appetizer-style of a grab bag offer, members-only Massdrop offers a random selection MEE Audio in-ears for $8 plus $1 flat shipping. Limit two random items per customer. You will randomly receive one out of four models (M6P, M6, M9, RX18p). The first two are the more expensive and are 20% of the quantity available. Half of them are the RX18p. A total of 4000 units are available, and at each numeric milestone (500, 1000, etc) a special prize will unlocked, including the Sennheiser HD800 if the grab bag sells out. Offer ends in eight days from today or earlier if the 4000 limit is reached.

July 26, 2016 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: , ,

XDuoo X2 Digital Audio Player for $47 [MD] or $50 Now

There is a choice in this offer! If you like to pay a lower price and don’t mind waiting until late August 2016, you can get the XDuoo X2 Digital Audio Player for $44 plus $3~ flat shipping from Massdrop. It is currently fully unlocked with six days left (from blog-posting date, not the date you are reading this ~ MD does not post a specific end time, so I don’t know exactly when it expires).

If you can’t wait that long, or you don’t want to deal with a members-only shopping website, fear not, for $3 more, you can have it in your pocket in as little as two days, depending on how close you are to an Amazon facility and whether you are a Prime member. To cut a long story short, it is offered for $50 by Andoer, with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so it is Prime-eligible.

PS: the first picture at Amazon makes it look like it is pancake-flat. It is not! Check the other pictures, it is DAP-chunky like a Fiio 🙂

July 24, 2016 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: ,