Another item got fully unlocked at Massdrop, this time it is the Firestone Audio Headphone Stand going for $35 plus $8~ flat shipping. Offer ends in about two days from today (blog-posting date, not the date you are reading this). It comes pre-assembled and it is all metal construction. It ships in mid June 2016.
MEE Audio Rumble Bluetooth AF80 for $44 (MD)
MassDrop droppings now, fully unlocked it is, the new condition MEE Audio Rumble Bluetooth AF80, going for $40 plus $4~ flat shipping. Two color options are available. The offer ends before the weekend… The lowest price for these is $50 (the white/blue color) at amazon.com where they average 4 out of 5 based on 220+ customer reviews and 50+ answered questions…
Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp for $500
Another exclusive product is available now and fully unlocked at the members-only site. It is the Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp edition going for $500 with free shipping. Keep in mind however this will ship in mid-June 2016, which is about a month away from blog-posting date.
Massdrop x AKG K7XX Red for $200
If you like the vampire-red undertones of the Massdrop x AKG K7XX Red Edition headphones, we have good news for you, they are available again to purchase from members-only but free-to-join Massdrop for $200 with free shipping. The offer runs for 11 more days or if 1500 units get scooped up, whichever happens first. Keep in mind however that these ship in mid-June 2016!
AKG M220 for $65 (ship mid-June) or $77 (ship now)
The AKG M220 is a re-imaging of the good old AKG K240 headphones and it is back in the rotation at members-only (but free to join) Massdrop going for $57 plus $8~ flat shipping. The shipping estimate there is mid-June 2016. The offer expires in five days from today (today being the blog-posting date, not the day you are reading this).
If you don’t want to wait that long, and you don’t mind paying more, Amazon seller “Audio Watt Store” has them on sale, in new condition, for $77 with free shipping, with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so if you are a Prime member, you can get them to your door in about 2 days. There, they average 4.7 out of 5 based on 25 customer reviews.
Thinksound ON1 for $138 [Massdrop]
For fans of wooden earcups, the Thinksound ON1 are offered for $130 plus $8~ flat shipping at the members-only Massdrop website. The offer expires in eight days (from blog posting date), and the shipping estimate is the end of May 2016.
Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 for $400
The Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 headphones are back again at Massdrop for $400 with free shipping, but the shipping estimate depends on when you buy them. The first 600 units purchased will ship when this drop ends, end of May 2016. The remaining 1400 units will ship in mid-September 2016. So if you want them sooner than later, make sure you buy them before the “XX purchased” is over 600. Also don’t want until the last minute, as the counter may not be real time. As of the time of writing, it is “87 purchased”. Temptations, temptations 🙂
SMSL Audio Sap-7 Portable headamp for $33
If you like nice buttons on your portable budget headphone amps, and not cryptic multi-function nano-buttons, currently in progress at Massdrop is the SMSL Audio SAP-7, available in three different colors for $30 plus $3 flat shipping. You can pick the color during the checkout process. Shipping estimate is early June 2016.
If you want it faster, one marketplace seller at Amazon, HJR Headphone Shop (ships from the state of Washington) offers it thru Amazon for $35 with free shipping. This ships directly from them, so no Prime shipping benefits.
New In-Ear release: Campfire Audio Nova for $344 [Massdrop]
If you like to be among the first trying brand new products, the Campfire Audio Nova in-ears, hand made in Portlandia, are available right now for $340 plus $3.50 flat shipping at Massdrop, which is a members-only website, but everyone can join in and buy them. Only 200 units are available and as of the time of writing, about half of them have been sold. So the offer ends when it reaches 200 or in six days from today, whichever comes first. They ship at the end of this month (May 2016).
AKG K553 Closed Over-Ears for $120 [Massdrop]
Massdrop continues their temptations parade with another offering on the closed-back over-ear AKG K553 headphones for $120 with free shipping. Shipping estimate is late May 2016, so you only need moderate patience for this offer (compared to some others that take up to three months!). As you can guess by the lack of X or x in its model name, this is not an exclusive, but rather it’s a “sneak peak” or an early release or whatever the marketing term du jour is 🙂 This offer ends in about eight days from today.
Massdrop MEE Audio Entry-level IEM Grab Bag for $9
Massdrop has another grab bag promotion, this time it featured entry-level MEE Audio in-ears. You pay $8 plus $1 flat shipping. For that, 80% of the buyers will get a $10 model, while the rest will get either the M6 or M6p.
They also have “Prizes” that unlocked at milestone numbers, but only a maximum of five prizes are available (three of which already unlocked, AKG K7XX, DACport Slim DAC). It looks like the fourth one is about to unlocked (they have to manually update the website text, but it’s over 2000 units, so someone will get the BeyerD T70p).
Two new Massdrop exclusive Hifiman models on Wedn 9am ET
On Wednesday April 27 (2016) at 9am Eastern time, Massdrop will launch two new offers with two exclusive Hifiman models with rather reasonable prices, one over-ear and one in-ear. They will be based on the (now discounted) HE-300 over-ear and the RE-0 in-ears. Here’s a screenshot with the details:
They are a members only website (you have to login to see the offers), but it is free for anyone to join in and see what’s happening.
Beyerdynamic DT 990 Premium (600) for $228 [Massdrop]
The members only shopping service Massdrop (it’s free to sign up for, but you have to have an account to see the offers because of the whole MAP song and dance) is now offering the open-back over-ear 600 ohm Premium version of the Beyerdynamic DT 990 headphones for $220 plus $8~ flat shipping and handling. There are eight days from today left on this offer. Shipping estimate is mid-May 2016, so keep that in mind if you need it to get there yesterday or at a Prime speed 🙂
Thinksound ts02 in-ears (wood) for $58 (Massdrop)
Fully unlocked and with a mid-May 2016 shipping estimate, the wood-protected Thinksound ts02 in-ears are now available on Massdrop for $55 plus $3~ flat shipping. Offer ends in about six days from blog-posting date. You can select from two different color options during the checkout process.
Final Audio Design In-Ear Grab Bag for $50 (Massdrop)
Massdrop is having another grab bag in-ear promotion, this time featuring Final Audio Design (FAD). You pay $49 plus $1 flat shipping. For that, you receive one of the FAD (not a flattering acronym :)) in-ears. Most people will receive either the Adagio II or III, while 1/4th will receive either the Heaven II or Adagio V. Limit two purchases per customer. This promotion is capped to 500 units but there’s plenty left, with seven days (from today) to go in the promotion.
CEntrance DACport Slim for $100 (Massdrop exclusive)
It’s back at Massdrop, the CEntrance DACport Slim is available for $100 with free shipping BUT a June 2016 shipping estimate. This is available exclusively to them, an the offer has seven days to go (from today). The drop is limited to 180 units.
If you don’t want to deal with Massdrop’s long wait, a seller at Amazon (“HJR HEADPHONE SHOP”) is offering it for $110 with free shipping. It ships directly from them, so it is not eligible for Prime shipping.
Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp for $500
Another Massdrop exclusive, currently fully unlocked (lowest price during a particular offer promotion) is teh Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp going for $500 with free shipping. It will ship in mid-May 2016. Specs, close-up of the inputs/outputs, and a link to the user manual are all available at the product page over there. The offer ends in about 7 days from today (with “today” being the posting date here, not the day you are reading this).
Massdrop x AKG K7XX Red Edition for $200
They are back and with a Red color scheme running throughout them (but the main color remains black), it is the AKG K7XX Red Edition, a Massdrop x (exclusive) sold over there for $200 with free shipping. Shipment estimate is early May 2016. This ends in about six days from today or if the available quantity is sold out (nearly 300 available as of blog-post time).
You can’t get this at Amazon through other sellers (the ones who have it charge 1.5x more than Massdrop), but you can get the AKG M220 (think K240 reborn) for around $70.
AKG K553 Closed-Back Over-Ears for $133 (Massdrop)
Massdrop is back with another AKG promotion, this time it is closed-back action, the over-ear AKG K553 is going for $125 plus $8~ flat shipping. This only ships to USA addresses and ends in about 7 days from today. Shipping is relatively fast for this one (by Massdrop standards), end of April 2016.
AKG K267 Tiesto DJ B-Stock headphones for $138 (Massdrop)
It’s DJ time at the members only shopping site Massdrop. Fully unlocked price-wise (the lowest of this promotion) are the AKG K267 Tiesto DJ headphones offered for $130 plus $8~ flat shipping in B-Stock condition. B as in the grade, not B as in Beef Stock 😉 The offer ends in about five days from today, and will ship in late April 2016.
Massdrop: TEAC HA-P50 Portable Headphone DAC/Amp for $158 shipped
Another one of the offers running at members-only Massdrop is now fully unlocked in terms of price (aka the lowest price during the run of this offer), it is the TEAC HA-P50 Portable Headphone DAC/Amp with various audio inputs (analog, digital optical, two USB) going for $150 plus $8~ flat shipping. Offer ends in about a week from today and ships in late April 2016.
Or if you are fond of used, you can get it for $143~ in “Used – Very Good” condition (minor cosmetic imperfections, damaged packaging) by Amazon Warehouse Deals. There’s only one used listing for it. It averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 15 customer reviews.
Massdrop Grab Bag: Nuforce HEM IEMs for $178 shipped
Massdrop has another grab bag offer (aka “Blue Box” in Massdrop-speak). You pay $170 plus $8~ flat shipping and you will receive one of four different NuForce HEM-series in-ears (2 or 4 or 6 or 8). The “2” is the lowest price, so half of the people will get that. The rest will get either a “4” or a “6” or an “8”. There are also four big prizes that go to four lucky grab-bag buyers.
NOTE: these will ship in early May 2016. Limit two units per customer. This is fully unlocked. Offer ends in about six days from today (today being the blog-posting date, not the date you are reading this).
Back at Massdrop: AKG K7XX Over-Ears for $200
They are back available at Massdrop again, the open-back over-ear AKG K7XX Massdrop edition going for $200 with free shipping. This offer is good for the next seven days or if the available quantity is depleted. Note that these ship in early May 2016, so patience is an audiophile virtue 🙂 The K7xx are a variation on a theme on the 65th anniversary edition of the K702.
Unlike the AKG M220 which is available for similar prices elsewhere (Audio Watt Store on Amazon), the K7XX is selling over $200 in Used condition at Amazon, so Massdrop or peer-to-peer purchases are the way to go for the K7xx.
Massdrop Unlocked: Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 Purpleheart for $450
If you are a fan of Massdrop and their Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 Purpleheart headphones, they are offered again, for $450 with free shipping. The promotion is limited to 1000 units, and nearly 800 of them got scooped up as of the time of writing. The listing ends in 7 days (from blog-posting date) but it will likely sell-out before the seven days pass.
NOTE!!! the shipping estimate for these is August 2016. I repeat August 2016. That’s about five months from today! Patience is a virtue that can make you very purple if you hold your breath that long 🙂
Massdrop unlocked: Just Mobile Headstand (two colors) for $38 shipped
If you are a fan of proper headphone stands, and do not object to shopping from members-only Massdrop, their offer for the Just Mobile Headstand (available in black or silver) has reached its lowest price, $30 plus $8 flat shipping. You can select the color of your choice during the checkout process. The offer ends in about six days from blog-posting date (they don’t post an expiration date there, only “x days left”, that’s why I am describing the expiration date in this fashion since I don’t know the exact expiration date).
Sennheiser CX Earbud Grab Bag for $29 shipped
If you are interested in the Sennheiser CX series earbuds, members-only Massdrop has another “grab bag” promotion. You pay $25 plus $4 flat shipping, and for that you receive one pair that is either the CX 1.00 (60% of the people), or one of the more expensive models (2.00 or 5.00). Randomness decides what you get, but in the worst case scenario, you get the CX 1.00. Limit two per customer during this sale which ends in about five days (from blog-posting date).
In addition to that, they have some bonus items that will be randomly won by buyers. The more units get purchased, the more bonus items get unlocked. These appear to be gear from other recent or on-going drops (TH-X00, DACport Slim, etc). The chances of getting one of these are fairly low.
These purchases will ship late April 2016, so keep that in mind if you need them to get here yesterday 🙂
Massdrop Unlocked: CEntrance DACport Slim (exclusive) for $100
The Massdrop edition (a popular trend these days in the world of Massdrop) is currently available fully unlocked for $100 with free shipping at the members-only but free-to-join website. The offer ends in about seven days from today (with today being the blog-posting date). A total of 100 units are available in this particular offer. This will ship at the end of April, and I suppose I should mention 2016 since some of shipments can take a while 🙂
Back at Massdrop: AKG K7XX Limited Red Edition for $200
The AKG K7XX Limited Red Edition is back again at Massdrop (a members only but free to join shopping club on the interwebs) going for the same price as before, $200 with free shipping. This round has five more days left, and about 600 units available as of the time of writing. This is fully unlocked, which in their speak means it’s the lowest price they will offer this for at the moment. The shipping estimate for this is late March 2016, that’s about three ways away from today, so keep that in mind ~ it won’t arrive for Saint Patrick’s Day 🙂
Massdrop Unlocked: Beyerdynamic DT 990 Premium (600 ohm) for $228
If you are fond of Massdrop shopping, and with a late March 2016 shipping estimate, the new condition open-back Beyerdynamic DT 990 Premium (600 ohm) headphones are fully unlocked (aka lowest price during this Massdrop offer) for $220 plus $8 flat USA shipping. There are about seven days left (from today) in this offer. Needless to say, 600 ohm headphones will need amp-ing (check the various websites and forums for recommendations).
Massdrop: B-Stock AKG K267 Tiesto DJ for $138
The members-only Massdrop shopping club (it is free to join) is offering the closed-back AKG K267 Tiesto DJ headphones (well, if they have a famous DJ’s name, they’d better be DJ headphones!) for $130 plus $8 flat shipping to USA addresses. This is fully unlocked (aka the lowest price of this offer). These are marked as “B-Stock” ~ they have pictures of the boxes of typical B-Stock units. They will ship in early March 2016. It ends in about four days unless the available quantity is depleted beforehand.
Massdrop: DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp for $233
Massdrop has another fully unlocked promotion, the DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp is fully unlocked for $220 plus $13~ flat shipping to USA addresses. This offer is good for the next six days. Please note these will begin shipping in about a month from today (mid March 2016), so patience is for the OTL Jedi(s) 🙂
Beyerdynamic DTX 101 In-Ears for $37 shipped
The Valentine’s theme continues at members-only Massdrop, the Beyerdynamic DTX 101 in-ears are fully unlocked for $32 plus $5 shipping (to USA addresses). Offer ends in 4 days or when available quantity is depleted, whichever happens first. They will ship in early March, plenty of time for Valentine’s 2017 🙂
Massdrop exclusive: AKG K7XX Limited Red Edition for $200
Massdrop has another exclusive headphone, the AKG K7XX Limited Red Edition (never too early to start shopping for Valentine’s 2017!), is offered for $200 with free shipping, with 1500 units available for purchase. About 600 of them have been committed as of the time of writing. This will begin shipping in early March. Offer ends in about six days or before that if the 1500 unit limit is reached before that. As the “K7” hints in the model name, this is an open-back headphone.
CEntrance DACport Slim (Massdrop Exclusive) for $100
Members-only shopping site Massdrop continues to work with some manufacturers for exclusive products, their latest is the CEntrance DACport Slim tiny little USB DAC, offered for $100 with free shipping. A total of 500 units are available. As of the time of writing, less than 15% of them have been claimed.
Massdrop is however also creating some warranty confusion with a few other products, since multiple manufacturers have come out publicly stating that what is offered is not considered a “USA authorized” purchase (for warranty purposes). The confusion can easily be solved by Massdrop being very clear about the warranty situation, so shoppers can make informed decisions. Those who don’t want any risk, can simply avoided those products, shoppers who are comfortable with more risk, can decide by having all the facts. Rant ends 🙂
Massdrop Grab Bag for $20.50 shipped: Blue Ever Blue In-Ears
Grab bags are popular among some shoppers for their sense of mystery and adventure (or something like that). Massdrop is running another grab-bag sale, this one featuring Blue Ever Blue in-ears. You pay $20.50 with free shipping and for that, you will receive one pair of their in-ears. About half of the people will receive the lowest priced model of the four (the 328R). The rest will get more expensive models. Who gets what is random, so assume you will be getting the lowest priced model, and consider it a “victory” if you get anything else.
The offer is limit two per customer, and comes with free shipping to USA addresses. The offer ends in a week from today or if 2500 units are purchased, whichever happens first.
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