Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 for $400 [but ship May 2016]

I need to do another one of those Amazon Warehouse Deals Deal-Fishing Immersion Sessions to see what price adjustments we have now that the holidays are over and CES revealed even more new headphones (only a partial list, I’m still trying to herd all the CES chickens). In the meantime, Massdrop is back with another offer with one of the Head-Fi buzzing headphones, their own Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 for $400 with free shipping. There are 1000 units available for this offer, and already, as of the time of writing, 800 units have been spoken form. So this offer most will likely sell out before it expires in 11 days.

VERY IMPORTANT: these are estimated to ship in MAY 2016. That’s 3+ months from today (today = blog-posting date). So your patience will be tested greatly if you are not a fully enlightened being 🙂

January 27, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Unlocked at Massdrop: O2+ODAC, Grace, AKG, MEE, etc

In this post, we round up some of the latest Massdrop offers that are fully unlocked (= available at their lowest possible price during this particular offer). The expiration date varies, check their website for specifics. Only fully unlocked items are mentioned below. I add shipping to the total – except when I forget 🙂

  • Massdrop O2+ODAC (revB) DAC/Amplifier for $200
  • MEE Audio Grab Bag for $28 (receive one from six random choices)
  • CEntrance DACport Slim (Massdrop Exclusive) for $100
  • Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp for $500
  • AKG K267 Tiesto DJ Headphones for $130
  • Firestone Audio Headphone Stand for $40

As a reminder, everyone can join their buying club, it is free to join, but one must needs be logged in to see the offers. Something to do with the whole MAP thing.

October 28, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones, in-ears Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Massdrop: Audio Technica M50x + Creative E1 portable DAC-Amp for $177

Bundle time at Massdrop, fully unlocked for $170 plus $7 flat shipping is the combo of the Audio Technica ATH-M50x headphones and the entry-level Creative Sound Blaster E1 portable DAC/amp (USB or 3.5mm input, two headphone outputs). So if you happen to need both right at this time, it’s not a bad price. But if you don’t need both of them or right away, you can get better prices on each item individually.

For more on the Creative E1, there are 180+ customer reviews at Amazon. The E1 shares the same product page with two other models, so for E1-only reviews, use this pre-filtered reviews list (unfortunately they don’t provide averages on the filtered review lists).

The Massdrop offer mentioned in this post ends in about seven days from blog-posting date.

October 22, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop: Bravo V3, Edifier headphones

New offers got added to members-only Massdrop, with these specific offers ending in about seven days from blog posting date as follows:

* Bravo V3 Headphone Amplifier as low as $72.50 shipped
* Edifier H850 Headphones as low as $52 shipped

October 21, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , ,

Massdrop Unlocked: AKG M220 Semi-Open Headphones for $70 shipped

The AKG Massdrop bromance continues with another iteration of the AKG M220 Semi-Open Studio Headphones, fully unlocked at the moment for $70 with free shipping. This will ship in mid November. Already some enterprising sellers are selling it, at a small premium, for $80 shipped through amazon.com.

Other offers at Massdrop (but not fully unlocked as of posting time):
* Calyx Audio PaT DAC/Headphone Amp could go as low as $85 shipped
* Creative Sound Blaster X7 Amp/DAC combo could go as low as $320 shipped

October 20, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop: FAD Sonorous VI, Fiio X5ii, E18, Jaybirds, DT880

The action never stops it seems at members-only Massdrop. The latest offers, good for the next 6-7 days (from blog-posting date) include the following:

  • Final Audio Design Sonorous VI Headphone could go as low as $515 shipped
  • FiiO X5 2nd Generation Player could go as low as $318 shipped
  • FiiO E18 could go as low as $155 shipped
  • Jaybirds BlueBuds X Sports bluetooth earbuds as low as $118 shipped
  • Beyerdynamic DT880 600 Ohm Headphones as low as $250 shipped
October 19, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, digital audio players, earbuds, headphones Tagged With: , , , , ,

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

Massdrop is back with another limited run of the Massdrop Objective 2 (O2) Headphone Amplifier. The Standard edition goes for $80, while the Desktop edition (RCA inputs, 1/4″ headphone out, power on the back) goes for $95. Free shipping. Ends in about 14 days from blog-posting date (or earlier if they run out).

October 16, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Massdrop unlocked: AKG K553 Pro for $120

Another day, another headphone at Massdrop, and this time it is fully unlocked already, it is the closed-back over-ear AKG K553 Pro Studio Headphone going for $120 with free shipping. There ten days left in the offer (from blog-posting date) and has a hard limit of 320 units available. As of the time of writing, 19 were purchased, so no need for a “panic buy” just yet 🙂 This is a Massdrop special edition.

October 15, 2015 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop: CEntrance DACport Slim unlocked for $100

As the name suggests, the tiny CEntrance DACport Slim is currently fully unlocked at members-only but free-to-join Massdrop for $100 with free shipping. It has 12 days left to go (from blog-posting date).

Also there, also fully unlocked, with seven days to go are the AKG K167 Tiesto DJ headphones going for $70 plus $7 flat shipping.

October 14, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop: Shure SE535 IEMs as low as $360

The Shure SE535 IEMS could go as low as $360 shipped if they manage to get fully unlocked at Massdron in the next seven days (from blog-posting day). Also on offer there are the Voxoa Workout Bluetooth Earbuds that could go as low as $65 shipped (as above), while the ATH-M50x Velour Earpads could go as low as $22 shipped.

October 13, 2015 Filed Under: accessories, earbuds, in-ears Tagged With: , , , ,

AKG K7XX Massdrop Limited Edition for $200

Open-back open-ears as they say. The AKG K7XX Massdrop Limited Edition is back at Massdrop, fully unlocked for $200 with free shipping. This is based on the 65th anniversary edition of the K702, with further tweaks. The offer ends in about seven days from today or when 580 units are sold, whichever happens first. As of the time of writing, 119 units have been purchased.

October 12, 2015 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Massdrop: Aune, Fiio, Gustard, BeyerD DT880-250-Premium, etc

More offers have been added to Massdrop. The offers mentioned below expire in 3-7 days from blog-posting date.

  • Beyerdynamic DT880 Premium (250 Ohm) could go as low as $250 shipped
  • GUSTARD H10 headphone amp could go as low as $310 shipped
  • FiiO E17K Alpen 2 USB DAC unlocked for $117 shipped
  • Aune B1 Portable Headphone Amplifier could go as low as $157 shipped
  • Aune X1S 32BIT/384 DSD128 MINI DAC could go as low as $226 shipped
  • Little Dot MKIII Tube Headphone Amp could go as low as $230 shipped
October 11, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , , , , ,

Massdrop: Fiio E17K, JustMobile, Normal 3D earphones

Three new offers are up at members-only Massdrop, and they have about 6-7 days to go (from blog-posting date). Here’s where they sit as of blog-posting time:

* Just Mobile HeadStand fully unlocked for $45~ shipped

* Fiio E17K Alpen 2 USB DAC could go as low as $117~ shipped

* Normal 3D Printed Earphones as low as for $160 shipped
* “Normal” is the brand name, there is no such thing as normal in audio 🙂

October 7, 2015 Filed Under: accessories, amps and dacs, in-ears Tagged With: , , , ,

Massdrop unlocked: AKG K181 DJ UE for $82.50

The AKG K181 DJ UE headphones are now fully unlocked going for $80 plus $2.50 flat shipping (can’t they have simple rounded shipping prices?) at members-only (free to join) Massdrop. The offer ends in about three days from blog-posting date.

More expensive than the headphones, with seven days to go, but not fully unlocked is the Sieveking Omega Headphone Stand that could go as low as $140 shipped.

October 4, 2015 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , ,

Massdrop: DUNU DN-2000 Hybrid IEM as low as $247

The DUNU DN-2000 Hybrid IEMs are up and running at members-only Massdrop and they could go as low as $247 shipped. They have seven days from blog-posting date to get there (= fully unlocked).

October 3, 2015 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Massdrop: BeyerD DT990 (250) Premium, etc

A new wave of offers is up at members-only Massdrop, with 5-7 days left (as of blog-posting date) for them. Two of the three are fully-unlocked as of the time of writing:

* Beyerdynamic DT990 Premium (250 Ohm) as low as $230~ shipped
* SoundMAGIC PL21 IEMs for $18~ shipped (fully unlocked)
* Sennheiser VMX 200-II USB Bluetooth Headset for $50 shipped (fully unlocked)

October 2, 2015 Filed Under: headphones, in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop Unlocked: Custom Art Ei.XX CIEMs for $640 [also AKG K812]

Fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop are the Custom Art Ei.XX CIEMs, another Massdrop exclusive product, offered for $600 plus $40 flat shipping, with about five days to go from blog-posting date. Note that this is limited to 50 units (36 purchased as of the time of writing), and the shipping estimate is November 1st (we are still in September!).

Also added over there, but not fully unlocked, as AKG’s K812 Reference that could go as low as $800 plus $12 flat shipping.

September 30, 2015 Filed Under: custom in-ears, headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop unlocked: Fiio X5 second gen for $318

The second generation is now fully unlocked (= lowest price during this promotion) at members-only Massdrop for $310 plus $8~ flat shipping. Shipping estimate is mid-October 2015.

If you can’t wait, you can get it in “Used – Like New” condition for $300~ by All About Office through Amazon Warehouse Deals. It ships from “All About Office” (99%, 8856 transactions/12 months), so it is not eligible for Prime shipping.

September 28, 2015 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With: , ,

Massdrop unlocked: JayBird X2 Sport Bluetooth in-ears for $148

The JayBird X2 Sport Bluetooth earphones are currently fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop going for $144 plus $4~ flat shipping. Offer ends in about seven days from blog-posting date. These are the second generation and come with the removable earwings

September 27, 2015 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Massdrop: Beyerdynamic Manufaktur DT 990 (600 Ohm)

Another new addition to Massdrop, the Beyerdynamic Manufaktur DT 990 (600 Ohm) could go as low as $250 plus $10 flat shipping. This has five days to go from blog-posting day.

September 26, 2015 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Massdrop: Grace Design m920 as low as $1511

Up at members-only Massdrop, with only a maximum of 25 units available for this promotion, the Grace Design m920 could go as low as $1500 plus $11~ flat shipping if it fully unlocks before it ends. The offer ends in about seven days (from blog-posting date).

September 25, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Massdrop: Fostex TH500RP, Geek Out 1000

Massdrop has more new offers loaded, good for the next 6-7 days (from blog-posting date). Neither is fully unlocked as of the time of writing. The offers are:

+ Fostex TH500-RP as low as $460~ shipped
+ Geek Out 1000 USB DAC/Amp as low as $172~ shipped

September 24, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop Unlocked: FiiO E10K for $67

A new round of specials is up at members-only Massdrop, and as of the time of writing, with 7 days to go (from blog-posting date) the FiiO E10K USB DAC/amp is fully unlocked (= the lowest price possible under this offer), going for $63 plus $4 flat shipping.

Also offered there, but not fully unlocked, with five days to go, is the FiiO X5 2nd Generation Player that could go as low as $318~ shipped. Meanwhile the Creative Sound Blaster E5 USB DAC/Amp Combo, with six days to go, could go as low as $160~ shipped.

September 23, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, digital audio players Tagged With: , ,

Massdrop unlocked: ATH-M50x Velour Earpads for $22

Unlocked (lowest price under this offer) at members-only Massdrop are the ATH-M50x Velour Earpads offered for $20 plus $2 flat shipping. You can select which color scheme you prefer (black, brown, white, red, or burgundy) during the checkout process. Offer ends in about six days from blog-posting date.

Also added there but not fully unlocked yet are the Edifier H850 Headphones that could go as low as $48~ shipped. They have about five days to go from blog-posting date.

September 21, 2015 Filed Under: accessories, headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop: Bravo V3 amp as low as $73~

Added to members-only shopping site Massdrop (free to join for all) is the Bravo V3 headphone amp. It could go as low as $73~ shipped. It has six days to get them (as of the time of writing).

Meanwhile, some of our previously mentioned offers, including the Fiio X1 and E18 are now fully unlocked.

September 20, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

Massdrop: BeyerD T90, Fiio, Topping, NuForce

Four more items are now up at members-only Massdrop. As of the time of writing, they have 5-7 days to go, and none of them is fully unlocked (yet). They are:

* Beyerdynamic T90 could go as low as $450 shipped
* Nuforce NE-600X as low as $9 shipped
* Topping NX1 Headphone Amp as low as $36~ shipped
* FiiO E18 Kunlun Portable DAC/Amp as low as $135 shipped

September 19, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones, in-ears Tagged With: , , , , ,

Massdrop: Fiio X1, SMSL M8 DAC, BD MXP 50

New offers are up at members-only but free-to-join Massdrop. The following have 6-7 days to go. As of the time of writing they are not fully unlocked. They are:

  • Fiio X1 DAP could go as low as $85 shipped
  • Beyerdynamic MXP 50 iE iems as low as $33 shipped
  • SMSL M8 Desktop DAC (IN: USB, TOS/Coax, OUT: RCA) as low as $180 shipped
September 17, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, digital audio players, in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop Final Audio Design Grab Bag for $49 shipped

Members-only Massdrop is having another grab bag promotion. This time four different Final Audio Design IEMs of four different price levels are participating. One grab bag means you will get one of the four – randomly. You pay $49 with free shipping. Offer ends in 7 days or when 1000 units are purchased, whichever happens first.

The four IEMs participating:

  • Adagio II: 38% of units ($49)
  • Adagio III: 38% of units ($69)
  • Heaven II: 16% of units ($129)
  • Adagio V: 8% of units ($209)

So in the worst case scenario, you will receive the Adagio II. Also, if more than 500 units are purchased, Massdrop have three more advanced IEMs from the Final Audio Design line-up that will be added, one unit of each. So up to three lucky members will get an IEM of $350 or higher.

September 16, 2015 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Massdrop Unlocked: B-Stock AKG K267 Tiesto for $130 [and other offers]

Another day, another burst of offers at members-only (but free to join) Massdrop. Fully unlocked already (= lowest price under this offer) are the AKG K267 Tiesto DJ headphones in B-Stock condition for $130 with free shipping. A Massdrop representative in their forums [only logged-in Massdrop members can read it] describes these as:

“So basically, these were sitting in a warehouse, waiting to be sold, then someone within AKG decided they needed to update the packaging for this headphone. These units have never been opened, returned, scratched, dented, or anything else. Thier packaging is out of date, that’s it.”

Also added, not fully unlocked as of the time of writing, but they have 6-7 days (from blog-posting time) to get there are:

* xDuoo TA-03 DAC/Amp as low as $260 shipped
* DarkVoice 336SE OTL Headphone Amp as low as $235 shipped
* Firestone Audio Headphone Stand as low as $40 shipped

September 15, 2015 Filed Under: accessories, amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Massdrop unlocked: Grado SR80e On-Ears for $85

Grado action at members-only Massdrop, their SR80e on-ears are now fully unlocked for $85 with free shipping. A Grado representative (he gave an email address to be contacted at Grado) is participating in the discussion there and said “Massdrop is UNAUTHORIZED to offer Grado Labs products”. Of course you never know with the interwebs whether this is someone from Grado for real or someone trolling. I have no clue, so be sure to do more research if interested. Offer ends in about six days from blog-posting date.

A couple of other items got added there with 4-6 days to go, but they are not fully unlocked as of the time of writing:
* Unique Melody Miracle Universal IEMs could go as low as $730 shipped
* Beyerdynamic Manufaktur MMX300 could go as low as $288 shipped

September 12, 2015 Filed Under: headphones, in-ears Tagged With: , , , ,

Massdrop unlocked: AKG M220 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $70

The offers continue to roll at members-only Massdrop. Added today, with seven days left (from blog-posting date) the semi-open AKG M220 semi-open over-ears are fully unlocked for $70 with free shipping. Their weight (240g) is an homage to the K240 🙂

Also added with this wave, but not reached their lowest possible price yet are:
* Sennheiser HD7 DJ headphones could go as low as $180~ shipped (they need one more to unlock!)
* Havi B3 Pro IEMs as low as $50 shipped

September 10, 2015 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , , , ,

Massdrop: Takstar Pro 80, Bravo V2

Never a dull moment at (the free to join but need to login to see the offers) Massdrop. Two new sub-$100 offers got added, with seven days to go (as of blog-posting time). Currently they are not fully unlocked. On the amp front, Bravo V2 Headphone Amplifier could go as low as $88 shipped, while on the headphones front the Takstar PRO 80 could go as low as $67 shipped. As you can see from the pictures over there, this comes with an aluminum case.

If you are not mesmerized by the shinyness of the aluminum, they are also sold under the Gemini brand (without the shiny case) for $47 by marketplace sellers with the order fulfilled by Amazon so it is eligible for free 2-day shipping. The Geminis averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 60 customer reviews and have 17 questions answered.

September 7, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Massdrop unlocked: JayBird BlueBuds X Sport for $121 [plus more new offers]

Added to the members-only Massdrop and already reaching the lowest price possible during this offer (aka fully unlocked) are the JayBird BlueBuds X Sport bluetooth in-ears going for $116 plus $5~ flat shipping. Also added, but not fully unlocked as of the time of writing, with 6-8 days left, are the following products:

* Musiland Monitor 02US Dragon DAC/Amp could go as low as $109~ shipped
* Colorfly C4 DAP could go as low as $508~ shipped
* Sony PHA-3 Portable DAC/Amp could go as low as $708~ shipped

September 6, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, digital audio players, in-ears Tagged With: , , , , ,

Massdrop Unlocked: AKG K99 for $35 [plus more]

The latest set of new offers at members-only Massdrop has the closed-back on-ear AKG K99 reaching their lowest offer price of $35 with free shipping, with seven days to go. With the same deadline, but not unlocked as of the time of writing of this post are the Shure SE215 Blue in-ears that could go as low as $115 shipped, along with a couple of amps:

* Little Dot MKIII Tube could go as low as $225 shipped
* GUSTARD H10 could go as low as $311.50 shipped

September 4, 2015 Filed Under: amps and dacs, headphones, in-ears Tagged With: , , , ,

Massdrop: Sony Z7, BeyerD DT990-600 Premium, Sieveking

The action continues at members-only Massdrop with three items added. As of the time of writing they are not fully unlocked but they have seven days to do so (from blog-posting date). They are:

* Sony MDR-Z7 over-ears as low as $510 shipped
* Beyerdynamic DT990 Premium (600 ohm) as low as $228 shipped
* Sieveking Omega Headphone Stand as low as $140 shipped

September 3, 2015 Filed Under: accessories, headphones Tagged With: , , , , ,