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On the stylish side of things, running for the next four days and change (from blog-posting date) at members-only but free-to-join Massdrop are the new condition Mitchell & Johnson GL2 Headphones going for $200 with free US shipping. A total of 63 units are available for this drop, with 17 of them claimed as of the time of writing.
They will ship from Massdrop in late March, with all sales final as usual. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.
UPDATE Friday 10am ET: this is now LIVE! 77 units have been purchased after one hour of this running. A total of 480 units are available for this drop. It will ship in late October 2018. That’s almost a baby (eight months from now)..
A new product world premiere is happening at Massdrop on Friday at 9am eastern! They will launch the drop for the new condition Massdrop x THX AAA 789 Linear Amplifier. The price will be $350 with free US shipping. Each unit will be serialized and the first 490 purchases will get a serial number under 500 per the listing. Since this is a co-promotion, an “x” product (yes, they are shipping themselves) it comes wtih a 1-year manufacturer warranty, always a welcome sight 🙂 The shipping estimate will be revealed after the offer goes live on Friday morning.
The brains behind the operation talked about this technology on Episode #242 of Home Theater Geeks (fear not, there is no Leo Laporte in the video), which you can also find YouTube-embedded below:
PS: I just now realized, “Home Theater Geeks” is no longer running new episodes. Their last episode was September 2017. Scott explained the reason for the cancellation in the AVS Forums [“purely economic”]…
This sold-out/run-out very quickly…
If you like the excitement of semi-mystery grab bags, Massdrop is now running a Blue Ever Blue earphone grab bag promotion for the next four days and change (from blog-posting time). You pay $24 with free US shipping and for that you are guaranteed to receive (randomly selected) one out of the following earphones:
A few prizes (AKG M220 and K7XX) unlock if certain quantities are purchased during this promotion. Each member can buy two grab bags. Each grab bag is randomly selected, there’s on guarantee you will receive two different earphones if you buy two grab bags. A maximum of 1000 units is available for this drop. Over 150 of them have been sold as of the time of writing.
These will ship in early April 2018. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.
We have … one more (sorry, I couldn’t resist it) 1More headphone that is now fully unlocked at members-only but free to join Massdrop, it is the new condition 1More 1M301 In-Ears offered for $20 with free US shipping. The offer runs for the next five days and change (from blog posting time) and will ship in mid-March 2018 from the vendor. All sales final. It comes with a 1-year warranty.
PS: the other two 1More headphones in progress at Massdrop are the Quad IEMs for $150 and the Triple Driver Over-Ears for $200.
Not to be confused with Dakini bliss, Dekoni earpads hope to offer bliss for your ears 😉 A couple of them are fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop running for the next 3+ days (from blog-posting time) with free US shipping as follows:
+ Dekoni Premium Ear Pads for Fostex
for $35 to $73
+ various materials are available, and options compatible for the TH-X00, TH-900 and of course the all-mod T50-RPs
+ Dekoni Premium Ear Pads for AKG K7* for $35 to $73
+ four material options
+ compatible with AKG Q/K701, Q/K702, K601, K612, K712, K7XX
These ship in mid-March from the vendor, with all sales final as usual. By “all sales final” they mean there are no returns for “satisfaction”, only if the product is defective, broken, missing parts, etc.
A couple of 1More headphones are now fully unlocked at members-only Massdrop and running for the next four days and change (from blog posting date). They will ship in late March from Massdrop, with all sales final. No mention of warranty in the listing. Free US shipping. The IEMs are restricted to US and Canada per the listing.
+ 1More Quad Driver IEMs for $150
+ 1More Triple Driver Over-Ear Closed-Back for $200
+ these were revealed at CES 2018 with a starting price of $250. If you are not interested in Massdrop, we are tracking them in our New Headphones Tracker…
The PortaPRO is not the only retro popular KOSS headphone. At least at Massdrop, the new condition Koss KPH30i Rhythm Beige Lightweight On-Ears is popular enough that they brought back the drop, going just like before for $20 plus shipping. They come with the famous KOSS limited lifetime warranty as Koss and Massdrop are co-operating. All sales are final however.
They will be shipped in late March 2018 by Massdrop. They come with a non-detachable dual-entry cable with mic/remote. This runs for the next four days and change (from blog posting date).
All along the Flagship tower! Just launched at Massdrop is the new condition Ultimate Ears 18+ Pro Universal Fit IEMs for $1200 with free US shipping. These need three commitments before they unlock. Five color options are available at checkout. The wood options are the same price in this offer, they don’t carry a +$100 surcharge. They come with a 1-year warranty and will ship in late March 2018 from Massdrop. All sales final as usual.
Hearing protection may not be as exciting as a new pair of headphones or a new DAP or a new DAC/amp, but music appreciation depends on hearing, so this is of utilitarian interest if nothing else…
Offered back on once again, unlocked at Massdrop is the new condition Rooth C&P Earplugs for $18 plus shipping. There are various options available in the shopping cart, and some lower priced options as well. They will ship in mid-March 2018 [CORRECTED] by Massdrop, with all sales final. Cases and shells are included by the manufacturer.
Not to be confused with the famous jeans, the TEAC UD-501 dual-monaural DAC/amp is fully unlocked at Massdrop for $360 with free US shipping, running for the next two days and change (from blog-posting time). It will ship in mid-March from Massdrop, with all sales final. A warranty card is included. Only 40 units are available for this drop, and as of the time of writing, 19 of them have been claimed.
Some DAP (digital audio player) deep cuts (the music term, not a deep discount reference) action, running at members only but free to join Massdrop for the next four days and change is the new condition Colorfly C10 DAP for $180 with free US shipping. This is only available in the blue color scheme. It ships in late March from Massdrop with all sales final.
It has 32GB on-board storage plus a microSD slot. It is running on Linux, and it has a line-out jack, in addition to a 3.5mm headphone out. The DAC is a Cirrus CS4398.
I need to find my prehistoric 32MB (yes, megabyte) DAP and see how it does today. I believe it used AA or AAA, so it shouldn’t have built-in battery is dead issues 🙂
We have a hot seller alert at Massdrop! The new Massdrop x NuForce EDC3 in-ears are fully unlocked and flying fast (297 purchased as of the time of writing) for $100 with free US shipping at the members-only but free to join shopping club/website that is Massdrop.com.
These will ship in late April 2018 from Massdrop, with all sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. Each customer can buy up to ten pairs during this promotion. A total of 960 units are available for purchase. The drop ends in about 12 days and change from blog-posting date (end of February 2018).
If you missed the previous drop of the Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee, fear not! The offer is back on, accepting orders again at Massdrop until the end of February 2018. Note however that these will ship in early July 2018, that’s almost five months from blog-posting date.
OOPS, it looks like the HD6XX listing is inactive again… These came back along with the Sennheiser HD 6XX which will also ship in July.
The HIFIMAN HE4XX planar magnetics were an “in-stock drop” (I need to update the Massdrop Tracker page), but they are not an in-stock drop anymore!
As of the time of writing, they are a conventional Massdrop drop, running for the next 15 days and change (from blog-posting date) for the same old price of $170 with free US shipping. The shipping estimate is mid-March 2018, with all sales final. They come with a 1-year warranty as they are a co-branded product with Massdrop.
450 units are available for this drop, with up to five per customer, but they have not reset the counter at the top of the page, so we have no way of knowing where we are in this 450 drop. All units will be serialized per the product description.
They are back on at members-only Massdrop, this time with a late April 2018 shipping estimate! It is the new condition FOCAL ELEX Open Over-Ears going for their new low price of $700 with free shipping (they had started at $800).
This particular drop is running for the next 15 days (from blog-posting date). The listing says 250 units are available however, Massdrop did not reset the counter up top, so we have no way of knowing how many are left from this particular drop. All sales are final as usual, but since it is a product build in co-operation with FOCAL, you do get a two year warranty like other FOCAL headphones.
Running for the next four days and change (from blog-posting time), also fully unlocked at Massdrop are the new condition Ostry KC09 IEMs going for $70 plus shipping. These will ship in mid-March 2018 from Massdrop, with all sales final as usual. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.
It’s easy to proclaim yourself king. Convincing others that are you The King (Trademark King Joffrey) is another story. With that as totally unnecessary introduction, another offer is fully unlocked at Massdrop…
… and running for the next six days and change (from blog-posting time) is the new condition TFZ King PRO IEM going for $125 with free US shipping. Multiple color options are available, three uni-colors, and one duo-color. They will ship in late March 2018 from Massdrop, with all sales final as usual. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.
Running for the next two days and change (from blog posting time) at members only Massdrop (but free to join) are the new condition GermanMAESTRO GMP 8.35 Mobile Headphones (closed back) going for $150 with free US shipping. Or you can get the Advanced option which includes an additional set of velour earpads and an extra cable. This is getting close to selling out. 36 out of the 50 available units have been sold as of the time of writing. They will be shipped in early March 2018 from Massdrop, with all sales final. There’s no mention of warranty in the listing.
IF you want to get a hold of the Sennheiser HD6XX but don’t mind waiting for it for a few months, Massdrop is accepting orders again for a mid-July 2018 shipping. The price is as before, $200 with free shipping [their attempt to raise the price to $250 a few weeks ago failed miserably].
This headphone has been out long enough that much and more has been written about it and in comparison to the HD600 and HD650. So much so that you may have to pierce the veil of nonsense to get to the bottom of things 😉
PS: meanwhile the drop for the sister-wife HD 58X Jubilee model is currently inactive.
PS2: for on-going headphones at Massdrop that you can buy like a “normal” internet purchase, check our Massdrop Tracker. These include the Fostex TH-X00 variations, AKG K7XX variants, an Objective 2 and more.
We begin a mini “Massdrop trilogy” of posts 🙂 First up, something for Lightning iOS listeners. Massdrop is offering the new condition Advanced Sound Accessport Lightning DAC/Amp for $45 with free US shipping, running for the next four days and change (from blog-posting date). An MFI button trio is built-into the physical device.
A list of compatible devices is included in the Massdrop product listing. Basically iPhone 5 and later, iPod Touch 5 and later, iPad Retina (4th gen) and later, and all the iPad Mini and PROs. They will ship from the vendor in early March 2018 with all sales final.
If you like the mysteries and wonders of a grab bag, Thinksound is back with a grab bag of their own at Massdrop running for the next four days and change (from blog posting time). You pay $50 plus shipping and for that you will receive randomly one out of four Thinksound wood in-ear models. About half of the people will get the ms02, about a quarter each will get either the rain2 or the ts03, and 6% will get the USP1. You can buy up to two grab bags but each grab bag is randomly generated so you may get two of the same.
They come with a 1-year warranty from the manufacturer and will ship in early March 2018. All sales final as usual.
Ooops! I almost missed this! Running until around 3am eastern on Friday are the new condition EarFirst T23 High-Fidelity Earplugs offered for $18 with free US shipping at Massdrop. They are available in two color schemes, coffee (in case you frequently soak them in coffee or tea [do not try this at home; it is a joke!) and transparent. A protective ABS carrying case is included. These will ship from Massdrop in early March 2018 with all sales final as usual.
If you are interested in AKG’s more serious attempts at DJ headphones, then it’s Massdrop time, where it is currently fully-unlocked and running for the next five days and change (from blog-posting time), it is the closed-back on-ear AKG K181 DJ UE Reference Class offered for $40 plus shipping and handling.
Since this is in co-operation with AKG, they come with a 2-year warranty. They will ship fairly quickly, mid-February 2018 by Massdrop. All sales final as usual.
More action on the Massdrop front, running for the next two days and change (from blog-posting date), you can get the new condition closed back Audio Technica ATH-A1000Z for $200 or the ATH-2000Z for $400 with free US shipping. They are both on the same Massdrop listing. As you can tell from the pictures, these are “very” closed back 🙂
These will ship at the end of February 2018 by Massdrop. All sales final as usual. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.
If you are a fan of the semi-mystery of grab bag offerings, Massdrop is bring back the Brainwavz In-Ear Grab Bag. You pay for $24 with free US shipping and for that, you get one pair of their IEMs from either the Jive, the S0, the S3, the S5, and the M10. Statistically, 60% of the participants will get either the Jive or the S0. The offer runs for the next three days and change, and it will ship in late March 2018. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. Each person can buy up to four grab bags. Each one is determined randomly, so it doesn’t mean you will receive four different earphones if you buy four of them.
Also at Massdrop, they are offering the Brainwavz Memory Foam Ear Pads for $18 with free US shipping with two days and change left in this particular drop. You have a choice of Velour or “Protein PU”. These too will ship in early March 2018.
A handful of previously unmentioned Massdrop “Drops” are in progress at the moment, so we are rounding them up in a single post here, sorted by expiration time:
+ NuFORCE uDAC-3 DAC/amp for $60 with free US S&H
+ ships late February
+ Thinksound USP1 IEMs for $130 w/free US S&H
+ ships late February
+ made in USA, comes with 1-year Thinksound warranty
+ Fanmusic C6 Cables for HD 58X & HD 6XX for $65 with free US S&H
+ ships early March
+ Koss KDE250 Earphones for $100 w/free US S&H
+ ships late February
+ OSTRY KC06A In-Ears for $45
+ the “A” is a newer/revised model, sells more than KC06
+ ships early March
The above are the regular time-sensitive classic Massdrop “Drops”. But that’s not all! A number of the best-selling headphones at Massdrop are offered in a more conventional fashion, you buy them and they ship within a week of purchase. We track those at the Massdrop Tracker perma-post.
It’s unlocking season at Massdrop! Another offer has now unlocked, with three days and change left in the offer (from blog-posting time), it’s more of a “deep cut” though for fans of the brand, it is the new condition Kennerton Vali Exclusive Massdrop Edition going for $700 plus shipping at the members-only but free to join Massdrop shopping service/site.
Only 30 units are available for this drop. Six of them have been purchased as of the time of writing. This will ship in mid-March from Massdrop, with all sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. These are handmade in Russia, and they are open-back wood headphones. I haven’t seen them in person but they look very nice in the pictures. A zippered soft case is also included.
Speaking of KOSS, running for the next two days and change (from blog-posting time), you can get the new condition Koss KPH30i Rhythm Beige Lightweight On-Ears for $20 plus shipping. They come with the famous KOSS limited lifetime warranty as Koss and Massdrop are co-operating. All sales are final however. They will be shipped in late February 2018 by Massdrop. They come with a non-detachable dual-entry cable with mic/remote on it.
This has generated traction with Massdrop buyers, 180 units have been sold as of the time of writing. This model was showcased at last year’s RMAF (Rocky Mountain Audio Festival).
They are baaaack! If you want to jump on the VE Monks bandwagon and don’t mind waiting, Massdrop has them back on, with the offer fully unlocked going for $5 plus shipping. They are the new condition onk Plus Earbuds (Exclusive Blue)! There are two blue variations in the shopping cart, midnight-blue or transparent-blue.
Also in the shopping cart, you can models with mic/remotes for +$2 to +$5 on the regular price, making them $7 or $10 plus shipping. You can also get a braided cable option for +$15, and an expansion pack (various little earbud accessories) for +$5. All these are optional though, you can just get the earbuds for $5 if you don’t want/need anything else. Check the listing over there for pictures of the various variations.
These are expected to ship in early March 2018 from Massdrop, with all sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing, but then again, one cannot expect a warranty for a $5 item 🙂 Not that it’s stopping Koss from offering limited lifetime warranty on everything they sell 🙂
I don’t have the blue mode, but I bought the red color scheme a few months ago from Massdrop. We have a text and pictures unboxing and a review diary of the red one. Red for Melisandre and R’hllor 😉
PS: if you haven’t heard of these before, they are actual earbuds, not in-ear canal.
UPDATE 1/26/18 at 11:30am ET: the offer is now LIVE! The shipping estimate is late May 2018, with a total of 480 units available for this particular drop. 38 of them have been purchased as of the time of writing. The offer runs for the next six days and change from this update…
Save the Date! If you want to be among the first to order the all new Massdrop Liquid Carbon X + SDAC DAC/Amp, Massdrop will be launching it on its maiden internet voyage on Thursday January 25 (exactly 11 months before Christmas) at 9am eastern time. The price will be $380 with free US shipping and subsidized international shipping. It will come with a 1-year Massdrop warranty. The shipping estimate will be revealed tomorrow after the listing goes live!
This is an All-In-One design, with the DAC section by Grace Design and the Amp section by Alex Cavalli. The Borg approve of this 🙂 This is a single DAC/amp combo “all in one” unit. One of the pictures over there shows two pizza boxes stacked together ~ that may create unnecessarily confusion since it is not captioned to explain that the “Cavalli Tube Hybrid” is NOT included.
To make sure it’s clear, here’s an annotated screenshot of the item that’s on sale:
Topping (brand name) fans unite and take over! There’s a mega-listing unlocked at Massdrop and running for the next four days and change (from blog-posting time here) offering the following Topping products with free US shipping:
+ A30 headphone amp for $85
+ PA3 stereo amp for $85
+ D30 DAC for $100 (this is the “headliner” of the listing)
+ D30 and A30 for $185 (no combo discount!)
+ D30 and PA3 for $185 (no combo discount!)
+ all three for $260 (a $10 combo discount!)
The D30 supports up to DSD128 and 24/192 PCM and has three input options (USB, coaxial, optical) and RCA output. Power options are available in the shopping cart depending on location.
Fostex the Earpads People! Massdrop is offering the new condition Dekoni Premium Ear Pads for Fostex starting at $35 with free US shipping. This is the base mode. Additional options are available with different material and targeting different Fostex headphones. Prices range from $38 to $73. There are too many options to list here individually. You will see them all at the Massdrop listing or their shopping cart if/when you are ready to checkout.
These will ship in late February 2018 from the vendor, with all sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. The offer runs for the next five days and change (from blog-posting date).
It’s not an oolong tea, so please don’t steep it in hot water 🙂 The new condition Yulong DA9 Balanced DAC/Amp is now fully unlocked for $950 with free US shipping at the members-only but free-to-join Massdrop website. This runs for the next four days and change (from blog-posting time here) and will ship in early March 2018 from Massdrop. All sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing. Only 100 units are available but it is highly unlikely this will sell out considering the price.
If you like lots of connectivity options the new condition NuForce DAC80 is currently fully unlocked at the members-only but free to join Massdrop website for $250 with free shipping. It will ship in late February from Massdrop, all sales final. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.
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