News: No more new products from Oppo Digital

A sad day in the world of A/V, Oppo Digital (the US persona of the company based in the Silicon Valley) is going to stop making new products but will continue to provide support, warranty and repairs for their existing products. This was posted in a farewell post on their website. We discuss this more at the content-side of this website…

How this will impact the pricing of their existing inventory, only time can tell. It depends on how much else they have available to sell, how much people love them, and what other competitive options are and will come out in the next few months/years. They will continue to sell them through their own store and other marketplaces such as amazon.com.

April 3, 2018 Filed Under: general topics Tagged With:

[DEAD] Used OPPO HA-2SE portable headphone DAC/amp for $277

This is no longer available used at this price…

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November 5, 2017 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: ,

In-stock again: OPPO PM3 for $399 + S&H

The OPPO PM-3 planar magnetic continue to be hard to find in new condition at Amazon, but as of the time of writing, the official Oppo Digital store through Amazon has them in-stock in the black color scheme for their regular price of $399 plus $9.50 flat shipping. They are not Prime eligible.

On the other hand, if you are comfortable with used and auctions, another option is to take a deep dive into eBay where you may find active classic auctions or Used offers with “Best Offer” enabled.

“Best Offer” is a way to officially haggle a lower price with the seller using eBay’s official “Best Offer” system.

As usual, pay attention to who the sellers are, as hard to find items can attract eBay profiteers and such.

September 5, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Used OPPO PM-3 Planars for $352

As of 4/10/17 late PM re-check, this is sold out as USED… This is a surprise, the OPPO PM-3 are available as used for a discount. As of the time of writing, there is one listing by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual of the black color scheme of these planars in “Used – Good” condition for $352. There’s another listing by a marketplace seller with the same price but only three ratings, so make sure you buy from AWD actual if you want to reduce potential risk.

April 9, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Used Oppo PM-3 Planars for $391 w/free S&H

If you are a fan of shopping at Amazon and Prime shipping, and used products, I have found a unicorn. An OPPO PM-3 that is actually shipping from an Amazon Warehouse, Prime eligible! It is the white color scheme, in “Used – Like New” condition with damaged original packaging going for $391, sold and shipped by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual. The previous link only shows the Prime-eligible listings. Remove the Prime-only checkmark on the left-hand side to see all the listings.

I am not sure where Amazon Warehouse Deals got these, maybe they were a trade-in? To make sure I wasn’t hallucinating when I posted this, I took a screenshot 🙂

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November 24, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Refurbished OPPO HA-2 Portable DAC/Amp for $245

As of 9/12/16 recheck, these sold out in refurbished condition…

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September 11, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: , ,

OPPO PM-3 Planar Magnetics for $345 to $360

The Oppo PM-3 offer that was teased by NewEgg Flash has now materialized, you can get the new condition OPPO PM-3 planar magnetics for $360 with free shipping by Shenzen Audio (they are the ones offering the Return Policy) through NewEgg FLASH.

But wait, there’s more! If you are willing to pay for this with a VISA card and you have not already used this promotion, coupon code VCOGOLD16 gets you $15 off an order of $200+ until 8/21/16 PM. Details on the VISA Checkout offer.

NewEGG FLASH is a flash sale site, so offers only run for a few days and then expire. This offer is good for the next six days. But many of the offers return every few weeks/months.

August 20, 2016 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Heads Up: OPPO PM-3 going live at NewEgg FLASH on Saturday 8/20/16

The supply and demand curves are such for the OPPO PM-3 planar magnetic headphones that they are holding strong at their new condition price of $400. There may (or may not) be some hope for a discount, the NewEggFlash website is planning to have this as a limited time offer starting on August 20 at 12pm Eastern.

Here’s a screenshot of the teaser, with the yellow text appearing when you click on the picture over there:

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NewEgg Flash is sort of like NewEgg’s attempt at making a Groupon competitor. Amazon tried too with Local Deals before they dismantled it, and Living Social is living on the edge of the knife. But I’m digressing…

That’s enough time to do some research and due diligence for anyone that could potentially be interested in this headphone.

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

Refurbished OPPO HA-2 Portable Amp & DAC for $245

The OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier & DAC is available in refurbished condition for $239 plus $6~ flat shipping by Oppo through Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD). This ships from Oppo, so it is not eligible for Prime shipping. Per the listing, the warranty is the same as the new condition units. Here’s the relevant part screenshoted (verb) from the AWD listing:

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PS: the sellers names in the screenshot above are shown as logos. You may also see them as just text names. Amazon often experiments with things, so you may see one or the other. This likely depends on many factors, on the same computer, using different instances of the same browser, I get different views. Here’s the one with store names:

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May 23, 2016 Filed Under: amps and dacs Tagged With: , ,