Master "deals" (massdrop, ebay, Amazon, etc.) Thread on Audio Product Sales

[DarrylG]

Drop + Hifiman HE-X4 headphones $99​

Plus $5 shipping

 

[Robbo99999]

Drop + Hifiman HE-X4 headphones $99​

Plus $5 shipping

Actually I'd like to see that one reviewed here on ASR. Looking at the measurements on the Drop website it has a smoother frequency response than the HE4XX, a bit more bass extension, and less distortion, whilst only being $99, that sounds very promising!

 

[Freeway]

Crutchfield has deep discounts on Revel Concerta2 speakers at the moment:

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The Revel M16 on sale at a couple places. Music Direct also. Same price. $693 a pair.

 

[More Dynamics Please]

The Revel M16 on sale at a couple places. Music Direct also. Same price. $693 a pair.

It's pretty common knowledge that Revel vendors can negotiate lower prices with individual customers at any time, though sub-MSRP prices can only be advertised during an official Revel sale. I wonder if during an official Revel sale if some vendors have been known to negotiate prices even lower than the official sale price?

 

[Freeway]

It's pretty common knowledge that Revel vendors can negotiate lower prices with individual customers at any time, though sub-MSRP prices can only be advertised during an official Revel sale. I wonder if during an official Revel sale if some vendors have been known to negotiate prices even lower than the official sale price?

That would be cool to be able to negotiate it down even a bit lower.
When I see the same sale at multiple vendors I wonder if there might be something new coming on the horizon??
Revel did increase prices across the board recently. About 10%.

 

[Walter]

That would be cool to be able to negotiate it down even a bit lower.
When I see the same sale at multiple vendors I wonder if there might be something new coming on the horizon??
Revel did increase prices across the board recently. About 10%.

Before the price increase, dealers (at least some, anyway) would usually discount about 30% in the USA from what I could gather, and sometimes close to 40% on certain speakers. (For instance, the final price of the Revel M16 put them into direct competition with the Elac DBR-62, Polk Reserve R200, and Wharfedale Diamond 12.2.) There used to be a couple of unauthorized dealers who sold Revel online for close to 40% off, on average, but they don't seem to be around any longer. I'm not sure how much that has changed since the price increase, but I notice that the current sale seems to be 30% off, so I'm guessing not much.

 

[ThatM1key]

Fresh Polk Deals! Remember these speakers are technically discontinued. The Polk S50e is the European imported version of the Polk S50 not the new Polk S50ES. Walnut = Brown, Bookshelf = Pair, Tower = Single

$75 Polk T30 Center Black Refurb: https://www.accessories4less.com/ma...-t30-5.25-2-way-center-channel-speaker/1.html

$79 Polk TSi CS10 Center Refurb: https://www.accessories4less.com/ma....25-2-way-center-channel-speaker-black/1.html

$150 Polk T600 Tower Black Refurb: https://www.accessories4less.com/ma...2-way-floorstanding-speaker-black-each/1.html

$150 Polk S30 Center White Refurb: https://www.accessories4less.com/ma....25-2-way-center-channel-speaker-white/1.html

$150 Polk S15 Bookshelf Black Refurb: https://www.polkaudio.com/en-us/product/outlet/s15-refurbished

$170 Polk S15 Bookshelf White Refurb: https://www.accessories4less.com/ma....25-2-way-bookshelf-speaker-white-pair/1.html

$170 Polk S50 Tower White Refurb: https://www.polkaudio.com/en-us/product/outlet/s50-refurbished

$180 Polk S15 Bookshelf Walnut Refurb: https://www.accessories4less.com/ma....25-2-way-bookshelf-speaker-brown-pair/1.html

$180 Polk S30 Center Walnut Refurb: https://www.accessories4less.com/ma....25-2-way-center-channel-speaker-brown/1.html

$200 Polk S20 Bookshelf Black Refurb: https://www.polkaudio.com/en-us/product/outlet/s20-refurbished

$220 Polk S50 Tower Black Refurb: https://www.accessories4less.com/ma...e-s50-5.25-floorstanding-speaker-black/1.html

$230 Polk S35 Center Black/Walnut New: https://www.polkaudio.com/en-us/product/center-channel-speakers/s35

$250 Polk S55 Tower Walnut Refurb: https://www.accessories4less.com/ma...5-6.5-floorstanding-speaker-brown-each/1.html

$250 Polk RTi A5 Tower Black Refurb: https://www.accessories4less.com/ma...2-way-floorstanding-speaker-black-each/1.html

$300 Polk S60 Tower Black Refurb: https://www.polkaudio.com/en-us/product/outlet/s60-refurbished

Actual MSRP Prices:

Polk S15/Pair	$230
Polk S20/Pair	$300
Polk S30/Single	$230
Polk S35/Single	$300
Polk S50/Single	$250
Polk S55/Single	$330
Polk S60/Single	$390
Polk T30/Single	$130
Polk TSI CS10/Single	$210
Polk T600/Single	Unknown

2018 Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20170420095740/https://www.polkaudio.com/

 

[beren777]

JBL Studio 590 currently 60% off at JBL.com, $399.99 each.

 

[andrewjohn007]

JBL Studio 590 currently 60% off at JBL.com, $399.99 each.

And here I am shaking like a crack addict.... Oh gawd, it's the last piece to my JBL Studio puzzle...

 

[Sean Ku]

Klipsch R-112SW 12" 600W Reference Series Powered Subwoofer (Black)​

$319 at Adorama through slickdeals.net
An excellent value in my opinion for a 300W RMS sub with a slot front port.

 

[Robbo99999]

Sennheiser HD560s headphone has gone up slightly in price here in the UK from it's previous excellent historically lowest price deal of £119, now it's at £149, but it's normal price is £169 - I predict it will shortly return to £169, so folks should probably jump on the £149 price that it is now if they missed the £119 deal, I have a feeling it will jump back to £169 within the next day or two.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD-560S-reference-grade-enthusiasts-Black/dp/B08HNFV61M/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6WQVXEPX1PP&keywords=hd+560s&qid=1646914585&sprefix=hd560s%2Caps%2C53&sr=8-1

 

[ThatM1key]

Yamaha TRS-700 / Refurbished / $400

https://electronics.woot.com/offers/yamaha-7-2-receiver-with-8k-hdmi-dolby-atmos

Measurements: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...channel-4k-8k-dolby-av-receiver-review.17204/

 

[Cujobob]

Yamaha TRS-700 / Refurbished / $400

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https://electronics.woot.com/offers/yamaha-7-2-receiver-with-8k-hdmi-dolby-atmos

Measurements: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...channel-4k-8k-dolby-av-receiver-review.17204/

I believe this sells new at Costco for like $40 more (with the Costco warranty and all behind it).

https://www.costco.com/yamaha-tsr-700-7.1-channel-network-av-receiver.product.100686465.html

 

[gorb]

SABAJ A10h Desktop Headphone Amplifier with Remote Control- $110.49, reg. $129.99 @Amazon​

For those interested in this:

Sabaj A10h Review (Headphone Amplifier)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Sabaj A10h headphone amplifier. It was sent to me by the company and cots US $120 on Amazon including Prime shipping. Note: without asking, the company made a generous donation to the forum prior to this review. As you can imagine, such can't...

audiosciencereview.com

 

[DarrylG]

For those interested in this:

Sabaj A10h Review (Headphone Amplifier)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Sabaj A10h headphone amplifier. It was sent to me by the company and cots US $120 on Amazon including Prime shipping. Note: without asking, the company made a generous donation to the forum prior to this review. As you can imagine, such can't...

audiosciencereview.com

Links to Amazon Smile, in which a small portion of what you pay for merchandise goes to the charity of your choice, apparently fall under the category of affiliate links, and aren't permitted, so be forewarned.

 

[AdamG]

Links to Amazon Smile, in which a small portion of what you pay for merchandise goes to the charity of your choice, apparently fall under the category of affiliate links, and aren't permitted, so be forewarned.

FYI. We have no way of knowing, or to validate where the Affiliation fees go. Therefore they are prohibited as a general rule. Thank you for your understanding.

 

[gorb]

FYI. We have no way of knowing, or to validate where the Affiliation fees go. Therefore they are prohibited as a general rule. Thank you for your understanding.

Amazon smile only works if the buyer has a charity selected.
For example: if you have set up amazon smile and choose Direct Relief as your charity, any time you buy via amazon smile they will will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible items to Direct Relief. If you share an amazon smile link to a product (such as the headphone amplifier above) and I buy it, the charity I selected would receive 0.5% of the purchase price. If the buyer does not have amazon smile set up then no charity would benefit and they would see this banner at the top of the page:

 

[AdamG]

Amazon smile only works if the buyer has a charity selected.
For example: if you have set up amazon smile and choose Direct Relief as your charity, any time you buy via amazon smile they will will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible items to Direct Relief. If you share an amazon smile link to a product (such as the headphone amplifier above) and I buy it, the charity I selected would receive 0.5% of the purchase price. If the buyer does not have amazon smile set up then no charity would benefit and they would see this banner at the top of the page:

We simply request you post non affiliated links. Let the Buyers decide if they wish to contribute or not.

 

[DarrylG]

We simply request you post non affiliated links. Let the Buyers decide if they wish to contribute or not.

No problem. Rules are rules. I keep an Amazon Smile link on my desktop so if I'm "just looking" and end up buying something, I don't have to remember to go through Amazon Smile. I'm not going to petition you to exempt Amazon Smile from the prohibition on affiliate links, because it's not that big a deal. But I do feel I have to echo gorb and emphasize that no one would be contributing anything to anybody by purchasing though an Amazon Smile link unless they've signed up for Amazon Smile.

 

[punosion]

Echoing some advice about formatting links...

To start, the Smile link can be modified to go to the standard Amazon by just removing the "smile." part of the link. Generally, with any link to a product page (Amazon or elsewhere), anything after and including a question mark in the URL is session-specific stuff that can be removed without harm to the linking.* In some instances, including that stuff might actually break the link later on in a few weeks/months, so it's best to get back to the simplest form of linking you can.

So, this (Smile-removed) link:

https://amazon.com/dp/B091239T3B/?c...colid=XM1LNO0SUWJ0&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

...becomes this nice and clean link that will always link to the main product detail page (unless it's been removed):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091239T3B/

* All this advice goes out the window when talking about specific links in e-mails to sales, etc., where removing stuff after a question mark will most definitely break the link.