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

[Veri]

Think you made an error, the output is 1.0 ohm, not that high...

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All DX3 sold right now are the "new"/v2 version of it. Better reliability. Some other parts => new higher output impedance, <10 ohm is the new spec.

 

[Cahudson42]

Black Friday $25 DAP?

TracFone LG Rebel 4 4G LTE Prepaid Smartphone (Locked) - Black - 16GB - Sim Card Included - CDMA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GC5QKTX/

If you are a bit of a gambler, it seems you might get a useable 3.5mm output DAP with this thing for $25. Throw away the sim card. Use it on your WiFi network.

Read thru the manual - didn't seem bad. Removable battery is nice. Other LG phones often have decent audio.. No idea if it does OTG, but I intend to use it with a currently unused NX3s.

I bit. And shall see

Edit 11/30 7:30 PM EST
Mine arrived. Good gamble! Listening Amazon music HD with shp9500 into 3.5mm. Plenty of volume and headroom! No need for NX3s!

Simply remove the sim card and throw all the tracphone stuff in the trash. Android 8 seems stock. Starts up fine w,/o sim card. Added my Google account. Enable developer options as usual. Downloaded Amazon Music, login. Works great. Shows device capability 24/48. Listening to Roseanne Cash at 16/44.1 HD.

While the wifi works great w/o the sim, it is 2.4g only. No 5g. But for $25? So what.

You want a cheap small, compact DAP? Grab one while these are $25. You won't be disappointed.

Combine with the $55 SHP9500 and you have a great Christmas gift!

Edit 12/1
Appears to support OTG. Powered microUSB OTG cable and Apple dongle works. (though Apple output to shp9500 is less than native 3.5mm)

Edit 12/2
Finally tried LG with NX3s. While, to me, the LG is plenty loud enough with the SHP9500 directly to 3.5mm, my usually preferred ('serious listening' ) HP are HE400i. Much less efficient. And the NX3s/LG combo can drive them to deafening level. Loads of headroom. And the 5ohm NX3s impedance really doesn't appear to hurt with this planar magnetic - just as I learned here at ASR.. So I now have a new 'portable' pocketable setup - an alternate to my desktop LG V20/Liquid Spark. For $25 for the LG, and $55 for the NX3s. Very happy! And far better IMO than an es100 and BTR3, both of which I returned...

Listening now to Jimmy Cliff - both sound great. Strong but tight bass on both. The NX3s power is making a difference compared to the internal cellphone amp, for sure..

 

[tiggers]

Loxjie P20 Full Balance Tube Amp Headphone Power Amplifier. $80. use the 20% off discount to makes it cheaper. I saw some 'eh' reviews, but they were a bit older, so not sure on the final verdict.

https://www.amazon.com/LOXJIE-Balan...&qid=1575015851&s=black-friday&sr=1-8-catcorr

 

[Veri]

Loxjie P20 Full Balance Tube Amp Headphone Power Amplifier. $80. use the 20% off discount to makes it cheaper. I saw some 'eh' reviews, but they were a bit older, so not sure on the final verdict.

https://www.amazon.com/LOXJIE-Balan...&qid=1575015851&s=black-friday&sr=1-8-catcorr

I think @amirm has this one but had no* time to review

 

[VintageFlanker]

The Aria 948s are definitely the bigger of the line.
These ones are very probably my next floorstandings purchase. In France, the pair became incredibly cheap these last months. The cheapest offering was 1398€/pair during Summer Sales... Far away from the $4999 retail price I saw in US.

Alert for French/EU folks:

The Arias 948 are back at HomeCineSolutions, at 1398€/pair! Very popular floorstandings, usual retail price is 2500-2999€ or 3500-4999$.

The offer is for the Dark Ebony finish (HomeCine exclusivity):

https://www.homecinesolutions.fr/p/12217-focal-aria-948-noyer

For those seeking for an higher end offering:

https://www.dealabs.com/bons-plans/casque-audiophile-focal-utopia-be-1769539

 

[thomasjast]

6XX are heavily discounted today on Drop.com. Combined with the new user coupon, they’re a silly price!

 

[Fortension]

Khadas tone board is $80 on Amazon today.

 

[amirm]

I think @amirm has this one but had to time to review

That's correct. It is still sitting in its box.

 

[dkinric]

Bought the Topping DX7PRO new for $500.
Ordered through Apos Audio, they immediately refunded $79.99 to price match Drop. Just got an email that they are oos on black, but getting more on Weds. They offered to cancel order or fulfill now in Silver - and refunded another $20 just for the inconvenience without asking. I'm going to wait a few extra days for the black for the good price.
I like Apos Audio, great to deal with and I like their website.

 

[Rucker]

EarStudio ES100 MK2 $74.25
EarStudio HE100 $53.54

Lightning deal for another ~5hrs on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/EarStudio-ES100-24bit-High-Resolution-Bluetooth-Unbalanced/dp/B078H4YD2L

 

[Berwhale]

EarStudio ES100 MK2 $74.25
EarStudio HE100 $53.54

Lightning deal for another ~5hrs on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/EarStudio-ES100-24bit-High-Resolution-Bluetooth-Unbalanced/dp/B078H4YD2L

You got me excited about the MK2, but it looks like it's just a cosmetic upgrade...

https://www.radsone.com/earstudio

 

[Mr. Olinad]

Monoprice m1570 just released.
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=39416

Right after I get my Ananda.
I'll be waiting for your reviews.

 

[gvl]

HQ Player had 15% off but that seems to be over now. Same discount will be active on Monday with the code cyber19.

 

[gvl]

JDS Labs El DAC B-stock $149, good deal. Overall audio Black Friday deals are a bit underwhelming.

 

[daftcombo]

The Arias 948 are back at HomeCineSolutions, at 1398€/pair! Very popular floorstandings, usual retail price is 2500-2999€ or 3500-4999$.

What about the 926 in a 20m^2 room? They seem cheap as well at the moment.

 

[samshaver]

Just in case anyone is interested, here are a couple of Amazon affiliate links to the Bluetooth version of the Topping D70 at the best price I’ve seen, $467.49 + Free Shipping.

From SHENZHENAUDIO

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XDYGJNB?tag=audiosciencer-20

From DiLiS-HIFI

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XFDJS5V?tag=audiosciencer-20

 

[Rja4000]

What about the 926 in a 20m^2 room? They seem cheap as well at the moment.

I don't think any of the Aria is bad choice.

 

[maty]

About Focal I think you must read:

Focal Beryllium Tweeter Upgrade

http://pqltd.blogspot.com/2016/04/

Focal Profile

Focal's tweeter motors have improved since the Profile range and as a result the Aria range has a much smoother treble than the Profile could achieve, as you can see in this chart from the Stereophile review of the Focal Aria 936, but in the end it is still pretty ragged.

Four Two electrolytics! With tweeter too

 

[Rja4000]

About Focal I think you must read:

Focal Beryllium Tweeter Upgrade

http://pqltd.blogspot.com/2016/04/

Focal Profile

Four electrolytics! With tweeter too

I never liked the Beryllium tweeter on the 1038be.
I tried the 1038be several times and it was always an immediate show stopper for me.
The Aria is way smoother, in my opinion.
Very pleasant.

What's the potential problem with those capacitors (on this old speakers)? Reliability?
I never heard of any reliability issues on speaker filters...

 

[maty]

Focal Chorus 826V crossover

https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=156605.msg1677471#msg1677471

Tweeter is very important in the sound, it needs better quality components. It is unacceptable in that price range.

Update: they are not electrolytics, I think.