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

[Ron Texas]

Business sites are saying not to expect good electronics deals on prime day due to the chip shortage.

 

[Katji]

^^^USB cables / Apple adapters etc.

 

[bigguyca]

How is this audio related?

You're kidding—

 

[weasels]

How is this audio related?

Anker makes a lot of chargers, cables, etc. that are relevant for portable audio.

 

[MZKM]

Apple started their back to school promo (I’m a teacher so I also qualify):
https://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop/back-to-school

Free AirPods.
+$40 for wireless charging case.
+$90 (total) for AirPods Pro.

I ordered a MacBook Air last week, used their chat service and they added the Pro’s to my order (cost auto applied to my card).

https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/apple/airpods-2-truly-wireless-2019

https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/apple/airpods-pro-truly-wireless

The Pro measures decently, all else considering:

They also have a feature that auto-calibrates the sound based on your ear shape. Not sure if a toggle-able setting, would be interesting to see measurements of on/off if so.

They also do head tracking for spatial audio as well.

 

[RickSanchez]

Drop started their "Prime Week 2021" sale. Doesn't look like there are huge discounts; that said, they may be discounting items that rarely go on sale.

• https://drop.com/all-communities/drops/primeday

 

[Jdunk54nl]

If anyone wants to measure temps of any of their audio devices, this is a great device and a good price!
Flir one pro LT with micro usb

https://www.adorama.com/fli43500150...fQwQyYMUkB1TKV8Ezs90M0&utm_source=rflaid62905

 

[JonathanB]

https://www.harmanaudio.com/infinity/REFERENCE+263.html

263 for $199 each

 

[Katji]

Apple started their back to school promo (I’m a teacher so I also qualify):
https://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop/back-to-school

Free AirPods.
+$40 for wireless charging case.
+$90 (total) for AirPods Pro.

I ordered a MacBook Air last week, used their chat service and they added the Pro’s to my order (cost auto applied to my card).

I added macrumors to my RSS feed a week or so ago, I see lots of promo offers and discounts, especially at Amazon. The new iPad Pro, 13"...

 

[Archsam]

Amazon Prime Day deal in the UK - Topping D50s on sale for £199 (for the next 5 hours):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Topping-D5...d=1624262874&smid=A24NQRN2ZC2PR2&sr=8-11&th=1

 

[raistlin65]

Philips headphones on sale at Amazon US for Prime Day. SHP9500 is $57, SHP9600 is $69, X2HR $117

 

[raistlin65]

Sennheiser HD599 SE $100 for Prime Day

https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-599-SE-Headphone/dp/B07RFNZYJZ/

SE is just the Amazon special edition black color. Same audio as the standard ivory color model.

 

[DarrylG]

Amazon has the Hidizs S9 and S9 Pro on sale for $95.99 and $103.99 respectively. I know that's not much less than the prices from Chinese online retailers, but if you're in the U.S., you'll get it faster, and it's easier to return it if you don't like it.

Update: they've already sold out of both, but they're still taking orders at the Prime Day prices.

 

[Acerun]

HIFIMAN HE400S $169.99 Amazon Prime Day

 

[Seeing_Red]

Most Topping and SMSL gear is on sale as part of prime day. Not great discounts at only 10-12% off.
SMSL: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=smsl&i=electronics&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Topping: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=topping&...d=1624295280&rnid=2528832011&ref=sr_nr_p_89_1

The Aiyima A07 budget speaker amp is also on sale for $64 (typically $80) with 32V power brick:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CJZGT6...colid=HIXBJXX6HDHQ&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Review: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...ds/aiyima-a07-tpa3255-review-amplifier.18984/

 

[USER]

Most Topping and SMSL gear is on sale as part of prime day. Not great discounts at only 10-12% off.
SMSL: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=smsl&i=electronics&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Topping: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=topping&rh=n:172282,p_89:Topping&dc&qid=1624295280&rnid=2528832011&ref=sr_nr_p_89_1

The Aiyima A07 budget speaker amp is also on sale for $64 (typically $80) with 32V power brick:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CJZGT6...colid=HIXBJXX6HDHQ&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Review: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...ds/aiyima-a07-tpa3255-review-amplifier.18984/

Don't forget that great vendors like Apos Audio price match, (typically don't charge tax and offer extended warranties) in case you want to avoid the mega conglomerates that don't pay much taxes themselves.

 

[Acerun]

Sundaras for $270 on Amazon Prime Day

 

[MZKM]

HIFIMAN HE400S $169.99 Amazon Prime Day

How does it compare to the HE400I?

Oratory measured the 400i (2020) / 4XX / Sundara (2020):

400i (2020) is the worst.
4XX & Sundara (2020) are similar, with the 4XX having slightly more sub bass but slightly more erratic in 2-5kHz region.

Edit: @solderdude measured the 400S & 400i (2016):

Here is the Oratory chart above but with 400i (2016) instead of 2020:

400S will have 0 bass, but like the Sundara it fills in the 2kHz dip the rest have and the slightly dulls the 3kHz rise.

Looks like the <$200 4XX and the Sundara are the best choices.

 

[Robbo99999]

Sundaras for $270 on Amazon Prime Day

Also the cheapest they've ever been on Amazon in the UK, even though they're not listed as in an actual sale currently (£299):
https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/product/B07BY82GLL?context=search
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HiFiMAN-Su...hild=1&keywords=Sundara&qid=1624298229&sr=8-1

 

[DarrylG]

Sundaras for $270 on Amazon Prime Day

Could you post a link? I'm only seeing the usual $350.