The DEALS thread

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Drop selling Lake People G111mk2 for $389:

I have no affiliation with Drop; just connecting you to a great deal.

For more info on G111mk2 you can check out my review and my $600 Headamp Roundup videos.

Cheers :beers:

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Kicking the weekend off early:

KZ x HBB PR2 13.2mm Planar Driver in Ear Monitor new $26.99
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C3RBJQ1L/
I just ordered a pair for travel with the phone and Apple 3.5mm to USB adapter. Planar IEMs for $27…wow. I’ve had them before and like the tuning. The 7hz Timeless original is better, but not that much better for the price ratio.

https://www.amazon.com/DO400-Headphone-ES9039MSPRO-XMOS-XU316-Silver/dp/B0CFTHK7MX/
SMSL DO400 Full Balanced DAC Headphone Amplifier ES9039MSPRO $349 used with 1 year warranty.
I bought four of them last month and have another coming tomorrow. 3 watts into 32 ohm it’s a deal at $349. There’s new firmware available and it’s pretty easy to flash (the new SMSL utility will skip over an invalid firmware so you can’t brick it with a wrong version).

Hart Cables started their Midyear sale today. Coupon code Midyeargear24 for 15 percent off.
Hifiman has a sale if you bought their headphones from an authorized dealer, it’s 20%-30% off their headphone amplifiers.

If you ship stuff under 1lb like cables or ear pads, Stamps & Co has 20 percent off their 100 roll Forever Stamps which I get for $29 and free shipping normally.
https://stampsandcompany.com.
HB37-KHMT-F6N2 code for 20% off everything and free shipping.

None of the eBay listings are mine, I’m Dunring there also, so no conflict of interest.

Huaham USB-C to USB=C Fiber Optic Cable $36 OBO

I’m using optical USB cables into a powered hub and the noise floor is complete silence. A huge fan of these if you have noisy ports or a powerful desktop PC.
Optical USB cables don’t do well with adapters, I tried and it causes music playback timeout errors. Use a USB hub with an input port that’s USB-C. I use an inexpensive Yottamaster since it has USB-C for power on the other side, and my sine wave UPS has those plugs on the front.

SMSL SH-8s Headphone Amplifier $109
Kingpin for IEMs with it’s 95 score on the ASR 50mv test, only the Topping L30 II scored higher.

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Here is some summer sales from HiFiGo

Some of my faves on this list
At some pretty agressive prices.

PULA PA02 - $129.99

LETSHOUES Gizaudio Galileo - $73.99

DUNU Falcon Ultra - $186.99

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I’ve never seen P8 this low! Huge if you are interested in a very technical set!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5XHKJ7F/aful+performer8/?th=1

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I have always wanted to hear the Oracles… I feel like they almost never go on the 2nd hand market anymore. Pretty sick opportunity for someone!

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I would hop on them right now if I had the funds to drop….
But not at the moment. Really good price as well

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SuperMix up on EBay
Good price if looking. Not aware is seller

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Code time from Linsoul.

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Here’s some good deals this week from a few different places.
If the Amazon the “sold by” is Hifi-College, Aoshida-US, or SMSL Factory Store they include a 1 year warranty on used items, the same as new ones.

Hart Audio has MIDYEARGEAR24 coupon code for 15 percent off everything.

Hifiman Ananda Stealth refurbished with 18 mo warranty $299

ADI2 DAC FS DAC/Amplifier $1049
https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-fidelity-Channel-Converter-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B081CWQXGD/

Topping A70Pro Fully Balanced Headphone Amplifier $400
https://www.amazon.com/KGUSS-Topping-Balanced-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B0C4PNRYQX/

Topping E70 Velvet AK4499EX DAC $350
https://www.amazon.com/AK4499EX-Decoder-Bluetooth5-1-Digital-Analog-Convertor/dp/B0BPP411QJ/

Topping D90 III Sabre DAC $680
https://www.amazon.com/D90-III-Bluetooth-ES9039SPROx2-PCM32bit/dp/B0CQJVDTRH

Topping PRE90 Pre-amplifier $380
https://www.amazon.com/Topping-Preamplifier-Modules-Balanced-Control/dp/B09WZZRSXJ

Gustard R26 Discrete R2R DAC/Streamer $1484
https://www.amazon.com/Gustard-Discrete-Decoder-Streamer-Renderer/dp/B0B53FJ8P9/

SABAJ A20d 2022 Version $279
https://www.amazon.com/Balanced-Headphone-Amplifier-ES9038PRO-Bluetooth5-0/dp/B09YXPKSTD

S.M.S.L M300SE $90
https://www.amazon.com/S-M-S-L-Upgraded-Headphone-Amplifier-Bluetooth/dp/B0C4DFNCSV/

S.M.S.L D400ES DAC $384
https://www.amazon.com/S-M-S-L-D400ES-ES9039MSPRO-Decoding-Bluetooth/dp/B0BLGWBPH3

S.M.S.L D1se DAC $503
https://www.amazon.com/S-M-S-L-Resolution-ES9038RO-Decoding-Bluetooth/dp/B094VDRKXD

Gustard A26 DAC Dual AK4499EX $1200
https://www.amazon.com/Gustard-AK4499EX-Streamer-Renderer-Balanced/dp/B0BPXMBFVH/

Monolith Liquid Gold Balanced Headphone Amplifier & DAC $416
https://www.amazon.com/Monolith-Balanced-Headphone-Amplifier-Single-Ended/dp/B0946SPW5R/

Some fun accessories on Aliexpress to finish off the look of your system.

The 20x20x14mm feet will raise up your amplifier with plenty of air space underneath for $1.17
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806417753184.html

Shiny black end caps, the 8mm fits RCA and Coax, and the 6mm fits over a Bluetooth antenna adapter.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805053627193.html

3M double sided pads which are nice for fastening things down like a USB hub.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806820920855.html

Cable organizers, lot of different styles of these. I also get the rolls of Velcro to custom snip the size needed.
https://www.aliexpress.us/w/wholesale-cable-organizer.html

USB rocker switch for things like a Topping D10b that doesn’t have a power switch $1.38
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805283058704.html

Bought hundreds of these, they never fail or jam.
6.35mm 1/4 to 3.5mm 1/8 Adapter Extender Cable $3 for a 3 pack.

These Bluetooth antennas are identical in range and looks to the low profile Topping and SMSL antennas $6 two pack.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL772DGX

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Wowzers.

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Ok, here are a few products that I use daily that are on sale, and to which I consider a fantastic value!

SMSL -6S $169.99 (Great dac, with BT, and balanced connections, measures insanely well for the price.)

MuseHifi M$ 98.79 (Great portable bluetooth amp dac, looks great and sounds fantastic)

Aful Snowy White $98.99 (great dongle dac, good price)

Binary Chopin $169.00 (Good price on a solid iem!)

Pula PA02 $129.99 (Great iem, great price, hard to go wrong)

Lots of other deals!

HiFiGo:

Amazon JP:

Amazon US:

www.amazon.com/shops/hifigo

Aliexpress:

https://hifigo.aliexpress.com/store/5562139

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I am thinking to grab a unit of PA02 here. Everybody likes it, I like its shell design so haha.

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This is a neat one. At Aliexpress and these are all multi-kit 3 tip (3.5mm, 4.4mm, 2.5mm) cable sets for all popular headphones, with lengths up to 5 meters. These are about 1/4 the price of the custom places. I don’t believe in spending $125 to get a multi-kit headphone cable for a $125 pair of headphones.

https://www.aliexpress.us/w/wholesale-Awesome-All-in-1-Plug-Earphone-Headphone-Cable.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.search.0

There’s several places with them for IEMs, but cable kits for all the headphones, it was nice to stumble on to it. It’s the same seller, but they have 1,700+ listings to sift through. All are currently on sale this week.

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$30 Ebay/Ali cables are usually better than $300 stock cables lol

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Yep, I’m listening on a pair of the He6se stock rubbery ones that they sell for $399 on the Hifiman web site. My $26 6.5ft Youkamoo 4.4mm sounds identical and smooth and kink free. It’s ridiculous. The more you know about cables, the less you spend on them…

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EU…

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Good price

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