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Historical low for these well reviewed headphones. Usually around $450 I believe. Can use cashback from whichever provider to get a little extra off
Back Order: Usually dispatched within 1 to 3 months
You can currently buy the Hifiman Edition XS for almost $60 less on AliExpress with a basic sales code. It's not quite as tonally balanced, but it is the vastly superior headphone. It's also $449 locally via Amazon.
The Sundara is stuck in the referral/recommendation circlejerk so there's probably not enough stock to force a clearance price. In truth, it's worth less than $300 in the current market.
The Ananda Nano, Arya Stealth, Arya Organic are all on significant discount on AliE too, though the latter two had much better codes ($80 USD) and cashbacks (uncapped) combinations available to them for Black Friday.
I understand audio can be a little subjective due to head shape/size and ear canal peculiarities, but this is just a standard price now for the Sundara, and the Edition XS is a massive bargain, as is the Arya Stealth if you're in that price range. Ananda Nano is theoretically a huge bargain, but quality control seems to be a bit wider on that one, with some additional distortion or driver matching issues.