The only negative comment I have for the headphones is the following: They require a person with a large skull. The clamp is way to large so you are taking a chance with this purchase as I did.
These sound so open and light, probably because the clamp is non-existent. Add in some clamp force and they get the bass back that they desperately need, and actually can stay on my head without shifting too much. Overall sparkly top end and big soundstage, especially for that sale price of $50. Kind of reminds me of a what Grado's should sound like. For retail though, you can definitely find other headphones that are way more impressive.
Two months in of light use and the things are falling apart. Left cup has a rattle, the covers came off (and revealed the most lazy hot glue application ever). Super glad I got this on a discount.
Activities:Casual Listening, Critical Listening, Gaming, Movies & TV
Music Genres:Electronic, Hip-hop, Metal, Pop, Rock
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A great all-around headphone at an insane price
Part of the headband on my Brainwavz HM5's broke, and with no stocked replacement parts on their site I went looking for a closed back headphone to keep at my desk. I've kept a closed back and an open back on hand just depending on my mood or the listening situation. That said, I think I might have removed the need for that system. I am very impressed by the sound stage on these. Between the comfort and sound, I haven't used my SHP9500's since I got these a few months ago. They remind me so much of them (in a good way), and as you can imagine offer a tad more bass. These have done everything for me extremely well- gaming, tv/film, and some monitoring (though just in case you're wondering these are not monitoring headphones).
There are certainly aspects of these headphones that aren't "premium", and if you're used to stuff in the $300+ range that part might turn you off. The cups are plastic and you can tell, both in feel and somewhat in sound. But despite that, they're very sturdy overall. No creaks to speak of, and the headband is entirely metal structurally speaking. I also really enjoy them aesthetically. These will fit in with almost any setup you have, even if it's on the wrong side of the color wheel from the Drop midnight blue style. If I had to come up with some cons, these do not really clamp at all. You can carefully bend the headband a bit to get a little more, but they're very floaty- maybe more than my SHP's after I had worn them daily for a couple years. Unless you have a capital N Noggin, these probably won't be great for you on the move and will be best suited for seated use.
For the $80 these are at right now (which is also what I paid), you are going to be extremely hard pressed to find something that will match these in both sound and build quality.
I bought these headphones for $49.00 and for that price they were a steal! Also I don't see this mentioned as much but these headphones are actually wireless if you have the Hifiman Bluemini R2R adapter. My biggest issue with this headphone is I wish it clamped more, besides that it's great headphone for the price, especially if you can get it on sale.
This headset was purchased for 70-80 at the time. Anything below that is a good deal.
You will have to manually adjust for Loose Headband. Once you make it tight enough by bending the metal headband. The fit is much better and making the sound much better.
Comfort after a while sucks. The headband makes your head hurt.
Now the sound. It's actually pretty nice sound profile. It's natural a sounding profile. It's almost perfect. But I prefer more impactful bass that makes listening fun so you then have to adjust the sound bass equalizer to your liking.
Once you make sound adjustments. It'll be a good for watching movies and gaming because the directional pinpoint accuracy is pretty decent in these headphones.
Do NOT BUY unless your comfortable ordering replacement cables off aliexpress or buying overly expensive cable most of the headphones on this site that are affordable come with underhanded dogshit problems and if your in the UK despite them not putting additional shipping cost over a certain amount you will have to pay custom because they are underhanded liars
copy of my message to their team below who don't mention anything of actual importance SAVE Your money these headphones can't even be sold you might get 10 pounds for them worst ever
"First of all, I need to express my utter disappointment with your products. I have yet to receive a single item that works as it should. The cable for my headphones has completely failed. You advertise these as detachable cables, but you conveniently neglect to mention that a replacement costs an outrageous £30 or is completely unavailable!
This is misleading and frankly unacceptable. Is there anyone competent at your company who can actually help? If not, it’s clear that I won’t be ordering from you again. I ordered pairs for both myself and my brother, and now both cables are useless. It's scandalous that on top of overpriced headphones, I’m being forced to spend an additional £30 for a replacement cable.
Your lack of transparency and support makes you sound like a bunch of frauds. If someone can step up and address this, I expect a prompt solution. Otherwise, I won’t hesitate to share this awful experience with others.
lastly do not send me any message with some weird response asking me to search you site."
sandydddYou manage to break both cables and you're livid with Drop for replacement cables for premium products costing money? Do I have that right? Do you and your brother treat your belongings the same way you treat others?