Which headphones of Drop's currently available?
I have some rewards points to burn but there's no obviously good options on Drop right now for headphones Contenders Ultrasone - maybe? I don't own any Ultrasones, so curious. Looks like garbage travel headphone which could be useful also. Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro. - Maybe? I have the DT 880 Good price point, really uncomfortable headphones but could be interesting to try the upgraded version. E-MU - strong contender but $400 is a bad price point for what it is. Which of the above would you choose and why? Nothing else on Drop is relevant to my interests, because Already own 6xx 820 800 s Ether cx Garbage / Consumer grade Meze 99 - garbage bass canons, hard pass No gaming headphones obviously Sennheiser wireless - no to wireless/bluetooth Hifiman - I have 2 of drop hifimans and they make really bad cheap shit on Drop, hard pass on HE-R7DX Aeon - I own the closed, Drop refuses to address #padgate so no reason to buy open Beyerdynamic 177x - wireless, nope Too similar 8x / 560s...
Mar 28, 2024
I have just received my HD6XX yesterday and just plug it into my Edifier C3 amplifier(an desktop speaker + amplifier set).It can drive the HD6XX at fairly loud volume that is loud enough for my music consumption. But I found the HD6xx is lacking in bass in most of the songs (i mostly consume pop music). I know HD6xx is a more neutral headphone, but the bass is just too weak for my favour. Is this because my HD6xx is underpowered by C3 amplifier? Will an external amp(like O2 amp in Massdrop) helps boosting bass and make HD6xx sound better???
I am considering an amp but is not sure how big an improvement this will make.
On the other hand, open headphones generally don't have such a strong bass response. So it might indeed be that the headphone does not have the sound signature that you are looking for. I am running my HD6XX from a Schiit Magni 3. To my mind they perform great even for bass (but then I am not a basshead). They just don't have the sub-bass oompf that my DT770s have.
For comparison, I just have a Denon AH-d1100 headphone, which is 32Ohm in impediance from the spec and should be easily powered by my Edifier C3. This is my first time running a high-impedance so i am not sure what to be expeced(and what equipment is needed)
I think i am not a basshead, what i am expecting is just normal bass performance. This is also why i choose HD6xx, which known for its neutral sound.