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
Pros: The sound stage/imaging is prety good on these, way better than anything (similarly priced) closed back.
They are prety comftorable. They are very light weight and the strap distributes what little weight they have very well on your head.
For $50 the sound is really clear and crisp with prety good seperation. They have a flat sounding frequency response. They are definitely studio monitors.
Cons: I feel its almost ridiculous to make a cons list for something with such a great value but here it is any way.
The pads are a little too hard for my taste and they can get a little warm sometimes. I'm prety sensitive to heat on headphones though so take this with a grain of salt. Also since they have a lose clamp they can move around.
They are somewhat lacking when it comes to sub bass but that doesn't really bother me. The bass is clear its just not intense.
The sound isn't as clear compared to much more expensive cans (is this really a con).
Side note: The wire is very long. You decide if this is a pro or a con for you.
Are these headphones worth it? For 50 bucks? Yeah! I'd even pay 100 for these.