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
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/audio-technica-ath-m50x-headphones
I own both the MSR7 and HE-400i. I don't know exactly how these 4xx will sound, but from the graphs and pads and reviews and impedance I assume similar to the 400i's. I would choose the Hifiman hands down over the Audio Technica. At home. They are much smoother. On the go, where I'll be around other people, I grab the MSR7s. On a plane where I'm shoving my carry on bag under a seat? Grabbing the MSR7s. Though really I'm keeping them on my head if I can, right? =)
All that said. I think $170 for planar magnetic Hifiman headphones is an incredible deal worth considering strongly. I have played games with the HE-400i's. Do I think they offer anything special for gaming? No. Not unless the game has an awesome soundtrack.
With either headphone, I recommend Brainwavz Sheepskin Leather Earpads - the flat ones (not angled).