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
The speakers have great sound reproduction, particularly for such a lightweight design at it's price, But I am used to very flat headphones, and I find the low-end very overpowering, as if bass-boosted. Even setting low frequencies to minimal in EQ, (usually set to either "jazz" with reduced bass or 'flat', the bass was still extremely prominent. Which unfortunately made the highs in the death metal beats I usually rock out to sound slightly washed out, all instruments being present and accounted for, but seemingly playing second fiddle to the kick drum, although this can also make for killer guitar rhythym passages and breakdowns if you don't mind the less prominent leads (which I do)
On another not regarding physical design, after an hour of listening to music (and messing with Bass EQ) and two hours using these to play Switch, I found they never grew uncomfortable or even hot (and its Summer here) so these are very easy to wear for prolonged periods.
I haven't had a truly significant amount of time with these yet, these are just my initial opinions.
They are definitely worth the super low price massdrop are asking, and they work great with smartphones due to the inline mic and button functionality.
I do however find the 'comfort' slider likes to fall back to the 'firm' position easily. Fortunately I don't have a large head, but I can see how this could be an issue.