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
- Jyri/NuForce
I bought the original EDC's as my first true IEM's, and even though they were only $60, they Straight blew my $150 Monster iSport Victory earbuds out of the water! And compared to my even older $40 Skullcandy earbuds, well, there's simply no comparison between the two IMO ππ The EDC's sound much more balanced overall, and the fit and isolation with my Comply foam tips is bar none! Just a great sounding beginner pair of IEM's!
So I'm SURE that the EDC3's even blow the original EDC's out of the water! I'd definitely grab them for $100/pair, and I'll most definitely be grabbing a pair too since I LOVE the sound and comfort of my Primo 8 and EDC IEM's, which both use the same casing/shell as the EDC3's, and are the absolute most comfortable IEM's I've EVER put into my ears!
Sony NW-A35 Walkman> FiiO E11K (A3) HP Amp> OKCSC Upgraded MMCX Cable> Primo 8 IEM's> Comply Isolation+ Large size tips
And
Sony NW-A35 Walkman> OKCSC Upgraded MMCX Cable> Primo 8 IEM's> Comply Isolation+ tips
I haven't really done a comp with the FiiO HP Amp and without since I recently got the Primo 8, but I do think that they sound great through both of those sources!
That said, my Sony Walkman can easily push/power the Primo 8 by itself, and I don't plan on using the FiiO HP Amp unless I'm using my Nuforce EDC IEM's, since they have a low sensitivity of 90db, compared to the Primo 8's sensitivity of 118db.
I haven't listened to them yet at all with my Google Pixel 1 phone, but I'll try this weekend to compare all 3 sources and see which I prefer! I'm EXTREMELY happy with the Sony Walkman>Primo 8 sound though so I honestly probably won't be using anything but the Walkman with them since it has all of my 24bit FLAC Recordings on it already, and I'd just be listening to mp3's with my Google Pixel 1 phone!
If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me ππποΈπ§