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 can't speak for MassDrop but I know from experience that sellers find no advantage in marking up their shipping - note that MassDrop's rate to US customers is REALLY low. Vendors prefer to offer discounted, corporate-rate shipping fees at their cost or less because it maximizes customer satisfaction and sales.
The M50W isn't a lightweight desktop speaker system. It's a furniture-grade three-piece that in its double shipping carton weighs forty pounds and measures 22" x 16" x 14." Factor in a strong dollar and added processing and we can see how moving such a substantial system over borders adds up.