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
Price-performance, any of the TFZ models are not too good if you compare them to some other chi-fi IEMs: probably the best price-performance bass cannons would be the Memt X5 (my actual workout IEMs, really amazing for the price, try them out!), or the even cheaper Rock Zircon because even being slightly "worse" for me (mids too recessed, undetailed highs, worse soundstage) they cost almost half the price. Other remarkable bassy IEMs that I don't have are the I-Into i8, Senfer XBA-6in1, Swing or Tingo IE800 (very similar, yet different) and Winintone RG-EB601.
I own series 5 and exclusive 5 and love them both, I avoided the original king due to its reputation for being bright, but I'm in on this king pro. I'm hoping it has near the level of bass of the exclusive 5 with more sparkle, if so, I might be done in my search for my ideal headphones.
To date I've found zero impressions of it but I would assume it's a more refined king and treble forward but so far none of us really know for sure.
Ive decided I can't wait till February so I've ordered mine from lend me ur ears, which I should get in about 10 days. I'll post impressions as soon as I feel they've adequately burned in, but unfortunately it won't be until this drop has ended.....
They're probably the most aggressive/forward sounding set in my collection. They really slap you upside the head.... I should get my king pros next week and will post comparisons when burned in. Now we just wait for the tequila drop, which I'll inevitably buy.