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Hope to see hi-fi stereo stuff on Drop at some point. I think there is a lot of people in here that would be interested into hi-fi beyond headphones and headphone amps/dacs.
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byronp
10
Aug 13, 2021
Drop (especially when it was Massdrop) used to have loudspeakers, amps, etc. They used to also have nice pens and other things as well. Not sure what happened.
SparksA
12
Jul 15, 2021
I suppose it’s the more established vendors not wanting to discount and hit their traditional channels. Also HiFi has boomed during the pandemic and because of supply chain issues and chip shortages we’re in a sellers, not a buyers market. Nonetheless you would think there would be an active market in runout stock at least. That will happen, but not for a little while. I do however believe that since most HiFi is manufactured in China that the chance to bring less known but high quality HiFi to the US with good warranties and a central service and support facility to reassure buyers. Thanks for promoting my comment from before and as you can tell I do think Drop are missing a market here.
SparksA
12
Feb 24, 2021
Agree the audiophile side needs to branch out
TheNeilo
63
Feb 24, 2021
Old school and new School mix for me😜
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Sunnysideup123
21
Aug 17, 2019
Let’s see some quality speakers and amps.
LuckyLuke575
561
Aug 13, 2019
Totally agree with this idea. Let's face it, headphones can only take you so far; having 2 small sound producing boxes next to your ear can never be the same as having a Hifi system with speakers playing into open air (if you watch a band playing live, how does the sound get to your ears???) Another aspect is the digital vs vinyl experience, so turntables definitely need to be in the mix. I recently bought a kick ass integrated stereo amp and speakers, and I'll be adding a high end turntable soon (have already started my vinyl collection; Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Dylan, AC/DC ).
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LuckyLuke575
561
Aug 17, 2019
Thanks. I bought the turn table this week; just waiting for it to arrive. It's a Dual 505-4.
Pentotark
104
Aug 18, 2019
LuckyLuke575Wow, neat. Congrats!
4FatGuy
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Aug 13, 2019
I’m in definite agreement here. It would draw in a lot of interest.
rastus
1391
Aug 9, 2019
I spy a little APPJ amp there; did you upgrade the caps?
Pentotark
104
Aug 17, 2019
I need special screwdriver to open this, maybe a torx?
rastus
1391
Aug 17, 2019
PentotarkAllen wrench for mine.
Gremlin
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Aug 5, 2019
Maybe they could at least do components like dac and amps for stereo stuff where the size of the items are less of an issue.
Pentotark
104
Aug 5, 2019
GremlinAlso phono stages, many are small, turntable accessories, cartridges, nice looking cables, limited edition records and so forth.
No denying there is interest but they would need an existing manufacturer to partner with or greatly limit their offering scope. Typically Drop is shipping low weight items themselves and shipping direct from manufacturer on the heavier weight stuff (exceptions are present). Source components and class-d amps are where I see the most potential as they don't present as much difficulty in shipping to customers. The lack of a "no questions asked" return is also a hallmark of ID electronics companies as people want that peace of mind for gear they can't test out themselves.
Pentotark
104
Jul 22, 2019
ElectronicVicesI didn't think about the weight issue. That was very informative, thank you!
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