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
Though if you really do want the best sound quality possible for a little more there is a top level option you can go with - a used STAX Lambda electrostatic setup. Will ultimately save you years of piddling around with Mid-Fi and lots of money. Puts you right into actual HiFi level for ~$600 total. Used SR-L300 can be had for $300 or even less. Used SRM-252S driver unit can be found around $200. Then with the remaining ~$100 get the best DAC you can. Kind of like getting a used Porsche 911 as your first car...