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 did a preliminary search and found a few brief mentions, but would like to start a thread (or someone can point me to where there is another and I'll kill this one) for exercise-ready IEMs of good quality.
I'm an OTE full-size cans kinda guy at home. I struggle with IEMs that fit me well, and feel like I don't want to spend a ton else I get back to using OTE cans.
But I can't see being able to move freely/running with cans (even BT ones) at the gym. Maybe I'm wrong.
Anyway...question is, what is your favorite +/- $100 IEM (wired or wireless) that would stand up to gym use over a long-ish (couple years) period with proper care?
I've found plenty of clickbait "best of" gym headphone lists out there, but I'd prefer the trust of an audiophile community over good writers that aren't SMEs.
I've been using some cheap-o wired Panasonics from Amazon that hook in pretty well and I can beat on, but would prefer slightly better SQ if possible.
TIA for any recommends!