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
With regular headphones, the sounds move and track with your head. If you turn your head to the left, sound that is panned left will stay panned left. Virtual reality audio grounds the sounds so that they stay in a fixed position. With VR turned on, a sound that's been panned left will stay in that position until you turn your head. In which case, if you turn your head to the left, anything sound coming from the left side will then be panned to centre front. This is crucial when it comes to competitive gaming to have a fixed point of reference where sound cues are generated.
I wish they didn't look so... gamer-ey. On their website they claim these headphones under "Mobius Series." So, it's safe to assume they will have a higher tier later on that will probably be more elegant and mature. It's PC compatible and comes with both USB-B and USB-C connectors. No word on console compatibility.
Anyway, just wanted to give the audiophile gamers out there a heads up. This is the first of its kind in many respects.