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 was wondering what this "soundstage" thing was that everyone was talking about, and the best way i can describe it is that it actually sounds like there's a band in front of you playing. you can hear the cymbals in the distance (not quiet, just distant), a piano a little closer, a guitar the same distance, but closer, vocals right up front, and it just sounds like you have a personal band playing for you. absolutely stunning. the only way you can hear something like this is by hearing it. i haven't listened to any live concerts yet but i imagine they will sound breathtaking.
the second thing i want to mention is how much detail i've been missing out from my entire music collection this whole time. So now I don't just get to enjoy the songs i already loved, but i get to re-explore my entire music collection and hear things in a different and better light than ever before in my entire life.
These headphones genuinely put a smile on my face 30 seconds into the first song, and i can't wait to get more into the audiophile game. I don't even have a dac/amp yet, and the headphones aren't even "broken in" yet if that's actually a thing, so i can't even imagine how good they'd sound once i get further into the game.
if you have even a shred of love for your music, then i can't recommend getting a pair of quality headphones like these ones enough.