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 also have the HD 6XX and between the 2 I prefer my K7XX for gaming. When it comes to music I'm more partial to 6XX. I use them both through my (magni 3/modi 2 uber) Schiit Stack.
If you're looking for an alternative check out the Sennheiser GAME ONE. I thought about getting those since the mic and audio reviews are good. As for adding a mic to the K7XX the modmic 5 reviews I listened to sounded very good. I suggest listening to the mics and checking out reviews on YouTube.
I did try out the Schiit Fulla 2 with my K7XX and they worked very well together. It's a $99 DAC/Amp combo that runs off usb and they offer a trial period with restocking fee. If you do any console gaming the Fulla works with PlayStation which is pretty cool.
I'm very happy with these headphones and they blow all the "gaming" headphones I've had out of the water. Remember that this is just all my opinion and sound is subjective! I hope any of this helps!
I think audio source and amp are important so I use them with my magni 3/modi 2 uber Schiit stack. I used optical out from my PS4 to my stack and played The Last of Us. Again my K7XX sounded amazing with the same results as my comparison for D2.
I honestly don't think you can go wrong with these headphones as long as you give them the proper audio source and amp they deserve.
Sometimes I purposely choose to use my 7XX over my 7.1 Polk Audio RTi series and Pioneer Elite setup. That says a lot about the 7XX. If I had one other complaint, it would be that, I wish the 7XX had more bass for gaming.