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 have a dedicated amp to drive these 600Ohm puppies and the bass is just right. I also own the DT990 600Ohm version and that's too bass (and treble) heavy.
The structural integrity of the 990s is quite similar to the 880s. I have the 990s for 3 years that are still in mint condition. Only drawback has been the loosening of the clamp force. But it's not an issue.
Anyone in the market for sub-$300 audiophile headphones knows these cans deserve respect.
With a dedicated amp, these headphones sound at par with 800-900$ cans. They are grossly undervalued IMO.