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 would suggest considering the excellent DT770. It is the same driver as the 880 but in a closed back. They are more bass heavy than the 880, but have excellent transient performance for a closed back. They are also very comfortable and isolate well :) They are a little on the wild side of neutral, but I find them to be a deeply satisfying Beyer specimen in this respect.
If you want the ultimate in isolation and are willing to consider in ear, have a look at Etymotic. Their ER3's are a little cheaper than this, feature unrivaled 40 dB+ isolation and have a profile that is neutral and fast to the level of Electrostats. . .
Thanks for the patience on my noobishness
That said, these are detailed enough that they will likely benefit from a dedicated DAC etc, should you want to scale later on.
I happened to pick up Bose QC 25's on Prime Day. Clearly not the most hi-fi but couldn't turn down the price for probably the best wired ANC headphone available.
You wouldn't happen to get on at Ronkonkoma, would you? I see someone get on every morning wearing 770 Pros. Haven't brought myself to bothering him at 6:15 AM yet.