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
But to complement a DarkVoice? A $99 ODAC would probably be good enough.
A for effort though.
It's not easy to list either, it takes years to listen to every DAC on that list. I must admit though, the Berkeley and Trinity ones are what I hope to listen to one day.
Best one I've personally used was a Musical fidelity M1DAC and the difference was minor at best, only noticeable with out really focusing on 24 bit depth audio files. I honestly doubt I'd buy one more than it though, it would take a stellar personal experience or someone or trust really praising it
I find DACs makes a bigger difference to speakers than headphones, I suspect it's mainly due to the way music is represented - with speakers you're in front of a stage and you're listening for realism. With headphones you tend to focus more on micro detail and tone.