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
Downsides: Cables are ridiculously long and easily get in the way or get stuck in the chair, so you'll find yourself unintentionally tugging on them every now and then. If you do this repeatedly the soldering will come loose and you'll have to redo the soldering. Luckily they are easy to take apart and repair.
Another downside is that they're not exactly the most ergonomic headphones as they'll start to hurt your ears after hours of repeated use. Not suitable for long gaming sessions or the like, but, again, very good for music in my opinion.