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
When I switch in between my CyberAcoustics and the YU5s, it goes from practically no mids to a nice balanced sound. They even do bass better than the dedicated sub on the CyberAcoustics. From the A2s to the YU5s is even bigger of a difference as I thought the A2s were even worse than my CyberAcoustics. The A2s are all bass and the mids and highs just aren't all that present at all. The YU5s add in the mids and highs while performing more clearly in the bass section than the A2s.
Sound seems to be very clear on these speakers. They seem to have a good enough soundstage and nothing sounds congested at all (my CyberAcoustics were bad for this). Sibilance can be a bit of an issue depending on the song but this can be fixed by reducing the treble one or two notches via the controller. Lows, mids and highs seem to be very balanced. Having the option to make the speakers more bassy and fun or to give it more of an analytical sound will prove to be very useful.
The various inputs are useful as I will be able to switch from Bluetooth on my phone to the optical out on my computer's sound card and over to my TV's optical out if I want to. I don't see the 3.5mm jack on the speakers being used much by me. So far, I've only used the 3.5mm jack and bluetooth as I don't have any optical cables lying around. I have yet to see how well the built in DAC performs. The controller is nice and responsive and makes adjusting volume, bass and treble on a song to song basis easy enough to be worth doing. The left and right speaker balance function seems useless to me but YMMV.
Overall, these are very solid speakers based off my initial impressions. Can't comment on the durability due to my limited time with them but no issues whatsoever have been encountered so far. For $250, I can say that these are well worth the money. I'm posting this initial impressions review so that others might join in on this deal. $20 shipping for Canadians really is awesome. Great work Kanto! Look forward to seeing the SUB8 on Massdrop!
A picture is attached. Not great quality as it was taken on my phone but these speakers do look pretty darn good.