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
It gives you some options, I performed better with my Moto X and aiaiai TMA-2 setup, then now with the NAD D3020 plus HDXX.
I seem to prefer the lower bitrate songs with the Sennheisers. I wonder it is because I'm still not used to the new sound signature. Or to used to the old 128 KB. I have been trying it with my own preferred songs and there I seem to like the higher bitrate when the recording is good. I fear that the songs in the test Katy Perry, Coldplay (that crackle...) and Kanye are just really bad recordings. The more organic voice I had correct immediately.
Would anyone else care to do this test and share their findings?
I am listening on Teufel Aureol Massive (which are very bassy, closed headphones) and a Fulla 2. I'll save a bookmark and repeat the test, when my 6XX arrive.
When I listen to Jazz at the Pawn Shop or the Birdman soundtrack (used to drum myself) I hear clear difference especially on my Bower and Wilkins Speakers. I've made them into 128Kbps mp3's and have the original Flac files.
I can immediately tell the difference there. I'm specifically referring to this NPR test.
I was surprised by how often I choose wrong there. So thank you for replying but I would happily hear your results actually.
I feel the music they choose made me choose wrong. How about you?
Once I listened to a high quality file from Miles Davis, Kind of Blue. This was in a store where my girlfriend and I listened to Avratz and were blown away. Miles Davis, well I asked to turn it off. It was so bad, the speaker was a Sonus Faber Cremona with a matching setup. These speakers were so revealing. The trumpet was just too sharp. Really really unlistenable. Whilst I still love this album to this day the experience showed me how important good quality recorded music is for high end gear.
I can do this test later if you want, but keep in mind I don't have my 6xx yet, so I'd be using HD595.