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
Pretty neutral presentation - perhaps mids very, very slightly recessed. Haven't narrowed it down to a particular FR yet. Doesn't seem to be any annoying treble spikes. No smearing/bleed-over bass-mids, mids-treble. Pleasant is an understatement.
Good bass extension on first hour of listening. Need to compare to a couple other headphones for more context. I wouldn't consider this a "slamming" headphone, but it certainly isn't lacking bass by any means.
Vocal and instrument separation is excellent. Rich and airy at the same time - is this possible?
Microdynamics are outstanding - differences in volume between instruments and vocals is one of the first things I noticed.
Listening to Led Zeppelin, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Michael Jackson, Pixies, Mother Love Bone, Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Earth, Wind & Fire, Black Sabbath.
ALAC files -> USB -> Eitr -> Modi MB -> Vali 2 (Philips 7DJ8/PCC88 Tube)