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
That being said, these do seem to fit the bill for the use-case scenario I wanted them for. I like watching ASMR videos to fall asleep, and I usually put on my ATH-ES700 for that purpose. But sometimes I'll wear a sheet mask, or apply some other kind of face mask when I watch these videos, and obviously I don't want to risk getting any face product on my much beloved on-ear headphones, lest I dirty or damage them. So I wanted a cheap V-shaped IEM I could use when I've got some kind of face mask on, not have to worry about it getting in the way, and won't get heartbroken if some goo gets on them and ruins them. And I can get the tingles easily from these, unlike my old Sony earbuds (MDR-EX71).
Although it wasn't before I ordered some SpinFit tips on Amazon. But if the tips I ordered are the right size for my ears (which they should be if the information I found on their sizing is accurate), I won't regret making that additional purchase.