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 this drop first started the sap-12 amp by itself would have cost you $105 + shipping, so the extra $90 to get the amp and dac combo meant a saving of $15 over the stand alone price. Now with the drop price having fallen to $160, the amp by itself only costs $75, so you're actually paying a premium of $15 if you buy the combo.
If you want the combo you'll save $15 by placing two separate orders in checkout, one for the dac and one for the amp, rather than just selecting the combo as a single order. If you're outside the US you'll be hit with extra shipping fees for placing a second order, but it will be less than $15 so you'll still end up saving money overall this way.