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
I bought a brand new MDR-V6 and out of the box, the connector had corrosion. Moving the connector caused static noise. I'm familiar with DeOxit, but a brand new headphone should not need cleaning.
I returned it and bought an MDR-1A. This was a very nice pair. One of the most comfortable I've tried and it also sounded very good. After a few weeks, the hinges started to squeak. Sony replaced it under warranty with a brand new set. After a few weeks, this one started to squeak as well. So now I'm forced to lubricate the hinges regularly to keep it from squeaking. I think I remember reading about the hinges and how much R&D went into making it quiet. What a joke!