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
If you just want to use it as DAP, go for DR100 MK2, it can be bought for around or less than $199 recently. DR100 MK2 has great PO and LO. I will say it is the king (and the only useable one as DAP) in Tascam product line except for the recently released models that I have not played with. But for DR100 MK2, the PO is very warm, LO is better but still a little warm. I don't think it fits everyone. While looking for DAP, please stay away from Zoom.
Tascam DR-40 Vs Zoom H4n what's right for you? - DSLR FILM NOOB Outdoor Video Gear + Audio Recorder Showdown: Zoom H4n vs. Tascam DR-40
Audio Test: Zoom H4n vs. Tascam DR-40
Note that in the last video, there is slight clipping on the Tascam test recording using the external microphone. This is because the Tascam was being used as a preamp feeding into a digital camera. The on-board recording using the external mic (on the same video) does not exhibit clipping.
http://www.sonicsense.com/blog/audio-interfaces-and-recorders/handheld-recorder-review-zoom-h5-h6-h4n-tascam-dr-40-roland-r-26
You can see them avoiding the issue, which could easily be fixed with a firmware update in their own FAQ: http://tascam.com/product/dr-40/faqs/