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, myself, have a Chord preamp and power amp. These weren't mid-priced or lower priced, and they were at the bottom of the range when I bought them. Again, several thousand dollars each. So I think you have an incorrect understanding of where Chord's place in the market is.
Similarly, Grace makes some darned good and not inexpensive products. For example, the $499 Grace Dac/headphone amp that Massdrop commissioned from Grace is one of their affordable products. So again, a misunderstanding of Grace's place in the market.
Also, while Teac may be the parent company of Esoteric, the Teac line-up is NOT the Esoteric line-up. Just as a Toyata is not the more expensive, luxurious Lexus brand, although both are a Toyata company. They are different products made for different market segments at a different price point.
Having said that, this Teac product may be great. It's just hard to tell whether it is without reviews and feedback.
http://museumofmagneticsoundrecording.org/ManufacturersTeacTascam.html