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
Also, some like the mid-range cut through that 7" monitors can bring to the forefront of the mix. This especially good when doing film or other none bass heavy musical recordings and mix downs. In particular, if you work with a lot of acapella or vocal arrangements, a 7" monitor can be just thing to enhance those delicate sources.
For anyone considering buying these (or any other reference monitors), since the rear of the speakers will most likely be placed close to a wall if you're working in a fairly small space, it is HIGHLY recommended that you put some acoustic padding behind them as well as padding the wall toward which the speakers will fire. This will exponentially improve the accuracy and sound quality by absorbing unwanted reverberations and really, the more acoustic treatment you use, the better it will be.
You don't need to spend a ton of money buying the expensive big brand foam wedges to get a good result; you can find very cheap sets of acoustic wedges online but you should at the very least have your speakers on stands or isolation pads to decouple them from your desk (which is a hard surface that will create unwanted vibration) and treat the walls behind and in front of whichever monitors you're using. I've heard many people complain after getting home with their new expensive monitor setup and saying it sounds bad, there's very little bass, etc. but in most cases, the problem was that they were in small bedrooms and did nothing in the way of treating the room. Even something as simple as hanging a thick comforter on a wall will instantly improve the acoustics of a room because anything soft will absorb at least some sound as opposed to bare, hard walls which simply allow the sound to bounce all over the room - creating a horrible sound and even rattling noises in the corners/window sills.
Basically, if you're going to invest the money into a nice set of studio monitors, take the necessary steps to get the best sound you can get from them; if you don't you will definitely feel like you wasted your money because you will not get the quality you paid for.