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By tapping into data and insights from passionate people, Drop creates audiophile gear you can’t find anywhere else—from headphones and IEMs to DACs, amps, and more. At Drop, you can connect with audiophiles around the world, share tips and insights, and shop together for cool products that fuel your interests.
Drop's Latest Announcements
New Release - AKG K181 DJ Ultimate Edition, launching on Massdrop
Hey Everyone, In the past 6 months or so, Massdrop has been able to offer some really cool AKG products. The K7XX was an ground breaking open-back collaboration between AKG, Massdrop, and our community. The K553 was a neat closed-back can that did a lot right at the price. With these two products, I feel we’ve covered a lot of ground regarding home/stationary use headphones. I’m excited to announce that later on this week (of May 19th), we’ll be launching the AKG K181 DJ Ultimate Edition headphone, a portable on-ear that’s got a few interesting tricks up its sleeve. Its predecessor, the AKG K181 DJ, did a lot right but mostly flew under the radar (I’d never heard of the product before AKG brought it to our...
New release - the AKG K553 Pro - featuring a killer Massdrop deal
Roughly 4 months ago, I had a chance to demo a new headphone from AKG. Well, not exactly a new headphone..... but rather a new configuration called the K7XX, sold exclusively by Massdrop. I posted my thoughts HERE and the thread soon grew to hundreds of pages. Response from most people seems very positive, especially considering the price. I've seen several seasoned AKG veterans (who certainly have more experience with the AKG 7-series variations than I do) proclaim the K7XX as a superior value - that it's very similar or maybe identical to the 65th Anniversary Edition, at a far lower price. What's not to like? That model is still available (for the moment), but AKG and Massdrop aren't sitting still. They've...
New Release! The K7XX Massdrop First Edition - an exclusive from Massdrop and AKG
AKG and Massdrop have partnered together to bring you the AKG K7XX
Latest Head-Fi.org Content About Drop
Drop + xDuoo TA-84
All-tube OTL headphone amplifier with USB DAC
- Ichos
- Head Gear
- Reviews: 1
- Avg rating: 4
- Comments: 0
- Category: Desktop Amps
Drop + SMSL HO150X / Linear headphone amplifier
This is a dedicated thread for discussing about the Drop + SMSL HO150X headphone amplifier.
Let's start with the Drop + SMSL HO150X world premiere review.
Feel free to comment and discuss.
- Ichos
- Thread
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
Drop + SMSL HO150X
DROP + SMSL HO150X LINEAR HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER
- Ichos
- Head Gear
- Reviews: 2
- Avg rating: 5
- Comments: 4
- Category: Desktop Amps
Announcing the Battlestations Community on Drop
Hey Head-Fi - big things going on at Drop that we wanted to share here as well. :)
We've just launched a new community, Battlestations—the first new community for us in a few years.
To cut to the chase, this new Battlestations community will allow us to feature products outside of the two...
- DROP
- Thread
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
Drop + Ultrasone Signature X
Closed back headphones with great bass response
Take Back Your Tax Promo
Nothing is certain but death and taxes. Or so you thought. We can’t grant you immortality, but we can grant you a refund. It’s time to Take Back Your Tax.
TLDR; no sales taxes for the next two weeks + free international shipping!
If you know, you know...
In the US, Tax Day is just a few...
- DROP
- Thread
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
Spring Cleaning 2023 Event!
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- Thread
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
Drop BMR1 Nearfield Monitor Speakers
New Drop Desktop Speakers Deliver Big Sound and
Customization Options with a Minimal Footprint
Radiant Audio, designed for the desktop
It’s an age-old problem: your desk doesn’t have the space or aesthetic for full sized bookshelf speakers, so you look for headphones or in-ear monitors with...
- DROP
- Thread
- Replies: 45
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
EvShrug at Drop!
Hey Everyone on Head-Fi! I’m pleased to announce that I have just started consulting for Drop (drop.com)! I hope to be a bridge to connect audio enthusiasts with the people at Drop to answer your product questions, give them feedback about your sonic desires, and hopefully provide some education...
- Evshrug
- Thread
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
Drop and Dekoni Are Giving Away 2 Drop Porta Pros and Dekoni Pads!
EDIT: Winners have been chosen! If your initials are CB or TP, check your emails on how to claim your prize! Winners will be announced once they have claimed their prize.
Dekoni Audio and Drop are giving away Drop X Koss Porta Pro headphones with Dekoni replacement pads!
There will be two...
- DekoniAudio
- Thread
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
Drop Product Reviews:
Drop + SMSL HO150X
Drop + xDuoo TA-84
Drop + Ultrasone Signature X
Massdrop x Koss ESP/95X Electrostatic System
Massdrop x Noble X Universal IEM
Hifiman R7DX JM Edition Mod
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Meet the Drop Team on Head-Fi.org
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AKG K340 Electrostatic Phones
I also found the K340 to be highly selective in terms of amp synergy.
Just because an amp has a stated power output of "x" number of watts does not seem to directly correlate into ability in properly driving the K340. Having tried a number of different headphone amps many tend to lack the...
- tdogzthmn
- Post #1,173
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
AXEL GRELL HEADPHONE
To add some context, the samples we had at the show were very much pre-production samples and not production level.
One of our key objectives at the show was to get listening impressions and feedback from HeadFi members. The brightness was one area we will be addressing as we progress towards...
- tdogzthmn
- Post #85
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
Check out HoffmanMyster's most recent posts on Head-Fi
Drop + Ultrasone Signature X Headphones Discussion
Oh, no doubt. Open is almost always going to sound better. For those working in an office / shared space, or wanting to block out environmental noise though, closed back can bring its own share of benefits. I view these and other premium closed backs as filling that niche and need.
- HoffmanMyster
- Post #7
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
Drop + Ultrasone Signature X Headphones Discussion
I'd like to introduce our latest collab, the Drop + Ultrasone Signature X. This is our first collab with the German brand Ultrasone, who've been around for quite some time. They are known mainly in Europe for their professional DJ headphones and some uber high-end models like the Edition 10...
- HoffmanMyster
- Post #1
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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DROP + HIFIMAN HE5XX PLANAR -$20 off
Hey Headfi -- writing in to let you all know we're running a promotion on the HIFIMAN HE5XX PLANAR MAGNETIC HEADPHONES.
Normal retail: $220
Promotion price: $199
Until: 02/10/22 11:59pm pst
https://drop.com/buy/drop-hifiman-he5xx
Thanks!
- michaelDrrrrr
- Post #1
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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DROP + HIFIMAN HE-R7DX CLOSED-BACK LAUNCH
Hey Headfi community,
Mike from Drop here. Wanted to let you know that we released our first closed-back headphone collaboration with HIFIMAN.
You can check out the price and more details by following the link to our product page and we already have some reviews from the community with...
- michaelDrrrrr
- Post #1
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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Announcing the Battlestations Community on Drop
Hey Head-Fi - big things going on at Drop that we wanted to share here as well. :)
We've just launched a new community, Battlestations—the first new community for us in a few years.
To cut to the chase, this new Battlestations community will allow us to feature products outside of the two...
- DROP
- Post #1
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
Drop + Ultrasone Signature X Headphones Discussion
Free international shipping until April 23, with coupon code USTAXDAY (min order $50, max 5 items). Ties in with our "Take Back Your Tax" promo we just started :)
- DROP
- Post #193
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)