Unpopular opinion here, Beyers aren't good sounding headphones, the 880s are ok, but the DT770s are especially bad, the 990 aren't too terrible but nothing I would willingly listen to

You should look into the peace eq software. You can use it to make your own eq profiles or import other ones.

I'm hoping for that moondrop and fiio entering the over ear headphone market brings prices down in general.

High end audiophile headphones are optimized for listening to music, not gaming (although I'm sure some will point out some examples to the contrary). Try listening to some of your favourite music on the Beyerdynamic's and you might see the difference

That said, and as you note, at 80ohm they'll need proper amp set up to drive them (which can come in various forms), so if that's missing then, yes the sound will be underwhelming

For gaming I use an old pair of AKG 171s (55 ohm) I used when I as a DJ and they're perfect (for me)

When I bought my 800s they had no fabric on the foam as well.

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>it sounded so hollow like the character was speaking into an empty pringles can, and footsteps sounded like corrupted sound files.

Your ears didn't lie to you, DT770 really do have this effect. The reason is a dip at 200 hz, it can make voices sound hollow. G Pro X do not have this dip, thus the difference in sound.

Any headphone is a combination of perks and flaws that either makes you have fun or makes you do some specific task better. I have never heard flawless headphones personally, all of them have flaws.

>He later laughs at me for not knowing the true quality of sound or what a real studio headset sounds like.

Headphones are usually called studio for the other reasons rather than having high sound quality. DT770 in particular are made for tracking vocals and instruments, they're comfortable, durable and they make you feel comfortable while singing, that's why they're called studio headphones. Not because of their sound quality.

Mine is from the first Drop branded batch. Used pretty much daily since I got it, still working fine.

What DF means in headphone name?? Diffuse field??

You should try it for a longer time if you can and see if it makes a difference for you.

Headphones can sound very weird if you're not used to them. You really need to use them for at least a week or so for your brain to adapt.

I play bf1 with LCD2 occasionally, I find dark open back headphones much better for gaming immersion compared to one with brighter sound signature.

I really like Spinfits, I use them on both my Chu and Aria

I have actually experienced this recently with my own setup and was flabbergasted.

I own Hifi headphones with a mostly good setup supporting them, but I never actually gamed with said headphones.

I tried using my recent acquired Focal Radiance on overwatch and couldn't believe how hollow it sounded.

Can't wait to see what people suggest !

Hd900 let's go

Mine was the Nov 2019 batch. Still going strong and never a sign of trouble using it daily.

As I know, there will be a new IEM (beginner/mid-fi) from Sennheiser release on January or February. The survey couple weeks ago also mentioned a new headphone (it's a concept of a wireless headphone, looks very interesting, release date unknown. They even mentioned harman-target in the survey. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to tell more about it).

I think that the stiff competition in the budget chi-fi area will continue and we'll all be blown away by an IEM that's less than $100 that can compete with kilobuck gear.

Yea i read that too. And on other legit store's here they are around 120£ that's why i was shocked and post this 😄

Those are his monitors :)

And do not even wish it will sell for the MSRP!

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For international customers IMO the real issue is not the relatively high failure rate of these amps (although I think it's a valid question why such simple and low wattage devices fail at all), but the fact that Drop only ships replacements upon receiving and verifying the faulty unit. This takes about 2 months (from personal experience, way before the pandemic). Drop is also unable to provide any technical support or parts replacement, so you wouldn't even be able to pay them to fix your unit.

Between this and the Drop panda which similarly died randomly after a few months (to Drop's credit, in both cases they accepted a return and full refund), I decided never to buy any Drop electronics. Sure miss the massdrop days when they were offering all sort of interesting stuff from established manufacturers at good discounts.