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Drop + Ultrasone Signature X Headphones

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Drop + Ultrasone Signature X Headphones

Name: Drop + Ultrasone Signature X Headphones
Brand: Drop
SKU: drop-ultrasone-signature-x
Price: 249 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.807692 (26 reviews)

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Bass is a big deal—especially in today’s music. Many headphones boost bass, but the results can be sub-par, all the way down to subs Read More

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3.8

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78% would recommend to a friend

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2.5

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4.7

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krco

May 11, 2024

Activities:Casual Listening, Gaming

Music Genres:Electronic, Hip-hop, Pop, Rock

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Good but disappointing quality

The overall sound is exciting and I like it. The extra cables and ear pads included are also quite good for the price. However, after putting it on, I hear a creaking noise that interrupts my singing.

Recommends this product? Yes

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bock211

May 11, 2024

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Do you like bass?

Build: They creek and very much plastic without too flimsy. Comfort: 2 to 3 hours I am ready for a 2 minute break. Sound: Bass is the main course here, but the mids and treble are solid side dishes. Very fun for gaming if you just want to have fun and not live in a sweaty COD lobby. Verdict: Sound is subjective, I say give them a shot if you like bass. $250 is as high as I would go on them. $200 or less and then I go from recommend to insistent.

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brianuhm

May 11, 2024

Activities:Casual Listening, Critical Listening

Music Genres:Electronic, World

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Good sound......lots of room to be desired for build quality

At first these didn't sound good. Deep bass, muddy mids, and highs that weren't crisp nor pronounced. I broke them in using a speaker break-in track that I played over roughly 90 hours in about 2 weeks time. That really opened them up and they sounded great. The ear cups are cushy and soft. The included accessories are nice for the multiple applications of devices to plug them into is great to have. The negatives: These make a lot of noise when handling them; putting on/off or adjusting the ear cups. Sadly, after 2 months of use I was taking them off one day after djing at home, and the adjustable band snapped/cracked 2/3rds of the way around. This is the adjustable band that goes up from the ear cups into the headband. I had to use some really strong epoxy to keep it together and now I can't adjust the band on that side except for a click or two. I am very disappointed as previous pairs of Ultrasone, V-Moda, Pioneer, and Sennheiser have all lasted me for many, many years on end. The only pair I have had to throw away was the Sennheiser HD-265 after 8 years of use. My old V-Moda M100 headphones were still kicking strong after a decade of use, and now my partner is using them for djing. The others I was able to gift to others when I did upgrades/new purchases. Needless to say I am not going to invest in Ultrasone headphones again. If you choose to take the plunge, then spend the time to break them in properly and they will look, feel, and sound great. Just be gentle with these delicate flowers.

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FerPB64

Apr 17, 2024

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Amazing Sound held back by Questionable Build Quality.

I wanted to like these headphones, The sound is amazing, and they give an amazingly fast and deep bass response (These thumps and rumble like Thunders!) all that without being too boomy and being well balanced in the mids and clear treble without being too harsh, without a doubt the most FUN headphones I ever had. But that amazing sound signature goes to waste with such a terrible build quality, for a 200$ pair of headphones the plastic creaks so much every time you move and put on the headphones, I can see how the plastic bends and opens in the headband to the point it seems they may snap. Also, the very thick and hard padding on the headband creates a pressure spot on top of the head making them a bit uncomfortable. With these issues is just a matter of time before they snap and break with normal use. A lot of people here experienced that after just a couple of months of light use. I just couldn't deal with thinking all the time these may break at some point so I sadly returned them. But I could deal with all that if only they sold spare parts or something to fix the headphones myself in case they break, but they don't provide any spare parts, especially for the hinges and headbands. And it's sad because they made an excellent-sounding pair of headphones held back by the terrible build quality. I hope Drop and Ultrasone see all the feedback and would reconsider at least providing spare parts or doing a revision with better materials or a redesigned headband or hinge system, even if it's a little more expensive I would buy them in a heartbeat. That could make these the best value and perfect headphones for Bassheads. But until they make these changes I can't recommend these headphones.

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YushinLee

Dec 19, 2023

Activities:Casual Listening, Critical Listening

Music Genres:Classical, Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B

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I saw many complaints but I do like this product

ultrasone is almost best in its price range, sound quality, especially clarity, eough power and so on. I also have ultrasone signature pure version but signature X is better in regard of cubic effect and fine resoanace. I do recommend it.

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Loved-It-Till-It-Broke

Dec 19, 2023

Thanks! Yup, I just became an audiophile about 10 years ago, which means you have 20 more years more then I. Once you step into the amazing world of sound, it's like the whole world opens up.

Debian10

Dec 17, 2023

Activities:Casual Listening, Critical Listening

Music Genres:Classical, Hip-hop, Jazz, R&B

Verified Buyer

Over drive

These are well designed headphones, maybe one of the best crafted I have experienced. There are other brands like Beats that we believe to be premium but Ultrasone makes one think about thinking and experiences. If one is serious about using these you should have an amp to drive them. Otherwise you will get some mediocre sound with words that can't be made out. Give them a listen and you won't be disappointed.

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Loved-It-Till-It-Broke

Nov 22, 2023

Activities:Casual Listening, Gaming, Movies & TV

Music Genres:Classical, Country, Electronic, Hip-hop, Jazz, Metal, R&B, Rock

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These Headphones Sound Amazing! I Loved Them Till They Broke In Only 5-Months!

If your an basshead like me, then you will appreciate the amount of bass power these cans produce. The base gets down super low, brings on the thunder, but also the bass hits hard and punchy, which is great for rock music. The can's are fairly comfortable, since they upgraded the pads, since the original production runs. Fairly good isolation, which helps with bass response. But the cans also had the ability to produce some good highs, while keeping the mids mostly flat, preventing boomy sound. Overall soundstage is also surprisingly good to hear in such a closed back can. These can's are a basshead's dream, while maintaining some quality audiophile sound. Having said all this however, these can's have about a 5-month lifespan of heavy use. I never mistreated these can's, they never fell off my head, I never smacked them with anything. All I have ever done was simply, put them on, take them off. I'd like to clarify, that the can's still work, and produce amazing sound! However, when I was putting these on today, the right side plastic hinge cracked in several places. There is no telling how long this hinge is going to last, before its gone for good. All that plastic creaking, which sends chills up ones spine, when these can's are new, was apparently and indicator, as to the type of build quality these can's have. I would have expected a 200+ dollar pair of can's, to last longer then a cheap 50 dollar pair. IMO, both Ultrasone and Drop have no business selling these can's for 200, the build quality isn't worth it! When I contacted Drop, to get a refund, or utilize some form of warranty, Drop felt it best to consider that a pair of cans cracking in the hinge after only 5-months, was not to be considered a defect. Infact, they went so far as to claim that its accidental damage or customer misuse. I know, can you believe that? The ordasity of these people! Apparently, just putting headphones on is considered accidental damage or misuse. Just yet another company, who doesn't want to own up to their shoddy quality, and make good on a claim. Its all about money with Drop, they don't want to do what is right. Well, thats going to hurt them in the head, because I WILL NEVER BUY FROM DROP EVER AGAIN! You lost a customer Drop, and Ultrasone is on my crap list now too. Take my advice, stay away from both brands, and this headphone model.

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Loved-It-Till-It-Broke

Jan 20, 2024

Thank you Phorte, I am too! You asked, how do these compare to my Denon AH-D9200's? (1) The Denon's have a much better build quality for starters, all metal headband, durable metal, built like a tank, with genuine leather in a woven pattern, for the headband cushion. The cups are made out of bamboo wood, which is great, because its considered a stable wood, and it can take temperature and humidity differences then other woods out there, and it looks excellent, with a nice real metal logo placed onto the wooden cups. (the company does this by hand BTW!) Gotta love Japan, the traditional arts. Unlike the the headband that uses genuine leather, the cup pads are made out of a higher end pleather, which supposedly resists sweat and can hold up better, so far I haven't had any issues with the pads since I got the Denon's last November, I just clean them with a baby wipe, then dry off with a baby bamboo soft cloth. Which reminds me, I need to clean my pads again. (2) Unlike the Sig X's that use a standard copper core audio cable with a single connection point, requiring super thin wiring to run through the headband to both cups, the Denon's use oxygen free silver core cabling, and it uses 2 connection points for each cup, so no super thin wiring that can break required, for running through a headband. (3) I will give it to the Sig X's for having overall more thunder power in the sub bass range. Having said that however, the Denon AH-D9200's, have much more detailed sub bass. So sure, you may not feel it in your chest like you can with the Sig X's if you boost the bass to +10DB. But if you boost the Denon's to +10DB as well, you still can get a lot of sub bass out of them, enough to satisfy any basshead, since they do use 50mm drivers as well. But as I said, the Denon's have much higher end sound, where the bass is much more detailed, and the bass hits when its supposed to hit, and it doesn't get muddied like cheap can's do, where the bass sounds like malasas. The Denon's have good separation, and spatial imaging is pretty decent for a closed back can. The spatial imaging in the sig x's was pretty much not apparent, and you were lucky to get good separation. The Denon midrange is kept fairly flat, so there is no boomy sound, which is something that I don't like in many cheap can's. And while many reviewers found the high frequency range to be just on the edge of uncomfortable for some, for me the high frequency range was muffled. (Possibly due to my setup) So I razed the high frequencies to +2DB, which corrected the issue. (4) I am powering my Denon's the same way I did my Sig X's, off an S.M.S.L SP200 AMP. But the Denon's are easier to drive believe it or not! The Sig X's are a 32-OHM can, but the Denon's are a 24-OHM can. So any desktop AMP that can provide 2-watts or more into 24-OHMS, should be able to drive the Denon's with ease. Where as with the Sig X's, I would have recommended at least 3-watts or more per channel into 32-OHMS. (5) I'm also running through an S.M.S.L M200 audio processing DAC, and using a vintage Realistic 12-band hardware equalizer unit to process and tune the sound. While the cost of the Denon Flagships is a tough pill to swallow, (Believe me I know) it was certainly worth the purchase, best decision I have made, since I became an headphone audiophile. You can get them cheaper used BTW, but be careful where you buy used. (6 Final Thoughts) Since the build quality of the Sig X's is resulting in massive levels of returns, or thrown into the garbage E-Waste, it is quite clear that the Sig X's are not worth the money, (and they went up infact!) and really should be avoided. Even the Foxtex flagships would be better then these things too, and they are known for quality sound as well. But I personally would recommend the Denon AH-D9200's.

Phorte

Feb 23, 2024

Loved-It-Till-It-BrokeThanks for the detailed comparison! Much appreciated.

headphonebuyer

Nov 15, 2023

Activities:Casual Listening, Critical Listening

Music Genres:Classical, Electronic, Hip-hop, Jazz, Metal, Pop, R&B, Rock, World

Verified Buyer

They sound great but the build quality is really terrible

The headphones creak when you move them and the whole body is made of plastic it feels like it could break easily. And the creaking. How could they send these out without fixing that? Seems to be a common problem.

Recommends this product? No

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