Packaging and Accessories

This page is really where most of the differences between the Drop x Sennheiser HD 6XX and HD 650 are covered, but it's not as simple as that. Sennheiser has moved production facilities around Europe for a few models, including the HD 650 that currently has its DNA rooted in Romania in addition to Germany to where I would argue the product box and unboxing experience with the HD 6XX might actually be better. Refer to this unboxing video of a recent HD 650 to see what I mean. The HD 6XX shipped along with the Drop CTRL, Drop ALT, and Drop + RedSuns GMK Blue Samurai keycap set, so we begin with the product box itself. This one is monochrome, which you will see more of over the course of the review since Drop favors a clean design.

The cardboard box ships inside a plastic wrap and has the older Massdrop logo on front, which is a testament to the longevity of the HD 6XX as well. The product name is also seen, along with a render of the headphones and the Sennheiser logo in the bottom-right corner. There's contact information for Sennheiser on the side, with a confirmation that these were designed in Germany and made in Romania. Nothing new to see on the back except for the double flap that keeps the contents inside in place during transit. Open the box and a second one appears inside, this time all black and with only the truncated Sennheiser logo in the middle on the front for branding.


This inner box is where the newer HD 650 packaging really falls short, and the HD 6XX comes inside a pretty well built hard box with solid hinges. The box does not have any locking clasps and simply opens up from the top akin to a gift box, revealing the headphones right away. There is soft foam lining on the underside of the lid, as well as more, thicker foam in the primary compartment for further protection of the headphones on their way to you.


There is a multi-language instruction manual as well, which comes packed above the HD 6XX as a prompt to go through it before you handle the headphones. It goes over how best to connect these to a source, take care of the headphones, and replace parts as needed. We then get to the main event and see the headphones inside a shaped cutout placed in the foam layer and attached cable below. The loose foam piece we saw earlier was merely placed above the cable to prevent it from moving about and potentially hitting and scratching the headphones. A closer look at the cable and headphones merits separating the two, which means simply pulling the plugs off each ear cup. You may be asking yourself what's going on with those connectors, but let's talk about that on the next page, shall we?