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Is investing in an expensive iem worth it? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by PringlesWithBuzzCut@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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Begginer here: and when I say expensive I mean 150$. I don't know if it's worth it to put it all in one iem (ie200) them I have +2 year warranty and maybe upgrade the accessories along the way

Or-

Just buying an ultracheap chifi (10-20$) and just switch them out when they break

Is the quality and sound of an expensive pair worth the money? Also what if for some reason I'll just stop liking how they sound?

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[–] Toymachina@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I bought Sennheiser IE80 8 yeas ago. They still work like absolutely new to this day, and they do sound better than any sub 50$ chi fi that I have ever heard. They have seen some abuse also, gym use with sweat, cycling use, commute, etc - absolutely like new after 8 years of torture, and they sound better.

I think now looking at these 8 years that 300$ was cheap as fk, even tho it was like half the salary at the time.