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The issue with being a beginner is not knowing what sound you like. While the ie200 are great you might not like the sound signature, so it's best to get a couple cheap iem's $20-50 that are different. Get something warm, something bright and something neutral etc. Then once you figure out what you like then you can invest more money into the hobby.
I don't know much about iem's but I do have really expensive headphones. I started with 5-6 headphones at about $100, then picked by favorite 3-4 and bought the upgraded versions at $500-600. Once I figured out what sound I liked I went to an audio store and jumped into $2000 headphones and I haven't looked back.
My audio journey took 8 years so there's no rush to spend money.