If you can hear the differences, it's worth it, if you can't then just get a pair that feels comfortable and have the functions you need. If you don't break them often like having a tendency to put them into the washing machine, then it's worth it, if you do break them often then get something mid-range like 50-100 and that way you won't feel as heartbroken when they go poof.
For me, the comfort and the quality improvement in listening is enough to justify it. Plus even a $50 one lasted years for me as a daily driver so I know the latter part is t a problem for me.
From my experience, the cheap ones just doesn't have the same comfort and quality. It's nice to block out the sounds when commuting but that's about it. It hurt my ears when used for extended period (small ears) and the sound is just noticeably sub-par. Of course those chifi does have good quality FOR THEIR PRICE, but that's the point, it's for their price bracket.
If you can hear the differences, it's worth it, if you can't then just get a pair that feels comfortable and have the functions you need. If you don't break them often like having a tendency to put them into the washing machine, then it's worth it, if you do break them often then get something mid-range like 50-100 and that way you won't feel as heartbroken when they go poof.
For me, the comfort and the quality improvement in listening is enough to justify it. Plus even a $50 one lasted years for me as a daily driver so I know the latter part is t a problem for me.
From my experience, the cheap ones just doesn't have the same comfort and quality. It's nice to block out the sounds when commuting but that's about it. It hurt my ears when used for extended period (small ears) and the sound is just noticeably sub-par. Of course those chifi does have good quality FOR THEIR PRICE, but that's the point, it's for their price bracket.