| I totally understand the financial benefits of "mid-tier" stuff. We're all familiar with how "low-tier" stuff can cause more trouble then it's worth or even cost more money then if you bought something better. But I've found the quality of life and other benefits of buying the "high-tier" stuff is sometimes incredible. I bought a 1080ti which was effectively the highest consumer GPU and that lasted 5+ years while have more memory then even most modern GPUs (11GB). I've found the noise cancelling quality at the 350$ tier headphones to be miiiiiiiiiiiiles above the 150$ pair and the 75$ tier (I own three tiers of the sony ones from a few years ago). Of course just because it's expensive doesn't mean it's better value, or even better in general, you have to be really strategic and honestly sometimes lucky, and obviously most people can't afford the "high-tier" of everything they want. But somethings I'm just really happy I went with the "high-tier". Obviously if you're just want to watch videos and casually listen to music 20$ earbuds might be all you need. I will say few 20$ earbuds will be rated as "quality audio" even by non-audiophiles, but if that's all you need then that's great! If you need decent quality audio and high quality noise cancelling for your work in an office and plan to use it for years, then you might consider the "high-end" because it really can make a massive difference depending on your needs. |
Sound quality is fine for YouTube (main thing I use them for) and my under 300 dollar phone still has a headphone jack.