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?
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.