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t1_irvsqhg wrote

Tbh, the budget IEM market is pretty crazy at the moment and you can find good entry stuff for around $20-30 e. g. 7Hz Salnotes Zero, Moondrop Chu etc.

If you want over-ear headphones I'd recommend starting somewhere in the $150-200 range. Well tuned headphones around that price that are great as a reference are e. g. the AKG K371 or K361, the Sennheiser HD560S or the Sennheiser/Drop HD6XX.

After you got some experience with these kinds of headphones that are generally regarded as well tuned, you can make your mind up about things you maybe don't like or want to change e. g. more/less treble, more/less bass, more/less midrange, better detail retrieval etc. after all music is a very subjective thing, but you need a good "baseline" to start off of imo.

There are a bunch of Youtube channels I generally would recommend for beginners to take a look into: The Headphone Show, DMS (to some degree), Joshua Valour (to some degree), Crinacle. Stay away from channels like Z Reviews, most of his videos shouldn't be taken seriously and lack the scientific value.

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