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Investing in nice audio equipment is absolutly worth it
Even more in the price span you are in
10$ speakers and 40$ make a huge difference

I know you asked for headphones but there's pretty good cheap IEMs on Aliexpress like the Tin T2 or the BLON3.

>>1889
IEM?

Reminder that center speakers are useless for music.

My personal setup is Sennheiser HD600 headphones JDS Labs o2 Amplifier and Topping D10s DAC

http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/07/o2-headphone-amp.html

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/topping-d10s-usb-dac-and-bridge-review.14859/

I can recommend for relatively low - medium priced setup

Focus on purchasing good quality headphones, first decide whether you want in-ear headphones or over-ear headphones. If you exercise often you might want to try in-ear headphones. A good model is the Linsoul KZ ZS10 which is cheap at $50. It's quite sensitive though so you might notice some static if you use it with a phone. A good cheap over-ear headphone is the Audio-Technica ATH-M40X which you will need to amplify, the FiiO E-10K is a decent and cheap amp/dac combo that can drive those. Don't worry too much about DAC, 99% of DACs in phones, mobos, etc. deliver transparent sound quality, the only reason why they might be a problem is electrical interference.

If you want to LARP you can get high quality Soviet headphones like Echo TDS 16 and the Amphiton TDS 15 for cheap online.
>>2005
These are quite expensive options for normal people

IEMs when going outside. Good sound, nice isolation and easy to carry. Cheap recommendations: BLON BL03, Tin Audio T2/T4
Open back headphones when in your room. Cheap recommendation: SHP9500
Closed back headphones if your place is noisy. Cheap recommendation: ATH-M40x
I wouldn't bother with speakers unless you regularly bring friends or other people to your room.

>>2268
I tried to get into speakers but that was a whole can of worms that I was too lazy to get into. Buying the "right" headphones seemed much easier and straightforward and I'm a lonely autist anyway.

Speaking of ATH-M40X, I just laid my 8 year old pair to rest, my new pair of HiFiMan Sundaras arrived today. Really excellent headphones if anyone's wondering.

>>2227
>If you exercise often you might want to try in-ear headphones.
When I want to exercise to music I use ear clips.