Sennheiser - CX 80S

>Will a 3000 INR iem sound better than a similar priced, big brand earphone? They might or might not. I have a Sennheiser CX80s which goes for 1500 and a Blon BL03 I bought for 2200. I pick the CX80s most of the days. Sound kicks ass and it's so much more comfortable. And on top of that 2 years of warranty. And trust me, the Sennheiser warranty experience is the best. Some people have just discovered IEMs and hyping the shit out of them. Many high impedance IEMs won't even sound good unless paired with a DAC.

Depends how much audio you consume. To an ordinary gamer. IEM doesnt strain our heads or over ears. And headphones do tend to do that. Secondly, prices. Iems dirt cheap at 15 bald eagle bucks (cca cra) are waaaay better sounding, addition of isolation. Than lets say a 10 bald eagle bucks sennheiser CX80S However, if you dont sit around for hours and hours with audio consumption. You should absolutely go for over ear headphones. A 30 bald eagle bucks headphones will always be better than the 30 bald eagle bucks IEMs. (Bigger the driver, the better the sound stage) But again, **its all down to preferences** Personally, my hair and outer ears had fatigue after hours of over-ear-headphones. And that made me switch to IEMS. And I have never turned back to OEH and always been around IEMs. Been 4 whole years now. And am on my second pair of IEMs (Tanzu waner sg SE for 17 bald eagle bucks, with my replacement cable which I got for 7 bald eagle bucks.) They are value for money and you can really get the last pulp out of them.