Are expensive headphones REALLY worth it?

[Mayor West]

So I'm after some sony wh-1000xm4 headphones, but they are £250. My issue is i already have some decent highly rated headphones that cost around £60. My primary use for them is watching films and want as good as sound quality and bass as possible, but will the sonys really be that much better than my £60 ones?

 

[bluetonium]

I have some cheaper Sennheiser ones and some more expensive, and more modern, Bose ones. The difference is night and day - comfort, noise cancelling, depth of sounds, all noticeably better.

I'd suggest looking around though as there will absolutely be some good cheaper sets out there, but I'm afraid I'm no expert.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

So I'm after some sony wh-1000xm4 headphones, but they are £250. My issue is i already have some decent highly rated headphones that cost around £60. My primary use for them is watching films and want as good as sound quality and bass as possible, but will the sonys really be that much better than my £60 ones?

Any chance you can go to richer sounds or some good hifi shops and compare them? - take yours along.
I'd expect a huge difference between a £60 pair.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

So I'm after some sony wh-1000xm4 headphones, but they are £250. My issue is i already have some decent highly rated headphones that cost around £60. My primary use for them is watching films and want as good as sound quality and bass as possible, but will the sonys really be that much better than my £60 ones?

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[domalino]

So I'm after some sony wh-1000xm4 headphones, but they are £250. My issue is i already have some decent highly rated headphones that cost around £60. My primary use for them is watching films and want as good as sound quality and bass as possible, but will the sonys really be that much better than my £60 ones?

What are you listening to them through?

At this price point, you might get more benefit from a DAC.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

The concept of diminishing returns applies to all audio stuff.

I have Sony 700n they are OK but not as good as the wife's Sennheiser ones. Not sure of the model of them. They were circa £170. Mine were £80 but just looked and are £100 now.

I'd look into the reviews.

 

[Mayor West]

Any chance you can go to richer sounds or some good hifi shops and compare them? - take yours along.
I'd expect a huge difference between a £60 pair.

I wish I could, I dont have a richer sounds anywhere near me. I could buy them and if I'm not impressed send them back, but I feel bad for doing that tbh

 

[Bluemanc100]

So I'm after some sony wh-1000xm4 headphones, but they are £250. My issue is i already have some decent highly rated headphones that cost around £60. My primary use for them is watching films and want as good as sound quality and bass as possible, but will the sonys really be that much better than my £60 ones?

I've got the wh-1000xm3 that I picked up when flying at Manchester Airport... My lad has the wh-1000xm4 and I don't hear much difference

If you're not precious about getting the latest version then you should be able to grab a bargain

 

[Mayor West]

I've got the wh-1000xm3 that I picked up when flying at Manchester Airport... My lad has the wh-1000xm4 and I don't hear much difference

If you're not precious about getting the latest version then you should be able to grab a bargain

Well the latest version is the xm5s, only £50 more, but my main query is will they be so much better than my £60 pair.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Well the latest version is the xm5s, only £50 more, but my main query is will they be so much better than my £60 pair.

I'd imagine you can be pretty certain of that. The difference between £150 and £250 might be more subtle - diminishing returns and all that.