You Don’t Need to Spend Thousands for Great Sound Anymore

Andrew, Griffin, and Caleb reflect on how better budget gear, maturation in measurement discourse, and other developments have made the modern headphone hobby easier to get into than ever. Support us by buying headphones at https://headphones.com Headphone Power Calculator: https://headphones.com/pages/headphon... Check out our Headphone Ranking Lists: https://headphones.com/pages/ranking-... Check out our forum: https://forum.headphones.com/ Read more headphone, IEM, amp, and DAC Reviews: https://Headphones.com/TheAudioFiles Our Editorial Policy: https://Headphones.com/TheAudioFiles/... Join our Discord server: https://go.headphones.com/discord How to read the new measurements:    • A new standard for headphone measurements   Why you shouldn’t use AutoEQ:    • EQ doesn't do what you think.....here's why   The 10 stages of headphone measurements    • The 10 stages you’ll go through when learn...   Sound quality in headphones explained:    • The TRUTH about sound quality in headphones   00:00 - Intro 00:59 - What's changed from when we started 07:42 - How do we approach recommendations in this phase of the hobby? 09:02 - High-end vs. budget-fi 16:52 - Getting into the hobby is easier now than ever 17:43 - What would we choose to buy in today's market? 22:13 - Conclusion