I wish I hadn’t have discounted iems, since I now use them much more than my over ears, even when I’m at home. I also wish I had have had a better understanding of the type of sound signature I preferred, would have saved myself a lot of time and money. That being said, I did enjoy the journey itself to finding my end game 🙂
Amps don’t change the sound quality. People saying you need an amp are liars.
Depends what headphones you’re trying to drive. Planars for example benefit greatly from an amp.
I mean when people think you need an amp to run HD 6X0 series when I reality the whole lineup is easy to drive to deafening levels.
That Grado was sub bass anemic back in 2005 when all I listened to was rap.
I mixed rap beats on them for my car that had a 2 18" wall. Boy it was loud.
“Try before you buy”
Don’t spend a lot of money on a hobby that may not be your thing in the end