There is no “mid-fi” “tier”, “endgame” or “journey”. Just stuff that sounds subjectively/objectively good or not for a given budget. Those things are more appealing to the “buying stuff is addictive” consumerism nature of hobbies (non-specific to headphones/audio gear).
As with any nerd hobby, many opinions on forums are simply repeating what others have repeated rather than first hand experience.
Buying stuff is addictive.
There is no “mid-fi” “tier”, “endgame” or “journey”. Just stuff that sounds subjectively/objectively good or not for a given budget. Those things are more appealing to the “buying stuff is addictive” consumerism nature of hobbies (non-specific to headphones/audio gear).
As with any nerd hobby, many opinions on forums are simply repeating what others have repeated rather than first hand experience.