Back to headphones. I think the Nothing ones are nice but maybe a bit style over substance...
I regularly use a pair of basic wireless overears at work to block out the morons when doing complex things. I'm easily distracted/annoyed.
The ones I'm using are fine, but have no noise cancelling. A colleague let me use his Airpod Maxes, and I tried some top end headphones in Richer Sounds a few weeks ago, and was seriously impressed with the B&W PX7 S3. But I should be at the price of them.
Is there really that much of a difference between something around the £100 mark and something for £400? Or are we talking longevity and materials and brand prestige?
Music I'm listening to is mainly death metal and any headphones too bassy just turn into a muddy mess. I did try some Focal Bathys that were £600 but the instrument separation was a bit too much and it sounded weird.
Also, there is a bit of a glass ceiling of quality that's limited by a iPhone's wireless transmitter, and the recording quality of the bands I listen to, so not sure if I'd be paying extra for something I wouldn't get the benefit of...