# General purchase advice: Ask your questions/for advice here! **URL:** \ **Category:** I need advice!\ **Created:** [May 18, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/general-purchase-advice-ask-your-questions-for-advice-here/6620 "2020-05-18T17:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2062
**Author:** ![poyah517](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@poyah517](https://forum.headphones.com/u/poyah517)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/general-purchase-advice-ask-your-questions-for-advice-here/6620/2062 "2021-05-08T23:22:24Z")
Hi, guys! I need some help finding new headphones, but I’m really not well knowledgeable in this field. I’ve done a few hours of searching, but as soon as I stumbled into the audiophile realm I got quickly overwhelmed, so I need some help. Ideally, I would prefer to spend around **€150** ( **$180** ) or less, but **€200** ( **$250** ) is the limit only if it’s worth it. I listen to a lot of music and watch tons of movies, so I would like headphones which are more turned to this aspect if possible. Noise cancellation is a must! What’s most important to me is soundproofing. I live in a noisy neighborhood, so I would prefer not to hear anything outside when I put them on. I just want some good, quality headphones that are comfortable to wear, and sound really good. I’m no audiophile, so I don’t care for the best sound quality, just what sounds really good with music and videos. Additional info that might help: - I’m looking for over-ear, closed headphones, preferably wired, but I wouldn’t mind wireless. - I will use them only indoors on my PC, and for regular use (music, YouTube, movies, etc.) - I don’t play video games as much as I used to, so “gaming” brands can be ignored (unless they’re good and within the budget of course) - A mic. would be welcome, but if it doesn’t fit into the price range, then it’s not necessary - Something that has durable materials, because I plan to take good care of them, and don’t plan on replacing them for a couple of years From what I’ve seen, everyone seems to recommend **Sony WH-1000XM3** , but they’re out of my budget where I live ( **€230** +). I live outside the US, so the prices may be different here. Still, if you were in my shoes and had a budget like this, which one would you buy? --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.headphones.com/t/general-purchase-advice-ask-your-questions-for-advice-here/6620)._