Earphones / Headphones: Where to try, what to buy?

Is USB c just terrible for sound or do I have a bad phone? P20 Pro which generally is great, did try a Sony xz premium 1 and 2 but absolutely hated the shape of them. Had normal headphone Jack's though.
Mostly use in ear Sony jobs of 4 year vintage that were good at the time.
USB c you end up using an adapter and feel like what comes out of it is pretty poor (compared to old sony z series which had good output), trued a few peoples BT can and in ear jobs (non of real quality prob 30-50£ value and they all sound even worse, like honestly sounds like someone describing the sound to me through a toilet roll tube.

Or is there a USB c dac that would help sort it out?
Worst case scenario I just keep using my old phone for music.

Any USB-C dongle has a DAC in it, so I would imagine the cheap one you get with the phone isn't going to be great.

Cheap BT is also a bit of a crap-shoot so it's not definitively the phone based on the info you've provided

Fiio do USB DACs for not much money which I imagine would be an improvement.

More expensive bt headphones tend to have more codecs with better sound.

Hi everyone, I am looking for a pair of over-ear closed back headphones for use at work with a budget of between £100-£150.
I have previously owned the Senneiser HD280pro and the AKG K551 both of which I liked and did the job, but thought I'd try something different this time. I am not an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination for me the most important things are comfort, I don't get too hot using them and my colleagues can't hear them.

I see Amazon are doing the Shure SRH840-E for £100 which seem to fit the bill and perhaps there will be good deals to be had this Friday.
What would people recommend?
Thanks

meze 99 neo
http://www.audioaffair.co.uk/meze-99-neo-headphones

Current cheapest price £169, maybe on Friday sales possible to squeeze into your budget?

What would people recommend?

It's more on-ear than over-ear, but check out Sennheiser HD-25's.
They're super comfortable after a week or two, and have a really great sound, and very straightforward design and handling. You will get less hot than with the AKG's, and your collegues won't hear a thing.
You can get them under £150 (look for the "basic edition").

Anyone tried the Sennheiser HD 4.40 BT?
Thinking of getting these as I'm tired of my current crappy work headphones (12.99 sony over ear jobs)...

I dont have a usb-c phone but Vlad Savov has provided some strong reviews that I quite agree with in the past.

OnePlus USB-C Bullets 9/10 20 USD

Edit: https://www.oneplus.com/uk/oneplus-type-c-bullets-earphones

Derp. £5 shipping though, so will probably wait for them to pop up on Amazon etc

Had never even twigged that little adapter was even a dac, though USB c maybe had some way of knowing it had an analogue sound source being plugged into it so would output that when asked.
OK will start with a better dac dongle, cheers team

I've got the 4.50's which are pretty much the same but with noise cancelling and I'm happy with them.

Apparently very good! Ancfire 19

Apparently making you very thirsty!

I was... Had a big bottle of water!

Good savings yesterday! Bought it for the gf to try replace her stupid iPhone ones.

Update to follow.

Cheers, unfortunately their cheaper headphones use a proprietary cable rather than MMCX connectors.

Oh, that's a shame

Picked up a pair of Sony wh-ch700n wireless headphones over the weekend for €89.

Probably should have checked here before purchase but happy with them so far.

My wish list for headphones is on-ear or over-ear, comfortable for a few hours at a time, light weight, noise cancelling, under £100.
Any recommendations?

saw this and thought I’d get a pair too. They’ve just turned up and I’m amazed for £40. (looks like they’ve now gone up to 50).
Straight out the box fully charged, easy to use. I have only ever bought midrange headphones as I lose or break them. The sound is decent though maybe a bit too bassy.
You’re supposed to be able to listen to one bud only, I can’t get the left to work alone but am sure I’ll figure it out.
Can’t adjust the volume on these, need to do so on your device but I’m v impressed.

EDIT: sound definitely not as good as my old normal sennheisers which were a similar price but still happy with them.

Anyone on here using headphone amps?

Got one (Topping NX1s) - basically to amplify a phone / mp3-player's signal before it goes into a passive mixer, not to use it with the headphones - but just plugged it between source and and the Sennheiser's yesterday evening, and was pretty much blown away how much "bigger" the sound was.

Yep. The dragonfly I mentioned before in this thread is fantastic, especially for its size.

I used to hot desk at work so the USB form factor was helpful, but I now have a permanent desk, so am tempted to stop using my dragonfly and shure’s and get a more serious amp and some headphones...

Needed some cheap in-ears with a straight 3.5mm jack so mating jack to lightning dongle was less clunky and shit. Got these - sound lovely for the money.https://www.amazon.co.uk/SoundMAGIC-E10-Earphones-Silver-Black/dp/B005HP3OB0/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1542988923&sr=1-8&keywords=EC10 - will heatshrink to the dongle so i never loose it again. Don't buy the 10c - jack is angled and remote unreliable on iphone.

I second that about the Dragonfly. It's very impressive for the size and price

Hey all,
What's the current consensus on a cheapish (ideally under 50 quid) on ear bluetooth option? Been looking at the Sony ZX220BT at about 45 quid. Mainly as I like the Dieter Rams-ness of the design. They're an xmas present for the GF so huge gaming cans are out...

I found these decent https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jabra-Move-Wireless-Bluetooth-Headphones-Black/dp/B00NHSFWG4