I’m pretty sure I’m not gonna get away with paying less than $100 for quality wired headphones. So not hundreds, just…somewhere between $100-200. Still more than I need to pay. And I’m now tethered to my audio source. No thanks.
In any case, my main objection was characterizing Bluetooth audio as sounding like crap, which it doesn’t. The aptX codec does a fantastic job of preserving spectral content. Unless I sit down and focus, I can’t hear the difference. The small difference in sound quality is well worth the convenience. Which is what Bluetooth was created for.