The short answer is “not necessarily”. Well, the very cheap headphones obviously have someplace where they compromise and that is usually the build quality. However, there are super durable headphones that are available at a very reasonable price from some of the reliable brands. It is also not necessary that all the premium headsets are always extremely durable. But some of the top brands like Sony, Bose, Sennheiser have durable headphones under different price ranges.