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Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j1hw6b8 wrote

Audiophiles hate me.

I like cheap gear, but it's gear that sounds good ~to me~

A cheap $11 set of Skullcandy Ink Plus earbuds.

A cheap $25 set of One Odio A71 Over Ear Cup Headphones.

My dumb little SD05 cheapie Chinese Mini-Amp.

My old as dirt $35 "Sony D-NE320" CD Player that can play burned ATRAC CDs

The only thing super fancy I have is my Hiby R3 Saber that I paid $150 for and while it's very small and convenient, the sound is .... TOO clean??? TOO analytical?

I like what the D-NE320 and the ATRAC conversion process does to the sound. Yes, I'm aware FLAC is better. Yes, I'm aware I am probably adding extra degradation by letting Sony Sonic Stage 4.3 make ATRAC files from my 320kbps MP3 files.

But the thing is ..... I don't care.

It sounds good ~to me~

It makes ~me~ happy.

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