Hi, Wildcat! I got rid of everything below 320 mp3, collect everything I can in FLAC or vinyl quality if available and I can hear massive quality increase even with my meager set-up. 24 bit sounds better even on Macbook. Btw., today I pick up the FIIO X5 and I am pretty excited! 

this is getting curiouser and curiouser by the minute...

Go wild while you still can:-)

Good thinking, I still have 5 weeks, better get going, LOL!

Valhalla and HD 650? It goes on my to-do-list! After my kid is born, in a month or two. PSBs look good but too glitzy for me, kind of Beats look. The Decemberists sound really good, just checked them on YT. Btw. I discovered a fellow called Townes Van Zandt a few days ago, he is super cool...

Hey, I am still using my old Cowon D2+ as the main source on the go! And MBPr at home with Vox (free). My best phones are AKG K550 and Shure SE 420, so I am pretty low Fi... Anyway I have seen an open box offer for E17 for 135 franks(about 120 USD) in a shop nearby, so I thought - why not? But...

this is some serious Schiit I discover here! I am definitely going to find time to read it, probably listening to some good music. No Schiit yet, probably Fiio, but who knows?

scary thought... I am afraid it works this way indeed. I guess it is like with cigarettes and processed food, you just make yourself believe it is good for you.

I got on the mp3 train in 2005 with Creative Labs gear, slowly upgrading until I discovered 24 bit. Now I am on the lookout for a decent 24/192 DAP. Seems like FIIO X5 is a good deal, although second hand AK 100 or 120 would do the job even better and would probably be inside my budget limits...

Hell yeah!   I started off with several crappy Creative Labs headphones, now my AKG 550 sounds like heaven!   My first car was a Toyota Starlet, driving my (oldish) A6 V6 feels great and I know it!