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if you're someone who's unhappy with the sound of music from your smartphone then there are a couple of things you can do upgrade your headphones buy a portable DAC or better than a DAC by a dedicated player the cow on plenty one is an excellent sounding portable music player which will pretty much play any format you can throw at it but it's not cheap at around $1000 bill quality is excellent as the whole thing is carved out of aluminum and it feels solid and cool to the touch the device features a 3.7 inch OLED touchscreen which also comes with physical playback controls but sadly these controls aren't lockable and also you can't easily operate them by feel when they're in your bag there's no tactile knobs to help guide you the menu system is pretty easy to use and the player supports almost everything including flack Apple Lossless and even ripped si CDs the player lacks any wireless connectivity though so there's no Spotify or title some quality is excellent with a very open detailed sound that isn't harsh or overly bass heavy like the competitive Sony zx2 can be with some recordings this player will also drive most headphones even esoteric ones at a thousand bucks it's got the sound and build quality to compete even if it isn't the best value for money around but if you're looking for a simple high-end player it's a very good choice this is ty Pendlebury for cnet.com you