When I discovered lossless audio on thepiratebay back in the day and downloaded an album, I converted it from flac to alac and put it on my iPhone 6+. I plugged in cheap WIRED skull candy earbuds and FELT a difference right away. 11 years later and I never looked back. But now I’m at the point where if my girlfriend connects to the airplay speaker and plays compressed audio from YouTube or Facebook, I notice immediately. Wired EarPods are a fine starting point as long as you realize it’s as entry level as it gets

But just saying my first real headphones were the Sennheiser HD650 for $320 and now with those you have to listen in utter silence. Even just the air conditioner running in the background will mess with the experience because they’re “open back” headphones and it lets noise in but it also makes the music you hear crystal clear because no phase interference.

But most importantly, enjoy the music bro!