I had a Sony mini disc player at the time the iPod came out. A friend had one so we were comparing, listening to the same track with the same bitrate on the sam

I had a Sony mini disc player at the time the iPod came out. A friend had one so we were comparing, listening to the same track with the same bitrate on the same headphones. The iPod sound quality was notably poor in comparison. I understand worse is better. It's just that every so often it gets me down.