True, amongst other things, it depends on the fragmentation of the disk, if you listen to your mp3's after a defrag the highs are more pronounced; the soundstag

True, amongst other things, it depends on the fragmentation of the disk, if you listen to your mp3's after a defrag the highs are more pronounced; the soundstage better defined; the bass will improve in several subtle ways. Hmm, might be a startup in selling an mp3-defragger. Of course you need to charge at least 666$ for anyone in the niche to take you seriously.