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For me it is less about the sound and more about playing music in a way that is devoid of any real software or internet connection.
I don't have to worry about ads, updates, connections, etc. Just other analog things like a bent needle or dust on the record.
It's like camping. No I don't like sleeping on the ground specifically but sometimes it is worth doing so to be somewhere else: disconnected.
Or you could just buy a CD/DVD player or audio file player and have the same ad-free experience but with modern signal quality and for a fraction of the cost. Heck a saved library on a laptop running some kind of audio player like WinAMP and disconnected from the internet would also give you that experience. Could even use Windows XP or a classic Linux for that nostalgia since it wouldn't be internet connected.
What you are looking for here is something from the OG iPod line. There are some guides out there on how to build something similar with a raspberry pi.
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I am probably not the right person to reply to. I am quite happy with Spotify, but for people like this guy this is the way.