Basically using cheap crap for my whole childhood. My parents have a very nice system, but they really don’t use it much, as they both work 10+ hours a day 5 days a week, and I was just given junk. I then got beats for one Christmas because they were super in at the time and after going from those to Sennheiser my eyes were opened, and I slowly discovered higher end gear. I’m still broke for the area I live in, but when I do get extra money I have slowly upgraded my gear and my system is now the best it’s ever been. I look forward to further upgrades in the future and I really try to help friends find better gear options when they are looking to purchase audio equipment