Let's not be ridiculous. Good sound has a cost and it should. I don't think there is anything under $10k-$15k that would qualify.
And we wonder why the word "audiophile" has a pejorative connotation. This is just a tad elitist. One can "love audio" at any price point...there is no minimum buy-in to the club.
To answer the OP,. I've bought audio gear for my kids, and listened to various (factory) car stereos, and thought the sounds was "pretty good" and enjoyable. Happy to have something to listen to, enjoyed plenty.
That said, I still have issues when someone puts on satellite music - the compression is so clear. Not as bad with MP3s streaming at reasonable quality - 320 kbps.
My higher end stuff is more fun to tweak and play with, but I think basic music enjoyment can be had with any gear where some quality effort is made by the mfr.