As long as there was imaging, like listening through a two channel speaker system, I'd be all over the $10 device.
If high end audio was $10 and match box sized
If everyone had the same perfect sound quality via a cheap small box that sat on the shelf that somehow streamed, amplified, and emitted stereo sound to your ears, would you prefer it that way or do you love having an imperfect system and enjoy the chase and tweaking.