Lossless music: formats, software, players: info needed please

[Duque de Bragança]

I have an old DAT player lying around somewhere. 

/For the youngsters
Early, professional, digital format.   
Record companies hated it because they feared piracy.

I remember editing a DAT reference where DAT was taken to be a slang spelling of that. 

[mongers]

I have an old DAT player lying around somewhere. 

Incidentally, I never claimed not to be a bit picky about my audio; in fact, I've been working on piecing together another vinyl-based stereo; I just choose to be realistic about my expectations- my vinyl's still likely to be digitally-edited, and I deal in physical sciences often enough to know about the inherent decay and just choose to accept it for the character it is.

It's the same reason I prefer using tube amps to solid-state amps for my guitar playing.  In the end, it's stylistic, but I prefer an overdriven sound for rock where you can still make out the guitar's tone vs. the ultra-processed, clipped distortion you get from a solid-state amp.

Long story short, when it comes to music, I'm a Gen-X throwback and a bit of a luddite.  That's just how I roll.

So you wouldn't approve of me recently buying an early 80s Roland Cube Chorus?

Or for using hybrid Peavey combos back in the day ?