I agree with you timind, I record music I like so much that I want to listen to on the move. I record purely so I can listen to them on my commute to and from work, at home I will dig out the vinyl and play that as I want the best possible experience at home.
My recording for commute are the next best thing to my home experience, I make my recording on Nakamichi CR-7 onto TDK MA-XG’s. On the move I use in rotations of a week at a time, Sony WM-D6C, Sony WM-DC2 and Sony WM-DD9. All with an external amp plugged into line-out on the D6C, DC2.