Terrible Sound with the Original Apple iPod shuffle 1st Generation

Just found my very old shuffle and wanted to give it to my 5 yo son to listen to.  So I loaded songs on it but unfortunately the music sounds terrible - very tinny, low volume, almost techno with no bass.  We are using the latest OS so I'm wondering if that's the problem.  Any one have a possible solution?  Did a factory restore and this didn't help at all.
Thanks for any advice!

Does this happen with any set or earbuds you try with the Shuffle? Was this something that wasn't a problem until recently?
If nothing else, try a hard reset of the iPod to see if that helps clear up the problem.
Resetting iPod shuffle
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