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This is why I buy cds from the artists I like . I have never and will never pay for a music streaming service. I prefer to cut out as many middlemen as possible.
Yeah, I buy a ton of digital and vinyls. Mostly for this reason.
Digital priority
Artist's website
Bandcamp
7digital
HD Tracks
Amazon Music
I have a 50GB MP3 collection that I have curated since I was a teenager. Every time I hear news about streaming services, I watch from the sidelines and grab some popcorn.
Why MP3 and not lossless tho?
I started with 128kbps MP3s (I was dumb when I was young as we all were) so I just stayed with the format. Nowadays they're all much higher bitrate and I honestly don't hear the difference.
smaller is more portable tho.
(opus)
Opus is an amazing file format.
Oh yeah it was great when I started converting a bunch of stuff to opus. Same quality, less space taken.
Same, it's nice throwing on a whole album too, something that gets lost in the shuffle streaming.
Usually either try to buy from the bands directly or on Bandcamp. For older stuff, I'll check out local record stores or Discogs.
Yeah, track 7 is awesome
I learn about new tracks on Spotify. It's been good for that here and there. Or when someone at an event wants to hear a particular song.
I do both though. Also have a massive mp3 and flac library.
But if this is true I guess I'll be looking at another service.
There are probably more middlemen to get it from a CD. The least middlemen would probably be downloading from the musicians' official website.