I don’t doubt that digital is more accessible and readily available than other formats. The biggest problem is that few services allow me to download locally what I’ve purchased.
So, for me, you’re not buying anything, you’re just renting for the long term.
Honestly, I’m tired of buying digital only to suddenly find out I can no longer use what I purchased. For these services, I prefer self-hosting or any method that allows me to have a working copy locally. At least I can decide what to do with the digital content.
Yes, you can buy and download CD quality or HD quality (up to 24-bit, 192 kHz) FLAC from their store. From their homepage, there should be a link to the download store in the header bar: https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/shop
I don’t doubt that digital is more accessible and readily available than other formats. The biggest problem is that few services allow me to download locally what I’ve purchased.
So, for me, you’re not buying anything, you’re just renting for the long term.
Honestly, I’m tired of buying digital only to suddenly find out I can no longer use what I purchased. For these services, I prefer self-hosting or any method that allows me to have a working copy locally. At least I can decide what to do with the digital content.
At least HDTracks and BandCamp let you download what you buy.
And Qobuz
It does streaming but can you buy and download mp3 or similar?
Yes, you can buy and download CD quality or HD quality (up to 24-bit, 192 kHz) FLAC from their store. From their homepage, there should be a link to the download store in the header bar: https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/shop
Ohhh, thanks for the new go to site. I buy lots of (digital) music and avoiding amazon has made finding what I want that much harder.
Just make sure, that you don’t buy anything with unbroken DRM. If you ever lose access, you can just get it back from the pirates.
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