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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
I regularly buy FLAC and hi-res audio files (24-bit/96k up to 24-bit/192k) from such places as HDtracks, Linn Records, 7Digital, Primephonic, to name just a few.
I've never encountered DRM on any of my purchases, just nice high-resolution sound, lending greater detail and more texture to my listening experience.
I would rather purchase than stream my music, since I like to have it instantly accessible. I use my Astell & Kern AK100 II (which also doubles as my DAC, by the way), and my MacBook Pro, using the free 'Tomahawk' as my audio software, although I'm currently demo-ing both Amarra 4 and Audirvanna. Everything is connected to my gorgeous-sounding McIntosh MA7000 Integrated Amp, which has a very natural and neutral sound.
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I also buy a lot of hi-res from the same sites. No DRM on any of them. In fact you can manipulate them. I use XLD to covert them also into apple lossless so I can also store them in iTunes for putting on my phone and loading on a usb drive for in the car. At home, I play them through an Oppo BDP-95, via USB (a 512 GB SSD usb drive). I wish I had a MA7000 though!!
As another backup beside time machine and an unattached hard drive, you can download a free program called "Burn" and create DVD audio files at native resolution 96 or 192 24 bit. I do this as my last ditch backup, as most of these hi-res stores are not like books, they don't provide 'cloud storage'. You loose it, it's gone.