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Originally Posted by sun surfer
However, seeing as you use FLAC, and also as certain classical performances may be harder to find on streaming (though not many, I've still had more problems finding certain classical recordings than with other genres honestly), it may not be right for you.
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As said, I mainly use FLAC because it's lossless and future-proof, not because I fancy myself being able to hear half a Hz of difference beyond a 256 kbps MP3.
I won't ever use streaming, hiring or borrowing services. I buy my CD's through Amazon Marketplace UK for about €2 (including shipping), I rip them, and then I have them forever. On a streaming service, I'll be paying €10 or more a month just to listen to the same music, and them having the music I already have is not guaranteed.
The only exception I might make is that I cancel cable TV (now I have it because cable internet and cable TV can't be separate; at least not in the Netherlands) and replace it with Netflix, for movies that I watch once and don't feel the need to buy. I can watch enough movies in one month to make it worth the subscription.
For books, music, and games? Never. I own it, without DRM, or I don't want it.