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Originally Posted by Katsunami
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.
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I have a pretty extensive music collection as well. Classical music can be a bit problematical since there is a lot of discussion about what is the "best" recording for a given work. Plus, I've always been fascinated by different versions of the same work. I have 4 different versions of 1812 overture, including the Dorati album. I do subscribe to Apple Music and Pandora, though, simply to listen to music that I might not have heard before.
In general, I prefer to own rather than stream. A work can always be pulled from a streaming service due to contract issues, but once you buy and download the work, it's yours as Harry mentions with regards to books.