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Where Can I Buy FLAC Music?


   
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Old 08-07-14, 11:57 PM
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Where Can I Buy FLAC Music?
Other than ripping CD's, where can I (legally) get FLAC or WAV music from? There's a few songs that came out, and I'm not paying $1.29 for a MP3 file, as I can hear the difference between MP3 and lossless.
 
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Old 08-08-14, 03:23 AM
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here is #1 place

Homepage | HDtracks - The World's Greatest-Sounding Music Downloads

here are top 6.

Top 6 sites for buying FLAC music - CNET

I just googled it...LOL
 
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Sadly most (all?) sites that offer lossless downloads have very limited choices, very high prices--or usually both. It's cheapest to buy a CD off Amazon, rip it to FLAC, then sell it back.

Does anyone under the age of 40 buy music anymore?
 
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Does anyone under the age of 40 buy music anymore?
I was about to respond when I remembered I'm not under 40 any more....
 
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Old 08-08-14, 11:47 AM
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It's cheapest to buy a CD off Amazon, rip it to FLAC, then sell it back.
Once you sell the CD you no longer own the rights to have the music in any form, and is the same as stealing the music. Just saying .
 
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Old 08-09-14, 06:44 PM
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Those are the ones I first tried, they don't have any of the newly released music that's just coming on Sirius.

Sadly most (all?) sites that offer lossless downloads have very limited choices, very high prices--or usually both. It's cheapest to buy a CD off Amazon, rip it to FLAC, then sell it back.

Does anyone under the age of 40 buy music anymore?

That's how it seems. And I'll be honest that I don't usually unless I can't find it in a torrent. I figure what I pay for my Sirius subscription is enough.
 
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Well I asked my 14 year old what he does. He said dad, I us you tube to mp3 converter. Any music you want and convert it...

I was appalled!!! I am getting old.. ( I was usually the one to help and guide him with technical issues. Now he is teaching me...)

Even though its not flac its good enough for me...

YouTube to mp3 Converter

Just saying is all.
 
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Well I asked my 14 year old what he does. He said dad, I us you tube to mp3 converter. Any music you want and convert it...

I was appalled!!! I am getting old.. ( I was usually the one to help and guide him with technical issues. Now he is teaching me...)

Even though its not flac its good enough for me...

YouTube to mp3 Converter

Just saying is all.

That's how I started, too. Then I discovered FLAC and it blew me away. (Literally) Although when you're using speakers that are $850 each, I'd hope you can tell the difference.
 
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Although when you're using speakers that are $850 each, I'd hope you can tell the difference.
Sonus Faber? That's a bit more than I paid for mine about fifteen years ago.
 
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Sonus Faber? That's a bit more than I paid for mine about fifteen years ago.

No, QSC. Built in amplifier and all.

QSC K12 | Sweetwater.com
 
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