First off, I am not a technical Luddite ( I built my own Roon Core, build gaming PCs, tinker with Raspberry Pi, and have loved hi-fi/av from age 5 onwards). but how many people actually like Music streaming? I'm not talking about SQ (that's a bloodbath for another day), but rather the buying model.
I have had extended trials with Tidal, Qobuz, and (urrgh) Spotify/Apple Music/Google Play Music, but (outside of the initial novelty factor) cannot stand the Subscription Service model of listening to music. It's music rental (not ownership), and ultimately you have no control over how much you pay, nor what content will be available in a week/month/years time.
Over the past year I have been downloading music (mainly from Qobuz) to my Roon Core (having already ripped my existing CD/download collection to it), and most recently I have been scouring the charity shops, as most trying to off load CDs at 50p/£1 each and HMV's clearout sections.
I've probably added around 80 albums to my Roon Core in Jan/Feb alone, and have no real desire to 'subscribe' to a volatile service model to allow me to listen music (which may have MORE music, but with questionable variety/innovation).
Anyone else feel the same, or is music ownership a dated concept for people?
I have had extended trials with Tidal, Qobuz, and (urrgh) Spotify/Apple Music/Google Play Music, but (outside of the initial novelty factor) cannot stand the Subscription Service model of listening to music. It's music rental (not ownership), and ultimately you have no control over how much you pay, nor what content will be available in a week/month/years time.
Over the past year I have been downloading music (mainly from Qobuz) to my Roon Core (having already ripped my existing CD/download collection to it), and most recently I have been scouring the charity shops, as most trying to off load CDs at 50p/£1 each and HMV's clearout sections.
I've probably added around 80 albums to my Roon Core in Jan/Feb alone, and have no real desire to 'subscribe' to a volatile service model to allow me to listen music (which may have MORE music, but with questionable variety/innovation).
Anyone else feel the same, or is music ownership a dated concept for people?