10 sites for buying lossless music in FLAC!đ
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1. HDtracks is the premier online music storage for audiophiles who demand the best-sounding music. As a result, itâs one of the most diverse catalogs of music available under one roof and a good place to start looking for new releases. Â Â 2. Bandcamp makes it easy for fans to directly connect with artists and support the ones they love. For artists who canât afford their own web site, Bandcamp is a great way to get music out to the public, and for the listener, the site comes with best-seller charts and music discovery features. Â Â 3. Merge Records. Today it is one of the few truly independent labels still around. Â Â 4. Beggars Group is a collection of labels including 4AD, Rough Trade, Matador, and XL. If youâre a fan of â80s-onward alternative, youâll find a lot to like here. Â Â 5. Linn Records. You can buy individual tracks or whole albums. Or choose between CD, Super Audio CD and vinyl, which you can buy from online stockists or your local retailer. Â Â 6. Murfie universe is built by collectors, for collectors. Â The most useful way to think of Murfie is as of a virtual second-hand music store. The idea is you send Murfie your CDs and they can rip them for you, or you can on-sell them. While the site also sells new CDs most of the trades are in ridiculously cheap used music, which for the conscientious means that the artist doesnât receive any money. As the last bastion before outright piracy Murfie is a good way to find music unavailable elsewhere. Â Â 7. 7Digital lends its catalog to a few of the other names on this list, but it also runs its own service at the same time. It stocks hi-res audio files for most genres, not just classical and jazz. Â Â 8. Naim Label has a nifty sideline in hi-res audio files, including music from its own Naim Label. Â Â 9. Native DSD Music is the largest high-resolution music store with DSD and DXD music. It has over 2,100 Albums from over 75 Record Labels. Â Â 10. Qobuz is both a music streaming service and a download store. Originally launched in France, itâs now available in the UK, offering high-res audio music streams at 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC. Â Â