[bpev]

Pretty much. As a consumer, it's where I can find the cheapest albums to buy (for digital releases). As a musician, it is the only platform where I have seen any money – albeit, still not much :P

If something isn't available there, usually my next choice is Qobuz. At least both of those sites let you download files and listen to them however you want.

[bloomingeek]

< As a musician, it is the only platform where I have seen any money – albeit, still not much :P>

Which is why my wife and I still buy albums and CDs, to support the artists. For us, music is a type of therapy, live concerts are being in the same room with people who perform real-time sound paintings. In today's political landscape, arts are denigrated, just look at how funds have been slashed at all levels of education. By building up a decent music library we can, in a small way, support the arts.