Where to get hifi quality music files?

Submitted by C00LSJ t3_y4tpab in headphones

I just recently got my first IEM the Salnotes Zero and i am very glad i got it. It's just a whole another level of experience from my older main streams earphones. So now i have the gear all i want is high quality audio files to get a full audiophile experience. So please tell me all the options available. BTW I live in the Indian subcontinent so tell me if those options are available.

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----_________------ t1_isg2gsl wrote

44.1/16 FLACs are pretty much all you need. You can either download from sites (deezer, qobuz, bandcamp, etc) or rip from CDs. For harder to find genres/music, just pirate them

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TrueSelenis t1_isgayxw wrote

yohoohooo ~~~ try the solutions here or it's time to sail the seven seas! If you want high quality recordings of old classics on vinyl the pirate life might be the only viable option.

Congrats if you really can distinguish between 320k @44.1kHz 16b MP3 and something like 24b, 96kHz FLAC, even on the best possible equipment.

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Zilfallion t1_isg0dwn wrote

My personal methods are Bandcamp, and buying CDs and ripping them to .flac files.

Though bulk of my listening is lossy via spotify.

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RB181 t1_isg356q wrote

I download from Bandcamp or Tidal Store or rip from CDs. For streaming, Spotify and YouTube are the only platforms which still do not provide lossless quality AFAIK.

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dimesian t1_isgwg8f wrote

I stream from Tidal and buy music from Bandcamp and Bleep.

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Randolph_Carter_666 t1_isg8x0k wrote

Amazon Music has HD and Ultra HD.

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Corgerus t1_isg9dyv wrote

The music can be downloaded but the user does not have access to the downloaded files. The music needs to be purchased (i think AMU allows this in the store?) before getting the files, I think.

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Randolph_Carter_666 t1_isgw4yl wrote

You can download the files and use them offline. Probably need to use the app. I don't think you can transfer them, however.

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random_LA_azn_dude t1_isgjf58 wrote

Bandcamp, Qobuz, Beatport (they only sell lossless wavs or aiff).

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kroidi t1_isgy48g wrote

apple music has lossless if you care, but spotify is completely fine

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JimRKirk t1_ish2ba7 wrote

Apple Music/Spotify

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Overall_Falcon_8526 t1_isilb13 wrote

For purchasing CD-quality or better FLAC files, my go to sites are Presto for Classical/Jazz and 7Digital for rock/pop. HDTracks is a backup option, but their prices stink and they don't allow re-downloading.

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redditstinkt666 t1_isiwnu1 wrote

Don't think you will hear a difference with these iems.

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RoyHehe t1_isj74ap wrote

I don't hear difference between loseless and lossy files, but sometimes just knowing that you are listening to highest quality recording is enough.

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SpaceOperaVillain t1_isizope wrote

I wanted to echo a +1 for Qobuz. You can stream in hi-def for most everything, or buy DRM free files if you so desire. best of both worlds.

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phoebdroid t1_isfwws5 wrote

R U willing to TRACK it ? ER .. 🤪

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C00LSJ OP t1_isfxhx4 wrote

What's that mean

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phoebdroid t1_isfz2pg wrote

Only for the ones who deserve.

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Corgerus t1_isg98wo wrote

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ValtaraxFX t1_isgh5v0 wrote

Ru tracker, idk why the commenter is being so smug about it

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phoebdroid t1_isgp2qi wrote

Because although it's the greatest hi-res library in the world right now, it still is a pirated & illegal means of distribution. So I was trying to be a little discreet about it until you came along.

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ValtaraxFX t1_isgqujn wrote

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phoebdroid t1_isgevs7 wrote

Look, in my perception I have provided the pinnacle answer to Hi-Res audio question of the OP, for a smart user. And if you are not that, no matter how many question marks or down votes you throw at it, sadly, you won't become that.

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newbs513 t1_isgf6dy wrote

You’ve found me out… I’m dumb as hell.

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