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I'm too cheap to get an unlimited data account and I don't want to use up my mobile data. I have a separate ipod touch for my music, so it frees up space on my actual phone, so if one gets broken/lost/stolen, I'm not completely out of everything. Plus, I like the idea of actually "owning" my stuff, as much as you can own digital files. After my Dad passed, I picked up all his mp3s he had saved and merged them into my library, so I also like the idea of potentially passing on this collected library to my kids (if they care enough or the world hasn't transitioned completely to streaming music when I die).

got a music folder with newpipe downloads and Poweramp on my phone :) all I need

It's harder to find (legal) downloadable music anymore too. 7Digital has been pretty alright for me, but I just stopped bothering with Spotify and Pandora and such. Youtube used to be great for discovery until they started mega cracking down on adblock again.

How often people are just getting rug-pulled left and right by streaming services is ridiculous.

I only use Spotify for a couple of exclusive podcasts I like and maybe some comedy. I certainly wouldn't pay for a subscription since I don't listen to much music and I hate the user interface especially through Android Auto.

The only time I really listen to music is late at night in front of the PC and I have a music collection for that. It's amazing how cheap you can pick up old CDs these days second hand in car boot sales and similar. It's just cheaper to buy CDs and rip them rather than fork out 11 euros every month.

Does no one still use Winamp and midis?

Managing a library now is easier than ever. Managing mp3s specifically is a very odd choice though

1.5Tb and counting, where my data hoarders at?

I wonder if I still have my Creative Nomad Jukebox somewhere... came out in 2000. Was the size and shape of a portable CD player so it fit in the same kind of cases. Took normal AA batteries. Had a 6 GB capacity, which was insane in 2000. I had a huge number of MP3s on it. Many radio dramas. I wish I still had them elsewhere.

Meanwhile me still listen some songs locally (self host Jellyfin) because some songs that I listen are not available on Spotify :/

Thinking about to reencode my collection to opus but "too lazy" as my ripped collection are 320kbps mp3 to save space.

geometry dash asset music ._.

Anyone else use a terminal to rip flac from tidal?