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u/tboland1 · 2 pointsr/audiophile

I have a Tidal HiFi subscription, and I still download music and rip CD's to FLAC.

Why download and rip CD's:

Occasional problems with Internet service. Just enough to be a problem.
Control of Library. If history of the last 20 years has taught us anything, is that things change and you must take control of your own files. This is a main driver of the vinyl resurgence, supposedly.
Lack of Control. Tidal (or any other service) may increase restrictions or increase prices to the point where the cost isn't worth it.
High quality FLAC files. For instance, I downloaded Bernstein's nine Beethoven symphonies from HDTracks recently. I don't want to be without my own copy of this as my reference Nine. Only $15 more than a CD set, 192kHz / 24 bit.
CD's are still amazingly cheap in thrift stores. Usually $1 to $2 each. In conjunction with point 2 (control), this is an easy way to build a library.
Availability. Some versions and masters have been removed from streaming services. They normally only have one available.

Why Stream on Tidal (or anywhere else):
Price. With Military discount, Tidal HiFi is $12 per month.
Access to (almost) unlimited library.
Experimentation. I can listen to things I never would if I had to pay for every CD or song. If I like it, I might buy it for the library. Bloom is an example.
Convenience, but given my use of JRiver and Kodi as media servers, not as much as you might imagine.

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Other people might include portability as an advantage of streaming, but I have hearing aids, so I do all my serious listening at home with my speakers and amps that I can control. Headphones are OK for me at best, and have to be over the ear types. Not conducive for being out in the world. Earbuds are out of the question, for obvious reasons.