muckshot
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I searched around a bit but didn't find anything relevant so I hope this isn't redundant, but I am looking for some legal music download sites that offer either lossless (s/a FLAC, APE etc) or WAV files. CD-quality + DRM Free is the only way I'm going to make the transition to digital downloads.
Boomkat - Offers FLAC downloads for many releases. Good selection of indie and electronic music but price is a bit high, I find I can often get the actual CDs/12''s for about the same cost. Small cover art included.
Junodownloads - Offers WAV as an option, pricing seems to be about the same as Boomkat. Large cover art available without purchase.
Bleep - Offers FLAC for selected releases but I can't seem to find out how locate FLAC specific files. No album art included.
Beatport - Offers WAV option for ALL files, but costs incurs an extra $1 USD for each WAV file. This means that an album that has 15 tracks and costs $17 will actually cost $32 as there will be an added $15 cost for the WAV files. No album art included.
So far I've made purchases from Bleep, Beatport and Boomkat. The experience has been positive overall, although Beatport could easily zip or FLAC up their files and offer some kind of checksum (SFV for ex) so that you know your download is free from errors, as such the WAVs are downloaded directly.
Would love to add some sites to the list... suggestions welcome
Boomkat - Offers FLAC downloads for many releases. Good selection of indie and electronic music but price is a bit high, I find I can often get the actual CDs/12''s for about the same cost. Small cover art included.
Junodownloads - Offers WAV as an option, pricing seems to be about the same as Boomkat. Large cover art available without purchase.
Bleep - Offers FLAC for selected releases but I can't seem to find out how locate FLAC specific files. No album art included.
Beatport - Offers WAV option for ALL files, but costs incurs an extra $1 USD for each WAV file. This means that an album that has 15 tracks and costs $17 will actually cost $32 as there will be an added $15 cost for the WAV files. No album art included.
So far I've made purchases from Bleep, Beatport and Boomkat. The experience has been positive overall, although Beatport could easily zip or FLAC up their files and offer some kind of checksum (SFV for ex) so that you know your download is free from errors, as such the WAVs are downloaded directly.
Would love to add some sites to the list... suggestions welcome