[enasterosophes]

> Yet another reason to buy MP3s from known bands and musicians and just listen to it offline.

Or FLACs, if you can get them, which you can on bandcamp. I've got a terabyte of music in my offline playlist. It takes a few months to cycle through everything, then top it up with any new discoveries and latest releases before the next cycle starts.

[namaria]

Lossless local files is the way to go. Full control. Maybe I'm a bit controlling, but if I am paying for music I want the optimal experience and full control.