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Digital streaming/library

I have purchased a rather substantial 2 channel audio system, and two of the components are a streamer and an audio nas...a melco. I want to build a digital music library. I would love to have the hd level tracks, but the downloads are so expensive. I already have thousands of lps, and thousands of cds. I have iTunes, and it (and rhapsody) allow you to download tracks into your computer...but they are not cd quality. I have a streamer, and I could get the tidal or deezer hi res subscriptions, but do they allow you to download tracks into your computer/nas drive for a digital library?
easola01
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shadorne
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Make sure Apple Core Audio (audio midi setup) and Apple iTunes are both set to 16/44.1. Core audio is a terrible SRC converter but the one in iTunes is good. Avoid at all cost any Core Audio conversion.
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kijanki
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Shadorne, I thought I checked it but it was long time ago.  I will check again.  Thank you.

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easola01 OP
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I don't understand kijanki. First you say to setup audio core, and then you say avoid audio core? I am brand new at this, so my understanding is very limited.

Shadorne....so you can download music files from tidal for a personal music library?
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easola01 OP
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Also, yes I can download itunes for a library, but it is in, I believe, 256kbps...not even mp3! If I want 16/44.1 music library, how can I get it? Hopefully through tidal or deezer
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I don't know about deezer, but you cannot download tunes from Tidal.  They stay on their servers, you pay a monthly fee, and they stream them to you on demand.  With the correct version of Tidal, you will get 16/44.1 aka CD quality data stream and there may be some higher rez formats supported also, but as others have pointed out, often the source material is lower rez and the hi-rez stream is just up-sampled.  As far as I know, the way to get CD resolution material onto your NAS is to either buy CDs and rip them, or buy CD quality downloads. 
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