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Streaming music- not the end all music solution but one main advantage?

I noticed here on Agon that there are audiophiles who dislike streaming and some who like it. Some who hate digital and only like analog (think turntables and vinyl). Many who hate MQA and some that really listen to many MQA titles. Also some who really like the technical superiority of some equipment over others and really dig specs and others who trust their ears more.
What I like about streaming is the VAST every growing list of songs, artists and albums I can audition. I cannot own all this music in my home library and I cannot add 50-100 new albums daily. To me, for one who puts music before the equipment, this is the greatest advantage of streaming music.... I am much much more exposure to music. I don’t need to own it, but after a listen to a new artist, new song or new album that the I MUST have, I can buy the digital download or the analog version. What say you...about streaming?
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All good and helpful comments. As indicated by some fellow goners here, streaming should be able to co-exist with other tried and true music playback avenues (both analog and digital-to-analog). I have always been a fan of cassette tape, reel-to-reel tape, vinyl and turntables of all kinds, CDs and even dare I say 8-tracks (haha).
It has been noticed in my neck of the woods (Ohio,USA) many video clubs are closing because of such growing popularity of the Smartv, Netflix, Hulu, SlingTV, Amazon and many others. So many people have gone to streaming video and audio I wanted to provide a place to share the positive points.
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Spotify has very deep content. I’m like a kid in a candy store. I can try things I’d never have a chance to otherwise. Then if I like it enough I can buy and stream from my own music server. Records now only get played once and converted to digital and to my music server mostly now as well. I can then stream from Spotify or my music server not just in my house but in my car, at work, on vacation, anywhere. Also I’ve honed my gear and processes so it all sounds top nop notch, better than ever these days.

What else is there? A great time to be a hifi music lover!
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rhljazz
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It’s fun to read the music reviews in TAS and Stereophile, then immediately access the albums via Tidal.  Every so often I find a gem.  Then there are the majority that I’m glad I didn’t purchase which was the reality prior to Tidal.  There’s no substitute for actually hearing for yourself.
Listening to some interesting tunes on Radio Paradise right now.
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