With Tidal down for so many yesterday, it gives a bit of insight into what it could be like for those who may rely completely on a streaming service for their music library.
My 1800+ CD's, SACD's, and albums never fail to perform. Even though I also enjoy streaming, along with my Aurender N10 and N100H music servers and hope they never fail, owning physical media ensures that I will not be left high and dry for source material when I wish to play music. This is why I continue to purchase CD's SACD's and LP's. Putting all your eggs in the streaming basket doesn't make good sense to me. The Internet of things can be fickle. Just sayin'......
I have spotify, tidal, 1800 CD and maybe 100 vinyl. No one is going without. Maybe Qobuz later today if Jeff's fix works.
Rex.......By "no one" I assume you are speaking strictly of yourself because I know several people who have sold their entire CD collections, now have no physical media, and rely totally on streaming for their music source. That's fine as long as the service is up, connectivity is available, and no issues with the network or music provider exist. Streaming is cool, no doubt about it. For me it is a great source of endless musical enjoyment providing there are no delivery issues, but owning your music and having immediate access to it is a tremendous asset in my opinion.