Where to purchase lossless music

If you're a fan of '80s-onward alternative you'll find a lot to like here. As the recording arm of one of the most respected hi-fi brands in the world, Linn Records has been releasing albums for the last 30 years.

It's been there since the dawn of the digital revolution boasting it was "the first label to release CD-quality music downloads without DRM. The most useful way to think of Murfie is as a virtual second-hand music store. The idea is you send Murfie your CDs and they can rip them for you, or you can on-sell them. While the site also sells new CDs most of the trades are in ridiculously cheap used music, which for the conscientious means that the artist doesn't receive any money.

As the last bastion before outright piracy Murfie is a good way to find music unavailable elsewhere. It has over 2, Albums from over 75 Record Labels. Qobuz is both a music streaming service and a download store. This article presented by Jason Zabowski Coppertino Inc. All rights reserved. ProStudio Masters claims to have music received directly from labels, which guarantees the audio being true HD lossless.

The audio quality is available in bit with Some albums are also in DSF format. The price for a whole album varies greatly and usually attend with a varying discount as well. Super HiRez offers lossless audio downloads in the most streamlined way possible. Note : Aside from the sites mentioned above, other sites like Bandcamp and Tidal sell lossless music as well.

But people have been complaining about buying fake lossless songs from these sites as some of the songs turned out to be an upscaled MP3 file. So if you are using these sites, be careful to use an audio checker to check the true quality of the audio.

There are still several music download sites where you can get some HD music download free. But there is only a narrow selection of songs and you are less likely to find any famous label records.

Yet if you dig deeper, you will find some hidden gems. Here are the two sites to download lossless music free:. Hi-res sampling rates available: DSD64 2. Those who want tracks to play on iTunes may have to shop elsewhere, and don't expect to find Kanye West's latest work here — Native DSD's best-sellers include Vivaldi, Debussy and Beethoven — but search around and you can even download some complimentary 'Starter Pack' selections , in two and five channels, in standard DSD View the Native DSD downloads store.

Prefer streaming? See Hi-res music streaming services compared: which should you sign up for? You need high-resolution audio: everything you know. Further reading: What is DSD audio? How it works, where to download files, and more.

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