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iTunes sells drm-free music downloads. The still do, if you go to the iTunes Store and not the Apple Music streaming surface.

There are better options out there though, like BandCamp.

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Bandcamp only works if the band originated there. Most labels don’t sell anything through bandcamp. If a label doesn’t release digital lossless for me to buy it’s getting downloaded on Soulseek.

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Qobuz and 7digital have pretty good libraries and high quality downloads.

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Also PSA that Amazon Auto-Rip still exists for all CD and vinyl purchases you ever used your account for

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256kbps AAC is still proprietary, but you can convert it to an MP3 with something like dBPowerAmp

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Don’t do this. You will lose quality every time you re-transcode an audio file. AAC is supported by basically everything now.

Also MP3 is a pretty bad format all things considered. The most efficient format is Opus, it’s open source and transparent at 160kbps.

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How is AAC proprietary?

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Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is patented and requires a license for legal use.

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