Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Spotify and Tidal are cool, but you know what's cooler? Downloading MP3s to my Zune in 2025, maaan. But as hipster-cringe as that sounds, there are legit reasons an offline music library -- in glorious, lossless FLAC -- makes sense, especially if you're picky about your audio. After years of building up my own music library, here's what I've heard about how: The best places to download legal FLAC, or how to rip it yourself.

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00:00 Intro
02:08 Where to download FLAC
07:55 Pick the best CDs
12:20 How to rip CDs

Where I download FLAC
- Bandcamp: bandcamp.com
- Qobuz: qobuz.com/us-en/shop

Software mentioned in this video
- MacOS / dBpoweramp: dbpoweramp.com/cd-ripper.htm
- MacOS / Tag Editor: I NO LONGER RECOMMEND THIS APP. Developer @AmvidiaSoftware is being scammy, released a new version of the app with an unnecessary subscription and is annoying customers of the old version by force-opening the App Store to upgrade to new subscription version whenever launching the old, paid version.
- Windows / Exact Audio Copy: exactaudiocopy.de
- Windows / Mp3tag: mp3tag.de/en/index.html

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