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  • LMS + Squeezelite would be my recommendation! Supports local music libraries, podcast subscriptions, last.fm, web radio, and streaming services! LMS would be the server which runs in the background, and Squeezelite would be the player software. Since LMS is a server, you can have other devices in your network use it too!

    Also, I highly recommend the Material Skin. It’s not just gorgeous visually, but it adds so many extra useful UI features the stock skin doesn’t.

    Visit us on the forums if you have any questions!

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  • 150,000 track collection owner here.

    CDs are king, but the cost adds up. A lot of artists I follow are on Bandcamp, which I use to purchase my music. I assume everything I buy there will eventually be removed, so I don’t rely on them for archiving it.

    But then, there’s the piracy route, which I do for a good portion of my library. Rutracker is absolutely fantastic for lossless. Soulseek is solid, but you gotta use it in a smart way for some releases. Some keywords don’t turn up any results for some reason. So, to find certain albums/artists, try searching for a particular song, then browse by folder on those results to find full albums, if that makes sense.

    Why not use Qobuz or Deezer to rip music? Qobuz-dl and Deemix let you rip FLAC from those services if you have a streaming acct. I use Deemix with my Deezer acct to download a TON of music I cant find anywhere else.

    Its a lot of work, I agree. But it’s doable. At this point, as services get shittier, pirate. They need to learn that as their services get shittier, people will leave. Give them a financial reason to get better ;)