Reading this thread I realise I'm in a time warp. I had to look up MQA for instance. The only streaming I do is from YouTube or sometimes Spotify. I have a large collection of CDs ripped to an external HD which I access in iTunes.
So I pay no monthly fee whatever. And I'm happy with the sound quality, since all my ripped CDs are kept in lossless AIFF. YouTube sound doesn't bother me - it sounds pretty good and as good as I need it to for casual listening.
I also use Garageband a lot for making recordings and playing them back.
So how many years out of date am I, and does it matter?
So I pay no monthly fee whatever. And I'm happy with the sound quality, since all my ripped CDs are kept in lossless AIFF. YouTube sound doesn't bother me - it sounds pretty good and as good as I need it to for casual listening.
I also use Garageband a lot for making recordings and playing them back.
So how many years out of date am I, and does it matter?