My findings so far for legal FLAC sources are: bandcamp: if it's there this is the best solution, you get option of what format you want and you don't have to

My findings so far for legal FLAC sources are: bandcamp: if it's there this is the best solution, you get option of what format you want and you don't have to pay more just for lossless. Unlimited number of downloads. 7digital: technically geolocked but I can access other country stores on their site and add to checkout and pay (??). Unlimited number of downloads. tidal.com store: everyone knows them about streaming but they have an actual store with lots of stuff and the option to get flac. Much higher prices for FLAC vs MP3. Availability depends on IP location but with a proxy in Europe I'm able to buy as if from Europe (although I use a US credit card). Only allows to download (MP3 or FLAC) once per song so better backup those copies... And last but not least, CDs: just buy second hand CDs as cheap as you can from discogs, Amazon or ebay and rip it. If it's not heavily scratched it won't matter that it's used.