I don't actively seek out mp3 format files, but I have a bunch dating back to when I was ripping cds, vinyl, and cassettes to 100MB Zip disks in the late 90s -

I don't actively seek out mp3 format files, but I have a bunch dating back to when I was ripping cds, vinyl, and cassettes to 100MB Zip disks in the late 90s - where I'll probably never have access to the original sourced to re rip them. Forgotten local bands, mix tapes, desk tapes fro live gigs, stuff like that. I'd replace my Jump Back Jack, or Hungarian Rap Sadists 128k mp3 files in a heartbeat - if I could get my hands on the vinyl to re rip them. These days I buy a lot of cds and vinyl from bands at merch desks or off bandcamp, but I can't remember the last time I ripped any of those, most of what I listen to is Apple Music streaming (a lot of which is lossless these days) or Spotify Premium. I have a few TB worth of media server space with a huge music collection on it, but I didn't even notice it was offline for a week or more recently, because it's way easier for me to stream off my phone, laptop, or AppleTV - and if I'm in the mood to listen to stuff that's not on streaming, I'm almost certainly in the mood to pull the vinyl out and give it a spin...