I remember Spotify when it was a small upstart company from Sweden and their service wasn't available yet in the US. Using VPN's, proxies, anything to try the s

I remember Spotify when it was a small upstart company from Sweden and their service wasn't available yet in the US. Using VPN's, proxies, anything to try the service out was fun. I paid for a Spotify subscription for many years but cancelled in 2021 when I found I didn't like the recommendation system at all. Not to mention, if you listen to a lot of electronic music there are a lot of releases missing. I previously had a FLAC collection sitting idle on a NAS and now use Roon to listen at home and use Roon ARC to stream away from home and it works very well. This along with a sizeable vinyl and tape collection works well for me. Also want to mention Bandcamp if you can afford it. Artists see more money from a purchase than a stream, and it's an invaluable service.