Tidal, Deezer

Thanks everybody. So, if you "download" into a library for offline listening from tidal or spotify, if and when...let's say...Brian Eno is removed from the streaming list for licensing disagreement, is it also gone/removed from that library? If so that's no good!

Also, again, with itunes or rhapsody, you can download music into your computer. Why they allow this I don't know, but are they the only ones that do that? I mean, you can put the actual music files physically into your computer and have your own library...and do it for a $9.99 a month subscription. Trouble is, it is in alac (not good for metadata right?) and lossy.

Ghosthouse....a few questions as you are very thorough in your knowledge and answers:

1) Why do you have tidal and spotify? Do you find very many tracks on one and not the other...therefore between the two a more complete selection?

2) Do you come across dropped licenses very often in these two services?

3) If I use itunes to develop a library, as I said it can download songs into your storage, what would be a really good metadata for AAC?

Thanks a bunch

Thank you, this is brand new for me and quite exciting I must say

Okay Elevick! Well, I guess I can use itunes to build a library. There is one big problem for me. If the files are asc, how do I apply good metadata to the tracks that will give me good cover art? Thank you

Okay, getting closer to figuring this out. Getting maybe 2 services to provide different functions and greater selection is very appealing. It looks like tidal and deezer elite are great choices for streaming...SQ and all. But I would like to do my offline listening through my computer. Tidal...I don't know about deezer...only goes to your phone or tablet for offline listening, so does spotify go to your computer for offline listening? If I have to give up SQ to do offline through computer I will. 

As I said before, I can do this with itunes, but as I understand it AAC files are no good for metadata? Spotify does mp3, and that would work for metadata provided I can play through computer. Any suggestions? Perhaps a music subscription/streaming not mentioned?

Tidal states offline is only on smartphones and tablets...but your spotify goes on to your computer for offline listening?

Reason for music library:

You go to your streaming service one day to listen to your favorite Brian Eno album, and it is gone. Eno is gone, because of licensing changes/disagreements. The idea of streaming is wonderful to me for discovering new music, and also for listening. But I would hate to lose my favorite music just because my streaming service dropped my artist/album.

Google play. I have heard, but you don't see or hear much in the way of that streaming service. Will look at it. Does it offer offline listening from your computer? Or is it just phone/tablet like tidal? Does it have over 30 million tracks like the better services offer?