Tidal, Deezer


Could someone with experience with music subscription services please advise. My confusion is that these music services advertise that you can download music for offline listening. Wouldn't that be putting music files in your storage...creating a music library? I have had itunes and rhapsody, both of which you can download music files into your computer. Surely there must be others you can do the same? Thanks for any advice
easola01

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My whole family uses Tidal a lot.  The sound quality is great and they have a fairly good selection. 
I "off-line" a lot of content.  It is stored on your phone but you need Tidal with a valid subscription to listen.  It's really easy to download music.  When you find a song or album or even a playlist, you will see a little toggle to click to off-line the music.  You can even create a playlist and off-line it.
So, why off-line it?  I download the data via wifi which doesn't use data and is usually faster.  That way when I'm driving or flying I have a library to listen to that doesn't need an internet connection.  And to be honest, Tidal can be quirky and not always get a good connection.  Having music store on my phone helps to avoid interruptions.
to answer some of the questions:
Metadata-who cares.  I'm listening, not looking
Why download/offline-I travel a heck of a lot.  Can't get data at 30k feet or when driving in the back country.  Also, my turntable doesn't work in my car.
Quality-it's quite good.  Remember the limitations in car audio or $200 headphones.  At work I have a nice system and actually stream tidal through my Chord Hugo and it sounds very nice.  Yes, I can get better resolution at home with my main system but my turntable works fine there.
Finally, I like playlists, either streaming or offline.  Sometimes I'm lazy or preoccupied.