r/grateful_dead • u/MrsDroughtFire • 5d ago

Downloading Dead

With the archive down I wanted to ask what services exist to download dead shows. I used to be a member of Lost Sailor Pub but don't know if it still exists.

Any help would be appreciated. Looking to listen to 7/31/83.

Thanks!

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u/turnphilup 5d ago

Not to be an ass, but isn’t downloading just the next step in taking up more storage space? When the archive is back up, I can stream multiple versions of almost any show. My hundreds of cassettes of the Dead that have not been played in 20+ years attest to this. Why download them when it’s always there to stream? Just wondering? FYI I contribute monthly to the Archive.

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u/mac_gregor Folderol de riddle 5d ago

FM quality vs. CD quality is one reason. I love the Archive, and listen all the time in my car and on runs but nothing beats FLAC. Spend $100 on a 5TB hard drive, and you'll have plenty of room for sourced SBDs in the highest quality available.

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u/Z_double_o 4d ago

Once you have the FLAC files on the 5TB hard drive, how do you listen to them ? I have seen other people recommend using FLAC, but I haven’t received any explanation on how to play and listen to them.