I too don´t like the idea of purchasing DRM lossy music. I listen to the kind of music which is very non-mainstream so I kind of fear that some albums on CDs won´t be available in stores forever. I plan to eventually buy all my favorite albums to have them in my collection in CD quality before they disappear from the shelves and because it´s investment for the future when and if I get some decent hi-fi system. (Actually I was close to putting together one entry-level system. I bought used Harman Kardon amplifier which was connected to PC. I listened to it via low end headphones. Still it sounded decent. I wanted to get mission m71 loudspeakers but it didn´t happen in the end and I had to sell the amplifier because I needed money for something else which couldn´t have waited. I regret it a little bit .)