Streaming or Local music storage?

[David A]

… I do worry, however, how musicians will survive in the long run.  Only the biggest names make much from these services.  And for the last 5 months no one is making money performing.…

That is probably the main reason I still buy the music I really like, either as a download or if I can't get it as a download (many sites selling downloads have region restrictions which mean that they won't sell to customers in Australia). I'm happy to use Tidal as a means of auditioning music but if I like the music enough to want to play it with some regularity or have it in my collection, I prefer to buy it in some form in order to provide the artists with a higher royalty payment.