Agreed. (And given current international shipping costs, I would welcome the opportunity to buy 5.1 FLAC downloads
without buying a physical disc.)
I see what you mean, but that's something on Kscope. To be honest, personally speaking I'm all for downloads as added to physical products, but not so much on themselves, as I just think the package and everything else around the album gets lost and so also part of its meaning. Personally I consider streaming as good advertising mean, and then physical products (with digital downloads 'attached') as the best way both artistically and financially for artists. But that's just my opinion as I curate myself all artwork and packaging etc. of my albums, so there's a meaning there
Great tips. And in spite of my grousing about "shipping costs to the colonies," I would also note that while the cost per disc is very high for the first three (sometimes greater than the disc itself!), after that it only rises slightly with each additional item. Reason to stock up on nosound!