I buy CDs .... or, these days, that would largrly be better described as "listen to CDs I already own".Let us know your preferred choice, and your reasons why
Reasons why? Several, I guess.
Firstly, I already have a large CD collection. And, for that matter, a large LP collections .... youngsters - wikipedia is your friend.
And, a not inconsiderable amount on Minidisc, and even some on C90 and even reel-to-reel tape.
Second, I don't use a smartphone, so streaming 'anywhere' isn't an option.
Thirdly, I don't like 'renting'. For the same reason as why I won't 'rent' Office 365, or Photoshop, etc, I won't pay monthly for a service I may not use all month.
Fourthly, mostly when I listen to music, I really listen. That means it's not background music while I'm doing something else, but that I am settled back, lights low, eyes probably closed and am solely concentrating on enjoying music. So, I pick a CD (or LP, etc), hit play and relax in a comfy chair to enjoy, on a decent hifi.
Streaming suits neither my preferences, nor my listening style. I don't see this ever likely to change. If Spotify, etc, was totally free (monetarily) and totally ad-free, I still wouldn't use it much, if at all. And I rarely lusten to commercial radio because of adverts, and I CERTAINLY do not, under and circumstances whatever, want adverts killing my mood when I'm listening to music.
Fifthly, and I mention it kinda in passing, I see no need to allow big data to study my mydical preferences. Privacy doesn't rank terribly highly in my reasons for not streaming, but it's in there.
So if someone can show me a completely ad-free, no-charge service that provides a very high quality source signal, on a 100% reliable, always-available service on which I can be certain my usage isn't being tracked, and that has all the music I have, and is as easy to browse and select as me picking a CD, I'll give it a try. But I don't need it.