Catalogue-wise neither 7digtial nor Qobuz has everything the other has. E.g. A search for Icon for Hire shows one album on each: Qobuz has Scripted, 7digital has You Can't Kill Us.

7digital is prone to doing odd (probably licensing-related) things like removing an album from purchasers' downloads when it's replaced by a version that includes a PDF booklet. I'm sure https://www.7digital.com/artist/nightwish/release/imaginaerum-1481236 used to have a FLAC version on sale, but now it doesn't (Qobuz doesn't have it at all, so maybe the publisher's being weird about FLAC licensing). And despite what it looks like, no, https://www.7digital.com/artist/turisas/ is not actually selling whole albums that cheaply (what goes into the shopping cart is only the first track).

Recurring bump.

It seems, I've overlooked this thread!

Anyway, if DRM-free is the point of interest, check the link below:
https://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide

Same here, hell I'm personally running out of space for my stuff and yet have like 7 more titles coming this week and my little brother is giving me his extra It's Alive trilogy blu-ray boxset as he was sent two copies by mistake. Still have to go through and curate my collection and unload some of the DVD copies of titles I upgraded to the new blu-rays of like Man from Deep River, Blackenstien, JD's Revenge, Cotton Comes to Harlem, the WB DVD version of the It's Alive Trilogy, Anthropohugus, etc.

As for turning them into DRM files, I actually used to rip my collection to MKV files mainly to help a friend who sadly passed earlier this year with content for her cult film streaming channel but after she passed, I was going to keep those files as a back up until I saw how much space they took up.

Yeah I'm lucky to have a media room/man cave thing. Can't imagine collecting movies without one. Even then space can be an issue and my fourth shelving unit is almost full. I have specific tastes and goals too, so it's not like I buy anything that comes down the pike!

I wish I could rip them all in highest quality and then store the discs in a closet or something, but HDD or SSD space is just way too expensive for that still. Maybe one day...

I don't jusr buy everything either, most of the unwanted stuff were from my little brother and I was able to pawn the unwanted titles he unloaded on me onto a friend who took everything, it was a nice set up my little bro got to gey rid of some access stuff, I got to keep the stuff I wanted often the OOP stuff like many Something Weird Titles and pass the rest to someone who wanted them, but he moved halfway across the country and I am not going to keep paying the cost of shipping everytime I got stuff to unload. I got quite a few titles I was searching for that way Please Don't Eat My Mother, the orginal Fly with Vincent Price, She Killed in Ectascy, That's Sexsploitation, Hardware, Dr Black and Mr. Hyde, etc.

As for the man cave thing, I have one and I also use my bedroom and both are getting full. Five shelves and three large five drawer sterlight containers in the man cave and four sterilight containers and a medium sized bookcase near full in the bedroom. But yeah I hear you on the on space being to expensive, as I said I tried to keep my old rips and make a bunch more but not enough HDD/SSD space and cloud storage forget it.

Well, for reference... Beatport has once again a "Spend More, Save More" sale until August 29th at 11:59 PM MT !

| PICK YOUR DISCOUNT
| SAVE UP TO 50%
| When you spend more, you save more.

• Spend $60 (USD) and get 50% off with code SAVE50
• Spend $30 (USD) and get 20% off with code SAVE20
• Spend $20 (USD) and get 10% off with code SAVE10

| This offer ends August 29, so start digging!
| Apply at checkout. Not applicable to additional Wav or AIFF fees.
| Can be used only once. Above equivalent to the same amounts in £, € and AUS$.

Some information about Beatport (as it was not yet mentioned in this thread), should you feel the need to splurge...

0. They specialize in a broad range of mostly electronic music, sell Stems, and have exclusives
1. Default file format is MP3 320 KB/s CBR
2. You have access (for a higher price, obviously) to WAV and AIFF
3. For a fee, you can upgrade tracks in your purchase history from MP3 to WAV / AIFF
4. There is no time frame constraint for downloading, so you may start whenever you wish
5. You can download each track through your browser, or use the Beatport client
6. Once a track is downloaded, should you have a problem with it, you have 24 hours to redownload
7. You may contact Customer Support to reset recent downloads, if you find an issue after the 24 hours
8. Tracks' price is significantly higher upon release, dropping over two months down to a standard $1.49 USD
9. Recurring sales / events are what gives them a competitive edge

Now, regarding GOG's advocated 7digital (mentioned multiple times, already) – should you feel the need to compare...

0. They cover all genres / eras, tend to showcase the popular / mainstream, and have exclusives
1. Default file format is MP3 320 KB/s CBR but you can pick M4A 320 KB/s as well
2. You have access (for a higher price, obviously) to FLAC for a seemingly growing number of releases
3. Upgrade from MP3 / M4A purchases to FLAC is not possible
4. There is no time frame constraint for downloading, so you may start whenever you wish
5. You can download each track through your browser, and fetch multiple tracks at once in a ZIP
6. Downloaded tracks are listed in a Locker allowing you to redownload them, up to three times usually
7. You may reach out to Customer Support if you have a problem with a download
8. Pricing scheme (in local currency) favours either releases or tracks, with possible switch over time
9. No recurring sales / events, but some albums are discounted at launch

Here are each store's Help pages, providing additional details to the inquisitive souls...

►  https://support.beatport.com/hc/
►  https://help.7digital.com/hc/

Both stores have a truly gigantic catalogue, with the occasional territory-restricted material of course (compilations might help you get that one elusive track, then)...

Eh, thanks, even if those stores aren't exactly similar to Gog.
I already wrote the reasons many times tho.
As a fast summary, i want a store without removable items post-purchase or silly download limitations, no mandatory client, less geo restrictions as possible, good non-localized promos, classics from 70-90 and not just indies, ratings, etc.
Basically a normal site vs the crappy ones that currently exist.