Several music bloggers have already written about the recent unveiling of Deutsche Grammophone‘s online store for high bit-rate (320kbs) mp3 files without DRM (digital rights management).
I decided to wait until I’d actually gone through the process of purchasing and listening to some of their product. Especially nice are the several hundred previously out-of-print titles that have been reissued as downloads (100 of these are exclusive to the DG web shop). Here’s a brief summary of my experience at the store.