Reply to Finding Tracks in HIGH Quality format

Just wanted to open a discussion about all the new ways to obtain tracks. Luckily, being in Tempe Ariz. I have a few diamond in the rough record shops (Zia record exchange, and several smaller mom and pop shops) that carry some unique tunes with there used selections, both cd and vinyl. despite that, like most people, usually my new music is purchased and downloaded online. I never got into downloading free post napster era with torrents and stuff so am strictly talking finding music legally. One of my challenges recently has been that I've been finding a lot of awesome tracks lately which is great, I usually look for underground stuff bc i get a lot of satisfaction from introducing new music to a room or party(when well received of course!). The downside has been that my list of tracks that i'd love to have has been growing but i have had a hard time finding high quality downloads for them. I used to spend a lot of time sifting through beatport so it was easy to just click and download when i found something however I got bored of that and looking for new inspiration have recently turned to some small edm/electro sites and blogs where i seem to come across more stuff that i love and am unfamiliar with. when i search these tracks tho and find that they are not on beatport for example, i sometimes cant find an alternative other than say a soundcloud download.

So my question is , do others run into this a lot? What tips or resources have you found most helpful in keeping your track collection Fresh, high quality and flooded with underground Tunes? Maybe I'm missing some good widely used sites.

Also I haven't done a lot of soundcloud downloading, i actually borderline hate soundcloud because of its gui and poor quality issues Ive always experienced so haven't used it to much so are there certain artists or tracks on soundcloud that are high enough quality to DJ with?(was believeing maybe i just had bad luck with the few files Ive tried or maybe they've improved since i last tried)

One thing ive thought about trying were emailing or face-booking artists for a digital high quality copy of a track or remix I'd like From them. this would allow them to be compensated if needed. I've also thought about using a file sharing site for bootlegs or tracks i simply cant find. How do ppl feel about this in this scenario?

I would love to find a great online EDM geared record store where i could pre listen to tracks and then have the option to order the actual album or ep on CD rather than digital only, Anyone know of sites like this?

Will definitely continue to search for other beatport like sites but please share your recommendations if you can, I know alot of people like to keep certain resources to themselves, Ive been guilty of that at times but thought maybe the djtt community could help each other out when it comes to finding and supporting underground edm legally. there's nothing more frustrating than finding a new hot banger and only having a 128k file for it.