Why do YOU love Vinyl/or hate vinyl


I just responded to the thread on how many sources do you have ( shotgunning tonight) and got me wondering why I love vinyl so much? Have a very good digital side on both my main system and my headphone system as well that was set up for Redbook playback (headphone system) only utilising my vast 1,000 CD collection, enjoyed it for about a year, added a turntable and haven't used it since. My love of vinyl has been with me for 55 years, buying and playing, setting up my tables , matching preamps and enjoying the fruit of my labor. I believe my love of vinyl is a simple one, it stemmed from the hands on, need to tinker and adjust that I was born with, it's a very physical attraction that I just can not resist, it satisfies a lot of needs for me and in some way is that mistress that I maintain. My turntable is massive and so easy to look at, I can touch it and get more out of it, I can read about the artist and get info while I listen to an album, I can swap out a cartridge and change the tone and in the day the album covers served as a rolling tray to roll a joint. I love vinyl, but absolutely understand while others don't. I also envy people like uberwaltz that have and use so many sources, wish I could. What say you?
tooblue
Vinyl may be a hair better on most recordings, BUT - today’s digital is great, and today’s analog is great, especially compared to what was available just a few years ago.
I listen to LPs, CDs, and streaming. I must admit that of the 3, CDs get the least play time, though.
Enjoy it all.
What planet are we on, quick! It’s difficult to agree that CDs sound great today since almost all of the new music as well as the re-issues of older music is aggressively compressed to the point the sound is lifeless. If that’s your idea of great sound maybe time to switch hobbies, macrame anyone?
I’ve been in love with vinyl since I was a small child and started off playing my parents records on my dad’s Dual turntable. I really got into collecting vinyl before ever taking it to any level that I’d consider in the audiophile realm until maybe 20 or so yrs ago. I love the big art, the liner notes, the smell of a new LP, the ritual of putting it on the platter, getting it spinning, dropping the needle, and even getting up to change to side 2. I love setting up a cartridge to perfection with the perfect loading. It’s truly magical. 
This has turned into an interesting thread. Now I'm trying to figure out how enlightenment & fondling fit into my love for music...