Vinyl sounds better (shots fired)

The sound of vinyl vs digital is completely dependent on the equipment you use to reproduce it... well, other than the clicks and pops.

Vinyl treated well and kept clean should have few if any clicks and pops. I don't mind getting up every 20 minutes to cross the room - I need the exercise! I like vinyl, digital, whatever; first and foremost is the MUSIC. 

For those who think it sounds better -- better enough to prefer it over streaming most of the time? Some of the time?

Curious to hear the degree to which vinyl displaces other media.

With computer server you could use parametric equalizer to improve sound in the room and to buy downloads at about 1/2 price of vinyl.  Perhaps eliminating TT and Phono Preamp allows to get better amp or speakers?  CDP has to stay anyway since vinyl selection is limited.

I know that the sound is the main objective, but practicality has some value.  Media that lasts forever without wear (with backups) and ability to copy music have value to me.  According to RIAA I can legally copy my friends music, as long as I keep a copy that pays royalties to artists - like Audio CD-R.

Plastic CDs definitely do lose information over time.  Streaming is probably closer to lasting "forever", but do the digital tapes that are the source of streamed music not also lose information over time? I don't know the answer. I do know that a properly stored (controlled temperature and humidity) and well cared for LP does last virtually forever.