Why vinyl

I genuinely wish I could get the same satisfaction from streaming and/or CDs,  it would mean more time for music. I don't consider owning/maintaining an analog rig to be a "hassle" but it is time consuming. If streaming made me feel the way vinyl does, I'd probably still keep my entire collection, which is not nearly as large as a lot of this site's denizens (a little over 3K) but it still takes up a decent amount of space. Streaming is perfect for podcasts and background music, but doesn't cut the mustard for active listening, at least for me.

@stievus 

"But getting older, I tend to listen primarily to Qobuz, and only occasionally to LPs. For me, convenience has become more important than good, better, best. I assume that will the case for many of us at that age."

Not so.

I continue to enjoy my LPs and will do so until I can no longer rise. I also regularly repair, recondition, test and evaluate each and every component and every combination of components that I have. I go out of the way to make things inconvenient. I find it helps the learning process.

Never give up.

I gave up vinyl for CDs in 1984. in about 2019, I decided to try vinyl. Bought a used rega P3, and I noticed that acoustic instrument recordings (60s, early 70s) sound amazingly realistic. Fast forward, I upgraded to a clear audio performance dc turntable, tracer tonearm, hana ML MC cartridge. 

WOW! I'm all in now. I can also stream (using a benchmark dac 3b). In general I listed to mostly vinyl. I find I pay more attention to the music, than when streaming.
I would think digital at higher sampling rates, increased quantization would eliminate any difference, and it does sound good. However its not the same as vinyl for reasons I real can't explain

You're it's not the same.  I have a decent digital front end, Lab 12 DAC , Teac 701t , Aurender N200 and I often find myself listening to and enjoying LPs more.   

I couldn’t wait for digital to arrive.  I was so fed up with warped, skipping, popping records, and digital with its expanded dynamic range and absolute quiet background was like a gift from the Gods.  Yet when used LP stores popped up I did get a rush of nostalgia hanging out in them, reading the classical liner notes , and I didn’t own a turntable.

  Eventually I purchased one, got into the whole vinyl replay thing, and then after a couple of years remembered why I hated vinyl in the first place.

  I do miss the liner notes.  Extracting a CD booklet from the jewel case and using a magnifying glass, or doing a web search, isn’t as much fun