Streaming Is To Audio What Red Plastic Cups Are To Wine

I have spent hours, literally researching vinyl vs digital.  
I came across a post by a recording engineer, who was paid by a 'major' label to produce a collection of CD's.  He had access to everything that was in the archives of that label.  Original master tapes, Original unopened vinyl, First pressings of vinyl, CD's, you name it, he had it all available. 
His conclusion was this:  Depending on the recording, with the same musicians, the media did not matter as far as sound quality was concerned.  Some CD's sounded better than vinyl, some vinyl was better than CD, some original tapes were the best.
I have vinyl, use my Rega RP6 about twice a year. I have a music server, and listen to my 15,000 music tracks daily.  
I even stream on occasion, and find new bands, new music I like by streaming. Then I buy it on CD, rip it, put it away.  

My method.  

We each use streaming in different ways for different purposes. I mostly stream single albums of my selection . No AI suggestions here. Sometimes I then buy the CD

I don’t do and have never done vinyl, but I have heard top tier vinyl and in that comparison it was better than the “equivalent” digital source.  The comparison was in a local shop over a decade ago on a $300,000+ system. 
 

I think that the actual result from a purely sonics perspective is very dependent on the system as both can be amazing. The tactile interaction with vinyl media (and even to a much lessor degree with CDs) can add to the experience.  A lot of our listening experience is physiological so for some the vinyl experience could truly make the experience better. Some have had that experience and then as their experience with digital improved their joy in the vinyl journey was overcome by the convenience of digital. 

I’m in my late 50s. I grew up listening to vinyl. Went through cassettes and then to CDs. Then onto streaming. Now back to vinyl. Now with the type of system I could only dream of having as a kid. Vinyl sounds sooo good. But man, with a good DAC and great interconnects, Qobuz streaming sounds sooo good. Sad for any of you one dimensional types that can’t fully enjoy both. Your loss!

I’m also in my late 50’s.   I had a decade or so  hiatus from vinyl and got back in a few years ago.   Fortunately I kept my records plus I now have a bunch of my Dad’s records and a few crates of 45s from the 60’s through the 90’s 

I just traded up and got another Sota turntable.   My girlfriend and I spun dozens of records Sunday,  it was fun.   She also pulled up some of her favorite songs on my streamer and they sounded great too.   My digital front end is pretty decent  but honestly some of my LPs definitely sound better than their CD or stream version. 

Agree with RJDuncan ,  I love all media types but sometimes theres nothing like a great LP.