I’m in the process of selling off my entire analog side. Only the turntable is left. The digital side I have sounds much better anyway.
Hunt a record, dust it, clean it, let it dry, put it on, play for twenty minutes including that one song I hate, flip it. Who could ever improve on that process? Maybe someday I’ll be able to click a mouse and find any recording I want.
The problem with streaming
As I sit here listening to America Includes: "A Horse With No Name", I realized the problem with streaming. Who knows what source material you're getting with streaming? The album I'm listening to is a Warners Brothers green label. Sonics are absolutely incredible! The band sounds like they're in the room!
Navigating the pressings to find the best one can be challenging but that's part of the fun of the hobby. I doubt the same care is taken when generating streaming recordings. You're stuck with what they use, thus missing the incredible texture of the best recordings.
Of course, great care must be taken to set up the turntable and match all components downstream. I find the effort to be well worth it! There's just no substitute for great analog!