Streaming can get me in the zone. It is a very convenient format.
To these ears, a well set up analogue vinyl system is the reference in sound quality. Analogue vinyl just sounds more real, more natural, more present, and more resolving. Studio grade tape is tops, but software is so limited, whereas vinyl offers a huge category of music.
I use the Qobuz streaming service. About 70%+ of the new music that pops up, hi-res or no, does not quite appeal to me. Sometimes there are gems to be found in new music, but not often. Too often the new stuff is un-inspired, boring, and lacking any real musicality. Album-cover art notwithstanding. There are so many gems to be discovered on older and re-released vinyl records. Or indeed speciality labels such as Kavi Alexander’s Water Lily Acoustics, and Chesky. I must surmise that in audio industry shows at booths using streaming sources either primarily or exclusively to demonstrate their sound systems, they just can’t be bothered setting up and maintaining the deck and vinyl.