What am I missing?

@snilf ...be happy he's listening....and 'junk' is subject to taste & budget....

Better 180 g. lp's than a gram or so of the 'alternative alternatives.'....although there's that when stuck into a micro-manse'.... ;)

'Better' is so wrapped up in preference that it becomes almost preaching to the choir (esp. here ) when one wants to debate that into the same degree of oblivion...

One listens to what one prefers.

You are what you eat, even if it's through your ears.... ;)

Embrace son-in-law...he's young.  That, in itself, makes a huge diff in this era of earbuds and  'questionable electro-devices' that deliver it into ones' head.

Irrational is a POV.

You've yours, I've Mine.  I can argue you into a corner over it.  And so WTF is the end game for you and me.

Gift him with what you feel is the 'better alt' is my suggestion...he's family now, has the attention of your dau, so...better to try to love 'im than the alt, Right?

...unless you just Have to be the Grinch...😏

Case in point:

You will never be able to Not make me enjoy this....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF177Aj59C8&list=RDMMbhQRS6iy23w&index=25

(...the ’long lunar note’ has been known to blow breakers....That, in itself, amuses me.....)

I embraced streaming years ago as my taste in music was shifting. Internet radio streams allowed me to explore without spending needlessly. When I heard a song I liked I would take note and further check out the album/artist. My days of purchasing CDs “blindly” were over. Truly game changing.

At present I still utilize radio streams, support a favorite jazz station, subscribe to Qobuz, and purchase the occasional CD/download I want in my core library. I couldn’t be happier. 
 

@snilf 

Yep, that is like the definition of a hipster. That says it all. Bohemian nostalgia… and a bit of eclectic by buying 180gram. We were all young once as well. I was a hippie for a couple years. 
 

Well when talking cd quality  I always giggle when people compare streaming to cheap cd players  there is a huge difference  between  5000 dollar and under cd players and ones over 20000 dollars.