Fear of Streaming


So I was sitting around the other day and I had a yearning to hear Harry Chapin sing "Cats in the Cradle". Go to my vinyl collection and don't have it. Thought I did, but I was wrong. So I start thinking, maybe I can get a blue tooth device to hook to my integrated tube amp and then I can pair my phone with it and listen when I want. I find that it exists and purchase this Harmon Kardon BTA 10 device. It arrives, easy to use, and now I can listen to anything that comes through my phone onto my system. It is pretty cool to listen to the random song I haven't thought of in a while but sounds nothing like my vinyl. It does have some cool applications. For instance, I can't get any Buffalo Bills games down here in Savannah, GA. I downloaded an upstate NY radio station that airs the games and now I can listen to it live through my system which I find a very cool quality of life issue. However, it left me thinking that if I were to buy a dedicated streaming component then I would have all the world's music at my fingertips and it would sound so much better than going through that little HK BTA 10. However, here is my dilemma that I am really torn about. I love listening to my vinyl. I love the ritual of it. I love picking out the LP, queing it up, sitting down and reading the cover and sleeve. Getting up and flipping sides. Then repeat. I'm terrified that I will get lazy and stop doing this out of the convenience of tapping a button on a device. Sure, you can probably read all of the guts and inserts of an LP on an app but just isn't the same tactile pleasure nor rekindle those same feelings I remember when first discovering the wondorous beauty of sound. I realize this is my problem but was just wondering if any one else has ever felt the same struggle and how you rectified it. Did you make the leap and was happy you did so or did you look back in regret?
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I have streaming capabilities in my system. I'm sitting here listening to Bruce Springsteen's "Western Stars" on vinyl right now. And its a double LP.

If you love vinyl, you'll still listen to vinyl. But streaming is great too, especially for playing that random song that you don't have on vinyl, and for discovering new music. I've discovered a ton of great new music via the Spotify "discover weekly" feed.

I think vinyl and streaming complement each other. I like having both.
   I agree with the above poster - you will get used to streaming and you will appreciate the ability to sample new music never heard before at your finger tips - not even KIng Louis 14th had this much repertoire available at a whims notice...hehe - we are living in a good times, and with a proper setup, streaming can be quite close to LP quality these days with the Amazon upscale streaming for instance...

   Make the plunge and get your feet wet on this 21st century technology, and you will be glad you did...
I sense you've already figured this out but the pleasure of your LP ritual and the pleasure of having forgotten or entirely new music at your fingertips aren't mutually exclusive. Why not have and enjoy both?
What's wrong with having more options?  I have 4 streaming services.  I have a lot of records.  I have a bunch of SACD's.  They all get used at different times.  When I'm ready to do some serious listening in the evening though, it's vinyl time! 

Sometimes it's nice to be "lazy".  When I'm doing something around the house and don't want to have to keep stopping and flipping records I can put on a playlist and let the music just play.