One of the great things about Vinyl

"Had I been streaming I may have not taken the time to listen beyond one or two cuts. "

Does this make any sense?

All things being equal. Why would the fact that the music is streamed have an effect on how many tracks you listen to? 

Is it that playing vinyl or a cd requires you to get up out of your comfy seat to change albums? Whereas, with streaming you can just sit on your duff and jump from song to song.

Next time you stream, pick an album, put your iPad in the next room and then sit down to listen. 

@edcyn 

"You must lift the vinyl off of the platter, taking into account the sometimes goodly amount of static electricity that has built up between the vinyl and the platter in the meantime."

This used to make my hair stand on end.  It wasn't until I lost (most of) my hair that I realized how important this was in my life.  I moved on to digital.

One of the great things about vinyl……is not having it!

It’s easy to listen all the way to the end of side on an lp.  The timings are short. 
 

@oddiofyl 

I can't believe how good it sounds with the Ortofon 2m Bronze 

Seems like you have a nice system and TT. The 2M Bronze is holding you back. If your phono stage supports LOMC perhaps step up to a Hana ML. This is exactly what I did (Bronze to Hana) and wished I did it sooner.