jhills,
Did you type this on an Underwood and have your grandson upload it to the internet? I too, like my old CDs and LPs, but I find it more convenient to upload them to a streamer (about 5,000 CDs). It is far easier to search my collection on an iPad rather than thumbing through the 5,000 CD's (I still have them shelved), plus, I don't have the hassle of reshelving the CDs I do decide to play. Streaming services are also a good way to discover music that is new to you. Internet radio stations are also good for finding new music.
I have found that with many older recordings, the particular versions/masterings that are available from streaming services often sound crappier than the original CDs; this is not always the case, so, it is not an issue of inherent inferiority of streaming, but, a choice on mastering that the re-issuing party made. That is on reason for keeping your old CD's in either their original physical form or ripped to a server.
I've never bothered to turn my LP's into music files, so I do spin records once in a while.
