I prefer listening to music using a cd player.
When I am in the mood to listen to music, I don't like to interact with computers. It impacts my mood. I sit behind computer screens all day at work and would like to minimize that as much as possible. Occasionally , I use a Spotify on my iPad and stream using Airplay and a AppleTV. However, that brings me less relaxation since it always comes with a slight unrest in the back of my mind of "what to play next". Also, using an iPad it makes it easy to wander off websites and some of them have the nasty habbit of taking control of the the music that is being played. Very annoying.
Further, it is a joy to build a physical collection of music. Owning music music on physical media creates a nearness or closeness to the music.
100% this. I used to own a CD transport about a decade ago, and my absolute most memorable moments with CD transports can be summed down to this small little fact: with a CD transport you are less likely to swap and interrupt albums as frequently due to the fact that it's necessary for you to get up, find your next CD, walk to the transport, eject the CD, insert the new CD, put the old CD back into its jewel case, and you get the picture.
Because of that CD transports made me learn to appreciate albums in their entirety a lot more, not just select tracks.
When I owned my CD transport I discovered so much more in my existing collection than I otherwise would have, and I hold those memories extremely closely to my heart. I still try and mimic this experience as much as possible even when I'm listening to music from my PC.
I just let each of my albums run their due course.
This is something I would have likely never experienced if I never took that route. I myself was formerly from the IT industry, and because of that I try to limit my interactions with computers as much as possible. Sure, I still have my PC, and I do spend a lot of time in front of it. But outside of that, I really do try and limit my dependency on my PC, and even my phone.
I'm also a seriously big believer in owning my music and paying my dues to all the artists who pour their blood and sweat into their creations, so I own hundreds and hundreds of CD's (many of which purchased directly from smaller indie artists) and also digital albums from websites where I know that artists are fairly compensated (Bandcamp being my favorite (their cut is 15% for the first five grand, 10% thereafter)). I pour a lot more money into my music than my equipment, and that's really the way it should be. I spend a ridiculous amount of time every week scouring the internet looking for that something special to listen to, and such satisfaction is well and truly immeasurable.