i'm all the way to old, past the getting there part. and music can = goosebumps for me in various ways, in various situations, for various reasons. my hearing never seems to be limiting to my musical enjoyment...so far. i can enjoy the music in my car (when i'm not listening to sports talk, music from Sirius XM or maybe the local jazz fm station) as background or somewhat focused and not get hung up on what it's not doing sonically relative to my big rig. i can often be touched and emotionally involved if the moment and musical content is right. my whole life i've enjoyed music in my car so it's natural for me.
then there is in my in-home music on the Sonos my wife is playing. i appreciate it. and it can be special here and there. my "barn" big rig music, if anything, gives me more goosebumps today than ever. it can be digital, streaming or files, vinyl, and tape. i just expect to be captured and transported and i am.
vinyl a hassle? not when i'm in the vinyl mood. my vinyl logistics are well sorted out, my muscle memory is dialed in. these last 2-3 weeks i had lots of balls in the air work-wise, travel wise, and home-wise. lots of stuff on my mind and just not able to sit back and calm down. so digital was where i was at as i could be passive and just recover, fall asleep if i needed to, and yet i knew the digital music that could get me what i needed. and it delivered.
now this morning i've had a couple days to unwind from the chaos and i'm spinning vinyl and it's perfect. got some newly arrived pressings recommended by jazdoc that i'm enjoying and i'm feeling good......plenty of suspension of disbelief and goosebumps here and there.