I have never really got the love for vinyl over digital "You can hear the satisfying crackle and the music as its supposed to be..." What a load of bollocks, I don't want crackle I want to hear every note in crystal clear clarity. "I prefer the feel of vinyl and being able to hold the album cover.." sod that too, I like to be able to carry all of my music all at once in a device smaller than a cigarette packet. Digital>Vinyl for me.

http://www.laweekly.com/music/why-cds-may-actually-sound-better-than-vinyl-5352162

Yeah, same here. Once CDs came out, I never looked back.

I think they probably are a lot of the time, but it depends on what sort of music it is.

On vinyl, big orchestral stuff may have some constriction in louder parts where the orchestra is playing in full, especially in the early stereo days of the 50s, but remastering of analogue recordings can bring too harsh a light on the upper registers, especially the violins. Warmth can be lost in the bass too.

I love classical vinyl, & don't feel the need to upgrade many of my recordings to CD. I have a couple of non classical LPs & 12" - some Oscar Peterson, Queen's A Night at the Opera, & the 12"s of 1999, Kiss & the them from Bullit. They sound wonderful, & the stereo separation in the Schifrin is fantastic.

It's obvious many classical CDs benefit from the more cleanly-defined mid-ranges that digital can offer, but it'll never change the quality or enjoyability of the performance itself, in much the same way that you can enjoy a favourite song on a single-speaker radio as much as you can via £1000s worth of hi-fi.