Do cd's store a more exact copy of sound than LP's


I am very interested in moving into the vinyl/analog world after several very rewarding auditions. However, I came across this comment of someone in the recording industry:

"LPs can and do sound absolutely sutnning with the right turntable and vinyl, but don't fool yourself - it is a euphonic coloration. SACD, DVD-A, CD or analog tape are a more accurate method of storing a more exact copy of what is on the master tape"

This seemed contrary to my understanding. For example, I understood that CD's recorded at 16/44.1 created phase errors which needed to be corrected by very complicated algorithms. What do the vinyl guru's reply?
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Well, digital isn't so bad as before. And mass market LPs were much worse right when cds first came out than thirty years berore or twenty since. And digital should get much better and cheaper. But not today. Nothing is accurate. Every thing matters. Digital masters are better than before so it makes sense to stay with them in a good digital format. But 'more accurate' is a case by case call. It almost is a senseless question because the answer is so complex. Even the accuracy of a digital tape says nothing about what gets on the disc or what happens during playback. And so it was with LP. The essence of digital error correction is smearing by guessing. But in the last ten years we have gotten more out of LPs then we ever dreamed was in them lovely little walls. LP sales are up the last fourteen and CD is down. And it was for nine years before Napster. My daughter has hundreds of pieces on her computer, but just try and take away her records. Most of the best at the end of the day is still AAA. Even when the day comes that SACD or DAD surpasses analog, which might first come through surround sound, I will be long dead before the difference will have been good enough to have made me melt my records.