Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog?


I am curious to know if anyone thinks the CD format (and I suppose that could include digital altogether) sounds better than vinyl and other analog formats. Who here has gone really far down both paths and can make a valid comparison? So far, I have only gone very far down the CD path and I just keep getting blown away by what the medium is capable of! I haven’t hit a wall yet. It is extremely dependent on proper setup, synergy and source material. Once you start getting those things right, the equipment gets out of the way and it can sound more fantastic than you can imagine! It’s led me to start developing a philosophy that goes something like this: Digital IS “perfect sound forever”; it’s what we do to the signal between the surface of the CD and the speaker cone that compromises it.” 
So I suppose what I’m asking for is stories from people who have explored both mediums in depth and came to the conclusion that CD has the most potential (or vice versa - that’s helpful too). And I don’t simply mean you’ve spent a lot of money on a CD player. I mean you’ve tinkered and tweaked and done actual “research in the lab,” and came back with a deep understanding of the medium and can share those experiences with others.

In my experience, the three most important things to get right are to find a good CD player (and good rarely means most expensive in my experience) and then give it clean power. In my case, I have modified my CD player to run off battery power with DC-DC regulators. The last thing that must be done right is the preamp. It’s the difference between “sounds pretty good” and “sounds dynamic and realistic.”
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I'm a big fan of concept albums. The CD offers the ability to play both sides of a album recorded for a LP without pause. That is the attraction of digital for me. Is one better than the other? I don't know but I'm sure I'll die with the CD as my primary source.
elliottbnewcombjr,

I never thought of trading my former tobacco dollars for audio dollars, good thought.  I used to smoke a pack of Marlboro's each day, quit on October 1, 1982, 13,968 days ago.  At today's prices I may have substituted my cigarette expenses with audio expenses.
I like both, but CD's take up a lot less room/space.

They should have named them Compact CD's.

DeKay
With equal amounts invested in vinyl and CD in my setup CD actually sounds often better compared to Vinyl. Vinyl only comes out ahead with audiophile pressing i.e Mofi. Some CDs sound fantastic, others are terrible.

It all comes back to the mastering when the gear is roughly on equal footing.

Analog rig is Kuzma Ref 2 + 4 point 11+ car 50 cartridge + Herron VTPH2 

CD is Esoteric K01x

both wired with Cerious.